84 m. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Teacher Rebecca Joynes' 'dangerous' life behind bars including visits with teen victim's baby and 'strict' rules

Rebecca Joynes was found guilty of six sexual offences against two teenage boys following a nine-day trial last year

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8 h. ago The latest fall from grace for depraved teacher who took advantage of boys for sex

Rebecca Joynes appeared to be living a great life, a 'dream' job and a plush flat

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8 h. ago Paedo teacher facing lifetime ban from classroom after sleeping with students

Rebecca Joynes became pregnant by another teenage student, initiating a sexual relationship with him when he was also 15.

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9 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes to be banned from classroom after grooming pupils

Rebecca Joynes, 31, was jailed for six-and-a-half years in July after having sex with two pupils she groomed while working as a maths teacher

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9 h. ago Paedophile teacher who fell pregnant with pupil's child faces classroom ban

Rebecca Joynes, 31, was jailed in July after having sex with two pupils - she groomed one 15-year-old boy with a trip to the Trafford Centre and fell pregnant with another pupil's child

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9 h. ago Paedo miss who had sex with 2 pupils and a baby with one is banned from classroom

Rebecca Joynes is currently serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence, handed down in July after she was convicted of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including offences committed while in a position of trust

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9 h. ago Teacher Rebecca Joynes, jailed for having sex with pupils, to be barred from returning to classroom

The 31-year-old has been found guilty of 'unacceptable conduct'

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9 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes' 'dangerous' life in prison and rules for baby with pupil

Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six sexual offences against two teenage boys following a nine-day trial and was sentenced to serve six-and-a-half years behind bars

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11 h. ago Teacher jailed for having sex with two schoolboys and becoming pregnant while on bail is found guilty of misconduct

Rebecca Joynes, 30, groomed her first 15-year-old pupil victim by buying him designer clothes before twice having sex with him at her upmarket flat, in Salford Quays, Manchester.

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11 h. ago Paedo teacher caused 'enormous damage' to two students she abused

The offences involved two teenage boys she met while working at a Greater Manchester school.

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11 h. ago Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas in intensive care following emergency surgery

Thomas Markle Jr. said his father’s life was in ‘imminent danger’

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11 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes' sick tactics from blackmail and nudes to baby with pupil

Former maths teacher Rebecca Joynes began a sexual relationship with two pupils, grooming one of them with a £345 Gucci belt and falling pregnant with the second.

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12 h. ago Paedo teacher who fell pregnant to student caused 'enormous damage' to teens

Jailed teacher Rebecca Joynes, 31, was described as causing 'enormous damage' to two pupils at a professional conduct hearing.

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13 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes who fell pregnant to pupil 'caused enormous damage'

Rebecca Joynes, 31, was jailed for for having sex with two pupils at a school where she worked - the teen father of her baby said 'I will forever be Rebecca's victim'

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13 h. ago "I will be forever her victim": Teacher jailed for having sex with teen pupils caused 'enormous damage', conduct hearing is told

A teaching profession conduct panel was considering the case of Rebecca Joynes

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3 d. ago What you need to know about UK weather amid 'danger to life' warning

The Met Office has issued a number of warnings as heavy rain risks causing flooding and landslides

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3 d. ago Met Office map shows 70 UK areas in 'heavy rain' risk as 'danger to life' warning issued

A month's worth of rain could fall in just 24 hours across parts of the UK

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3 d. ago Met Office updates amber 'danger to life' weather warning for Wales

The Met Office's amber warning is in place until 9pm on Monday

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3 d. ago UK to be hit with 'month of rain' in 24 hours as Met Office issues 'danger to life' warnings

The Met Office has issued four severe weather warnings for Monday

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