6 h. ago Arkansas man seeks to have visa status restored after being arrested for ‘Opium’ perfume bottle

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Police may charge Tube passengers after they tackled naked man who dropped his trousers in front of children

Three of the five passengers who helped remove the naked man have been interviewed by British Transport Police (BTP) under caution.

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62 h. ago West Ham: Summer signing at risk as Nuno Espirito Santo stamps his mark on Hammers squad

The new Hammers boss made a big call by dropping James Ward-Prowse for his first game in charge

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3 d. ago MPs demand ‘clear explanation’ for dropping of charges in China spy case

The Crown Prosecution Service’s justification for stopping the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is inadequate, MPs suggested.

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4 d. ago Rape charges against influencer Andrew Tate dropped; claims he's 'the most' mistreated man

Andrew Tate has been accused of rape and sexual and physical assaults by three women in their late twenties and early thirties - but the CPS said today that the evidence did not meet the threshold to bring criminal charges

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7 d. ago 'Heads must roll' cry after terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper dropped following 'humiliating’ prosecution bungle

Mo Chara walks free for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag at gig after police and prosecutors fail to get Attorney General consent to prosecute in time

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7 d. ago Kneecap’s Mo Chara speaks out after terror charge dropped: ‘It was always about Gaza’

Kneecap’s Mo Chara said any attempts to silence the group have “failed” as he spoke out after terrorism charges against him were dropped on Friday, 26 September.

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7 d. ago Who Are Kneecap? Irish rap group member has terror charge dropped

Meet the Belfast band at the centre of a political firestorm

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7 d. ago Terror charge against Kneecap band member thrown out by court

A judge has ruled there was a technical error in the way the charge was brought

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7 d. ago Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's terrorism charge thrown out by London court over technical error

Charge dropped against the rapper - real name Liam Og O hAnnaidh - who was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah

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7 d. ago Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's terrorism charge thrown out by judge over technical error

Charge dropped against the rapper - real name Liam Og O hAnnaidh - who was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah

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7 d. ago Watch live: Kneecap’s Mo Chara to find out whether terror charge to be dropped

Watch live as Kneecap’s Mo Chara arrives at court in London to find out whether his terrorism charge will be dropped.

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1 week ago Slow Horses season five review – not even Gary Oldman can salvage this TV mess

It’s the worst outing yet for the Slough House gang, with main characters having unnerving personality transplants and ‘action’ sequences taking place in penguin enclosures. Yikes!The fifth season of Slow Horses starts with a timely sequence: a gun attack perpetrated by a follower of a far-right politician (we even briefly glimpse a few St George’s crosses). Rightwing politics is an area that Apple TV+’s spy drama has tackled before; back in season one, a British-Pakistani student was memorably taken on a joyride by a nationalist group named Sons of Albion, who threatened to behead him on a live stream.However, like many things in the Slow Horses universe – based on Mick Herron’s bestselling novels about a group of MI5 rejects – the opening proves something of a red herring. Season five isn’t really about white nationalists, or environmental activists, or hostile foreign actors, and yet it is also about all of those things, all at once. As a result, it is overstuffed and strangely l...

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1 week ago MPs to be taught by MI5 to spot Chinese and Russian spies trying to infiltrate parliament

Politicians and aides deemed 'high risk individuals' are to receive guidance from spooks about the risks they face from foreign actors.

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1 week ago Parliament vulnerable to ‘foreign actors’ after China spying charges dropped, Commons speaker says

Lindsay Hoyle says decision by prosecutors to drop case ‘leaves the door open’ to spiesThe aide, the associate and the ‘Chinese agent’ – and the collapse of a long-awaited UK spy trialThe UK parliament has been left vulnerable to “foreign actors” after charges against two men suspected of spying for China were dropped, the speaker of the House of Commons has warned.Speaking to the Times, Lindsay Hoyle said the decision to drop the charges effectively gave Beijing “licence to operate” within parliament. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Commons at risk from ‘foreign actors’ after China spy case dropped, says Speaker

The development sparked criticism across both sides of the political aisle.

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2 w. ago CPS: No outside pressure to drop charges against men accused of spying for China

The CPS faced criticism after proceedings against a former parliamentary researcher and a second man accused of spying for Beijing were stopped.

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2 w. ago New details of allegations against broadcaster Alan Jones revealed in court documents

Former 2GB and Sky News Australia presenter pleads not guilty to 27 charges after number of alleged victims drops from 11 to nineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCourt documents have revealed the extent of Alan Jones’s alleged offences, including claims of kissing, stroking, undressing and rubbing the penis of victims in the broadcaster’s home, restaurants and at public events.In one instance in 2014, the veteran broadcaster allegedly indecently assaulted “complainant G” by rubbing his leg “towards his crotch” during a performance at the Sydney Opera House. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alan Jones pleads not guilty to 27 charges after number of alleged victims drops from 11 to nine

Former 2GB and Sky News Australia broadcaster was not in court on Thursday when it heard 17 of previous 44 charges had been droppedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones faces 25 charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching relating to nine complainants after prosecutors revealed two alleged victims would no longer be part of the case against the veteran broadcaster.Jones was on Thursday expected to make his first appearance in court this year to be committed to stand trial on 44 charges of indecent assault against 11 victims aged 17 and older. Continue reading...

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