13 h. ago PE teacher banned after falsely claiming to be a former professional footballer

Aaron Smith claimed to have played for Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion

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15 h. ago PE teacher banned after falsely claiming to being a former professional footballer

Aaron Smith claimed to have played for Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion

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42 h. ago Former NY state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting

A former New York state trooper who shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last year has been sentenced to six months in jail

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44 h. ago 'I trained world champion boxer – here's how Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo fight would go'

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are in the twilight of their glittering careers with many questioning what could come next for the pair when they retire from professional football one day

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46 h. ago Alan Carr and famous father never speak about two things as he's left 'hurt' by big regret

Former professional football scout Graham Carr opened up about his relationship with his son, highlighting the things he doesn't discuss with The Celebrity Traitors star

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49 h. ago Teacher gets life ban for 'mocking' Muslim pupils and tells one girl 'she would have been killed' in Iran for what she was wearing in class

Alex Lloyd, 51, head of sixth form at The Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, made the remarks during a lesson on honour killings.

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50 h. ago Teacher banned from classroom after telling pupil ‘imagine this was your mum’ in lesson about honour killings

Mr Lloyd will be unable to teach in any school, sixth form or children’s home across England

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62 h. ago Family of Texas congressional aide who lit herself on fire speaks out after claims of an affair with Republican

The late congressional aide’s mother called claims of an affair, ‘completely false’

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69 h. ago Jack Nicklaus wins $50m verdict in defamation case over LIV Golf allegations

Jury rules Nicklaus defamed by former companyFalse claims tied him to $750m LIV Golf offer85-year-old legend awarded $50m in damagesJack Nicklaus, the 18-time major champion, has won a $50m verdict in a defamation case against his former company, bringing an end to one of golf’s most bitter business feuds.A jury in Palm Beach County, Florida, found that Nicklaus Companies – the firm he founded and later sold – defamed him by spreading false claims that he had considered a $750m offer to become a public face of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League and that he was no longer mentally fit to manage his business affairs. The six-person jury ruled that the company’s actions damaged the 85-year-old’s reputation and exposed him to “ridicule, hatred, mistrust, distrust or contempt”. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Claims of grooming probe ‘dilution’ is false, minister says after victims quit

Jess Phillips rejected concerns, adding the probe will ‘remain laser focused on grooming gangs’ after two survivors quit their roles in the process.

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2 d. ago Former police chief charged with fraud over military service claims

Nick Adderley is accused of making the false claims while applying to work for the police, the CPS said

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2 d. ago Former Northamptonshire police chief Nick Adderley to face criminal charges

Prosecutors say Adderley will be prosecuted over allegations of fraud and misconduct in public officeThe former Northamptonshire police chief constable Nick Adderley has been charged with fraud and misconduct in public office over allegations he made false claims about his military service and educational achievements when applying to work for the police, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.More details to follow Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jack Nicklaus wins £37m lawsuit as documents reveal truth on £560m LIV Golf offer

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus has won a lawsuit against the company named after him, Nicklaus Companies, and been awarded £37m for defamation after false claims about a LIV Golf offer were made

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4 d. ago Gary Neville 'dumps' glamorous PR exec he hired to promote Hotel Football

The former Manchester United and England footballer called time on his professional relationship with communications influencer Nina Sawetz.

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5 d. ago Woman makes false sex attack claim as she uses AI image of 'suspect' sitting on her sofa

The mum of two, 32, told cops the attacker was a stranger but she was able to take a photo of the suspect as he sat on the couch in her apartment in St. Petersburg, Florida

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6 d. ago Teacher banned from profession after receiving lewd messages from pupil, 15

A teacher has been banned after failing to report indecent images sent to her by a 15-year-old boy who she had entered into an "inappropriate" relationship with

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6 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Lewis Cope 'insulted' by professional dancer claims

Former Emmerdale star Lewis Cope has hit back at false claims that he is a trained dancer and should not be allowed to compete on Strictly Come Dancing

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6 d. ago Georgia baby found in trash bag after father’s false kidnapping claim

Clayton County Detective told reporters Friday that officers never believed the father’s story

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6 d. ago Former soldier pretended to be relatives of war heroes to falsely claim their war medals

David Stewart used a variety of names to claim to be relatives of Second World War air crew and even sold on some of the medals he claimed for thousands of pounds

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6 d. ago California lawsuit says makers of plastic bags lied about products being recyclable

California is suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging they misled people by falsely claiming their products were recyclable

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