59 h. ago Rapist issues chilling threats to court as he's handed FOURTH life sentence

Rapist David O’Brien, who already had three life imprisonment orders for attempting to murder fellow inmates, was hauled before Manchester Crown Court after the most recent attack

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3 d. ago Trump administration tells Supreme Court that handing out $4B foreign aid poses ‘grave’ threat to presidency

Trump tees up major challenge to Congress’ constitutional authority to control federal spending

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3 d. ago Rapist issues threats to court before being handed fourth life sentence for attacking prison officer

"Vengeance will be sweeter"

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3 d. ago Australia news live: UTS cuts staff bonuses amid restructure; ‘anti

UTS vice-chancellor, Prof Andrew Parfitt, says senior staff will not be paid any bonuses. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australia news live: mushroom murders survivor Ian Wilkinson says he will ‘grieve and heal’ after judge hands life sentence to Erin Patterson

Ian Wilkinson thanked police, prosecutors and health services after Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australia news live: Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with non

Justice Christopher Beale says possibility of parole is ‘main dispute’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australia news live: Judge says Erin Patterson inflicted ‘untold suffering’ and should receive maximum sentence for mushroom murders

Justice Christopher Beale says possibility of parole is ‘main dispute’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court

Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence on Monday morning, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a historic first for the state.The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Russian special forces commander issues chilling new threat and it's bad news for Ukraine

Apti Alaudinov — the commander of Russia's “Akhmat” special forces — made a series of chilling comments to Kremlin mouthpiece Evgeny Popov on the Russian state TV show 60 minutes

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6 d. ago Moment Father Ted creator Linehan allegedly ‘whacked’ phone out of trans activist’s hand

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan allegedly “deliberately whacked” a phone out of a transgender activist’s hand, a court has heard.

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6 d. ago Putin's war threat to the West: Russian leader vows to target any Western troops deployed to Ukraine after 'coalition of the willing' committed to sending soldiers in peace deal

The chilling threat came just a day after Kyiv 's allies said they had signed up to a plan that could see foreign soldiers stationed in Ukraine to guarantee any future peace deal.

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9 d. ago Former Chelsea star David Luiz 'sent chilling threats to glam social worker to 'make her disappear' after she rejected his request for a threesome'

Luiz, 38, has been issued with a restraining order by a Brazilian court due to his alleged intimidation of Francisca Karollainy Barbosa Cavalcante, 26.

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2 w. ago The reclusive life of Anna Kournikova who withdrew from the spotlight after retiring age 21 to live a quiet life with Enrique Iglesias

The rarely-seen star lives in a Miami mansion which boasts a 16ft wall to keep out an unwanted eyes with her husband and their three children, twins Lucy and Nicholas, seven, and their daughter Mary, five.

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2 w. ago Switzerland's top court upholds Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan's conviction for rape, sexual coercion

Switzerland’s highest court has upheld the conviction of noted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan for rape and sexual coercion handed down by a regional court last year

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2 w. ago Sting is being sued for 'MILLIONS of pounds in lost royalties' by former bandmates in The Police

The singer, 73, was handed a High Court writ by the group's guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland. The claim comes after years of legal disputes.

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2 w. ago Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian over sexual misconduct investigation

High court rejects actor’s claim that accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracyThe Guardian has successfully defended a libel action brought by the actor Noel Clarke over an investigation by the newspaper in which he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women.In a high court judgment handed down on Friday, Mrs Justice Steyn rejected Clarke’s claim. He had said the allegations set out in the Guardian’s investigation were false and that he had been the victim of an unlawful conspiracy.There were strong grounds to believe that over 15 years, he used his power to prey on and harass female colleagues.He sometimes bullied female colleagues.He engaged in unwanted sexual contact, kissing, touching or groping.He engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour and comments.He was involved in professional misconduct.He took and shared explicit pictures and videos without consent, including secretly filming a young actor’s naked audition. Continue...

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3 w. ago Russia must 'expand nuclear shield' over 'colossal threats' in chilling warning

Alexei Likhachev, the chief of Russia's state atomic energy agency, has said the "colossal threats" Russia is facing means it must improve its nuclear capabilities in the coming years

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3 w. ago Builder jailed after threatening to put customer 'in a wheelchair' over £21k refund

David Jones made a series of chilling threats to a client and his family after the customer demanded a refund

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3 w. ago My abusive ex beat me up at our late baby's cemetery after threatening to steal the ashes and burn her grave

In June, Josh Kelly, 23, was jailed for four years and eight months at Bristol Crown Court - and handed a ten-year restraining order.

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3 w. ago Daughter 'tried to storm migrant hotel with a meat cleaver' after she found asylum seeker from there in her blind mother's flat 'moving his hand over his groin', court hears

Channay Augustus, 22, was part of a group of around 20 people who tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London , on Wednesday evening, it is alleged.

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