2 h. ago Supreme Court allows Texas electoral map that favours Republicans

Conservative justices hand win to Donald Trump ahead of midterm congressional votes

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3 h. ago Court releases audio of 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest

Judge allows call from manager of Pennsylvania McDonald’s to be made public after press urged its releaseAn audio recording of a 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest has been made public after the press advocated for its release.The audio recording was played in Manhattan state court this week during a proceeding about evidence gathered during Mangione’s arrest over the murder of senior United HealthCare executive Brian Thompson a year ago. Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania in December last year after the restaurant’s manager called 911. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Vile nickname lesbian used for foster boy, 12, who she and wife are accused of torturing to death

Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber are on trial for allegedly torturing their 12-year-old foster son to death, and during court Wednesday the couple's sickening nickname for him was revealed.

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4 h. ago Blake Lively demands her day in court as she fights to move Justin Baldoni case to trial in latest legal twist

Blake Lively isn't backing down in her high-stakes court battle with Justin Baldoni. On Thursday, Lively's attorneys filed their opposition to his recent motion, laying out why the case should proceed.

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4 h. 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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6 h. ago Conor McGregor has bid to appeal civil rape case rejected by Supreme Court

McGregor was sued over an incident in which he was alleged to have "brutally raped and battered" a woman

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6 h. ago Accountancy chief who killed cyclist with car 'was late for children's nanny', court hears

Thomas Gibbs, 42, was allegedly listening to music on earphones when his VW Passat hit Ben Jacobs, who was on a 30-mile ride with friends - although he said he was 'not distracted'.

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7 h. ago Moment thug calmly asks ‘can I put my shoes on?’ as he’s arrested on his doorstep after murdering pensioner neighbour

THIS is the moment a murderer calmly asks "Can I put my shoes on?" as he's arrested on his doorstep. Footage shows David Hill, 57, being questioned by cops after violently attacking his pensioner neighbour in his Huddersfield home. The entitled thug turns to officers as they try to handcuff him and says: "Can I...

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9 h. ago Kim Kardashian says Kanye West accused her of faking Paris robbery

The Skims founder testified in court earlier this year during the trial for the 2016 robbery

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9 h. ago 'Rock in a sock' thug back in court following toilet tantrum

David Croly is behind bars

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9 h. ago Man Utd star Casemiro set 'to be paid £240,000' as agreement finally reached in court

Casemiro will receive £247,000 from his former club Sao Paulo after a long-standing labour dispute over employment-related payments from his academy days was resolved this week.

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10 h. ago Driver accused of mowing down five pedestrians in Christmas Day carnage on Shaftesbury Avenue 'tried to kill gay couple in a homophobic attack', court hears

Anthony Gilheaney, 30, is accused of ploughing his car into pedestrians in the early hours of December 25, 2024 - killing 25-year-old Aidan Chapman and seriously injuring four others.

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10 h. ago Man accused of murdering cousin with axe liked to ‘have the last word’

Rita Lambourne, 58, was found by her sister ‘fatally wounded’ at an address in Bayencourt South, Bexhill, East Sussex on February 12.

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10 h. ago Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of trying to ‘avoid accountability’ as he seeks to dismiss It Ends with Us lawsuit

Baldoni has asked the court to block Lively’s lawsuit from going to trial in March 2026

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10 h. ago Men in court charged with having guns and dirty cash after incident outside Hilton hotel

The incident unfolded at around 8.50pm on Tuesday when officers intercepted a car near the Hilton Hotel and Anderston station.

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12 h. ago Limbs in the Loch killer complains after being refused Amazon delivery at prison

William Beggs took the Scottish Prison Service to the Court of Session over an incident which happened at HMP Edinburgh in December 2024.

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12 h. ago Confusion over controversial asylum seeker hotel as council CEO letter emerges

Altrincham’s Cresta Court Hotel has been used to house asylum seekers

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12 h. ago A year on, divine Mbappé returns to the Cathedral where everything changed | Sid Lowe

Frenchman’s epiphany after a missed penalty at San Mamés in 2024 has led to a sensational 2025. Real Madrid are purring againKylian Mbappé returned to the Cathedral where he experienced his epiphany in 2024, his resurrection born after hitting rock bottom, and delivered something like salvation. Exactly a year since he missed a penalty there, a bad moment he later said was a good one, the Frenchman was back at San Mamés on Wednesday night.Last time, he missed a second penalty in a week, an awakening accompanying failure; this time, he scored two goals in an hour and set up another, light let in through the dark again. As the Frenchman headed off the pitch early, Madrid 3-0 up against Athletic Bilbao with 15 minutes left, he embraced Xabi Alonso, who is still his manager. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Man, 31, is charged with helping Manchester synagogue terrorist to carry out 'hostile reconnaissance' of a UK defence facility

Mohammad Bashir, 31, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. The assistance he allegedly provided to Jihad Al-Shamie (pictured) was not in relation to the attack on the Synagogue.

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13 h. ago 'Drunk' raccoon trashes liquor store and passes out in toilet

The furry bandit left behind smashed bottles and a heavy stench of spirit

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