46 m. ago UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault

British police have charged comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault after an investigation sparked by complaints from several women

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48 m. ago LIVE as Swinton police station taped off after man seriously hurt

An investigation has been launched

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52 m. ago Ealing traffic wardens protest outside councillor surgeries as parking tickets rise

Civil enforcement officers, employed by Greener Ealing, began industrial action in 2024 over the council-controlled company’s alleged refusal to recognise their union, Unite

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54 m. ago ‘Taxi Driver’ writer Paul Schrader accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant

Exclusive: The 26-year-old woman’s bombshell allegations emerged after the legendary filmmaker allegedly reneged on a confidential settlement he agreed to in February, according to civil court documents obtained by The Independent

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62 m. ago Russell Brand charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged by police following an investigation that opened back in September 2023 after police "received a number of allegations"

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1 hour ago KC questions Reform UK’s ‘influence’ on Rupert Lowe investigation

Reform UK said last month that an ‘independent KC’ had found ‘credible evidence of unlawful harassment of two women’ by Mr Lowe, which he denies.

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2 h. ago Man found dead near popular kids' playground as cops launch investigation

Police in Gloucester are now investigating, after they were called to Hempsted earlier this week after a local resident discovered a man's body close to a children's playground

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2 h. ago Gloucester horror as man found dead near kids' playground sparking investigation

Police were called to an area of Hempsted, Gloucester, at around 5pm on Wednesday after the body was discovered by locals - with paramedics pronouncing the man dead at the scene

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2 h. ago Brit, 59, is killed after being thrown off his electric scooter when he 'hit a pothole' in Spanish beach town

The 59-year-old was reportedly on his way home from work in Orihuela Costa, south-eastern Spain on Tuesday when he allegedly hit a pothole.

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2 h. ago Stock markets plunge as China announces retaliatory 34% tariffs on US goods – business live

Global trade war escalate as Beijing hits back against Donald Trump with new tariffs on US goodsIMF warns of ‘significant risk’ to global economy from Trump tariffs as markets slideGlobal markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall StreetAnalysis: Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economistsNew Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group, has filed what it says is the first lawsuit seeking to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the US president overstepped his authority. Reuters reports:The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, alleges that Trump lacked the legal authority to impose the sweeping tariffs unveiled on Wednesday as well as duties authorized on February 1 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.“By invoking emergency power to impose an across-the-board tariff on imports from China that the statute does not authorize, President Trump has misused that power, usurped Congress’s right to contro...

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2 h. ago Justin Baldoni claims Ryan Reynolds ‘exploited Blake Lively’s false insinuations’ to ‘accumulate power’

Baldoni and Lively, who is married to Reynolds, are involved in legal actions related to her sexual harassment allegation

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2 h. ago Eubank Jr and Frank Warren urged to mediate libel claim by High Court judge

Mr Warren is suing Mr Eubank for slander and libel over allegations made at a press conference in London in September last year, which he denies.

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3 h. ago Boy, 16, dies in Huddersfield after being stabbed in the neck

West Yorkshire Police has launched a murder investigation after a teenager died in hospital

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3 h. ago US cop admits to stomped on mentally ill inmate who later died of injuries

Carl Lofton Carpenter pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of Anthony 'Tony 'Mitchell

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4 h. ago Shots fired! The White Lotus finale theories, featuring rogue Russians, a lovelorn cop and a spurned nepo baby

Is Gaitok about to go postal? Is Tim finally going to live out his murder-suicide fantasies? And what the hell is going on with Rick? We’ve been speculating about what might play out in the season three finale

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4 h. ago Teacher 'offered teen student £1,540 to kill her husband' but his mum snitched

Stephanie Demetrius was arrested after a teenager's mum alleged she had offered her son £1,540 to kill her estranged husband in an odd 'grooming' case in Ohio, US

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4 h. ago Passengers on Heathrow flight 'abandoned' at remote airfield due to visa issue after emergency landing

The Virgin Atlantic service was diverted to a remote military base in Turkey, allegedly leaving passengers including pregnant women ‘with no food’

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5 h. ago 'David and Golliath' moment as writers union protest at Meta HQ over 'theft' of work

In March 2025, reports alleged that over 7.5 millions were pirated to train Meta's new AI system. Now writers are fighting back for compensation and to protect the future of the arts

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5 h. ago ITV The Chase fans all say the same thing after teacher's embarrassing blunder

The Chase viewers were left in hysterics as a teacher got an answer wrong on the ITV quiz show, with many joking that Ofsted would need to get involved to investigate

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5 h. ago Man shot dead by cops at train station named as 'screaming' witnesses asked to come forward

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: After police shot dead a man carrying a knife at Milton Keynes train station in front of commuters on Tuesday, April 1, an IOPC investigation has been launched into the incident

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