2 h. ago Prince Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre hits back at police in bombshell new statement

In a statement released to the Mirror, Ms Guiffre's family said: "Virginia thanks everyone for the outpouring of love and support. She is overwhelmed with gratitude. Today she remains in serious condition while receiving medical care."

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22 h. ago Virginia Giuffre's dad's desperate plea after Prince Andrew sex abuse accuser 'hit by bus'

'I love you and praying you get the correct treatment to live a long and healthy life', wrote the father of Virginia Giuffre, in response to her post saying she has days to live

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27 h. ago Prince Andrew’s sex abuse accuser says she has 'days to live' after being hit by a bus

Virginia Giuffre, who was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and claims she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew, says she has been given days to live after a brutal car crash

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27 h. ago Calum Scott reveals battle with internalised homophobia and body dysmorphia that drove him to the brink of suicide

The singer from Hull spoke publicly for the first time to Bryony Gordon about a 'wasted' youth confronting internalised homophobia and body dysmorphia which left him contemplating suicide.

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41 h. ago I'm JD Vance's 'British Sherpa' mentor. This is what he REALLY thinks of Europe, the Ukraine war and Putin

Cambridge academic Dr James Orr has been dubbed 'JD Vance's English philosopher king' and Donald Trump 's Vice-President fondly calls him his 'UK Sherpa'.

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4 d. ago Podcaster James English accused of hitting and kicking his pregnant ex

James English, who hosts the Anything Goes podcast, is accused of domestic abuse against his ex partner including while she was pregnant - he appeared in court today

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5 d. ago Scots podcaster James English accused of hitting and kicking pregnant ex

The former Glow star is accused of striking and kicking his ex partner, pinning her against a wall, grabbing her by her neck and pinning her against a door when she was pregnant.

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5 d. ago Mum's XL bully savaged maintenance man outside caravan as she battled hangover

Vanessa Brennan "played down the incident" to detectives and accused the victim of "trying to hit the dog with a stick"

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5 d. ago ‘Spirit will be set free’: remains of young Aboriginal man returned to Tasmania after 170 years in UK

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre says ‘tide is turning’ in its negotiations to repatriate ancestral remains and important cultural itemsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter more than 170 years at a Scottish university, the remains of a young Aboriginal man killed on his traditional land have returned home.The skull of the unknown man was taken from Tasmania in the 1830s and had been held by the University of Aberdeen since the early 1850s. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Wife of Ghost Adventures host smirks in court appearance over 'plot to murder husband'

The wife of Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin, who is accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill him, could be free after a judge granted her bail.

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9 d. ago Why decolonise Shakespeare when all the world’s a stage for his ideas on injustice? | Kenan Malik

The trend for cultural reappraisal could risk upholding the very ideas it aims to dismantle‘My quarrel with the English language,” James Baldwin wrote in his essay Why I Stopped Hating Shakespeare, had been “that the language reflected none of my experience.” And so “I condemned him as one of the authors and architects of my oppression”.Then, he “began to see the matter in quite another way”: “Perhaps the language was not my own because I had never attempted to use it, had only learned to imitate it. If this were so, then it might be made to bear the burden of my experience if I could find the stamina to challenge it, and me, to such a test.”Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be considered for publication, email it to us at observer.letters@observer.co.uk Continue reading...

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1 week ago Richard Bacon hits back as Question Time viewer accuses him of 'manic and weird behaviour'

Richard Bacon was on the panel of the BBC's Question Time on Thursday night where he clashed with Republicans Overseas UK chairman, Greg Swenson - but drew criticism from viewers

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1 week ago Bricklayer confessed to killing man with bicycle battery in letter titled 'conjuring the spirit of Hitler'

Jerzy Jozef D., 40,  is accused of hitting homeless man Ralf L., 61, on the head with a blunt object several times before dismembering the victim into 14 pieces and stuffing him a freezer for a year.

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1 week ago Rachel Zegler hits out at 'white' movie executives after being accused of turning Snow White woke

Rachel Zegler claims white studio executives repeatedly questioned her Latina identity during her casting for Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of West Side Story.

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2 w. ago Chrissy Teigen hits back after trolls accuse her of having too much face filler

Chrissy Teigen has hit back at social media trolls who accused her of having too much face filler.

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2 w. ago South Lanarkshire College teams up with Go Radio to find Scotland's next podcast star

The competition is called ‘Podstars: Your Voice, Your Podcast, Your Spotlight!’

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2 w. ago Moscow hit by drone strikes after Ukraine accuses Putin of trying to derail Trump peace bid

The drone strikes mark the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days - and appeared to be in direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire

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2 w. ago Ukraine hits Moscow with major drone strikes after Zelensky accused Putin of deliberately thwarting Donald Trump's peace plan

It was the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days, and appeared a direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire.

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2 w. ago TV star files to divorce wife accused of hiring convicted killer hitman to murder him

Ghost Adventures host Aaron Goodwin filed for divorce from wife Victoria Goodwin after investigators said she tried to have him killed.

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2 w. ago Travis Barker's ex hits back at troll accusing her of copying Kourtney Kardashian

Model Shanna Moakler, who was previously married to Travis Barker, hit back at a troll who claimed she was copying Kourtney Kardashian

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