7 h. ago Serial rapist Chao Xu jailed for life for raping women he drugged with a Chinese potion

Chinese national Chao Xu - dubbed one of London’s worst sex offenders - drugged women with special drink to ‘act out his deviant sexual fantasies’

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13 h. ago Serial rapist branded 'one of the most prolific sex offenders of all time' jailed for life

Chao Xu filmed himself attacking the victims after drugging them

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14 h. ago Chinese rapist dubbed one of UK's most prolific sex offenders who drugged women and recorded abuse through camera hidden in air freshener is jailed for 14 years

Chao Xu, pictured fixing a hidden camera in his bathroom, has been jailed for a series of sexual offences including rapes at his home in London - but police believe there could be many more victims.

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14 h. ago Serial rapist Chao Xu who drugged women and hid camera in air freshener jailed

Chao Xu, who deliberately drugged women to render them unconscious and vulnerable before he raped and sexually assaulted them without their knowledge, is now behind bars

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14 h. ago Serial predator Chao Xu jailed for life for drugging and raping London women

Chinese national Chao Xu - dubbed one of London’s worst sex offenders - drugged women with special drink to ‘act out his deviant sexual fantasies’

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14 h. ago Serial rapist who hid camera in air freshener before drugging victims learns fate

Chao Xu, 33, had hidden camera devices in multiple locations, including inside an air freshener and in bathrooms, as well as hundreds of images and videos of women on his phone

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21 h. ago London serial rapist who drugged victims and filmed attacks faces jail for catalogue of crimes

Chao Xu hid cameras around his bathroom in Greenwich to secretly film women as they used the toilet and showered

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27 h. ago Serial rapist who drugged victims to be sentenced for 24 sexual offences

Chao Xu, 33, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences over the course of three years including rape, sexual assault and upskirting.

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42 h. ago Serial rapist feared to have had over 90 victims is refused parole after serving 30 years

Kevin Lakeman was jailed in April 1995 for a series of horror attacks spanning 12 years on female strangers in Sunderland.

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1 week ago People swear by £5 hack to make your car smell good for a year

People are finding a new way to make their car smell good for longer - and it's something you'd never think would work as an air freshener

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2 w. ago Writing Hawa review – Afghan woman fights for freedom as the Taliban close in

Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking documentary follows her mother, finally getting her chance at autonomy just as the Taliban retake the countryShot in Afghanistan shortly before the 2021 Taliban takeover, Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking debut juxtaposes the private transformation of a woman with the public unravelling of the nation. At age 13, Noori’s mother, Hawa, was married off to a man 30 years her senior. Now with grownup children, she can finally embark on her own mission: to learn how to read and write, and to open her own textile business. Even though supported by her family, Hawa’s hopes and dreams are suffused with melancholy; soon, even more draconian laws will be imposed on Afghan women.During the calm before the storm, Noori’s roving camera serves as a facilitator for intergenerational dialogue. With stunning candour, Hawa speaks of her unhappy married life, and her past desire to elope with another man. In a painful twist of fate, the cycle continues with Zahra, Hawa’s...

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3 w. ago Serial rapist gets life sentence for attacks on children and adult

He must serve a minimum of 15 years before being considered for release

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4 w. ago Amazon slashes 'excellent' dehumidifier that also dries clothes from £800 to £90

The dehumidifier is currently on sale for £89.99 down from £799.99 at Amazon, with shoppers praising it for freshening air and drying clothes at the same time

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4 w. ago Amazon dehumidifier that 'dries clothes' and 'freshens air' now has 90% off in sale

The 20L/Day Dehumidifier with Humidity Sensor and Display has been reduced by a huge £710.01 in a limited time deal on Amazon

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4 w. ago USC doctoral student accused of being serial rapist and spent years spiking women’s drinks then assaulting them

Sizhe Weng faces a potential life sentence as well as being added to the sex offender register if convicted.

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