4 h. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry boss faces conduct hearing over meetings with family

Inquiry chairman Lord Bracadale revealed he has met with the family of Sheku Bayoh on at least five occasions since hearings began.

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5 h. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry chairman facing conduct hearing over meetings with family

Solicitor Aamer Anwar, acting for the family, branded it an ‘attack’ and a ‘desperate attempt to undermine the inquiry’.

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5 h. ago Why Sheku Bayoh inquiry chief is to consider stepping down, after police concerns

Key hearing scheduled for June into chair

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5 h. ago Sheku Bayoh public inquiry plunged into doubt amid police claims of bias

Key hearing scheduled for June into chair

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5 h. ago Sheku Bayoh public inquiry plunged into doubt amid police union claims of bias

Key hearing scheduled for June into chair

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41 h. ago Being shouted at by parents can alter child’s brain, experts tell UK MPs

Meeting will hear how exposure to verbal abuse leads to biological changes and can make mental ill-health likelierBeing shouted at by their parents reshapes children’s brains and makes them more likely to have mental ill-health and struggle to maintain friendships, MPs will hear on Monday.Verbal abuse by adults can leave children unable to enjoy pleasure and seeing the world as threatening, experts in child development and mental health will tell a meeting at Westminster. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Meet the cast of Grace season 5 episode 4 including Heartstopper and Bridgerton stars

ITV's Grace concludes tonight with a very tricky story

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4 d. ago Stalker in 'trench coat' kept sick diary as he targeted mums on school run

Travis Ward, 22, Londesborough, sprayed a woman with bodily fluid from a syringe as he stalked mothers taking their children to a Hull school and kept sick diaries about meeting them, a court heard

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6 d. ago Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil

Virtual meeting of leaders also hears UN’s António Guterres proclaim ‘no group or government’ can stop green revolutionChina will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticise the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies.The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and about a dozen other heads of state and government to discuss the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Martin Clunes makes heartbreaking discovery as he meets man who tried to take own life

Embarking on a new journey to the most remote corners of the Atlantic, Martin Clunes came face-to-face of the sobering reality behind island life as it can take a mental toll.

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1 week ago Inside the stunning new tequila bar and restaurant where 'Mexico City's soul meets Manchester's heart’

From George Clooney's tequila to nods of Pablo Escabar’s mansion, there's a lot to admire

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1 week ago Eddie Hearn hopeful Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could still meet in the ring

There have been suggestions the two former world champions could face each other for several years but nothing has ever come to fruition.

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2 w. ago Bid to fill West Lothian shortage of school crossing patrol staff

Despite regular recruitment drives the school crossing patrol service operates at around 75% of capacity, with a quarter of sites across the county difficult to fill with regular patrol staff, a meeting of the council Performance committee heard.

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3 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen 'wishes to meet husband again' in heartbreaking health update

Dame Esther Rantzen was married to Desmond Wilcox for 32 years before he sadly passed away 25 years ago.

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3 w. ago West Lothian bin complaints fall after mild winter sees fewer collections missed

This month’s meeting of the council’s Performance Committee heard that while waste operations continue to bring in the most complaints they have also seen the largest drop as the new opening hours and booking system have bedded down in the public perception.

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3 w. ago Esther Rantzen shares heartbreaking wish to 'meet my husband again' in sad health update

25 years ago, Dame Esther Rantzen said a heartbreaking farewell to her late husband, Desmond Wilcox. Now, she's shared her poignant wish to be reunited with the man who gave her the 'best years of her life'

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3 w. ago Who is the chairman of the Southport Inquiry Sir Adrian Fulford?

He sat as a judge of the International Criminal Court from 2003 to 2012.

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3 w. ago Dad of football star Austin Metcalf 'murdered' at track meet shares distressing details about son's dead body

The father of a teen who was stabbed to death at a high school track meet has shared their heartbreaking last moments together.

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3 w. ago Harrowing final social media post of Austin Metcalf who died in brother's arms after being stabbed at track meet

Metcalf, a star high school football player, died in his twin brother's arms after he was stabbed in the heart at a track and field meet in Texas for asking someone to get out of his seat.

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3 w. ago 'I am heartbroken I did not meet your expectations': South Korean president apologises as he is finally ousted following disastrous bid to bring in martial law

Yoon, 64, was suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed soldiers deployed to parliament. He was also arrested on insurrection charges.

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