5 h. ago Met Police sergeant at Charing Cross police station is arrested after undercover footage revealed racism and misogyny behind closed doors

The Met has confirmed that a sergeant attached to the Central West Basic Command Unit was arrested following an 'incident' on Thursday October 2.

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6 h. ago Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily

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7 h. ago The 300 Kit Kat flavours that have turned the classic snack into a surprising craze among children

KitKats were invented as a practical snack, born from an employee's suggestion in the 1930s that they make a chocolate bar which could be taken to work.

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7 h. ago NHS warning over 'trait' that can be serious if inherited by children

Anyone with a sickle cell 'trait' does not suffer from the disease but carries one of the causative genes

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7 h. ago NHS alert over often symptomless 'trait' that may be serious if inherited by children

Having sickle cell disease is different from carrying a sickle cell trait - here is what you need to know

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8 h. ago A senator’s wife, a tragic suicide and bullying claims: Strand Books owner accuses late assistant of major theft in new twist

Exclusive: Nancy Bass Wyden told The Independent that Brandon O’Brien made a ‘deliberate effort ... to ingratiate himself with [my] children over time, gaining their trust in order to twist isolated interactions and steal from me and my family’

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8 h. ago West Lothian parents fume at 'confusing, half finished' crossing on busy road

This comes after new homes were constructed in the area, bringing changes to the pavements and road outside the Livingston school.

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8 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentenced to more than four years in jail

Prosecutors argued the hip-hop mogul should be locked up for years while his children tearfully asked the judge to show mercy.

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9 h. ago Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries

The Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport

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9 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to address court after prosecution and defense spar over sentencing – live updates

Combs, whose children described him as a ‘changed man’, will address judge in sentencing hearing in New YorkThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Sergeant arrested following Panorama secret filming of Met police officers

A BBC documentary secretly filmed officers making racist and sexist comments.

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9 h. ago Serving Met Police officer arrested for ‘perverting course of justice’ at Charing Cross station

Scotland Yard said the allegation relates to an incident that took place on October 2 - the day after BBC Panorama aired

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10 h. ago Soo Catwoman dies aged 70: Model and punk icon's children release heartbreaking statement after star fell into a coma

Punk and fashion icon, Soo Catwoman has died aged 70 after falling into a coma.  

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11 h. ago US military poised to seize ports and airfields in Venezuela as Trump strikes a fourth 'narco

As the U.S. military builds its presence in the Caribbean amid heightening tensions with Venezuela, there is mounting evidence that troops are preparing for a potential conflict.

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11 h. ago Dick and Dom reveal huge career change seven years after leaving TV

EXCLUSIVE: Dick and Dom open up about what they've been up to since leaving children's TV back in 2018 after a 20-year career on CBBC - with the duo still working together

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11 h. ago Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugsThe US killed four people in a strike against a vessel just off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly carrying illegal drugs, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.The strike came a day after Trump officials notified Congress that the US was entering a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist was on police bail for alleged rape

Jihad Al-Shamie was heard to shout, ‘this is what they get for killing our children’ as he tried to gain entry to Heaton Park synagogue.

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12 h. ago ‘Depraved’ paedophile posed as a teenage boy to sexually abuse thousands of kids on dark web

IT specialist Robert Chown, 49, incited youngsters to perform acts on camera from his Croydon home

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12 h. ago Hegseth reveals fourth airstrike on ‘narco’ boat off Venezuela after Trump declares ‘armed conflict’ with traffickers

Trump ordered another ‘lethal’ strike after telling Congress that US is formally engaged in ‘armed conflict’ with cartels

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12 h. ago Diddy bursts into tears as children speak at disastrous sentencing where judge has hinted at lengthy prison stint

LIVE UPDATES: Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sentencing today for crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars as the pleads for 'mercy' and a swift release.

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