5 h. ago Labour's war on Middle England: Rural areas could foot the bill to pay for Rayner's reforms of council tax

Households in the countryside will reportedly be charged at unfairly high levels to pay for residents of cities under the Communities Secretary's 'fair funding' plans.

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9 h. ago Florida man accused of setting off his sprinklers at disabled children because he was mad about their bus stop

Antonio Roman was charged with four counts of stalking, two counts of battery on a disabled person and two counts of battery

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17 h. ago Linking sex attacks to migration is 'dangerous racist diversion' warn women's rights groups

In a letter to Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper, organisations including Rape Crisis England and Wales, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and Refuge called on ministers to stand up to the 'dangerous narrative'

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18 h. ago Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt appearing in court today after sexual assault arrest

Dawson's Creek and Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Pitt is due to appear at Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn, after being charged with sexual assault

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19 h. ago Future Queen's son charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is facing 32 charges after a lengthy police investigation into allegations from several women

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32 h. ago Dad who 'tried to strangle daughter in Muslim 'honor killing' is jailed for 32 months after shock verdict

Ihsan Ali, 44, and his wife Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, were acquitted of second-degree attempted murder by Thurston County Superior Court in Washington, but convicted of other charges.

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38 h. ago Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with four counts of rape

Marius Borg Høiby charged with 32 offences and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guiltyMarius Borg Høiby, the son of the Norwegian crown princess, has been charged with 32 offences including four counts of rape, a prosecutor has said.Høiby, whose mother is the crown princess, Mette-Marit, and whose stepfather is the crown prince, Haakon, Norway’s future king, is expected to stand trial early next year and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of the most serious charges. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with 32 counts including rape

Marius Borg Høiby is the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess

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40 h. ago Future King of Norway's stepson Marius Borg Høiby charged with four counts of rape against different women amid 28 other crimes... and now faces 10 years behind bars

Høiby, 28, who is the stepson of the future King of Norway, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under investigation since his arrest on August 4 last year on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend.

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63 h. ago Baby murder accused appears in court charged with infant's death at Scots hospital

He appeared at in court charged with one count of murder after the death of the baby in Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital last month.

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3 d. ago Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut against Oviedo

Midfielder comes off bench in 82nd minute in La LigaPartey, 32, has denied rape and sexual assault chargesThomas Partey was greeted with some whistles, a little applause and no major protest as he made his competitive debut for Villarreal. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder has been released on bail, charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, which he denies, and his signing had drawn complaints from supporters in Spain but on his first La Liga appearance at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Friday night there was mostly indifference.Partey was introduced in the 82nd minute, alongside Alfonso Pedraza, with Santi Comesaña and Nicolas Pépé making way. As the two players entered the pitch, with Villarreal already 2-0 up against Real Oviedo and the game drifting to a conclusion, some whistles could be heard among the clapping. Partey touched the ball 13 times, and the first four or five of those were met more clearly with whistles, although they soon faded. The...

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3 d. ago Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut

Midfielder comes off bench in 82nd minute in La LigaPartey has denied rape and sexual assault chargesThomas Partey was greeted with some whistles, a little applause and no major protest as he made his competitive debut for Villarreal on Friday. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder has been released on bail in England, charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, which he denies. His signing had drawn complaints from supporters in Spain but on his first La Liga appearance at the Estadio de la Cerámica there was mostly indifference.Partey was introduced in the 82nd minute, along Alfonso Pedraza, with Santi Comesaña and Nicolas Pépé making way. As the two players entered the pitch, with Villarreal 2-0 up against Real Oviedo and the game drifting to a conclusion, some whistles could be heard among the clapping. Partey touched the ball 13 times and the first four or five of those were met more clearly with whistles, although they soon faded. They did not come fr...

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3 d. ago Chilling thoughts of the UK's young men revealed: Shocking survey shows what 18 to 25

Tate, who has been charged with a string of offences including rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm, has attracted an army of fans in recent years.

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5 d. ago Married couple 'lived with corpse of intimate threesome partner for over a year'

James Agnew, 55, and Suzanne Agnew, 57, were arrested on Thursday and charged with multiple counts each, including abuse of a corpse and tampering with a deceased human body

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5 d. ago ‘We thought with The Crown: “Is anyone going to watch this?”’ director Benjamin Caron on risk, realism – and royalty

A ‘safe pair of hands’ in high end TV, Caron now reunites with Vanessa Kirby for hyperactive Netflix thriller Night Always Comes about the terror of urban homelessnessIt’s quite a schlep from Buckingham Palace to the mean streets of working-class Portland, Oregon, but it is one that Midlands-born film-maker Benjamin Caron and actor Vanessa Kirby have undertaken with their new thriller Night Always Comes, adapted from the taut novel by Willy Vlautin. Caron and Kirby met nearly a decade ago when he directed episodes of The Crown, in which she played the young Princess Margaret from behind a cloud of cigarette smoke.Now Kirby stars as a former sex worker called Lynette, toiling in multiple jobs and living with her disabled brother (Zach Gottsagen) and their wrecked, wayward mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh). They have cobbled together the funds to buy their dilapidated house at a snip, only for Lynette’s mother to recklessly blow her half on a new car. Cue one manic night in which Lynette ...

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5 d. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter's alleged hot oil attack on prison officers 'motivated by terrorism', prosecutors will argue

Abedi, 28, was yesterday charged with three counts of attempted murder after prison officers were attacked at his high security jail in April.

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6 d. ago 9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving 'vote harvesting'

Nine people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation

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6 d. ago Boost for holidaymakers as thousands of electric car chargers added all over country

A total of 1,849 chargepoints have been added to holiday spots all over the country, including national parks, theme parks and beach resorts

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6 d. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi charged with three counts of attempted murder after prison officers attacked

Abedi has also been charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon

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6 d. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter charged with three counts of attempted murder

Hashem Abedi charged over incident in which four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison in AprilThe Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison.Abedi, 28, is also charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon after an incident at HMP Frankland in Durham on 12 April. Continue reading...

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