2 h. ago Republican in South Carolina arrested over distribution of child sexual abuse material

RJ May, who used screen name ‘joebidennnn69’, charged with 10 counts and ordered to remain jailed until his trialA Republican member of South Carolina’s state house whom prosecutors say used the screen name “joebidennnn69” has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children.RJ May was arrested at his Lexington county home after a lengthy investigation and was ordered on Thursday by a federal judge to remain jailed until his trial. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago American woman sparks heated debate about the 'correct' way to eat after revealing how Europeans hold utensils

Amy Gordy, from South Carolina, recently shared a video of herself trying to use silverware the 'European way' on TikTok, and it launched a massive argument about how cutlery should be held.

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18 h. ago South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months

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26 h. ago South Carolina state Rep RJ May accused of distributing child sexual abuse material

South Carolina State Congressman RJ May allegedly showed a “sexual interest in children the same age as his own children,” according to court documents

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35 h. ago Air India plane crash facts: Death toll, mayday call, theories and 53 Brits on board

Air India confirmed the nationalities of the passengers as the death toll skyrocketed from three to 110 as the emergency services battle to control the situation and rush the injured to hospitals - so what do we know

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59 h. ago Stirling Uni golfer helps international squad claim Stateside success

Ross Laird was part of the team taking on a US squad in the Ryder-Cup style event held in South Carolina

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60 h. ago Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate ask a court to stop his execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate are heading to federal court to argue that the state is not properly carrying out executions

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3 d. ago US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methodsFour executions are scheduled across the US this week, marking a sharp increase in killings as Donald Trump has pushed to revive the death penalty despite growing concerns about states’ methods.Executions are set to take place in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. A fourth, scheduled in Oklahoma, has been temporarily blocked by a judge, but the state’s attorney general is challenging the ruling. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Three inmates to be executed in three states this week, amid an uptick nationwide

A total of 19 inmates in nine states have been executed in the U.S. this year, according to the non-profit Death Penalty Information Center.

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5 d. ago Tragic mother's attacker is given a taste of freedom after just one year in prison

A 'violent monster' who was jailed for abusing his partner before her death has been offered a taste of freedom - after serving just one year behind bars.

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7 d. ago Boy, 2, dies after being found floating in pool at private villa on Ibiza break

The two-year-old was found in the pool of a holiday home on the northern part of the Spanish island of Ibiza, with emergency services confirming his death at the scene

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9 d. ago Lawyer for South Carolina party boat shooting victim says no one checked IDs or for weapons

A lawyer for one of the victims of a party boat shooting over Memorial Day weekend in South Carolina says no one was checking IDs or for weapons

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9 d. ago 'Mushroom poisoner' mum's astonishing explanation for fatal family lunch

Erin Patterson is on trial for murder after allegedly serving a dish containing toxic death cap mushrooms to her in-laws and their 66-year-old sister in Victoria in July 2023

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9 d. ago Woman whose entire lip was bitten off by her violent ex boyfriend reveals what she looks like seven years after brutal attack

In 2017, Kayla Hayes, who was just 17 at the time, was viciously attacked in Simpsonville, South Carolina, by her abusive ex-boyfriend, Seth Aaron Fleury, then 21.

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9 d. ago Boss of Brent Cross shopping centre owner Hammerson to leave in 2026

Rita-Rose Gagne will stay in post as chief executive for the next 12 months while the group hunts for her successor.

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1 week ago After weeks of silence, Erin Patterson begins to tell her side of the story to deadly mushroom lunch trial

Accused triple murderer gives emotional testimony as she faces questions on beef wellington lunch that killed threeErin Patterson accepts beef wellington served at fatal lunch contained death cap mushrooms, triple murder trial hearsErin Patterson had been in the witness box for 142 minutes, a window to her right showing the rain falling outside in regional Victoria, when her barrister Colin Mandy SC said: “I’m going to ask you some questions now about mushrooms”.Patterson had already spoken to the court about her children and her family, her hefty inheritances, her relationship with her estranged husband, Simon, and their slow and gradual decoupling, in her evidence on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman dies after being 'pulled from swimming pool' at Total Fitness gym

Emergency services were called on Monday after reports of a 'sudden death'

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1 week ago Erin Patterson accepts beef wellington served at fatal lunch contained death cap mushrooms, triple murder trial hears

Murder accused also tells jury she was never diagnosed with ovarian cancer and feels ‘ashamed’ of Facebook messages she wrote about her familyWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson has told a court that the majority of the mushrooms in a beef wellington dish served in her Leongatha home came from a local supermarket, but says she also accepts the dish contained death caps.Patterson also said in evidence that she wishes she never said to her Facebook friends in a private group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” in relation to her in-laws, saying she felt ashamed but hoped that sharing her frustrations would mean she had a “big cheer squad” for her problems. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How Zelensky's men plotted 'Op Spider's Web' that blew $7bn hole in Putin's 'irreplaceable' nuke bomber fleet: Experts praise 'genius' attack but warn of 'violent' response from humiliated Kremlin

It was a top-secret operation some 18 months in the planning. 'Spider's Web' was executed with devastating effect yesterday afternoon and was as audacious as it was genius. 

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1 week ago Tributes paid after death of former NI Civil Service chief Kenneth Bloomfield

His career in public service began in the 1950s.

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