93 m. ago Matheus Cunha sends clear Ruben Amorim message as Man United star makes 'painful' admission

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim started Matheus Cunha in all four of the club's Premier League matches between this international break and October's.

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3 h. ago Seven men charged in Bristol child sexual exploitation investigation

Men appear in court accused of more than 40 offences against teenage girlsSeven men have been charged with alleged offences against 11 teenage girls as part of an investigation into what police have called “group-based child sexual exploitation” in Bristol.The men are accused of more than 40 offences between 2022 and 2025. The investigation began in November 2023 after concerns were raised about the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.Mohamed Arafe, 19, of Speedwell in Bristol. He has been charged with five counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, one of sexual assault, one of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and a further count of being concerned in the supply of ecstasy.Sina Omari, 20, of Fishponds in Bristol. He has been charged with two counts of rape, four counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitatio...

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3 h. ago Australia star ruled out of first Ashes Test but Josh Hazlewood cleared to play after injury scare

The uncapped Brendan Doggett would be next in line should further reinforcements be required

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4 h. ago Woman raped in lane in Glasgow city centre as cops seal off area after horror attack

POLICE have sealed off a lane in Glasgow city centre after a woman was raped in a horror sex attack. Police rushed to Sauchiehall Lane at around 3.10am this morning after reports of a "serious sexual assault". The street has been cordoned off and cops are currently investigating the terrifying attack. Emergency vehicles were situated...

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4 h. ago Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prisonMore than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault, during their detention, according to a report published on Wednesday.The report, compiled jointly by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal – a group investigating violations in Central America – says conditions at El Salvador’s sprawling “terrorist continent center” (Cecot) breached the UN’s standard minimal rules for the treatment of prisoners. It cites “inhumane prison conditions, including prolonged incommunicado detention, inadequate food” and other shortcomings. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Squid Game The Challenge season 3 update as fans forced to make huge decision

Squid Game: The Challenge fans have the chance to bring back one eliminated player in an unexpected twist - but time is running out to vote

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18 h. ago Squid Game The Challenge fans to vote for huge season 3 return but must be quick

Squid Game The Challenge fans have been given a task from Netflix but they don't have long to make the decision

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21 h. ago ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules

OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permissionA court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from top-selling musicians to train its language models in what creative industry advocates described as a landmark European ruling.The Munich regional court sided in favour of Germany’s music rights society GEMA, which said ChatGPT had harvested protected lyrics by popular artists to “learn” from them. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Squid Game star, 81, is cleared of sexual assault as court rules memory of 'victim' may have been 'distorted'

The 81-year-old was charged in 2022 with sexually assaulting a woman twice, after allegedly hugging her and kissing her on the cheek against her will.

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25 h. ago Asylum seekers can be allowed to stay in Essex hotel, court rules

The Bell Hotel in Essex has been told it can continue the practice

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25 h. ago Asylum seekers can stay at Epping Hotel, rules High Court judge in major blow to local campaigners

The owners of the Epping hotel fought against an injunction for breaching planning law

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30 h. ago Main suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance allowed to leave Germany, court rules

Court says restrictions would breach his right to freedom of movement

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35 h. ago High Court judge to rule on whether Bell Hotel can accommodate asylum seekers

Epping Forest District Council is seeking a High Court injunction against Somani Hotels.

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49 h. ago Sarkozy to be released from prison pending appeal, French court rules – Europe live

Former president will be freed today and placed under ‘judicial supervision’As we are waiting for the Paris court decision on Sarkozy to come, expected around 13.30 local time (12.30 GMT), let’s take a look at other news across Europe.If Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Man jailed over sexual assault of woman who came to fit electronic tag

Patrick Nolan’s victim described him as ‘absolutely pathetic’ after he assaulted her at his home in Stornoway.

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50 h. ago Rapist captured on CCTV moments before Glasgow attack jailed after string of sex offences

Mihai-Nicolae Patran was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and sexual exposure following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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52 h. ago BBC Radio 1's Tim Westwood arrives in court over multiple charges of rape and sexual assault

Former BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Tim Westwood has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, just weeks after being charged with rape and sexual assault against seven women

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66 h. ago Trailer Park Boys’ Mike Smith accused of sexual assault and ‘steps away’ from management of comedy group

Actor was charged in Nova Scotia in early October

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67 h. ago Barcelona confirm stance on Marcus Rashford transfer after Man United star makes feelings clear

Marcus Rashford joined Barcelona on a season-long loan from Manchester United in the summer, with the La Liga giants holding an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season

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68 h. ago The Guardian view on the assault of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum: when a president is groped, no woman can feel safe | Editorial

A shocking incident should become an opportunity to address broader problems of misogyny What does the experience of women at the top tell us about the rest? Those most vulnerable to sexual harassment, assault and abuse are, unsurprisingly, those who have less power or are treated with less respect: undocumented migrants; women in precarious employment; women with disabilities; LGBTQ women; young women and girls.Paradoxically, that helps to explain why the assault of Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has drawn such outrage domestically and internationally. A drunken man tried to kiss her neck and grabbed her chest as she spoke to citizens in the capital’s streets. It is the proof, captured on camera, that no woman is safe. You can be the most powerful person in the land and a man will still feel entitled to grope you, in front of the world, because you are a woman. When you object, some will complain that you are taking it too seriously, or that it is all made up. As Ms Sheinba...

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