6 h. ago Man, 71, who stalked actress Anna Friel for years slapped with restraining order

Phil Appleton left her 'unwanted' gifts and turned up at her home in a dinner jacket to invite her to a ball, court told

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7 h. ago Stalker, 71, who bombarded Anna Friel with unwanted sexual messages and told her she would make the 'perfect wife' is spared jail

Phil Appleton, 71, bombarded the Unforgivable actor with sexual emails and was caught on CCTV looking through the window of her home, a court heard.

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7 h. ago Actress Anna Friel tells court stalker made her feel ‘threatened and shocked’

Phil Appleton, 71, was handed a restraining order of 15 years and a community order of 24 months on Thursday after he stalked the actress.

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39 h. ago Blocked deportation leaves Keir Starmer's illegal migration policy in tatters

Kemi Badenoch says her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’ after an Eritrean man won a last-minute High Court bid to temporarily block his deportation

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48 h. ago Starmer faces fresh pressure over returns deal after blocked deportation

Kemi Badenoch said her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’, while shadow home secretary Chris Philp called the deal a ‘failed gimmick.’

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57 h. ago Edinburgh woman who swindled £30,000 from vulnerable victims to feed gambling habit spared jail

She was placed on a 12 month supervision order.

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66 h. ago DWP warning as millions of Brits told to watch out for text messages

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to millions of people across Great Britain who receive benefits, including the State Pension, Universal Credit and PIP

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star says 'my life ain't perfect' after admitting cheating on wife as he makes major claim

Thomas Skinner has told his followers that his 'life ain't perfect' and said he's 'made mistakes'

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4 d. ago Man spared jail after warning asylum hotel: 'Get these people out, we're coming'

A man who telephoned an asylum seekers' hotel and warned 'Get these people out, we're coming' has been spared jail because he restricted his threats to a call - rather than posting them online.

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5 d. ago Celtic 'guys in the shirt' message fired out as players told what not to get involved in

Midfielder knows rancour off the pitch cannot seep into matters on it

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6 d. ago Maths teacher who groomed and sexually abused student spared jail

He has been barred from working with children for 10 years

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7 d. ago Married property developer put hidden camera in lover's bedroom and tried to hire private eye to tail her on holiday

Married property developer Lewis Minnock, 37, director of Yorkshire-based Sovereign Homes, was spared jail after admitting controlling and coercive behaviour.

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8 d. ago DWP says 'beware' as it issues scam warning to millions in UK

The DWP has told people to 'beware of scam text messages claiming to be from the DWP'

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8 d. ago New French PM takes office as ‘Block Everything’ protests rock country – Europe live

Sebastien Lecornu appointment comes amid protests across France including 1,000 demonstrators trying to enter Gare du Nord station in ParisEmmanuel Macron appoints his third prime minister in a yearA teacher taking part in the protests in Paris said he was against the ousted government’s planned budget cuts. “[François]Bayrou was ousted, [now] his policies must be eliminated,” Christophe Lalande told Reuters, calling for more funding for schools and hospitals.At another protest in the city, unionist Amar Lagha told the news agency:This day is a message to all the workers of this country: that there is no resignation, the fight continues, and a message to this government that we won’t back down, and if we have to die, we’ll die standing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Noel Clarke judgment was a victory for the freedom of the press – but it should also act as a warning | Nik Williams

Embedded within Clarke’s legal action was a new threat to public interest reporting, despite his emphatic defeatNik Williams is a policy and campaigns officer at Index on CensorshipThe high court’s ruling in favour of the Guardian struck a powerful blow for the free press and for holding those accused of sexual misconduct to account. While across the globe, we have seen the courtroom as the venue of choice to push back against the legacy of the #MeToo movement, this victory sent a clear signal that the voices of those affected have lost none of their power, impact or poignancy.Noel Clarke is an actor, screenwriter, producer and director who is best known for the Hood trilogy, as well as acting in Doctor Who. In 2022, he sued the Guardian for its reporting based on the testimony of 20 women who accused him of “sexual harassment, unwanted touching or groping, sexually inappropriate behaviour and comments on set, professional misconduct, taking and sharing sexually explicit pictures an...

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1 week ago Man Utd news: Marcus Rashford message as Ruben Amorim told star is 'absolutely useless'

Manchester United are still active in terms of transfers despite the window have closed for incomings at Premier League clubs and are hoping for positive news this week

Politics

2 w. ago OAP millionaire's 'utterly shameful' act after finding perfect wife 46 years younger

Sir Benjamin Slade, 79, has been searching for a wife to have a son who will inherit his massive 1,300 acre Somerset estate - and he's not afraid to say what he wants

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2 w. ago Chilling final messages of mother who told her family she was going on holiday

Maureen Slough, from County Cavan, Ireland, travelled alone to Switzerland where she went to a clinic to take her life - and her family have now shared their devastation

Politics

2 w. ago Carpenter, 52, who kicked police officer during Epping migrant hotel protest is spared jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, went to the demonstration at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday, a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court was told on Monday.

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2 w. ago Shirley Ballas admits she will 'never feel safe again' as she recounts the terrifying moment her stalker followed and confronted her 87

A stalker who made Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas' life hell over a terrifying six-year ordeal was spared jail earlier this year - after a court heard he believed she was his aunt. 

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