86 m. ago 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield due in court on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield is due to make an initial court appearance in New Mexico on Wednesday on child sex abuse charges

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3 h. ago Woman to deny making false sexual abuse allegations against two former politicians

Esther Baker indicated not guilty pleas to four charges of perverting the course of justice when she made a brief appearance at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Wednesday

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4 h. ago London's Burning and Grange Hill star John Alford is jailed for eight

The 'predatory' actor, who appeared in court under his real name of Shannon, had sex with the younger girl in a garden and again in a toilet after she got drunk at a house party.

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4 h. ago Alleged fantasist appears in court charged with perverting the course of justice ten years after accusing politicians of raping her as part of Scotland Yard's disastrous VIP child abuse probe

Esther Baker, 43, alleged that she was the victim of sexual offences by former Lib Dem MP John Hemming, the late Roy Jenkins and ex-Chief Constable of Leicestershire Simon Cole.

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5 h. ago BREAKING: Suffolk serial killer Steve Wright charged with murdering girl, 17, 25 years ago

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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5 h. ago Serial killer Steve Wright will stand trial accused of 'kidnapping and murdering' 17

Steve Wright, who is serving a whole-life prison order for murdering five women in Ipswich in 2006, has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall seven years earlier.

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5 h. ago Victoria Hall murder accused has convictions for five murders, court told

Steve Wright, 66, has pleaded not guilty to Victoria’s kidnap and murder in 1999.

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7 h. ago Steve Wright appears in court accused of 'kidnapping and murdering' 17

Steve Wright, 67, of Ipswich, Suffolk, has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999.

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9 h. ago Former PC appears in court charged over intimate relationships with four known criminals

Kayleigh Moye, 28, from Quinton, Birmingham, is also charged with being concerned in the supply of cannabis and two offences of possessing cannabis.

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11 h. ago Kiefer Sutherland arrested and bailed after 'assaulting taxi driver' – everything we know

Actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland has been arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, but he was subsequently released on bail and will appear in court next month

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24 h. ago US supreme court appears poised to uphold laws banning trans athletes

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court on Tuesday appeared poised to uphold laws banning transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in two conservative states, in a landmark legal battle that could carry profound implications for trans rights across US society.During oral arguments on two cases of trans students who sued over Republican-supported laws in West Virginia and Idaho that barred them from girls sports, one member of the court’s conservative majority after another voiced skepticism about the students’ cases. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Supreme court appears sympathetic towards state bans for transgender athletes in school sports – live updates

Court’s conservative majority signaled it was leaning towards agreeing with legality of Idaho and West Virginia laws, which would be major blow to LGBTQ+ rights The trans youth athletes fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rightsOn the issue of whether the case is moot, the justices have said they would wait to make a decision about whether to dismiss it until after today’s argument.A reminder that Lindsay Hecox, the transgender college student who challenged Idaho’s state law, sought to have her case dismissed in September, arguing that she is no longer pursuing sports and doesn’t want further harassment.Idaho’s law classifies on the basis of sex, because sex is what matters in sports. It correlates strongly with countless athletic advantages, like size, muscle mass, bone mass and heart and lung capacity. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Wellness retreat owner fled country after 'bleach attack' which left guest with serious injuries

An international manhunt was launched to find Dean Mayze after he failed to turn up at court - he has now appeared and pleaded guilty to GBH

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29 h. ago Gran appears at court accused of breaching abortion buffer zone laws

Rose Docherty, 75, faces two charges of allegedly breaching new abortion buffer zone laws

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29 h. ago Grandmother accused of abortion buffer zone breach has bailed continued

Rose Docherty, 75, did not enter a plea when she appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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35 h. ago Driver, 21, charged after car crashes through front of salon on main road

A man is set to appear in court charged with multiple offences

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49 h. ago Businesswoman who 'killed two girls in Colombia with poisoned raspberries' before fleeing to Britain then jumping into the Thames appears in court

Zulma Guzman Castro, 54, is wanted by Colombian police after Ines de Bedout and Emilia Forero died in April days after eating chocolate covered raspberries laced with thallium.

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58 h. ago 34 Swiss inferno victims died after renovated staircase 'fell apart' as they tried to escape the flames, leaving them trapped, it emerges

Horrific new details of the basement inferno in Le Constellation, in the ski resort of Crans Montana, were released on Monday, as its owner, 49-year-old Jacques Moretti, prepared to appear in court.

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58 h. ago Nearly all of Swiss fire victims died trapped on basement stairwell narrowed by pimp bar owner – as he appears in court

THE majority of the victims killed in the New Year fire at a Swiss bar burned to death after becoming trapped on a narrow staircase that had been reduced in size by the owners. Horrific new details of the basement inferno were released as one of the bar owners - 49-year-old Jacques Moretti - prepared...

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5 d. ago Female prison tutor, 36, appears in court accused of having 'intimate relationship' with inmate

Kelly Duffey, 36, is charged with striking up a romantic relationship with Ashley Goodridge, 37, who is currently serving a prison sentence.

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