17 h. ago Suspects named after huge investigation into alleged country

Both are due to appear in court today

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18 h. ago Suspect who confessed to abducting and killing British three

Cheryl Grimmer, aged three, was kidnapped from a changing area after spending a morning at the seaside with her mother and three brothers, near the city of Wollongong in New South Wales (NSW).

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19 h. ago Cheryl Grimmer: Man suspected of killing Brit girl in Australia in 1970 named

An Australian MP has publicly named a man known as "Mercury" accused of murdering a three-year-old British girl who vanished in 1970 after her family emigrated

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25 h. ago Family of Cheryl Grimmer say ‘what we want now is the truth’ after NSW MP names suspect in parliament

Girl’s family had told the man, known by pseudonym ‘Mercury’, to meet with them by Wednesday midnight or they would make his identity publicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of Cheryl Grimmer has said “what we want now is the truth” after a New South Wales MP used parliamentary privilege to reveal the identity of a man who police previously alleged murdered the UK-born toddler 55 years ago.Cheryl vanished from outside a shower block while with her mother and three older brothers at Fairy Meadow beach in the Illawarra region of NSW on 12 January 1970. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Name of suspect in Cheryl Grimmer cold case revealed in parliament by NSW MP

Suspect named in NSW parliament after Grimmer’s family told the man, known by pseudonym ‘Mercury’, to meet with them by Wednesday midnight or they would make his identity publicGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales MP has used parliament to reveal the identity of a man who was previously charged by police over the alleged abduction and murder of UK-born toddler Cheryl Grimmer 55 years ago.Grimmer vanished from outside a shower block while with her mother and three older brothers at Fairy Meadow beach in the Illawarra region of New South Wales on 12 January 1970. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Suspect named after police called to Heaton Park synagogue days after terror attack

Officers were called to the scene in Crumpsall on Monday

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6 d. ago Prince Andrew statement on giving up title in full as he 'puts family and country first'

Prince Andrew has revealed the reason he relinquished his Duke of York title – including his 'duty' to his 'country and family' – while still denying allegations against him

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8 d. ago Millionaires' row at war in 'bitter' battle over country lane: Pensioner, 84, claims she was 'attacked by her crippled neighbour' and 'threatened with a shotgun' in nine

Wealthy pensioners living on a leafy 'millionaires' row' in Hampshire are locked in a nine-year feud featuring allegations of assault, harassment and even gunfire across a quiet country lane.

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8 d. ago Suspect named and charged with attempted murder after woman allegedly stabbed

He is due to appear in court today

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1 week ago Top Hungarian EU official ‘not aware’ of alleged spying attempt in Brussels

European Commission spokesperson says Olivér Várhelyi denies knowledge of his country targeting staffHungary’s EU commissioner has denied any knowledge of alleged attempted spying by his government during his time as the country’s top diplomat in Brussels, according to a commission spokesperson.Olivér Várhelyi sat down with European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Sunday to discuss the allegations reported by a consortium of investigative journalists last week. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Suspect, 61, named after spate of incidents at student flats

A 999 was made to police following the alleged incidents on Saturday

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1 week ago Police rush to Hollywood Hills home owned by Bono after reported stabbing on property

U2's lead singer Bono was not involved in the alleged incident and was not in the country at the time. The property is currently an active construction site with only workers present

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2 w. ago Jet2 boss criticises 'absolutely disgraceful’ Spain for 'shunning poor tourists'

Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy has criticised the Spanish left-wing government for allegedly attracting rich travellers to the country, saying it goes against its 'socialist utopia'

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2 w. ago German mayor was found fighting for life with stab wounds after 'screaming' row in her house, neighbours reveal as she refuses to name attacker and her adopted daughter, 17, becomes suspect

Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, was found at her home at around 12.40pm local time on Tuesday with life-threatening injuries.

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2 w. ago The Albanian fugitives roaming Britain's streets: 'Gun trafficker' tried to smuggle arms into UK is granted bail

EXCLUSIVE: Alban Gjidiaj, 28, is wanted by prosecutors in his home country in connection with an alleged plot to smuggle a terrifying haul of weapons and ammunition from Albania to the UK.

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2 w. ago Georgia’s prime minister announces crackdown on dissent after Tbilisi protests

Irakli Kobakhidze accused EU ambassador of supporting ‘attempt to overthrow constitutional order’ Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the presidential palace of aiming to topple his government and blaming the European Union for interference in his country.Kobakhidze levelled his allegations a day after protesters attempted to breach the presidential palace as local elections were being held. They were stopped by riot police using pepper spray and water cannon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Home Secretary confirms more details around Manchester synagogue attacker and 'surprise' at his name

Two men were killed in the Manchester synagogue attacker

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2 w. ago Manchester attack latest: Police name two men killed at synagogue after suspect identified as Jihad Al

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were both killed after being attacked on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day

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2 w. ago Manchester synagogue latest: Two men killed in attack named after police identify suspect as Jihad Al

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were both killed after being attacked on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day

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3 w. ago How Manchester synagogue attack unfolded as terror suspect named by police

Two people have been killed in a ‘serious’ attack which police have confirmed is being treated as a terror incident

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