24 h. ago Female pensioner, 70, dies after fall from Shetland cliff as rescue boats and helicopter launched

The body of an elderly woman has been recovered from the water off the coast of Scotland after she suffererd a fatal fall from a cliff. Rescue boats and a helicopter were launched as part of the search

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69 h. ago Menendez brothers suffer crushing blow after murder sentences were reduced leading to hopes of parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole.

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4 d. ago Elderly woman says eight heartbreaking words after being mown down by 'distracted' driver

The elderly woman who was struck by Frienna Rockett, 29, said the collision had left her struggling to leave the house and that she was not in pain "all day, every day"

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8 d. ago Motown icon Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation for alleged sexual assault

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed it had launched a formal inquiry into the allegations, saying the probe was in the "early stages"

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8 d. ago Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after former employees accused music legend of 'sex attacks'

A criminal investigation has been launched into sexual assault allegations against Motown legend Smokey Robinson.

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8 d. ago Smokey Robinson facing criminal investigation over sexual assault allegations

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it is ‘actively investigating criminal allegations’ against the Motown legend

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9 d. ago The innocent man wrongly locked up for murder for 38 YEARS who was cruelly denied parole...after he refused to say he was guilty of a crime he did not commit

Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit but the Parole Board turned him down for release just three months ago after he said he 'maintains his innocence'

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9 d. ago Popular influencer Nara Smith accused of ‘glamorizing’ teen pregnancy

Smith recently celebrated her fifth Mother’s Day

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1 week ago Menendez brothers' reduced murder sentence offers chance at parole after decades in prison

The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 murder of their parents, after a judge ruled they were eligible for the possibility of parole

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1 week ago Menendez brothers have murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by California state parole board

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1 week ago Menendez brothers’ murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers’ chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by the California state parole board

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1 week ago Pensioner, 78, detained after police called to 'disturbance' find elderly woman dead

Officers arrived at a property in Nitshill, Glasgow, on Saturday night where the elderly woman was found seriously injured - she was pronounced dead at the scene while a 78-year-old man was detained

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2 w. ago Moment furious woman walks into middle of the road in Mayfair to confront Aston Martin driver for revving too loudly

In a moment of woman vs machine, an elderly woman dressed in a navy coat stood steadfast with her arms spreed in the centre of Mount Street, Mayfair.

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2 w. ago Pope Leo accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse in his church

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) say they have made the Vatican well aware of the then-Cardinal Robert Prevost’s reported inaction on allegations of sexual assault against minors by priests in his church

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2 w. ago Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

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2 w. ago Smokey Robinson blasts ‘vile’ lawsuit where housekeepers accused him of rape and calls it a money grab

Smokey Robinson, 85, denies four housekeepers’ allegations that he sexually assaulted them from 2007 to 2024

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2 w. ago Smokey Robinson denies four housekeepers’ allegations of sexual assault

The women have accused Motown star of sexual assault and employment violations. His attorney has called the lawsuit ‘an ugly method of trying to extract money’Smokey Robinson has denied allegations of sexual assault, after four former housekeepers of the Motown star filed a lawsuit with claims including sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence.The suit was filed in a Los Angeles court on 6 May. It also alleges a series of labour violations, including that Robinson and his wife, Frances, failed to pay the women minimum wage and overtime, submitted inaccurate wage statements and created a hostile work environment. The women are seeking financial damages. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Smokey Robinson's lawyer says rape allegations against him are 'vile' and 'false'

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.”

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2 w. ago Lawsuit accuses former Los Angeles Lakers star Byron Scott of sexually assaulting teen girl in 1987

A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at a high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15

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2 w. ago Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by four women in $50m lawsuit

Ex-housekeepers accuse Motown legend of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violenceMotown legend William “Smokey” Robinson has been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by four women – identified only as Jane Does 1, 2, 3 and 4 – who worked as housekeepers for the Robinsons.A complaint filed in Los Angeles superior court on 6 May lists charges including sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence. The complaint seeks $50m total in damages for the four women. Continue reading...

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