34 m. ago Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man convicted for 1991 murder

Kay Ivey says Robin ‘Rocky’ Myers will serve life in prison after jury claimed lack of physical evidence at crime sceneThe Alabama governor, Kay Ivey, on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.Ivey said Myers, who was facing execution this spring, will instead spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. She noted that was the sentence jurors at his 1994 trial had recommended. A judge overruled that recommendation and imposed a death sentence, a maneuver that has since been outlawed in Alabama, according to the human rights advocacy organization Amnesty International. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago BBC Death in Paradise exit 'sealed' for main character as replacement arrives

Death in Paradise's Selwyn Patterson confirmed his exit from the Saint Marie police force during Friday's episode

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68 m. ago Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case

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75 m. ago Fulham boss Marco Silva fires warning ahead of Man Utd FA Cup reunion

Fulham face Manchester United in the FA Cup, two years on from their trip to Old Trafford when Silva and two players were sent off in a 3-1 defeat - having been 1-0 up

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79 m. ago Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

The people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that massive firings there could cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy

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84 m. ago Death in Paradise reveals Selwyn Patterson's replacement in first

Death in Paradise's Selwyn Patterson confirmed his exit from the Saint Marie police force during Friday's episode

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84 m. ago Milan fashion week: not just Versace dresses for sale, but the company itself

Donatella’s references to brother Gianni’s last collection in her latest show fuel rumours of possible departureIt is not just the dresses on the Versace catwalk that are for sale this Milan fashion week, but Versace itself. One of the most glamorous names in fashion is up for grabs, with Prada, its longtime rival for Milan bragging rights, thought to be close to purchasing the company. The prospect of a sale raises the question of whether Donatella, designer since the death of her brother in 1997, will remain as creative lead.Versace without Donatella is hard to imagine. She remains a hands-on designer, and the lightning rod through which Versace’s energy is conducted. “Everyone should have a little Versace attitude,” she said before this show, held under the iron shelter of a historic tram depot in Milan where, as a concession to guest’s skimpy outfits, the benches were heated. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago Gene Hackman sheriff demolishes key death theory and reveals horrifying length of time star lay dead

Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found decomposing inside their $3.3 million home in Santa Fe on Wednesday the 26th.

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1 hour ago Watch: Police give update on Gene Hackman death investigation

Watch as Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Fe City Fire Department gave an update on the death investigation of Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa and their dog on Friday, 28 February.

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1 hour ago Death in Paradise's Selwyn Patterson confirms exit date as first

Death in Paradise fans were left gutted after Selwyn Patterson confirmed his job was being dissolved.

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1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing's Anton du Beke nearly 'froze to death' after chilling incident

Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke agreed to join his family on a winter sport holiday, despite the fact he does not ski - and things took a turn for the worst when he went for a walk in the snow

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2 h. ago 'Jealous' husband convicted of murdering estranged wife after finding out about her new lover walked into a police station to confess while eating a Chinese takeaway

Mark Donovan, 39, confessed to beating his wife to death with a table lamp after he walked into the police station in Ilford, Essex, while tucking into his Chinese meal.

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2 h. ago Minister warns we're in 'dangerous and unchartered waters' after Trump attack on Zelensky

Trade minister Douglas Alexander branded Volodymyr Zelensky 'probably the bravest political leader in Europe since Winston Churchill' and said only Putin would win from Trump's actions

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2 h. ago Man, 75, dies with three teenage girls arrested after 'assault' outside High Street bank

Three teenage girls aged 14, 16 and 17 were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily prior to the 75-year-old's death.

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2 h. ago BBC EastEnders' Stacey Slater star 'hasn't stopped crying' since Martin Fowler's death

James Bye filmed his final scenes as Martin Fowler during the live episode of EastEnders last week, in which he starred alongside Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater

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2 h. ago Anthony Bourdain’s poignant final texts to assistant revealed in new memoir

Chef and author’s assistant Laurie Woolever details her close bond with Bourdain and the final days before his death by suicide in ‘Care and Feeding: A Memoir’

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2 h. ago Mexican drug lord pleads not guilty to killing of DEA agent after US extradition

Rafael Caro Quintero arraigned in New York over federal agent’s death after years as one of US’s most wanted menAfter years as one of US authorities’ most wanted men, the Mexican drug cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero was brought into a New York courtroom on Friday to answer charges that include orchestrating the 1985 killing of a US federal agent.Caro Quintero pleaded not guilty to running a continuing criminal enterprise. Separately, so did Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, the leader of another cartel. Carrillo is accused of arranging kidnappings and killings in Mexico but not accused of involvement in the death of the DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Anthony Bourdain's chilling final text before suicide aged 61 revealed

Anthony Bourdain 's chilling final text before his shock death aged 61 in 2018 has been revealed.

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2 h. ago Eerie Emmerdale scene that aired days after Nate exit 'confirms' John killed him

An Emmerdale scene that aired just days after Nate Robinson's final episode aired, before we knew of his shocking death, appears to give away who his killer is on the ITV soap

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2 h. ago Reclusive Gene Hackman had 'vital role' in local community before mysterious death

The local community in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have been rocked by the news that Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his musician wife, Betsy Arakawa, have been discovered dead at home

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