3 h. ago 'Cruel' woman chemically burns mice to death with bleach and boiling water

Carys Ann Roberts was given a suspended prison sentence after the wild mice were found to have suffered severe burns - she apologised for an 'error of judgement'

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21 h. ago Prince Andrew 'must come clean' after his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre killed herself, her lawyer says

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, David Boies, said the Prince had to take responsibility and even went on to request King Charles to intervene.

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29 h. ago He was driving at 90mph on the M4 during a storm, aquaplaned and killed a mother and daughter

The mother and daughter from Caerphilly were stopped on the hard shoulder when Firas Zeineddine lost control of his Tesla and hit an HGV, which then fell on the women's Volkswagen

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30 h. ago Ex London councillor and aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting avoids jail after admitting indecent exposure

An ex-London councillor and aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, has been given a 22-week suspended prison sentence after admitting two counts of indecent exposure.

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30 h. ago I thought my children were going to die, the only thing I could do was tell them to close their eyes: Mother who collided with killer driver, 19, reveals heartbreaking split

The female motorist, who was hospitalised alongside her children following the April 2023 collision, told how she still suffers pain, nightmares and flashbacks following the crash.

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3 d. ago Nurse who knocked down and killed mother, 28, while speeding at 60mph and using Snapchat on her phone is jailed for nine years

Romeesa Ahmed, 27, hit Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari with her car in February 2023 as she rushed home from a night shift, before ploughing into a bus shelter and injuring a man.

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4 d. ago Mother who killed son, six, after hearing ‘demonic voices’ handed hospital order

Karolina Zurawska, 42, from Swansea, was handed an indefinite hospital order at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.

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5 d. ago Dangerous driver 'inhaling gas from a balloon' behind the wheel left man with serious injuries in horror smash

He was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years

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5 d. ago Mother, 30, was killed while pushing her daughter's pram after being hit by loose crane equipment hanging off lorry, court told

Rebecca Ableman was with daughter Autumn, two, when she was allegedly struck on the head. The jury was told the equipment was not properly secured.

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5 d. ago Murderer who called sex chat lines after killing widow, 79, in her own home found dead in prison

Depraved killer Gareth Dack strangled the much-loved foster mother in her home in 2016

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5 d. ago Outrage as cricket legend pleads guilty to strangling woman but walks free from jail

The former Australia cricketer has walked free from court after being handed a part-suspended four-year prison sentence for a series of domestic violence charges

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6 d. ago Three men appear in court over death of mother, 62, killed in golf course 'hit and run' in front of her helpless husband

Three men charged with the manslaughter of Suzanne Cherry, 62, who was killed at a golf course by a van that was being followed by police have appeared in court.

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6 d. ago ‘His time as pope was a gift we needed’ – world pays tribute to Francis

Pontiff’s compassion, dedication and humility earned him followers from beyond the Catholic churchLatest updates after death of Pope Francis After making his last public appearance on Easter Sunday in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis died the next day at the age of 88. As head of the Catholic church, his appeal went far beyond those within his congregation. Many appreciated his views on the environment, his calls for ending poverty and inequality and for his compassionate approach to the papacy.Here, people from around the world recall their memories of the pontiff and pay tribute ahead of the conclave to choose his successor. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tina Knowles shares fury over Beyoncé’s false pregnancy rumours

‘Y’all are not gonna kill my children with this madness,’ pop star’s mother said

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7 d. ago Jean Charles de Menezes’s mother says ‘everyone should watch’ TV drama about his killing

Disney+ series revisits killing of Brazilian man wrongly identified as a terrorist by Met police officers in 2005The mother of a man shot dead by police in a London Underground station after being mistaken for a terrorist has said “everyone should watch” a new dramatisation of her son’s killing.Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times by two police marksmen in Stockwell tube station on 22 July 2005. De Menezes was wrongly identified as one of the fugitives involved in a failed bombing two weeks after the 7/7 attack in London, which killed 52 people. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Disgraced vicar told his Bishop 'go to hell' in abusive drunken text messages after stealing nearly £6,000 from church funeral funds, court hears

Matthew McMurray has been given a suspended prison sentence for sending Bishop of Blackburn, Philip North, sick messages after admitting thefts from a funeral fund.

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2 w. ago Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

David Glover, who was jailed for 20 months in 2023, was given a 15-month suspended sentence after further victims saw his case reported in the news.

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2 w. ago Teen 'killed parents to raise funds for Trump assassination'

Nikita Casap, 17, allegedly killed his mother and stepfather in February as part of an elaborate plan to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government

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2 w. ago Iranian directors of My Favourite Cake given suspended jail sentences for ‘spreading lies’

Makers of the acclaimed film, whose gentle romance depicts its heroine without a headscarf, were accused of ‘disturbing public opinion’An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in its home country but was acclaimed in Europe and the US, rights groups said on Thursday.Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha were convicted earlier this week by a revolutionary court for their film My Favourite Cake, the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) and Dadban legal monitor said in separate statements. The film, which competed at the 2024 Berlin film festival and won prizes in Europe and the US, shows the romantic awakening of a woman in Tehran who notably appears without the headscarf that is obligatory for women in Iran. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman who killed father in act of mercy gets suspended sentence

Lisa Davenport had been her father's sole carer

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