18 h. ago 'Controlling' husband attempted to kill wife by setting fire to her home as she slept, trial hears

Nicholas Martin, 63, denies attempted murder

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22 h. ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables could be freed as he is set for new parole hearing

Jon Venables killed two-year-old Bulger in 1993

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47 h. ago Medics demand urgent help for alleged Palestine activist on prison hunger strike

Teuta Hoxha is awaiting trial accused of breaking into Israel-based defence firm Elbit Systems UK.

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3 d. ago My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism

The group’s campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist – with their lead singer as my mentorIt wasn’t New Labour, my politics A-level or the Tipp-Exed Woody Guthrie slogan “this machine kills fascists” on my friend Simon’s bag that set me on the path to activism. It was a CD single I found in a west London record shop, which I only picked up because it was by a bunch of brown guys.It was the summer of 1998, and I was 17 years old and browsing records in the Harrow Virgin Megastore, when I came across Free Satpal Ram by jungle-punk-rap band Asian Dub Foundation – a buzzing, brilliant, ramshackle protest song about a south Asian man who had been sent to jail after defending himself in an alleged racist attack in 1986. While at an Indian restaurant, Satpal Ram was stabbed with a broken bottle, and retaliated by stabbing his attacker with a penknife; the man late...

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4 d. ago Trial date set for man, 76, accused of giving children sweets laced with sedatives at summer camp

Jon Ruben, 76, is accused of giving children with sweets laced with sedatives

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4 d. ago Trial date set for man accused over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp

The court heard that Jon Ruben’s trial is expected to last four weeks.

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4 d. ago Neighbor watched cops take Minneapolis shooter’s family from their home as ‘surreal’ connection to killer set in

‘This was not a family you would have thought this kind of thing would happen to,’ Jim White, who lives across the street from suspected shooter Robin Westman, told The Independent

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6 d. ago Emmerdale legend 'to be killed off' after more than 20 years as 'nobody is safe' on soap

Emmerdale could be set to kill off a beloved villager after 25 years on the ITV soap, according to fans

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6 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'rumble' truth about Anthony Fox's body after major clue

Although Anthony was killed earlier this year, viewers think his body is set to make another appearance

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6 d. ago Manhunt for alleged sovereign citizen cop killer suffers major setback as shocking details emerge about shootout with police

Victoria's top cop has revealed more details about his officers' confrontation with Dezi Freeman before he opened fire and killed two cops - as the manhunt for the alleged gunman

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7 d. ago ‘Devastated’ family set up fundraiser for couple killed in helicopter crash

Three people were killed and another seriously injured when the helicopter came down during a flying lesson on the Isle of Wight.

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7 d. ago The French film star, the fake Irish aristocrat and the missing €7m

Trial to open in Nice of Thierry Fialek-Birles, accused of an ‘elaborate fraud’ against the actor and director Dany BoonOne of France’s most popular actors will have a starring role in court when a fake Irish aristocrat goes on trial accused of cheating him out of millions of euros.Dany Boon, director and star of Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis (Welcome to the Sticks), France’s biggest box office hit, says an alleged conman, who claimed to be an Oxford-educated maritime lawyer, stole nearly €7m from him as part of an elaborate scam. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Epping migrant hotel resident accused of sexual assaults to face trial

The alleged incidents sparked weeks of protests and counter-protests in the Essex town

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7 d. ago Resident of Epping migrant hotel accused of sexual assaults to face trial

The alleged incidents sparked protests and counter-protests in the Essex town.

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7 d. ago Inside London's new adult playground with thrilling games and killer cocktails

EXCLUSIVE: Fairgame’s new City branch is London’s fresh go-to for date nights or mate nights, mixing fun games, big vibes, killer cocktails and tasty food in a buzzing playground setting

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8 d. ago Trial begins for man accused of killing 5 by setting fire to New Zealand boarding house

A trial has opened for a man accused of murdering five people in Wellington, New Zealand, by setting fire to a boarding house

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9 d. ago Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will go to trial for allegations of cartel ties, judge says

A Mexican judge says Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will go on trial for accusations of having cartel ties but can await that trial outside of detention

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9 d. ago Loved ones of Erin Patterson's victims are set to confront the evil mushroom lunch killer during explosive hearing... with one major exception

Erin Patterson will be forced to listen to victim impact statements from the loved ones of the three people she murdered.

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9 d. ago Dog walker chased by three men before being stabbed to death in horror footage

Kieran Shepherd, 30, died after an altercation in Great Baddow, near Chelmsford, Essex, on October 15 last year as three 20-year-old men are on trial accused of his murder

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1 week ago Trial date set for Reform councillor charged with threatening to kill his wife

Kent county councillor Daniel Taylor, 35, for Cliftonville, near Margate had the Reform party whip removed after his arrest in June.

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