36 h. ago Trial of woman accused of killing man, 28, in crash dramatically ends on first day as she is cleared

Mia Dacosta has been cleared of causing Raymond Parker's death

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40 h. ago Man appears in court accused murder of woman in triple knife attack in Gorton as trial date set

Benjamin Obinim, 22, appeared over videolink at Manchester Crown Court

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64 h. ago Ousted Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day claims he has been victim of 'orchestrated political campaign'

Cammy Day has been cleared by police of any wrongdoing after a four-month investigation.

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64 h. ago Cammy Day cleared by police as he claims sex messages row was political plot

The former Labour council leader said there had been an attempt to "ruin my life" over the allegations.

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5 d. ago Masters weather: Latest forecast for Augusta as storms clear on day one

Rain earlier in the week halted practice, but conditions have quickly improved

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1 week ago Floating away: warm tones and vintage details lift the spirits in a grand Parisian apartment

An interior decorator and furniture designer uses colour and fleamarket finds to create an inviting sanctuaryNestled in a classic Haussmannian building in Paris’s 17th Arrondissement, Tiphaine Verdier’s apartment is a feast for the senses. This large duplex, perched on the top two floors, is not just a home but a canvas where colour and creativity collide. With a fearless approach to bold hues, Tiphaine has transformed what was once a blank slate of plain white walls into a theatrical and inviting sanctuary.When Tiphaine first stepped into the apartment, it was a minimalist’s dream – or, as she might put it, a colour enthusiast’s nightmare. “All the walls were just plain white,” she recalls. But Tiphaine, an interior decorator and furniture designer, saw the potential in the apartment’s unique layout. “I was drawn to the fact that it felt like a house in the sky, with a clear separation between the day and night spaces.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK beach looks like it should be in the Caribbean is named one of Britain's best

On a sunny day, this pristine beach with white sand and crystal-clear waters could easily be mistaken for a private island in the Caribbean - but it's much closer to home

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1 week ago Mike Tindall gives firm answer about possibility of becoming a prince in Royal Family

Zara Tindall's husband has given his clearest indication yet to the possibility of one day becoming a prince if the opportunity was ever given to him

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1 week ago Stephen A Smith v LeBron James turns NBA’s narrator into a main character

ESPN’s biggest name has never been shy about giving his opinion. But now he is part of the drama he so often comments onWho would win in a fight between LeBron James and Stephen A Smith is a question only Stephen A Smith would think to ask. There has been little avoiding the question since the Los Angeles Lakers superstar confronted ESPN’s No 1 personality during a recent game against the New York Knicks. The player was venting his displeasure at Smith for his pointed comments about James’s eldest son, and Lakers teammate, Bronny – the 55th pick in last year’s NBA draft.James approached Smith, a courtside spectator for the game, and appeared to tell him to “keep my son out of this shit” – a callback to Smith questioning whether Bronny deserved to be on a league roster. Smith went on TV the next day to make clear that he wasn’t actually picking on Bronny, the player; he was really calling out LeBron as a bad father for setting a high bar for his son’s pro career. Smith would come bac...

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2 w. ago Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN

Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian officeFifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces “one by one” and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza, the UN has said.According to the UN humanitarian affairs office (Ocha), the Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence workers were on a mission to rescue colleagues who had been shot at earlier in the day, when their clearly marked vehicles came under heavy Israeli fire in Rafah city’s Tel al-Sultan. A Red Crescent official in Gaza said that there was evidence of at least one person being detained and killed, as the body of one of the dead had been found with his hands tied. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dani Alves CLEARED of raping woman in nightclub after appealing guilty verdict

Dani Alves was handed a four and half year prison sentence in February last year after three judges convicted him of the sex attack following a three-day trial - but he has now been cleared

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2 w. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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3 w. ago The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz by Anne Sebba review – playing for their lives

The remarkable story of conductor Alma Rosé and the musicians who survived the Holocaust by performing amid horrific conditionsWhen 13-year-old Pearl Pufeles disembarked from the cattle car at Auschwitz in March 1944, she was surprised to hear the strains of Dvořák and Smetana wafting towards her. “Gosh,” thought the Czechoslovakian schoolgirl, “this can’t be that bad if they play music here.” But it was that bad and, indeed, so much worse. Pearl and her twin sister Helen were swiftly selected as laboratory fodder for Dr Josef Mengele’s grotesque medical experiments.It isn’t clear which orchestra Pearl had heard that day. Auschwitz was a 15 sq mile complex with multiple sub-camps and there were at least six “official” orchestras staffed by prisoners who had been funnelled into southern Poland from all over Europe. Some of these orchestras concentrated on the classical repertoire, albeit without the Jewish composers Mendelssohn and Mahler. Others specialised in Sunday ...

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4 w. ago Trial date set for six accused over murder of woman shot dead in Wales

Joanne Penney died after being shot in the chest at an address in Talbot Green on March 9.

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4 w. ago Trial date set as man accused of causing woman's death by dangerous driving

Sophie Brimble, aged 20, died at the scene of a car crash in 2017

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