6 h. ago Trump might not be a Taylor Swift fan but the pop star was one of Karoline Leavitt’s most listened to Spotify artists

Trump has launched several unprovoked attacks on the pop star since she announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris during the 2024 election

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7 h. ago Trump orders US embassies to prioritize World Cup fan visas ahead of draw and expected peace prize in DC: Live

Trump is rumored to be the recipient of the new ‘FIFA Peace Prize’

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36 h. ago Agony for families who will never know if their child was victim to male worker who sexually abused little girls at £2,000

Vincent Chan, a 45-year-old British national from north London, admitted abusing children at a Bright Horizons nursery in West Hampstead during his seven-year sting there. It has since closed.

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60 h. ago Nice players placed on sick leave after ultras confront team at training ground

Pair verbally and physically abused as they left team busNice to await police report before deciding on responseThe Nice players Terem Moffi and Jérémie Boga have been placed on sick leave after the team were confronted by supporters upon their return from a 3-1 defeat at Lorient.Moffi was given a week’s leave and Boga five days, both effective from Monday, after an estimated 400 fans gathered outside the club’s training centre on Sunday night. The pair were verbally and physically abused as they left the team bus after the travelling party was swamped by ultras unhappy at a sixth consecutive loss in all competitions. The club’s sporting director, Florian Maurice, was also among those targeted. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK Championship: Mark Williams tension, Judd Trump fan request, Neil Robertson in flying form

The UK Championship is back with a bang, with a number of the world's leading snooker players taking to the baize of York Barbican over the weekend - but there have been some tense moments

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4 d. ago Sydney police charge four men over alleged ‘international satanic child sex abuse material ring’

Detectives claim to have uncovered Sydney-based network involving online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW police say they have uncovered an “international satanic child sex abuse material ring” and charged four Australians for their alleged involvement.Detectives from the sex crimes squad said that as part of Strike Force Constantine, an investigation into the online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themes, they disrupted a Sydney-based network. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother

Family ‘saddened’ by minister’s response to London coroner’s concerns over police database accessGeorgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partnerThe family of a woman judged to have been unlawfully killed by her partner after she took her own life following years of domestic abuse has said “lessons have still not been learnt” after the government indicated it would not make changes to how officers use the police national database.An inquest earlier this year found that Georgia Barter, 32, experienced years of abuse at the hands of Thomas Bignell.• In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Judd Trump loses his cool at UK Championship and demands fan is removed after interruption

World No 1 Judd Trump said a spectator 'needs to go' after being interrupted three times during his UK Championship first-round victory over Stephen Maguire at York Barbican

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9 d. ago Husband of £3m Omaze winner jailed after string of sex attacks against young girls

Anthony Doyle had abused young girls for 13 years and police found hundreds of indecent pictures and videos when he was arrested before he was sentenced to over six years in jail

Economics

9 d. ago Scots primary school cancels Christmas show after ‘racist’ online abuse

Police said they have received a report of threatening and abusive online communications and are investigating.

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9 d. ago Primary school forced to cancel Christmas show after racist abuse

Police said they have received a report of threatening and abusive online communications and are investigating

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1 week ago Four police officers face misconduct probe over handling of abuse allegation in case of woman who was found dead in a car boot

Harshita Brella, 24, reported to Northamptonshire Police on 29 August last year that she had suffered domestic abuse by her then husband Pankaj Lamba.

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2 w. ago Police failed to act on historic sex abuse claims against 'Monster in Met' rapist David Carrick

Carrick’s youngest victim has spoken to the BBC, saying the way police handled the case was ‘disgraceful’

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2 w. ago Rapist police officer David Carrick guilty of sexually abusing girl, 12, after confession letter uncovered

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick was previously handed 36 life sentences in 2023

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2 w. ago Met Police officer who snared three of London’s most dangerous child abusers wins top award

Detective Constable Jayne Jones honoured for exposing ‘the darkest of human behaviour’

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2 w. ago The top police officer’s sex abuse case that sent shockwaves across New Zealand

Jevon McSkimming will be sentenced in December and faces up to 10 years in prison

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2 w. ago Couple wanted over racist attack at London tube station believed to have fled country

Couple wanted over racist attack at London tube station believed to have fled country  The Independent

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2 w. ago Trump backer and financier partner accused over Bond Street Tube 'racist assault' no longer in UK, say police

British Transport Police issue update on investigation after family were racially abused and assaulted in central London

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2 w. ago Trump backer and financier partner accused of Bond Street Tube racist assault no longer in UK, say police

British Transport Police issue update on investigation after family were racially abused and assaulted in central London

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2 w. ago Couple wanted over racist assault at London tube station believed to have fled country

It is believed the man left the UK on October 14 and the woman on October 24

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