28 h. ago Teenage boy accused of trying to hire hitmen online in Nordic ‘cash for killing’ operation

The boy was arrested and charged in Australia for allegedly using an encrypted app to recruit contract killers in Sweden and Denmark

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34 h. ago The great Mississippi tops list of most endangered rivers amid fears over Trump rollbacks

Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new reportThe Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal climate disaster agency – and the full-throttle deregulation of fossil fuels and water-guzzling datacentres – could prove catastrophic for America’s endangered rivers, threatening the food, water and livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new report.American Rivers’ annual most-endangered rivers list lays bare a myriad of human-made threats including floods, drought and other extreme weather events driven by the climate crisis, as well as industrial pollution and poor river management – all of which Trump’s regulatory rollbacks will almost inevitably make worse. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Gun safety warning as relatives charged after boy shot and killed in Australia

Man, 33, and teenager, 14, charged over minor’s death

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63 h. ago Gravity MAX launches ‘MAX Ultimate Parties’ at Wandsworth and Westfield Stratford

Gravity MAX launches ‘MAX Ultimate Parties’ at Wandsworth and Westfield Stratford  London Post

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8 d. ago Coach suspected of killing teen boy was in the US illegally and has been tied to older sex abuse cases, authorities say

A youth soccer coach charged with the murder of a 13-year-old Los Angeles boy was living in the U.S. illegally and now faces charges of child sexual abuse on another boy that happened years earlier.

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8 d. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces sexual abuse charges

The 47-year-old is charged with abuse of a boy and a girlHe defeated Peter Ebdon to win 2006 world titleThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been accused of sexually abusing children. The 47-year-old is facing charges of sexual abuse against a boy and a girl.Court papers allege he abused the girl in Glasgow between 1993 and 1996. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Snooker world champion Graeme Dott, 47, is charged with historic sexual abuse against two ten

The 47-year-old, who took the world title in 2006 and the China Open a year later, is facing charges of historic sex abuse against a boy and a girl.

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9 d. ago Two boys charged with 'endangering lives' after seat thrown over Westfield Stratford balcony

The two boys are accused of endangering lives and are due to face court next month

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9 d. ago Two teenagers charged after seat thrown from top floor of London shopping centre

Two boys charged with criminal damage with intent to endanger life, Metropolitan Police say

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9 d. ago Two boys, aged 14 and 16, charged after huge seat thrown from third floor of Westfield shopping centre

Two teenagers have been charged after a huge seat was thrown from the third floor of a Westfield shopping centre.

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1 week ago Keiron Charles: Teenagers charged with murder after boy, 17, stabbed to death

Keiron Charles: Teenagers charged with murder after boy, 17, stabbed to death  Sky News

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1 week ago Two boys charged over murder of ‘promising’ west London teenager

Two boys charged over murder of ‘promising’ west London teenager  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Coastguard asks drivers visiting beach to do one vital thing

Cars have been parking close to its base creating delays as rescue officers respond to shouts and potentially endangering lives

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1 week ago Man charged with murder after boy, 16, stabbed in the neck in Huddersfield

The incident occurred in Huddersfield at about 2.45pm on Thursday.

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1 week ago Huddersfield 'murder': Man arrested after boy, 16, has 'throat slashed' in fatal street attack

Alfie Franco, aged 20, is set to appear in Leeds Magistrates' Court today charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

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1 week ago Teenager, 19, accused of murdering father and trying to murder his mother and an 11

Fabio Botros, 19, was arrested after Emad Botros-Farag, 57, was found at his home with catastrophic injuries. He was later pronounced dead.

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1 week ago Teenager, 19, arrives at court where he is charged with murdering father, 57, and trying to murder woman and boy

A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of his father and the attempted murder of a woman and boy has arrived at court.

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2 w. ago Stirrings of lust and a ginger bush: the Jilly Cooper sentence that sent me down a rabbit hole

I quoted a single smutty line by the queen of bonkbusters in the manuscript for my debut novel. I never expected the strange yet heartwarming journey that followedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Wondering if she had a ginger bush, he felt the stirrings of lust.” It’s an electrifying sentence, penned by – who else? – the English novelist Dame Jilly Cooper in her 1985 novel Riders appearing during a charged encounter between a flame-haired socialite and bad-boy aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black.It’s a sentence I admire for many reasons. Starting in a ruminative, almost philosophical mood, it gains a thrilling momentum, before landing with erotic authority on that final, unholy syllable: lust. Impeccable stuff; classic Cooper. If you’ve watched Rivals, the recent TV adaptation of other Cooper books, you’ll be familiar with her world: puerile, horsey, abundantly filthy and terribly English.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the ...

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2 w. ago Upstate New York officer won't face criminal charges after fatally shooting a 13

An upstate New York police officer will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who pointed what turned out to be a BB gun last June

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2 w. ago Gang of four boys aged 15 to 17 who 'raped woman in alleyway' are accompanied to court by their mothers

A gang of teenage boys charged with raping a woman in a town centre alleyway appeared before a district judge today, after being accompanied into court by their mothers.

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