18 h. ago Two men and woman from Manchester charged with drugs offences after police raids

They were due to appear in court today - Thursday

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30 h. ago Foreign minister ‘strongly condemns’ China’s executions of four Canadians

Mélanie Joly says Ottawa would ask for leniency for other Canadians facing the same fateNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.Canada has strongly condemned the execution of four of its citizens who were put to death in China on drug-smuggling charges, amid lingering diplomatic tensions between the two countries.The minister of foreign affairs, Mélanie Joly, said on Wednesday that all four were dual citizens and were executed earlier this year. She added that Ottawa would ask for leniency for other Canadians facing the same fate. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Police find cannabis with street value of nearly £40k in Dumfries and Galloway town

A 43-year-old man was arrested and charged after the drugs were found in Stranraer.

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37 h. ago Woman, 70, arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead in house

Police forensic teams taped off a house in Prestwich following the incident

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46 h. ago 'She was an innocent young woman who fell in love with the wrong boy'

Julie Dale addressed a crowd of schoolgirls yesterday at an event designed to educate them about violence against women and girls

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58 h. ago Man, 25, arrested upon landing at Manchester Airport almost two weeks after elderly woman 'stabbed in front garden'

The victim, aged in her 70s, was knifed while gardening at her home in Middleton on March 6

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60 h. ago Bodies of man and woman found in car wreckage pulled from reservoir

The man and woman, aged in their 70s, were found dead in the water following the incident

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62 h. ago Woman killed and two people injured after van crash in London

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and drug driving

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64 h. ago Woman shares words of advice with anyone who has greasy hair

A woman has shared her 'go to' hack now to refresh her hair quickly before last-minute plans, because there's nothing worse than desperately trying to wash and dry your tresses

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2 d. ago Muslim woman 'violated, degraded and dehumanised' after spat at by protester who chanted 'save our kids' at Piccadilly Gardens riot

Michal Tomaszewski, 32, has escaped prison for the assault

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2 d. ago 'I was scared and humiliated... I did not deserve what happened to me'

Michal Tomaszewski, 32, has escaped prison for the assault

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3 d. ago Two men arrested and charged following drugs recovery in Motherwell

Around 9am on Friday, March 14, officers executed a search warrant on Wood Crescent, Motherwell. Quantities of heroin, cocaine, and cannabis were recovered, with an estimated street value of £145,950.

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3 d. ago Woman ends up in court after online spat with friend takes sinister turn in her bathroom

When confronted, Jessica Bailey, 22, sent a video to a friend saying 'because I can'

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4 d. ago 'I need to find a mystery woman after what happened on the tram'

Michael has been looking for her for five years

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5 d. ago The Manchester prisoner notorious for being the only woman executed in the US state of Nevada

Elizabeth Potts from Hulme remains the first, and only, woman executed in the US state

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5 d. ago Friend of woman believed to have killed husband and hid body recalls moment she almost confessed

Leigh looked Mary in the eye and cryptically said 'You know, don't you?"

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6 d. ago Woman who started fire at block of flats was ‘failed by the state’ after years of abuse

"You were not provided any support, you were placed in an area away from your family and you were advised not to have therapy for the difficulties from the abuse"

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6 d. ago Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte appears by video link in Hague accused of crimes against humanity – live

Duterte faces charges over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed tens of thousandsThe people who bought ex-president Duterte to justicePhilippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte is appearing by video link before judges at the international criminal court.Duterte would follow the proceedings through a video link, a court spokesperson said.To some Duterte’s arrest this week came as a sudden shock. But for years many brave Filipinos, from priests, politicians, pathologists, to relatives of the victims and journalists, have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign and collect enough evidence to hold Duterte to account. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rodrigo Duterte to make first appearance at ICC hearing in the Hague

The court will lay out allegations against the former Philippines president of crimes against humanity over his deadly war on drugsRodrigo Duterte is expected to make his first appearance at the international criminal court (ICC) on Friday, as the former Philippines president faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly “war on drugs”.The court said in a statement late on Thursday that it “considers it appropriate” for Duterte to appear Friday at 2pm local time (1pm GMT). Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Father, 50, and his two daughters in their 20s are charged with supplying Class A drugs after massive Essex crack cocaine and heroin bust

The young women in their 20s appeared with 50-year-old Nikkos Hajesoteris in court on Friday March 7 following the seizure of several 'significant' items.

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