59 m. ago Mum grins as son who killed dad for taking away phone aged 15 AVOIDS prison

Lincoln Peterson killed his dad after his parents decided to take his electronics as a punishment for his school grades - his mum smiled in court as he was spared jail

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79 m. ago Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules

A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters

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1 hour ago New sighting of missing man thought to be driving blue Kia as police make desperate appeal

Anyone who has seen David or the car he is driving is being urged to contact police immediately

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1 hour ago Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling to ensure camping spaces under settlement

The Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for at least 150 people as part of a settlement with an advocacy group

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2 h. ago Photos of Israelis demanding the release of hostages and an end to the war with Hamas

Israelis continue to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Demonstrators do not want their government to take over Gaza and Orthodox Jews are protesting against army recruitment.

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3 h. ago Game to love! Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz hit the court for long

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz have taken to the court on Arthur Ashe in New York in a bid to start their hotly anticipated US Open mixed doubles campaign against familiar opposition.

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3 h. ago Wife in Kent left horrified after family dog leads her to missing husband's body

A wife from Kent was in "complete and utter shock" to find her husband at their family home, a court has heard

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3 h. ago Man 'panicked' and dragged woman's naked body to his shed but says he 'didn't murder her', court hears

Christopher Barlow, 62, told a jury he found Mariann Borocz, 55, dead in his kitchen after the pair returned to his home in Bolton when they met at a shop nearby.

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3 h. ago Kevin Costner drops explosive images that threaten to blow 'unscripted rape' claim sky

Kevin Costner has hit back at stuntwoman Devyn LaBella's lawsuit in new court filings containing images that appear to show she was smiling and 'comfortable' on set while rehearsing a 'rape' scene.

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4 h. ago Women's science award backed by Royal Society criticised for allowing trans entrants despite landmark Supreme Court gender ruling

The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK awards gives £25,000 grants to five 'outstanding early-career women scientists' to further their research and boost female representation.

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4 h. ago US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine

A U.S. appeals court has put the brakes on the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a company that plans to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America

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4 h. ago DC unemployment rate is the highest in the US for the third straight month

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4 h. ago New pics of Trump holding court in Oval Office branded ‘embarrassing’ as world leaders sit around his desk: ‘Like schoolchildren’

Some on social media noted that the set up, with Trump behind the Resolute Desk and his European counterparts on chairs opposite him, presented the president as hosting a bunch of ‘unruly schoolchildren’

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5 h. ago Two men in court after alleged firebomb attack on Edinburgh taxi firm

Sonny Dovesi, 25, and Ray Dudgeon, 26, were in the dock in Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.

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5 h. ago Live updates as traffic queues build on M4 as obstruction causes delays

There are heavy delays on the M4 Eastbound in Carmarthen

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5 h. ago LGBTQ bookstore to hold ‘wedding marathon’ amid SCOTUS hearing on same

All She Wrote Books in Massachusetts will host ceremonies on August 30 as justices decide whether to hear case to overturn gay marriage

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6 h. ago Ministers braced for further legal challenges after High Court Epping decision

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hailed the decision a ‘victory’.

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6 h. ago 'Gripping' new BBC crime series to land on iPlayer in just a few days

The BBC's new true crime series Cracking the Case delves into the minds of criminals and the evidence that led to their conviction

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6 h. ago Asylum seekers blocked from hotel after massive protests erupt

Epping Forest Council has won its battle to stop migrants being housed at the Bell Hotel after violent protests left eight cops injured.

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6 h. ago Car driven into man on Bethesda high street as police issue urgent appeal

The incident happened in North Wales on Monday afternoon and saw one man taken to hospital and three people - two men and a woman - arrested in connection with it

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