2 h. ago War on motorists continues: Now Oxford council want to impose £5 congestion charge on every car entering the city

Locals have warned that the plans would cripple businesses in Oxford, which have already been hit by a controversial low traffic neighbourhood scheme in the city.

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18 h. ago Man charged with riotous behaviour after 15 police injured in Ballymena

Northern Irish politicians condemn ‘feral’ violence that erupted after vigil for girl allegedly sexually assaultedA 29-year-old man has been charged with riotous behaviour after being arrested during disorder in Ballymena on Monday night.The man, who is due to appear before Ballymena magistrates court on Thursday 3 July, has also been charged with disorderly behaviour, attempted criminal damage and resisting police. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Two men jailed for life for supplying car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia

Robert Agius and Jamie Vella were convicted last week of their role in the anti-corruption journalist’s murder in 2017Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for supplying the car bomb that killed the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta eight years ago.The sentencing on Tuesday of Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, reported to be members of the island’s criminal underworld, marked a significant step in the long campaign to bring those charged with Caruana Galizia’s murder to justice. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Wander Franco charged with gun possession as his trial on child sexual abuse charges continues

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been charged with illegal possession of a handgun

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3 d. ago ‘It’s outrageous,’ says mother of UK Israel protest accused as he faces 21 months in jail before trial

William Plastow’s mother believes it is the longest anyone will have been held awaiting trial on protest-related chargesThe mother of a man charged in relation to a protest at a site belonging to an Israeli arms manufacturer has said it is outrageous that he faces 21 months in jail before his case goes to trial.William Plastow, 34, who lives in Manchester, is one of the “Filton 18”, accused of taking part in a Palestine Action protest against an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August last year. He denies charges of criminal damage, violent disorder and aggravated burglary. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible.Wong, a well-known activist who has been in jail for more than four years either awaiting trial or serving sentences, is accused of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country. He appeared in court on Friday to hear the charge and did not apply for bail. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pheobe Bishop flatmates charged with murder as hunt for missing teen continues

Pheobe Bishop was last seen 21 days ago in Queensland, Australia. Searches have so far failed to find any trace of the missing teenager

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6 d. ago Vanuatu not planning to revoke Andrew Tate’s citizenship, government spokesperson says

Exclusive: Government review into how the influencer obtained citizenship found no fault with his documents and Tate will remain a citizenVanuatu is not planning to revoke the citizenship of Andrew Tate, with a government spokesperson confirming that the influencer remains a Vanuatu citizen, and the government is not taking any steps to reverse that.This week investigative outlet, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed that Tate obtained Vanuatu citizenship around the time of his 2022 arrest by Romanian authorities on charges including rape and human trafficking. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Trump administration uses Colorado suspect’s status to push deportation agenda

Trump blames attack on Biden’s ‘ridiculous open border policy’ as Miller says attack committed by ‘illegal alien’The immigration status of the man who allegedly attacked people with a makeshift flamethrower and other incendiary devices at an event for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, has become further fodder for the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old who came to the US in 2022 from Egypt and overstayed his initial tourist visa, according to the US government, allegedly planned his attack on the event specifically to target Zionists, federal authorities said. He shouted “Free Palestine” while carrying out the attack, which the FBI has called an “act of terrorism”, and he was charged on Monday with a federal hate crime. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Monday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl

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1 week ago Williams’ James Vowles ‘backing failure’ in bid to guide team to F1 summit

Team principal has turned Williams around in a short space of time and is looking to 2026 for a serious title chargeFinding themselves fighting off Ferrari and mauling the midfield, these are heady times for a resurgent Williams. The team principal James Vowles has engineered an extraordinary comeback but this year’s progress is likely to be just the start for a team determined to return to the heights of Formula One, which they once dominated.That Williams’ form has changed drastically could not have been clearer than at the Miami GP. Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz were in a fight with the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, the Scuderia finding themselves at one point trying to catch Albon, who took fifth place and at the same time fending off a charging Sainz. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston found mentally incompetent to stand trial

Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, who has pleaded not guilty, declared not mentally fit to face charges of vandalism and felony stalking of the Friends actorA judge declared on Thursday that a man is mentally incompetent to stand trial on charges of stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through her front gate.The move in a Los Angeles County mental health court came after a second psychiatrist examined the defendant, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, and reached the same conclusion as the first: that his mental health would not allow him to answer to felony charges of vandalism and stalking of the Friends star. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to face 21 charges in UK, CPS confirms

Allegations include rape and human trafficking, with brothers due to be extradited to the UK after conclusion of Romanian proceedingsUK prosecutors have confirmed they have authorised 21 charges against influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain; charges connected to three alleged victims. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face rape and human trafficking charges in UK

Prosecutors confirm 21 charges, with brothers due to be extradited to the UK after conclusion of Romanian proceedingsUK prosecutors have confirmed they have authorised 21 charges against influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain; charges connected to three alleged victims. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scots paedo caught with 500 images of vile child sexual exploitation and abuse

Creepy Callum Beith was also caught with videos of “extreme pornography” on his iPhone which involved adult male and females engaging in sexual acts with animals including dogs, fish and poultry.

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2 w. ago Former employee testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs said ‘we’re going to kill’ Kid Cudi

Capricorn Clark takes stand at sex-trafficking trial of music mogul who has pleaded not guilty to all chargesThe federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Tuesday, with his former employee testifying that the music mogul repeatedly threatened her and once forced her to accompany him to the home of rapper Scott Mescudi, known as Kid Cudi, who Combs allegedly said he was going to “kill”.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former employee testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs told her ‘we’re going to kill’ Kid Cudi

Capricorn Clark takes stand at sex-trafficking trial of music mogul who has pleaded not guilty to all chargesThe federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Tuesday morning, with a former employee of his taking the stand.The 55-year-old music mogul and businessman is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial enters third week with testimony from ex

Music mogul denies charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitutionThe federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Tuesday morning, entering its third week of testimony.The musician and businessman, 55, is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I wanted to end my life at 27': Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith, 48, opens up about childhood abuse and addiction battle that led to suicidal thoughts

The TV personality told Mail columnist Bryony Gordon about the 'mental, physical and sexual abuse' she suffered as a child, which drove her to substance abuse in adulthood.

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2 w. ago Trump administration tells border shelters helping migrants may be illegal

NGO shelters along US-Mexico border, which have long provided aid, rattled by letter from FemaThe Trump administration has continued releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to non-governmental shelters along the US-Mexico border after previously telling those same organizations that providing immigrants with temporary housing and other aid may violate a law used to prosecute smugglers.Border shelters, which have long provided lodging and meals before offering transportation to the nearest bus station or airport, were rattled by a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) that raised “significant concerns” about potentially illegal activity and demanded detailed information in a wide-ranging investigation. Continue reading...

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