25 h. ago Depraved West Lothian rapist caged after preying on women as they slept

Craig Dodds subjected his partner at the time to horrific repeated sexual attacks 'several times a week' between April 2020 and April 2022.

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69 h. ago Honeytrap gang who kidnapped and battered their friend over £150 debt in 'vile' attack are jailed

At Birmingham Crown Court today, Judge Dean Kershaw slammed the gang, calling their actions a 'cowardly, planned, and vile attack' as he sentenced them to immediate jail time.

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3 d. ago Marco Rubio impostor reportedly using AI to contact multiple senior officials – US politics live

According to a state department cable seen by the Washington Post, the Rubio impostor sent fake messages to three foreign ministers, a US governor and a member of CongressDavid Axelrod, who served as senior adviser to Barack Obama, said the AI scam using Rubio was “only a matter of time” and urged urgent action to defend against such attacks.“A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials,” Axelrod wrote on X. “This is the new world in which we live and we’d better figure out how to defend against it because of its implications for our democracy and the world.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Could Putin and Xi really invade Taiwan and Europe at the same time? Experts explain why a simultaneous attack is unlikely despite NATO chief's WW3 warning

Analysts argue that even if Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his military for Xi's sake, the two powers are now locked in a new Cold War with the West and preparing in tandem to reshape the global order

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4 d. ago China’s human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown

In 2015, a nationwide campaign rounded up hundreds of rights advocates. Since then, suppression has become more systematic and less visible, lawyers sayA decade on from China’s biggest crackdown on human rights lawyers in modern history, lawyers and activists say that the Chinese Communist party’s control over the legal profession has tightened, making rights defence work next to impossible.The environment for human rights law has “steadily regressed, especially after the pandemic”, said Ren Quanniu, a disbarred human rights lawyer. “Right now, the rule of law in China – especially in terms of protecting human rights – has deteriorated to a point where it’s almost comparable to the Cultural Revolution era.” The Cultural Revolution was a decade of mass chaos unleashed by China’s former leader Mao Zedong in 1966. During that time judicial organs were attacked as “bourgeois” and the nascent court system was largely suspended. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Netflix users to watch out for 'payment issue' scam as hackers steal bank details

Hackers have set their sites of Netflix users as they try to steal bank details through 'official branded' email scam.

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6 d. ago Scots cafe 'under siege' from 'feral youth gang' who attacked third time in week

Sir Walter's Cafe in Princes Street in Edinburgh is reportedly 'under siege' from a feral gang of youths.

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6 d. ago England v India: third women’s T20 cricket international – as it happened

Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge impress with the bat as England secure final ball win against India 5th over: England 34-0 (Dunkley 23, Wyatt-Hodge 9) Shree Charani into the attack with her left-arm spin. Dunkley picks up four over midwicket and then plays an absolute doozy of a straight drive for SIX! That was a really excellent shot, Dunkley held the pose and rightly so.4th over: England 22-0 (Dunkley 11, Wyatt-Hodge 9) Deepti Sharma into the attack, she whirls through an over in double quick time for the cost of just two singles. Quiet start for England, they might chance their arm a bit now. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The True Story Behind Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers

The True Story Behind Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers  Time Magazine

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1 week ago M&S shoppers warned 'it's only a matter of time' after cyber attack update

People are being warned to report any scam emails before they delete them

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2 w. ago ‘There was no time for fear’, says officer who confronted Hainault attacker

Inspector Moloy Campbell said his thoughts were entirely focused on the need to ‘preserve life’ including that of his officers on the ground.

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2 w. ago Manchester United have broken their own transfer rule for a second time

Man United have wasted no time in attempting to strengthen their attack this summer - and they deserve recognition for it.

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2 w. ago Chaser Paul Sinha shares sad reason he went straight back to work after two heart attacks

The Chase star Paul Sinah has opened up on why he carried on performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival despite suffering from two heart attacks during his time there

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2 w. ago Roy Whiting's telling glance in court at man accused of trying to murder him

Roy Whiting appeared at Leeds Crown Court today where he came face to face with Andrew Light, the man accused of his attempted murder, for the first time since the attack in Wakefield jail last year

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2 w. ago 'Lion whisperer' fighting for life after he's attacked by big cat he fought to save

The lion viciously attacked Oleg Zubkov during feeding time at Taigan Safari Park, leaving him with serious injuries just a year after it killed one of his colleagues

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2 w. ago Serial rapist who attacked young mothers as their babies lay beside them and served time alongside Ian Huntley in Monster Mansion is found dead in jail

Ronald Cole had been in prison from the age of 29 following his last horrific crime - where he raped a 25-year-old woman as her baby son lay in bed beside her.

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3 w. ago Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women asked to be chemically castrated in bid to avoid jail time

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was yesterday jailed for a minimum of 22 years for the vile attacks during his time studying at University College, London.

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3 w. ago 7/7 terror attacks survivor calls for public inquiry: 'It's time for answers'

Dan Biddle stood close to Mohammad Sidique Khan when he detonated a bomb on the London Underground in the 7/7 attacks

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3 w. ago ‘We’re being attacked all the time’: how UK banks stop hackers

Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expenseIt is every bank boss’s worst nightmare: a panicked phone call informs them a cyber-attack has crippled the IT system, rapidly unleashing chaos across the entire UK financial industry.As household names in other industries, including Marks & Spencer, grapple with the fallout from such hacks, banking executives will be acutely aware that, for them, the stakes are even higher. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Donald Trump is losing control of American foreign policy | Christopher S Chivvis

After Israel’s attacks on Iran and Ukraine’s on Russia, it is time the administration finds discipline and focus to regain authority of its foreign policyIran and the US have stood at a crossroads in recent weeks. Down one path lay negotiations that, while difficult, promised benefits to the citizens of both countries. Down the other path, a protracted war that promised little more than destruction.Back in 2018, Donald Trump had blocked the diplomatic path by tearing up the existing nuclear agreement with Iran – the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. But since beginning his second term in January he has been surprisingly open to negotiations with Tehran. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seemed ready to go along. Continue reading...

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