55 m. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison aged 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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1 hour ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook’s murder trial continues in Victoria’s supreme court

Victorian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Hello and welcome to Guardian Australia’s live coverage of the Erin Patterson trial, which is expected to restart at 10.30am this morning.Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson by feeding them a beef wellington dish allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. The lunch took place in the regional Victorian town of Leongatha, in Australia’s south-east. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Woman who nearly died after stroke describes being able to sing before speaking – and she’s not alone

The young woman was told she had a ten per cent chance to live

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2 h. ago Top business award for London Stock Exchange chief executive

Dame Julia Hoggett was praised for her leadership and impact in financial services as she was named winner of the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award.

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3 h. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison ages 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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3 h. ago Race Across the World star shares 'dark' reason behind marriage breakdown in emotional admission

Race Across the World stars Yin and Gaz initially confused viewers when they took on the BBC challenge together despite being divorced - and now they've opened up about their split

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4 h. ago Urgent do not eat warning over fears supermarket is selling out of date chicken

Food safety watchdog issues alert over Asda recalling hot and spicy chicken breast slices

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4 h. ago Channel 4 star is 'charged with rape and sexual assault' of woman in hotel

A Channel 4 star has been "charged with rape and sexual assault" after allegedly attacking a woman at a pub and hotel in Oxfordshire back in September 2022

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4 h. ago 'I keep my chopped off body part in a jar – people are scared of me but I don't care'

A young woman has decided to literally take her body in her own hands and modified near enough most of it and has even revealed where she keeps her removed body parts

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5 h. ago British woman found beaten to death with 'five deep wounds' in French village

A murder investigation has been launched after the 65-year-old was found by her friend in Tremolat, a village in the French Dordogne region, on Tuesday evening.

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5 h. ago British woman, 65, found 'beaten to death' in French village

A friend found the 65-year-old woman lying near her vehicle with five deep wounds caused by a blunt object at her home in the village of Tremolat.

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5 h. ago Genius Game viewers brand ITV show 'too confusing' just minutes in

ITV viewers have all issued the same complaint after new game show Genius Game premiered, with many branding it 'confusing'

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5 h. ago British woman found beaten to death in French village with 'five deep wounds'

The woman, aged 65, was found lying near her vehicle with five deep wounds caused by a blunt object at her home in Tremolat a village in the Dordogne region of France

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6 h. ago Channel 4 star, 32, charged with rape and sexual assault after alleged attack on woman at posh pub

The star who appeared on an episode of Channel 4's Amazing Spaces appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

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6 h. ago People with endometriosis more likely to experience early menopause, study finds

Surgical menopause occurs on average 19 months earlier, while natural menopause happens five months earlier, new global research showsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWomen with endometriosis face a higher risk of premature and early menopause and are seven times more likely to experience surgical menopause, a study has found.Surgical menopause occurs when a woman has both ovaries removed before reaching natural menopause, and may be done to treat endometriosis if other treatments fail. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Teenager and man, 20, charged over crash that killed baby boy after car ploughed into pregnant woman

The victim, a woman in her 30s, had been on a pedestrian crossing when she was struck by the vehicle in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, on September 29 last year.

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves faces watchdog probe over 'failure to declare theatre freebie properly'

Rachel Reeves is being investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner after allegedly failing to register a gift of four theatre tickets worth £276 on time

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7 h. ago Channel 4 Amazing Spaces star 'charged with rape and sexual assault of woman at hotel'

James Catling, who appeared on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces this month, has appeared in court after being charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

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7 h. ago Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card

Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf

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7 h. ago Lutnick says someone asked him for 10 Trump immigration cards: ‘That’s $50m for dinner. So it’s paying for my dinner’

Commerce secretary says sales of gold cards make him ‘very popular’

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