36 h. ago Gareth Bale’s footie agent ‘threatened to kill sex slave he kept for six years’ as victim reveals harrowing ‘torture’

FOOTBALL super agent Jonathan Barnett has been accused of threatening to kill a woman he allegedly kept as a sex slave for six years. Barnett, who famously secured Gareth Bale's mega Real Madrid move, is facing claims he raped the mum more than 39 times and subjected her to torture. The alleged victim has spoken...

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3 d. ago 'I was neighbours with Brit mum who kept girl as slave for 25 years

Residents who lived nearby to Amanda Wixon - who has been convicted for keeping a woman with learning disabilities a slave for 25 years - have come forward with what they saw

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5 d. ago Woman who kept ‘house slave’ prisoner was reported 20 years before arrest

Amanda Wixon, 56, held the woman, who is now in her 40s and cannot be named, in squalid conditions and regularly squirted washing-up liquid down her throat, it's been revealed

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5 d. ago US chess star Daniel Naroditsky’s death was accidental, medical examiner says

Report cites cardiac arrhythmia tied to sarcoidosisDrug use contributory but not fatal, examiner saysAmerican chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died last year after suffering a sudden heart rhythm disturbance, with an underlying heart condition identified as the primary cause, according to a report released by North Carolina medical authorities.The 29-year-old was found dead at his townhome in Charlotte in October 2025. At the time, police said his death was being investigated as a possible overdose or suicide, and no cause had been made public. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Woman kept as slave for 25 years was 'failed by social services': Neighbour of evil scratch card addict 'repeatedly' rang authorities to report abuse but 'nothing was ever done'

A neighbour of Amanda Wixon, who yesterday was convicted of abuse and false imprisonment, said she repeatedly rang social services over concerns for the woman's welfare.

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5 d. ago Woman kept a slave for 25 years was 'failed by social services': Neighbour of evil scratch card addict 'repeatedly' rang authorities to report abuse but 'nothing was ever done'

A vulnerable woman kept as a slave for 25 years by a mother-of-ten was failed by social services, according to a neighbours who said they repeatedly rang the authorities over the 'house of horrors'.

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5 d. ago Neighbour of mum who kept woman a 'slave' for 25 years saw victim beat 'like rag doll'

Amanda Wixon is due to be sentenced in March after keeping a woman as a 'slave' for 25 years as one of her neighbours has spoken out of the horrors she witnessed

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5 d. ago Filthy conditions where mother kept woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years exposed

Bodycam footage shows the filthy Gloucestershire room where a woman was forced to live whilst kept as a “house slave” for a mother and her 10 children for more than 25 years.

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6 d. ago Sickening video reveals the filthy 'prison cell' room a vulnerable woman was kept in after being held as a slave by a scratch card addict for 25 YEARS

Scratch card addict, Amanda Wixon, 56, had agreed to take the 14-year-old into her home for the weekend in 1996. But the short stay turned into over two decades of torment and abuse.

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6 d. ago Mum who kept woman as slave for 25 years has 3 words for victim outside court

Amanda Wixon, who now faces a lengthy prison sentence, kept a woman with learning difficulties captive for 25 years, regularly beating her in horrifying conditions

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6 d. ago Scratch card addict kept vulnerable woman as a slave in her home for 25 YEARS before victim finally called for help using a secret mobile phone

A court heard how Amanda Wixon, 56, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, abused the victim for 25 years from 1996.

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6 d. ago Scratch card addict kept vulnerable 'slave' in her home for 25 YEARS before victim finally called for help using a secret mobile phone

A court heard how Amanda Wixon, 56, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, abused the victim for 25 years from 1996.

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6 d. ago Mother of 10 who kept vulnerable woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years found guilty

Amanda Wixon, 56, held the woman between 1995 and 2021 at her family home in Gloucestershire

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6 d. ago Mum of 10 kept woman as slave for 25 years to care for her kids

Amanda Wixon took in her victim, her friend's daughter, in 1997 and she was not released funtil March 2021

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6 d. ago Mum of 10 kept woman as slave in 'prison cell' for 25 years to care for her kids

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Amanda Wixon took in her victim, her friend's daughter, in 1997 and she was not released until March 2021 after Wixon's son contacted the police

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6 d. ago Woman kept as slave by mum of 10 and forced to care for kids

Amanda Wixon, 56, was found guilty of six charges, including compulsory labour, false imprisonment and assault at Gloucester Crown Court.

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6 d. ago Woman kept vulnerable 'slave' in her Gloucestershire home for 25 years before she finally called for help using a secret mobile phone

A court heard how Amanda Wixon, 56, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, abused the victim for 25 years from 1996.

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6 d. ago Drivers are only just finding out what common car button does after years of avoiding it

A learner driver was left baffled by a particular symbol in her new car, after failing to find an answer in the manual - but social media users were quick to fill in the blanks

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7 d. ago Toxicology report says late US chess star Daniel Naroditsky had drugs in his system

29-year-old had stimulants and kratom in systemDeath investigated as possible overdose or suicideAmerican chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky had a combination of stimulant and psychoactive substances in his system when he died last year, according to a toxicology report released by North Carolina authorities.Naroditsky, 29, was found dead at his home in Charlotte in October 2025, a loss that sent shockwaves through the global chess community. At the time, police said his death was being investigated as a possible overdose or suicide. No official cause was announced.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue read...

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1 week ago Julio Iglesias breaks silence on sexual assault allegations as woman says she 'felt like a slave'

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault after two women came forward – with one former female employee saying she felt like 'a slave'

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