22 h. ago Woman raped by downstairs neighbour 'planned' attack by 'tracking footsteps' through floor

Naomi Saatchi said the rape- that happened over 20 years ago - was "pre-planned" because her attacker listened out for footsteps on her hardwood floors and waited until he knew she was asleep to commit the crime

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23 h. ago I was raped by her neighbour who tracked my footsteps and waited for me to go to sleep to break in and attack me. I kept quiet for years but this is why I'm finally coming forward

Naomi Saatchi, now 43, was a 21-year-old healthcare assistant living in St, Paul's, Bristol, when she was raped by David Watson-Williams 22 years ago in her own home.

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28 h. ago Scots dad murdered in 'despicable' attack was planning to propose to girlfriend

Sean McKay had a one-year-old son with his girlfriend Chloe McCormick.

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50 h. ago 'Monster' raped woman as she slept and took covert photos of women on the toilet

Ian Hennah, 58, was discovered with the indecent images of women using the toilet after a hard drive was examined by the police

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2 d. ago New IRA had planned earlier attack on detective John Caldwell, court told

Two men appeared in court in Dungannon on charges linked to the shooting of the senior police officer in 2023.

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4 d. ago Met Police volunteer officer 'told child she enjoyed being raped', court hears

Defendant James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, is accused of rape and sexual activity with a child during their time as a police volunteer for London's Met Police

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5 d. ago Trump to hold press conference after ordering homeless to leave Washington DC – US politics live

President says he has plans to make capital ‘safer and more beautiful’ after social media attack on homeless peoplePresident Donald Trump’s news conference is due to take place in about two-and-a-half hours and it follows his Truth Social promising the new measures“will, essentially, stop violent crime” in the capital district, without explaining how.In a subsequent post, he said that the news conference at 10am on Monday, “will not only involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation’s Capital, but will also be about Cleanliness”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Netanyahu’s Gaza City outrage fulfils his messianic fantasy of a Greater Israel. The world must stop him | Nimer Sultany

Ignore suggestions that further occupation would be temporary. Act now! This outrageous landgrab is ethnic cleansing in plain sightIt is hard to describe in words the pain of witnessing your people being destroyed for more than 670 days. It is even more unfathomable to contemplate another Israeli escalation, after witnessing so much suffering and so many crimes committed against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. How can this be allowed in full view of the world for so long? Will the world stand by?Israel’s security cabinet declared this escalation when it approved a plan to “fully occupy” the Gaza Strip and attack concentrations of population, starting with Gaza City itself. The consequences of this newest military onslaught are foreseeable and predictable. In May 2024, Israel attacked Rafah despite international warnings and in defiance of an international court of justice order – Rafah no longer exists. In November and December 2024, Israel attacked the northern towns of B...

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6 d. ago Woman reveals nightmare of being groomed by teacher and raped by paedophile gang

Samantha's ordeal mirros thousands of girls raped by grooming gangs in towns and cities across the UK

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7 d. ago Brain surgeon who 'raped woman' and posed for series of selfies with an arsenal of weapons including knives in a Snapchat post with the message 'Who wants to play?' is struck off

Dr Sayed Talibi (pictured), 38, of the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire, used to work for the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.

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8 d. ago Violent man repeatedly raped woman and threatened to chop her up with an axe

David Seaborne's victim said she had been left feeling 'dead inside'

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9 d. ago Furious locals set up 'vigilante' army in 'Wild West' seaside town overrun by feral yobs, sex predators and murders

When temperatures hit the mid-30s last month, brawls broke out in broad daylight, while a woman in her late teens was raped in a beachside public toilet just days later leading to the arrest of a man.

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1 week ago Woman raped by her brother says 'he stole my childhood' as he's jailed

The 28-year-old bravely waived her right to anonymity to detail the shocking sexual abuse she received at the hands of her older brother

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1 week ago Thug who tried to claim he had sexsomnia when he raped woman in vicious campaign of abuse is jailed for 11 years

Dean Final, 32, was told by a judge he posed a 'profound' risk to women.

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1 week ago Thomas Partey arrives in court as former Arsenal star accused of rape

Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey has been accused of two counts of rape against one women and three counts against another woman. A third woman has accused him of sexual assault. He denies all the charges

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1 week ago Shocking moment man slaps a fellow passenger for having a 'panic attack' on a plane

A man slapped another passenger around the face whilst he was allegedly suffering a panic attack on an IndiGo flight.

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1 week ago Missionary kidnapped from Haitian orphanage as officials dub it 'planned act'

Nine individuals have been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti from an orphanage – the abduction has been called 'planned attack' as a child and a Irish missionary were seized

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4 w. ago Four accused of Palestine Action attack on RAF planes face 2027 trial

The defendants face a year-and-a-half wait for their trial over £7million alleged criminal damage at RAF Brize Norton

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last month British woman, 21, is 'raped by Syrian man, 31' in Greek party town of Malia

According to local outlet Cretapost, the tourist told police she had been raped by a man she met at a bar on June 22.

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