4 h. ago ‘Zizian’ follower named ‘person of interest’ in her parents’ killing denies all allegations: ‘We aren’t a murder cult’

In a 20-page letter from jail shared with The Independent, the 32-year-old defended her group’s motives and said their namesake Ziz LaSota is on ‘hunger strike’

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23 h. ago Shannon Sharpe takes break from ESPN amid sexual assault allegations

Woman filed lawsuit against former NFL starHall of famer denies allegations against himFormer NFL star Shannon Sharpe says he is stepping away from his duties as an ESPN analyst after a lawsuit was filed against him in Nevada on Sunday.The lawsuit was filed by a woman who says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 20. A two-year consensual relationship ensued during which, she alleges, he raped her. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago BBC Breakfast fans 'in tears' as Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt share heartbreaking news

BBC Breakfast hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt shared the touching news that two parents of the children who were killed in the Southport attack last year will be running the London Marathon this weekend in their memory.

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48 h. ago Mom storms onto Las Vegas campus and threatens to kill teacher who called her daughter ‘slow’

Unnamed parent has so far not been charged over the incident at Bailey Middle School

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57 h. ago Woman denies concealing knives and lying to the police over alleged New Year's Day stabbing

Karla Pukutova, 31, denies perverting the course of justice following the alleged murder of Alberto Urso

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57 h. ago Filming Sean Combs documentary ’emotional and difficult’ – BBC presenter Bokinni

The US rapper denies sex trafficking allegations against him.

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69 h. ago Lori Vallow Daybell doomsday cult mom found guilty of conspiring to murder fourth husband

Vallow conspired with her late brother to kill her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, at his Arizona home in July 2019

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3 d. ago Demi Moore opens up about ‘torturing’ her body as she’s named People’s Most Beautiful Person

Oscar-nominated actor revealed she used to ‘punish’ herself to ensure she looked good physically

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3 d. ago Manchester tram crash: Driver 'took at least 20 lines of cocaine' before killing girl, 3

Rawal Rehman, 35, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in his Mercedes Sprinter van after Louisa Palmisano was killed as she walked with her parents in Manchester

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3 d. ago NFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in Nevada lawsuit

Woman files complaint against former player and analystSharpe’s lawyer issued denial of allegationsNFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual assault and battery by a former partner in a lawsuit filed on Sunday in Nevada.The woman says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe, who is now an ESPN analyst, at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 22. A two-year consensual relationship ensued, during which she alleges he raped her. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Parents trap kids in scorching hot car killing toddler, 2, while another dies from malnutrition

Deja and Justin Rollins were each handed a 70-year prison sentence to conclude what prosecutors said was one of the most 'disturbing' cases they’ve ever seen - after two of the couple's young children died

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5 d. ago BGT's Simon Cowell denies 'fix' allegations as he offers to take lie

On Saturday's instalment of Britain's Got Talent, ITV viewers saw one audience member get to audition on stage after making a brave decision.

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5 d. ago ‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom

Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rageRight before he began work on his second album, someone told Obongjayar it was time to “start writing songs”. “I remember being really pissed,” laughs the artist, whose real name is Steven Umoh – though, in person, he goes by “OB”. “Like, what the fuck? What do you think I’ve been doing this whole time?”The incredulity seems fair. The 32-year-old Nigerian singer has been releasing work for more than a decade, running the gamut of genres from hip-hop to Afrobeat to experimental electronics to spoken word, alt-rock and soul. It has made him something of a critics’ darling, but if you’re not familiar with his solo music (his debut album, 2022’s Some Nights I Dream of Doors, was stunning), odds are you’ve heard his lithe, gravelly inflections on Richard Russell’s Everything Is Recorded project, or warming up UK rap star ...

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6 d. ago Parents, uncle and cousins jailed over ‘honour’ killing of 18

The case has become a symbol of the brutal mistreatment of immigrant women who rebelled against inflexible family rules

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7 d. ago Family of teen killed by punch blast 'failure' of cops as boy 'blamed' for own death

Ben Smith died aged 18 after a punch his parents claimed "killed" him. The teen was out with friends for Halloween but ended up in hospital and later died - his family has slammed the police

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8 d. ago Killer who told victim's parents 'this has affected me as well' gets longer in jail

Adam Ali has had his sentence upped by over two years after the fatal collision in Tameside

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8 d. ago Justin Bieber breaks silence on claims he is broke and millions in debt as he slams 'ill

Justin Bieber's team have vehemently denied the allegations that he is in millions of dollars of debt dubbing the report 'clickbait stupidity' and it's 'sources' as being 'ill-informed'

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9 d. ago Iran is 'not far' from having a nuclear bomb, UN warns after Trump told Tehran to abandon nuke dream or face harsh response

Western countries have long suspected Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, an allegation Tehran has consistently denied, insisting that its programme is for peaceful civilian purposes.

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9 d. ago Woman who accused Jesse Lingard's grandfather of historic child sex abuse is 'making him out to be an ogre', he tells court

Kenneth Lingard, 86, denied the complainant's allegation that he had conducted a 15 year campaign of abuse when she was between five and 19 years old.

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9 d. ago Member of ‘Zizian’ group linked to six deaths says she did not kill her parents: ‘You are being lied to’

Michelle Zajko, 32, insisted that she and her friends have been victims of a smear campaign by ‘stalkers and abusers’ within their old community

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