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Read our privacy notice . Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault over his showbiz career. Trial judge Mr Justice Bennathan…
The consultants also warned of uncontrollable system failure, in a letter sent to Healthcare Improvement Scotland (His) in July. They said the situation in the emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth University…
The interior ministry said one person had been rescued, but the number of people still missing was yet to be established. The small wooden boat capsized between the capital, Dakar and the northern city of Saint-Louis, as…
Priests at Saint Nicolas de Port , one of France's few sanctuaries to hold a relic of the saint, reported the theft of a reliquary containing a fragment of the saint's body on November 2. Police later arrested the…
About 9,000 people were at the venue on Saturday night for the first ever Scottish show by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Three police officers were hurt and two men were arrested during the large disturbance, which…
Gosia and her friends and family had raised concerns about Johns's "intense" behaviour in the days and weeks before her death on 11 June this year. Sentencing the defendant to a minimum of 29 years in prison, Judge Tom…
Join today Already a member? Log in A 2kg bag of ice cubes was Deliveroo ’s most delivered item this year, becoming the first grocery item ever to top the list. The Premium Ice Cubes sold by Iceland beat every other dish…
Join today Already a member? Log in James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables will remain in prison after telling a Parole Board panel that he should stay behind bars. Venables was just 10 years old when he murdered…
Join today Already a member? Log in A controlled explosion has been carried out on a "suspicious package" sent to Asda 's headquarters, police have confirmed. West Yorkshire Police responded to reports of the item having…
Towards the end of the holiday, the pair, along with ten other children from different families, decided to swap addresses and become pen pals. But three years later, David moved house and the pair lost touch. It wasn't…