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Rachel, a respectable middle-class property manager, is serving 30 years for killing a man she once went on a date with - even though she was 100 miles away from the crime scene. Her mother insists her coercive partner was to blame. Who do you believe?

He was, he wrote, 'honest and loyal' and 'a gentleman' who was looking for someone 'caring with good morals'. And certainly, at first, he seemed every bit the good catch. 'Initially, he appeared loving and respectful…

Mock 'Woodhenge' structure destroyed by fire

The fire began at the Square and Compass pub, in Kingston Lane, Worth Matravers, on Sunday afternoon, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said. The structure, built by pub landlord Charlie Newman with friend…

Nigel Farage says he ‘didn’t want to resign as MP’ but was ‘forced’

Speaking to Metro ahead of tomorrow’s vote in the seat he held until his sensational resignation last month, the Reform leader set out his stall for Essex constituents. He said it had been ‘one of the greatest privileges…

Armed police evacuated London Underground train after reports of ‘man with a gun’

The rush hour commute was disrupted on the Central line after an incident involving the police. Armed officers searched a carriage on the busy Tube route, and people were evacuated after reports of a man carrying a…

Don’t use electricity during the solar eclipse, Octopus Energy warns

This will, in turn, lower solar -powered electricity generation just as demand for energy surges as people finish up work and are at home for the evening. Neso – the National Energy System Operator which runs Britain’s…

Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again

A No 10 spokesperson said the government understood firefighters, farmers and NHS staff were all facing challenges connected to the weather. This week's latest heatwave comes as more areas in England were placed under…

The river of garbage: Workers wade through rubbish after storm hits the Philippines

Photos showed the workers wading through nearly shoulder-deep waters in Paranaque City yesterday after the devastating monsoon that has inundated the country for over a week. The non-stop rain has pushed countless tons…

Solar eclipse 2026 live: Last minute scramble for glasses as millions prepare for rare solar eclipse

The next time the moon obscures this much of the sun will be in 2081, while the next total solar eclipse in the UK will be in 2090. The Met Office has confirmed the best spots to watch the eclipse in the UK , although it…

A Yeti hunter and turtle sex crimes – inside Putin’s bizarre sham election

The Kremlin seems to be scared of the risk of a strong protest vote, a reminder that while these elections are obviously carefully managed shams, they are not completely pointless. The same cannot necessarily be said of…

Singapore and S Korea pull Trader Joe's seasoning over poppy seeds

While they do not naturally contain opiates, poppy seeds are banned in both countries because they can get contaminated with opiates by fluid in the poppy plant during harvesting. More than 20 online listings of the…