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Briggate brawl: Six men wanted over large fight in Leeds city centre that saw police officer assaulted

Police investigating a large fight in Leeds city centre have released CCTV images of six suspects they want to identify.

Two men jailed after nearly £700,000 of cannabis seized from Leeds warehouse with links to organised crime

Two men have been jailed after police seized almost £700,000 worth of cannabis from a warehouse in Leeds.

Leeds police seize stolen quad bikes and power tools after searching back garden in Hunslet

Police have seized two stolen quad bikes and power tools from a back garden in Leeds.

Influencer Nicky Newman (35) passes way: "If you read this, it means I've died"

New US military package for Ukraine, but no ATACMS missiles

The US government on Thursday announced a new military aid package worth $325 million for Ukraine, including more air defence, but not the ATACMS missiles Kiev wanted. The package includes artillery ammunition and systems to counter enemy airstrikes, according to the US Department of Defense. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had some specific...

Convicted child sex offender walks out of St Louis hospital

Tommy Wayne Boyd, 45, a prisoner at Potosi Correctional Facility, was last seen around 3:45 a.m. Thursday by personnel at Mercy Hospital South.

Furious parents at headteacher's new 'draconian rules' including suspensions for being two minutes late

Parents have been left fuming after a headteacher was accused of imposing draconian rules on pupils, including suspensions for being two minutes late. Students at Camborne Science & International Academy also complained abut the school becoming akin to a “prison”. Children can even face being put in “reflection” for minor infractions, such as yawni...

Biden pledges more support for Ukraine’s defence as he announces new arms package

Biden pledges more support for Ukraine’s defence as he announces new arms package - Zelensky is meeting with the US president after a trip to Capitol Hill

Nottingham ‘mass disorder’ warning: Police issue dispersal order’ in city centre – latest

Nottingham has been put under a dispersal order after a prank which has been described as potentially "intimidating" took place in the city centre. Nottinghamshire Police, who received two alerts about large gatherings of pupils, announced the order on Thursday afternoon. Chief Inspector Karl Thomas said: “Over the last few days we have been alerte...

Family breaks silence as man who 'slaughtered family of 4' is shot dead after cop chase

Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei, and their two young sons, Adriel and Diego, were gunned down in their Chicago home last weekend before Nathaniel Huey Jr was identified as a chief suspect

Ex-lawyer pleads guilty to bank fraud after being convicted of murdering wife and son

Alex Murdaugh repeatedly admitted to embezzling money, but denied having any involvement in the murder of his wife and son.

Satellite images show devastating drone attack on Russian Black Sea base

Ukraine has intensified attacks in Crimea against Russia as it battles hard to reclaim the peninsula that was annexed back in 2014.

Orange County crash: One person killed and 46 injured as bus carrying kids rolls over

A Greyhound bus carrying children and the Farmingdale High School band from Long Island, has rolled over in Wawayanda, Orange County, New York State - one person has been killed and five are fighting for their lives

Burnley's Zaroury backs appeal to support Morocco earthquake victims

JACK GAUGHAN: Zaroury, who represents Morocco, has family who live close to Marrakesh and is joining Islamic Relief's aid distribution after they partnered with Burnley.

Two men to appear in court over battery of teenage boy in Superdrug store

Two men to appear in court over battery of teenage boy in Superdrug store - They face charges of false imprisonment and battery of a 15-year-old boy during an incident in March.

Mothers of teens charged with murder for intentionally striking bicyclist share horror

Mothers of teens charged with murder for intentionally striking bicyclist share horror - The mothers of the two teens facing murder charges had different views on what their sons have allegedly done

Brazil court rules for Indigenous land rights in key case

A lopsided majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners. The plaintiffs argued that violated their rights, given that many native groups were forced from their ancestral lands, including during the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from the 1960s to 1980s.

'Tory refusal to negotiate in NHS strikes shows they don't care about our lives'

I support the doctors but ordinary people are affected by strike paralysis, unlike Tory ministers who go private, says Paul Routledge

Mexico sought 16 more military arrests over 43 missing students, president says

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican prosecutors earlier this year requested more arrests of military officials as part of an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Sixteen new arrest warrants were sought in May by the attorney general's office, Lopez Obrador said during a regular press conference, showing an official

Media mogul Richard Desmond fined £10,000 over dog attack on ‘Billionaires Row’

Media mogul Richard Desmond fined £10,000 over dog attack on ‘Billionaires Row’ - The court heard his German Shepherd named Summer was “dangerously out of control” on The Bishops Avenue in North London

South Africa to expunge criminal records of Covid-19 lawbreakers

South Africa’s parliament has voted to expunge criminal records for those convicted of breaching the country’s severe Covid-19 lockdown laws. The country of 60 million people imposed some of the world’s toughest restrictions to stop the spread of infections, after Cyril Ramaphosa, the  president, declared a national state of disaster in March 2020 ...

Event brief – Northern Ireland health workers prepare for 48 hour strikes over pay stalemate

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Power and scandal: how Murdoch drove the UK, US and Australia to the right

Seventy-one years ago Rupert Murdoch inherited a single newspaper in Adelaide and turned it into the English-speaking world’s most powerful news provider, driving the politics of three countries – Australia, the UK and the US – to the right and surviving a string of scandals and controversies until his retirement at the age of 92. An empire of newspapers At 21 he took over the Adelaide News from his father, and by the 1960s had created...

Man admits manslaughter of council worker shot dead in home but denies murder

Man admits manslaughter of council worker shot dead in home but denies murder - James Witham, 41, of Ashbury Road, Huyton, is due to stand trial on October 2.

Brothers who killed ex-wife in murder-for-hire plot are convicted

Brothers who killed ex-wife in murder-for-hire plot are convicted - After almost six years, the brothers who murdered a mother-of-four in a plot to kill have been convicted of their crimes

Man found dead in lake at golf club

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Armenia, Azerbaijan clash at UN over Karabakh violence

Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed Thursday at the United Nations on the heels of a swift military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh by Baku, which heard calls from Western nations led by France to provide safety guarantees. She also called for the complete opening of the sole road corridor from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, where aid was allowed on the eve of the military operation after months of disruption.

Middle school teacher in Herricks School District suspended due to 'disturbing' video

A middle school teacher has been suspended in Herricks School District after a ‘disturbing’ and ‘upsetting’ video emerged online. Herricks School District Community came forward and released a statement after they were informed about a disturbing video of a school teacher that was going around online. At the moment, the details surrounding the cont...

Federal judge, 96, is banned from cases for a year amid questions over mental fitness

Federal judge, 96, is banned from cases for a year amid questions over mental fitness - The judge has sued her colleagues, claiming they’re trying to muscle her out of her seat

Tree collapses on woman in Fulham leaving her with potentially life-changing injuries

Tree collapses on woman in Fulham leaving her with potentially life-changing injuries - Local MP Greg Hands said he was ‘shocked’ that a large section of tree had fallen onto pedestrians

Bronx daycare fentanyl death: Drugs hidden under trap door where baby died of overdose

The incident left a one-year-old boy - named by his father as Nicholas Feliz-Dominici - dead and three other children hospitalised after the toddlers were found unresponsive in the basement of Divino Nino daycare

Event brief – Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp

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Poland's govt to run ad defending migrant policy before screenings of critical movie

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's government plans to run adverts ahead of some screenings of the prize-winning refugee drama "Green Border" to defend its treatment of migrants crossing the frontier from Belarus, a minister said on Thursday. Directed by veteran Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, the film has drawn a furious response from conservatives in Poland ahead of its release in Polish cinemas on

Neighbor breaks into home and beats 6-year-old boy unconscious with bat

A boy remains unconscious after his 39-year-old neighbor allegedly beat him with a baseball bat in a 'random act'.

Jail Danelo Cavalcante escaped to spend millions on enclosing exercise yards to prevent future breakouts

Jail Danelo Cavalcante escaped to spend millions on enclosing exercise yards to prevent future breakouts - Jail officials have said the upgrades to Chester County Jail will cost between $2.5m and $3.5m

Rape victims could give evidence in private under new trial proposals

Journalists and members of the public could be barred from attending parts of rape and sex assault trials under radical new plans being considered. Proposals put forward by the Law Commission would see complainants in sex offence cases allowed to give evidence in private if they requested it. It would mean members of the public would not be able to...

Sentenced to 11 thousand years in prison: what did Faruk Fatih Özer do?

Andreas Probst: Mum of teen who 'intentionally mowed down retired man' breaks silence

Jesus Ayala, 18, and Jzamir keys, 16, will be tried as adults for the heartless and shocking killing of retired police chief Andreas Probst who was ran down while cycling - and the mum of one of the boys has broken her silence

Man executed for slaying university dance student

Anthony Sanchez maintained his innocence until his death, insisting that his now-deceased father was Busken's murderer.

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Man released after questioning on claim of responsibility over shot detective

Man released after questioning on claim of responsibility over shot detective - The man was arrested in Londonderry under the Terrorism Act on Thursday.

'Two people have been shot' at Toyota Service Center in Berkeley, California after 'multiple police' exchange gunfire with a suspect, as threat is downgraded

Police have launched an investigation after 'two people were shot' at a Toyota car depot in California after 'multiple police' exchanged gunfire with a suspect as cops downgrade the threat.

Man arrested for suspected child abduction as police hunt missing mother and children

A man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a hunt was launched for a missing mother and two children. The Metropolitan Police said Jamie-Leigh Kelly, 31, left a centre for vulnerable mothers and children in Colindale, north-west London, with her three-year-old daughter and newborn boy on Tuesday. The force said that the children ...

Zelensky says he had ‘very strong dialogue with senators’ after closed-door meeting over Ukraine aid

Zelensky says he had ‘very strong dialogue with senators’ after closed-door meeting over Ukraine aid -

Mum jailed for 'waterboarding and putting her baby in freezer to see if his dad cared'

A mother has been put behind bars after allegedly waterboarding her baby and sticking him in a freezer to ‘test’ and see if the boy’s father cared. Cops responded to calls that a baby had been shoved in a freezer and heard Sharday McDonald, 30, screaming at the baby’s father. ‘I’m about to show you real quick. You don’t want him?’ yelled McDonald, ...

Stabbing terror attack in French Hill, Jerusalem

A security guard at a light rail station was stabbed in a terror attack in French Hill, Jerusalem on Thursday night. The security guard was lightly injured and is in light condition and was transferred to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus. The terrorist was neutralized. The light rail will be non-operational between Ammunition Hill station and Mount H...

‘I Forgive You’: Mother of 8-Year-Old Pennsylvania Boy Stabbed 146 Times Faces His Killer

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to two life sentences in prison for the 2019 kidnapping and violent stabbing of his friend’s 8-year-old son, RadarOnline.com has learned. On July 8, 2019, Keith Burley, 47, and Maram Ford, the mother of 8-year-old Mark “Markie” Mason Jr., got into an argument and Burley assaulted her and bit her in the eye, as Front...

Joe Biden repeats same story almost word for word just minutes apart as age concerns grow

US President Joe Biden has sparked further concerns about his age after he repeated the same anecdote within minutes during a speech. Mr Biden, 80, twice told a campaign reception in Manhattan on Wednesday about the 2017 Charlottesville riots during a 20-minute talk. At the event, hosted by billionaire real estate heiress Amy Goldman Fowler, Mr Bid...

Overturned bus seen in aerial footage after fatal crash involving high school band

Overturned bus seen in aerial footage after fatal crash involving high school band -