One every two days: xenophobic incidents analysed in new report
A new report examining the frequency and severity of incidents mainly targeting migrants and asylum seekers has warned that social media companies are fuelling the problem by "failing to take action against those who breach their terms of service."
MoBay vendor in ‘urine scandal’ makes first court appearance
WESTERN BUREAU: Denese Adams, the vendor who was caught in a viral video urinating into a container and then pouring it into a bottle at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James, made her first appearance in the St James Parish Court...
'Gut punch' for 19 SEN pupils facing school start delay
The children were due to start Oakwood School in Saintfield - but building work has not yet been finished.
Prince William's new equerry and other royal 'military hunks'
Prince William is set to lose his long-serving equerry, Commander Rob Dixon, who is heading back to the Royal Navy after four years of service to the heir to the throne.
Royal pets: From the King's Jack Russell to George V's parrot
The royals are known for their love of keeping animals, and King Charles has recently added to the long list of royal pets.
Couple fight $1.7m property seizures linked to cannabis-growing operation
They were mounting the appeal for their 3-year-old daughter, "who has lost her future through this decision".
Grooming gang in Plymouth are jailed after victim saw BBC TV drama
The impact of the show lives on as it was revealed another grooming gang from Plymouth, Devon, has been brought to justice after a victim contacted the police after watching it on TV.
Secret Service failure
Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Granddaughter Files Complaint on Behalf of ‘Portuguese Dreyfus’
Captain Barros Basto was the founder of the Jewish community of Porto in 1923 and tried to bring many back to Judaism. His efforts were thwarted by slanderous anonymous letters.
Primary school on edge of Bristol may no longer be ‘Good’, says Ofsted
The school had undergone a period of uncertainty
OPW spending 'needs to be explained' - Cairns
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has called for a review of project spending by the Office of Public Works after revelations over the cost of the €1.4m security hut and €336,000 bike shelter.
Parents facing steeper fines for taking their kids out of school without permission
Parents in England face higher fines if they take their children out of class without permission this academic year
Tycoon settles High Court fight with neighbous over £8.5m mansion gate
Mark Harrison, CEO of £1.2billion property management and investment company Praxis, bought the former home of the late Lady Grantchester in 2020.
'Highway of horror' where every ten miles a child can be found selling her body
Brazil's BR-116 is known as the 'exploitation highway' because thousands of girls are victims of child prostitution, as revealed in Matt Roper's new book Before The Night Comes
Evil fiends who raped vulnerable girls at parties after plying them with booze and drugs jailed
Abalzaq Salih and Saif Kahya were all jailed for their sickening sex attacks with Anthony Anantharajah awaiting sentence.
Thug said 10 chilling words before setting fire to his girlfriend's house
Michael Boulton, 40, from St Helens, has been jailed after calling his partner a 's***' and accusing of her cheating on him before he set her flat on fire after drinking heavily
Trump's assassination attempt was failure of Secret Service, not local police: Bipartisan House panel
Republican Mike Kelly from Pennsylvania, blamed a cascade of failures by the Secret Service that allowed the gunman, Thomas Michael Crooks, to gain access to the roof of a nearby building and open fire on Trump.
Calls for probe into OPW spending as anger mounts over security hut and bike shed
It comes following ongoing revelations about the cost of a €1.4bn security hut beside the Department of Finance and the €335K Leinster House bike shed that was built in “probably the most expensive area that could have been chosen”.
Late Queen's aunt who adored being addressed as 'luv' and helped collect explosives
Living from 1897 to 1965, Princess Mary, daughter of King George V, is perhaps the most dazzlingly tradition-breaking royal we have all forgotten
Years behind bars for drink-driver who killed Derbyshire footballer in crash
'You knew you were incapable of driving, all of this could have been avoided'
Co Down man sentenced after mailing himself AR-15 assault rifle and handguns from the US
A National Crime Agency official said, "There is no place for deadly weapons like these in Northern Ireland." Co Down man William McMullan was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for 12 months.
19-year-old Hoover High grad running for Fresno Unified trustee. ‘I’m using my voice to advocate for my peers.’
The youngest candidate on the Fresno Unified ballot this election says he’s running to give students a voice on the school board.
Young girl injured in Dublin knife attack hoping to be home by Christmas, family says
The family of the young girl injured in last year's Dublin knife attack says they are hoping to be home "full time by Christmas."
A pram, a gran and a shameful family day out in Newton Heath
'What on earth were you thinking?'
Fewer pupils out of school at start of academic year as absence fines rise
It comes as parents in England face higher fines if they take their children out of class without permission this academic year as part of a Government drive to boost attendance since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Declare mother-son duo fugitive economic offenders in ‘fake’ degrees case: ED to court
Enforcement Directorate seeks to declare mother-son duo fugitives in fake degree scam, suspected to be in Australia.
Secret Service at fault during Trump assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally, officials say
Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
At least 16 personnel injured in explosion at Swabi police station: officials
Police spokesperson says explosion due to short circuit in room containing material, evidence; KP CM orders ensuring timely provision of medical aid.
Pakistan doctor accused of blasphemy killed in ‘fake encounter’ by police: Sindh home minister
Dr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar, a medical doctor accused of sharing blasphemous posts on social media, was shot and killed on September 19 during an alleged gun battle with police in the Mirpurkhas area of Sindh province.
Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school he left
A Black student was punished for violating the school's dress code and wants to return to that same school
Arunachal man sexually abuses 21 kids, awarded death sentence
The court of special judge (POCSO), west session division, Yupia also sentenced two others to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each for their involvement in the case.
New committal hearing date set for mother accused of throwing baby off roof
The anticipated committal hearing for Shamoya Green, the woman accused of throwing her baby daughter off a rooftop to her death last December, has been rescheduled to September 30 in the St James Parish Court. Presiding parish judge Natiesha...
How I routinely received Bello’s children’s school fees from Kogi government officials – Witness
The bureau de change operator, testifying as a prosecution witness, a breakdown of how former Governor Yahaya Bello repeatedly paid school fees of his three daughters in dollars through him and his companies.
Fraudster who previously stole £2.5m back in prison for scamming widow out of £118,000
Margarita Clark, 72, was sentenced to 43 months imprisonment for fraud after she fabricated a story about purchasing property in Spain and offered the victim a chance to invest
Youth pastor impregnates teen, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting four children, DA says
A youth pastor from Waxahachie who impregnated a teenage girl will spend the next five decades behind bars after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple children, officials say.
Unauthorised student absences fall in England as parents face higher fines
School absence fines have increased from £60 to £80 under the changes. and figures suggest this has had an impact
Nearly 100 prosecutions under Coco's Law since inception
There have been almost 100 prosecutions since the introduction of Coco's Law, which criminalises sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent.
Family mourns young mother killed in crash involving alleged intoxicated driver
The family of a young mother killed in a crash involving a suspected drunk driver behind the wheel of a semi-tractor trailer a week ago in Fort Worth talked on Thursday about the tragedy and their sudden loss.
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