Hollywood icon Robert Duvall, star of films including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95. The Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker died peacefully at home on Sunday, his wife Luciana said, in a statement paying tribute. “Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest […]
More than 200 people have been arrested in the past four weeks as part of a phone theft crackdown in London – with drones and facial recognition used to catch those responsible. The Metropolitan Police said officers had made 248 arrests for stealing mobiles and seized about 770 devices, with a further 122 people arrested
A man has been charged with terrorism-related offences over a plot to carry out an attack at a Taylor Swift concert in 2024. The now 21-year-old has been charged by Austrian prosecutors following his arrest shortly before the singer’s first Eras tour date in Vienna was due to take place. Swift cancelled her three-night run
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Two teenagers have been found guilty of the manslaughter of a man at a seaside resort after he arranged to meet a 16-year-old girl. A girl and two boys, who are aged 15 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been on trial for the murder of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, on
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A prison guard has been charged after allegations of having an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner at one of Scotland’s most notorious jails. Police Scotland said the 33-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with “wilful neglect of duty” at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow. A force spokesperson added: “She’s due to appear in
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Tech moves fast, regulation doesn’t – that’s what the prime minister is now having to contend with. People invent new technology like AI, new social media features designed to draw you in, new ways to interact online – and in the background, the authorities scramble to keep up. The prime minister is trying. Today, he
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Royal Mail has warned of potential service delays across more than 100 UK postcodes due to poor weather and staff sickness. The company has listed 38 delivery offices which could be most affected by a slower service. A spokesman for Royal Mail said “adverse weather, including storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra in January, alongside higher-than-usual sick absence,
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A dancer who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent was found dead three days after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual offence, an inquest has heard. Warning: This story contains descriptions some readers may find distressing, including references to suicide. Kerri-Anne Donaldson, who reached the semi-final of the ITV show in 2014 as part of
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A nine-year-old boy has become the first patient to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery in the UK. Alfie Phillips, from Northampton, has fibular hemimelia, a rare condition that affects fewer than one in 40,000 births in the UK each year. It caused his right leg not to develop properly, leaving it about four centimetres shorter than
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The former chief executive of Carillion has been fined £237,700 by the City regulator for his role in misleading statements by the company before its collapse eight years ago. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) described Richard Howson’s handling of the construction firm’s communications with the market, ahead of its demise in 2018, as “reckless”. The
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