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Two officers to face court martial over handling of teenage soldier Jaysley Beck case

Two British Army officers are to face a court martial after being charged over the handling of a case of sexual assault on 19-year-old soldier Jaysley Beck. In 2021, Royal Artillery Gunner Beck took her own life in her barracks at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, after her allegations of sexual assault against a former sergeant were

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Starmer in China to improve British economy, Harriet Harman says

Sir Keir Starmer is visiting China to improve the UK’s economy, Harriet Harman has said. The former Labour cabinet minister told Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that the prime minister’s trip to the world’s second-largest economy was intended to improve the financial situation of voters in the UK. However, she said the government

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Postcode lottery means groundbreaking MND drug is a lifeline for some – but ‘mental torture’ for others

Eleanor Dalley didn’t think she’d live to see 50 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019. There is no cure, and most people die within a few years as they lose their ability to move, eat, talk and breathe. But for Eleanor, there was a lifeline – a breakthrough drug that has

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Paedophile nursery worker Vincent Chan admits 30 new charges

A paedophile nursery worker has admitted 30 new charges, including filming up the skirts of girls in a classroom. Vincent Chan is already facing years behind bars after pleading guilty last year to molesting girls aged three and four while working at a now-closed nursery in north London. The 45-year-old filmed himself carrying out the

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Catherine O’Hara, who starred in Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, has died

Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin’s mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, has died. The Canadian-American star won an Emmy award for lead actress for her role in Schitt’s Creek in 2020. She died aged 71 on Friday at her home in Los Angeles “following a

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