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Family-run bistro boss at centre of WhatsApp cocaine dealing operation with his son and brother are jailed
A family-run bistro owner, his son and his brother have been jailed after being convicted of running an organised cocaine dealing operation coordinated via WhatsApp. Rezart Balesi, 44, was identified as the “senior figure” and used his Village Bistro premises in Greenmount, Bury, as a hub for the enterprise, while his brother Refail and son…
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Couple’s astonishing words for 94mph street racer who killed their unborn first baby and left wife in wheelchair
A Georgia couple have publicly forgiven the street racer whose reckless driving caused a crash that killed their unborn son and left the mother needing a wheelchair. Symeon and Samantha Izaguirre were turning off Satellite Boulevard near Duluth on 20 June when Dorin Lupas, 33, travelling at 94mph in a 45mph zone, ploughed into their…
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Chris Langham dead at 77: Disgraced BBC comedian and The Thick of It star who was jailed for haul of child abuse images passes away from pancreatic cancer
Chris Langham, the actor best known for playing bumbling minister Hugh Abbot in The Thick of It, has died aged 77, it has been revealed, following a private battle with pancreatic cancer that ended on 24 June this year. His death, disclosed today by The Times some three months later, closes the story of a…
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Russian nuclear bomber commander who ordered strike on Ukrainian children’s hospital ‘fights for life after being shot in the head in drive-by’
A senior Russian air force commander accused of ordering deadly strikes on Ukraine, including a children’s hospital, has been left in critical condition after being shot in an apparent assassination attempt near his home in Russia. The attack fits a pattern of recent shootings and bombings targeting high-ranking Russian military and intelligence officials, several of…
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Prison nurse appears in court accused of affair with drug-dealing killer in Wandsworth jail ‘after he put her address on court documents’
A prison nurse has appeared in court accused of misconduct in public office over an alleged relationship with a convicted killer held at HMP Wandsworth. Stephanie Adair, 29, was arrested in November after it emerged she was allegedly involved with inmate Jahki Crosdale, reportedly after he listed her address on court documents. The case highlights…
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Police call handler who tipped off her boyfriend about a drugs raid is jailed for 11 months
A former Derbyshire Police call handler has been jailed for tipping off her boyfriend about a drugs raid, exploiting access to confidential police systems just months into her role. Ellie-Mae Doherty, 22, used her position to warn her boyfriend, who had a criminal record, about search warrants being executed at properties linked to his associates,…
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Two teenagers hospitalised with meningitis B and 50 offered antibiotics in latest outbreak of deadly disease
Two teenagers from Framlingham, Suffolk, have been hospitalised with meningitis B, prompting the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to offer preventative antibiotics to nearly 50 people who came into close contact with them. Both patients are said to be responding well to treatment, and officials stressed the general public risk remains low, though the case…
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Penn State fraternity cocaine deals grew to kilo loads as pledges helped package drugs, witnesses testify
A preliminary hearing at Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, heard testimony that a cocaine supply operation linked to Penn State fraternities grew from small quantities to kilogram-scale deals over roughly a year. Five of 14 people charged in the alleged drug ring appeared as prosecutors set out claims of a hierarchy of suppliers, distributors…