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Cornell Fraternity Sexual Assault Investigation Reopened Amid Prosecutor Impartiality Dispute
A woman identified as Jane Doe is pursuing a civil lawsuit against seven Cornell University fraternity members, alleging they sexually assaulted her at an off-campus house in 2024. The accused men have denied the allegat
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Revealed: Seven in ten allegations against suspended police officers involve domestic abuse, sex crimes or stalking
Police Scotland has 53 officers suspended on full pay while they face criminal investigations, and nearly seven in ten are accused of domestic abuse, sexual offences or stalking. The figures are likely to increase scrutiny of the force amid recent cases involving former and serving officers. Of the 53 officers, 26 face allegations related to…
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Female cop looks glassy-eyed in mugshot after she allegedly drove drunk wrong way down road and crashed into car
A Detroit homicide detective, Lariah Stevens, 32, has been charged following an incident on 10 September in which she allegedly drove an unmarked police vehicle the wrong way down Vernier Road in Harper Woods, Michigan whilst intoxicated, before crashing into another car and walking away from the scene. Surveillance footage captured the collision, and police…
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Girl, 16, died days after ‘hit-and-run’ in Wakefield ‘after being found seriously injured on road’: Man, 25, is arrested
A 16-year-old girl, Nadia Mucha, has died four days after being struck by a vehicle in a suspected hit-and-run in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She sustained serious head and chest injuries in the collision and was rushed to hospital, where she subsequently died. A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous…
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Ruth Davidson says Brexit deepened divisions and expects another Europe vote
Ruth Davidson said she expects another referendum on Britain’s relationship with Europe eventually, but hopes it will not happen in the next few years. The former Scottish Conservative leader said the Brexit and Scottish independence votes divided people into opposing camps and damaged UK politics. Davidson argued that Britain should address economic and social problems…
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Idaho grandmother says restaurant ban left autistic grandson without dinner
An Idaho grandmother said she had a panic attack after staff at a Coeur d’Alene restaurant told her family they could not give her autistic grandson food brought from outside. The family left, and she said the three-year-old, who has a restrictive eating disorder, was unable to eat for the rest of the evening. Cason…
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Scotland’s early flu surge adds pressure to overcrowded emergency departments
Scottish doctors say most emergency departments are already working above capacity as flu cases rise unusually early, raising fears that winter pressures will make it harder to treat patients safely. Emergency medicine leaders warn that overcrowding can delay care and make it difficult to isolate people with flu and protect those at higher risk. By…
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Ohio firefighter charged after allegedly restraining boyfriend in handcuffs
An Ohio firefighter has appeared in court facing several charges, including abduction, after allegedly handcuffing her boyfriend to a staircase and refusing to release him. The case matters because what reportedly began as a consensual encounter is alleged to have left the man fearful for his safety and led to further accusations of theft and…
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Glasgow University settles case after student wrongly told he had failed
Ethan Brown, 23, a University of Glasgow geography student, took his own life on 13 December 2024, the day he was supposed to graduate, after being told in September that he had failed a course and would not be eligible to graduate with an honours degree. The family has now settled a civil court action…