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Cocaine-addicted stalker breaks down in court after admitting terrifying campaign against woman he had a ‘work affair’ with

• Melbourne man admitted stalking former secret lover
• Court heard of interstate tracking and covert surveillance
• Sentencing delayed pending victim statement and assessment

A Melbourne businessman has admitted stalking a woman with whom he had previously had a secret workplace affair, after what prosecutors described as a sustained and frightening campaign of harassment following their split. The case matters because it shows how stalking can escalate across multiple settings, including travel,…

British boy, two, dies after falling off fourth-floor hotel balcony while on holiday with parents in Cyprus – as father is arrested

• British toddler dies in Cyprus hotel fall
• Father arrested after fourth-floor incident
• Police investigating circumstances of death

A British toddler has died after reportedly falling from a fourth-floor hotel balcony or window while on holiday in Cyprus with his parents. The child’s father was arrested after the incident, with local authorities investigating what happened. The case matters because it involves the death of a very…

Moment man’s shirt is ripped off in brawl at petrol station in Russia – as motorists wait for HOURS in queues as Ukrainian strikes strangle oil supplies

• Petrol station brawl in Russia sees a man's shirt ripped off.
• Motorists reportedly queue for hours amid fuel shortages.
• Ukrainian strikes are blamed for squeezing oil supplies.

Footage from Russia reportedly shows a man having his shirt torn off during a brawl at a petrol station, in a confrontation said to have erupted amid lengthy queues for fuel. The disorder is linked to fuel shortages that have reportedly seen motorists waiting for hours, with the…

Manchester bomber claims another life nine years on from terror attack

The article's headline reports that the perpetrator of the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack has, nine years on, claimed a further life — an apparent reference to a victim whose death is being linked to injuries or trauma sustained in the bombing. However, the underlying story text is…

Russian soldier loses control of mounted machine gun nearly killing several of his fellow troops

The page is a Daily Mail article headlined “Russian soldier loses control of mounted machine gun nearly killing several of his fellow troops,” which appears to describe an incident in which a Russian serviceman lost control of a vehicle- or tripod-mounted machine gun, endangering nearby comrades. However, the…