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Fugitive suspect in Georgia mom’s silicone injection murder captured 17 years later after DMV slipup: cops
Tamaira Angell Smith has been arrested in Texas, 17 years after Eyanna Moore died following an illegal silicone injection in Georgia. Smith faces a felony murder charge, and the arrest brings a long-running case closer to court. Authorities say Smith used a stolen identity to obtain a South Carolina driving licence in 2018. When she…
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Jury finds Texas deputy violated driver’s rights after surveillance-led stop
A federal jury has ruled that Alek Schott’s constitutional rights were violated when a Texas sheriff’s deputy pulled him over in March 2022 based on surveillance footage of a routine trip to the US-Mexico border that an anonymous law enforcement agent deemed “suspicious”. The 76-minute traffic stop and subsequent search violated Schott’s Fourth Amendment protections,…
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Sinfield recalls final silent goodbye with Rob Burrow before his death
Sir Kevin Sinfield has revealed the deeply personal final moments he shared with his best friend and former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow, who died from motor neurone disease in June 2024. After receiving word that Burrow was nearing death, Sinfield left an England rugby camp and travelled north to visit his friend one last…
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Fossils of 45-million-year-old mammal unearthed at California building site
Construction workers in Oceanside, Southern California, discovered fossil bones approximately 45 million years old whilst excavating a construction site on 31 August. The discovery is significant as it provides a rare glimpse into prehistoric North American mammals and reflects the region’s important palaeontological heritage. Palaeontologist Joseph El Adli believes the bones belong to either a…
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RAF Spitfire pilot, 43, was killed in Battle of Britain Memorial Flight crash likely caused by ‘decades-old piece of debris in engine’, report finds
Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, died when his Spitfire crashed shortly after take-off near RAF Coningsby on 25 May 2024, during a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. A Defence Safety Authority inquiry concluded that debris in the engine was very likely to have caused the loss of power, and recommended that the findings inform improvements…
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Trendy suburb that’s home to Peaky Blinders has become a crime-ridden ‘slum’, locals complain
Digbeth, a Birmingham suburb once hailed as ‘Britain’s coolest neighbourhood’, has become a crime-ridden slum according to residents. The area rose to prominence after Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight opened a studio there in October 2025, yet despite significant investment and BBC plans to relocate its flagship headquarters there, locals say the neighbourhood has deteriorated…
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Teenage e-bike rider who seriously injured seven-year-old boy in crash while speeding through red light is jailed for 18 months
Eighteen-year-old Callean Wyburn has been jailed for 18 months after riding through a red light and seriously injuring a seven-year-old boy at a crossing in Christchurch, Dorset. The court said the dangerous driving posed serious risks to others, and that the offence was too serious for a sentence other than immediate custody. Wyburn was 17…
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Jesse Marsch: ‘We, as Americans, have been inundated with propaganda since we were young’
Jesse Marsch says Canada’s increasingly European outlook and diverse population suit its football team, as he begins a new phase leading the men’s side. Ahead of facing the United States, his home country, he also reflects on worsening US-Canada relations and says Americans have grown up exposed to propaganda. Marsch praises Prime Minister Mark Carney…
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Badenoch pledges permanent triple lock as younger workers face £38,400 pension losses
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has committed to maintaining the pension triple lock indefinitely, creating a clear policy divide with the Labour government. This comes as the Prime Minister revealed last week that Labour plans to scrap the current triple lock mechanism in 2030, partly to fund a proposed NHS-style National Care Service for social…
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James Bulger’s father condemns private hearing for Venables
James Bulger’s father, Ralph, has condemned the decision to hold Jon Venables’s latest parole hearing in private, calling it an insult to the family. The parole board said a public hearing could risk identifying Venables and sensationalising the case; the decision has renewed the family’s call to be heard in the process. Venables and Robert…