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Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court.…
German court orders detention of former intelligence chief after spying arrest
August Hanning, 80, appears before judge after being accused of treason and espionage on behalf of foreign stateA formal arrest warrant has been issue…
Two men jailed with indefinite sentences freed after two decades
Two, plus third man released in August, have IPPs replaced after serving much longer than minimum termsTwo men jailed with indefinite sentences for pu…
Bail hostels due to house early-release prisoners in England and Wales closed
Exclusive: 11 facilities shut, seven for lack of staff and four over issues such as infestations or lack of running waterEleven bail hostels that were…
Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn
Former Selfridges owners buys UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano PessinaThe Canadian family that once owned Selfridges departmen…
Husband of Norfolk GP found dead at home appears in court charged with her murder
Mark Cain, 45, charged on Tuesday after Hannah Cain was found dead in Fern Hill, Dersingham, on Sunday nightThe husband of a GP has appeared in court …
Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries
Postal service says cuts will focus on on head office and ‘support function roles’Business live – latest updatesRoyal Mail is to cut up to 2,500 jobs …
Drinking and consent - Cornell rape allegations expose 'loopholes' in laws
The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help alleged victims.…
Puffin island on cusp of closure as it runs out of water
Lundy is in "real jeopardy" and could be evacuated if supplies run out, bosses say.…
‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their own words
French students and teachers protesting school conditions spoke with Al Jazeera about their demands.…
Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in US
Arfat Sheikh was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, advocacy group says.…
An early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shot
Flu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year.…
5 things civil rights data says about public schools
The federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are st…
BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it
The pop superstar is showing art from his personal collection for the first time. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is packed with fans.…
Nicolas Ghesquière takes us into the future for Louis Vuitton show in Paris
Models walk runway at the Louvre with flying cars hovering above as designer envisions city life in a warming worldIn silk slip dresses, breezy vented…
Former bishop sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing young Aboriginal men
Christopher Alan Saunders becomes highest-ranked Catholic in Australia convicted of sexual abuse over his time as member of clergyA former high-rankin…
Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later lifeEva M…
Cornell names former acting U.S. attorney general to review rape case
Cornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the sc…
California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids
Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan had 15 children, aged between two months to 13 years, removed from their homeA California couple has been arrested on chi…
Kane's rise from childhood keeper to equalling England cap record
Harry Kane reaches another significant England milestone by equalling Peter Shilton's record as the most-capped Three Lions player that he has held fo…
New York City med spa owner admits to giving client botulism with bootleg Botox
Klara Shuster said in court she imported mislabeled Botox illegally and dispensed it to clientsThe owner of a New York City med spa has admitted to il…
Defence lawyer in Cornell University case calls for special prosecutor to be removed
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her…
Katie Price's ex said take it to grave, rape trial hears
The alleged victim is not part of Kieran Hayler or Katie Price's extended families.…
Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and husband sue ex-friends for ‘betrayal of trust’
Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett launch defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming ‘coordinated series of devastating public attacks’The Norwegian pri…
A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable textIt has been called the wor…
London to Chicago BA flight declares emergency after dropping 28,000 feet
British Airways Boeing abruptly lost altitude over Ireland due to ‘technical issue’ and returned to HeathrowA flight from London to Chicago declared a…
Blue Planet and Gandhi composer George Fenton dies aged 76
The musician received five Oscar nominations, and soundtracked dozens of memorable nature films.…
Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar
Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.…
Super-subs help France demolish Belgium with late flurry
Michael Olise scores twice and assists as France come from 1-0 with 13 minutes left to beat Belgium 4-1…
Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
His last book, Adam and Eve, is set to release this month.…