Mountain View, CA

The new kitten becomes one of three cats living in Downing Street, joining Larry and the Starmer family cat Jojo.

Starmer welcomes Siberian kitten to Downing Street

A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK. A BBC investigation has found middlemen working as recruitment agents preyed on international students who wanted jobs in the care industry. The students...

Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students

Many in France deeply resent the way their own lives have been transformed by a crisis they see as British-made.

France sees Channel migrant deaths as a problem of Britain's making

Bladed weapons, drugs and £2,500 in cash have been seized by police at a house in Northampton.

Five people arrested in morning drugs raid

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Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Alex Bravo-Castro was arrested on charges of distributing and possessing cocaine in Morristown, New Jersey. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office announced that Bravo-Castro is accused of distributing approximately 350 grams of cocaine on August 29, 2024, an amount with an estimated street value of $27,000.

Morristown Man Arrested for Cocaine Distribution

A man who was found dead in a relative's back garden died of blunt force trauma from dog bites, an inquest has heard. Nicholas Glass, 33, was attacked by up to four dogs before his body was discovered outside a property in Hereford Close in Rednal, Birmingham on 21 August.

Man died of blunt force trauma from dog bites

A woman says she felt "amazing" walking down the aisle in a wedding dress that her brother had made for her from scratch. Brooke Jones, 30, married her now-husband Alex in Newport earlier this month. Her brother Reagen Evans, 28, a couture fashion designer, spent about 120 hours making her...

Bride married in dream dress made by her brother

A man has been jailed for manslaughter after fatally punching a man outside a pub on New Year's Eve. David Butler, 53, punched Robert Chadney, who was on a night out at the Beauchamp Arms in Malvern, Worcestershire, on 31 December 2023. Mr Chadney, who was punched "to the side...

Man jailed after fatal punch outside pub

A jury finds Huw Orphan responsible for an attack that left Amy Burley with a broken back.

Police officer guilty of kicking wife down stairs

A rat-infested jail where prisoners face rising violence and self-harm needs urgent improvement, the chief inspector of prisons has told the justice secretary. Rochester Prison in Kent had squalid conditions, decrepit buildings, widespread illicit drug-use and a “dearth of activity” to prepare men for release, inspectors said. Infestations...

Rat-infested jail needs urgent measures - report

The BBC understands that three children found dead in Staines were not known to social services.

Children found dead not known to social services

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

In March of this year, Catherine O'Sullivan's son, Jack, went for a night out in Bristol and never came home. In the weeks that followed, she left the porch light on, just in case he returned. Six months on, that light is off, but her days are now driven by...

'My aim on this earth is to find my missing son'

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Five children are arrested on suspicion of murder after the 80-year-old man died in hospital.

Children held over fatal attack on dog walker, 80

Cleveland Police say the victim showed "tremendous courage and resolve" reporting the abuse.

Man jailed for repeatedly raping woman

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Hanzel Scott, who attacked two 16-year-olds in 2022, is found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

Man guilty of raping two teenage girls

A woman found dead at a house appeared to have neck injuries, an inquest opening has heard. Victoria Thomas, 45, was found dead at a house on Caerphilly Road, Cardiff, in the early hours of 20 August. Alcwyn Thomas, 44, appeared at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on 23 August charged with...

Woman found dead had neck injuries, court told

Anu Okusanya's family say she had heart attacks after fleeing a gang that had previously attacked her.

Attack witness 'ran to her death rather than safety'

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Twelve dead in Channel and 'Starmer and US at odds'

A variety of stories make the headlines in Wednesday's papers. The Guardian leads on the deaths of 12 people after their small boat sank in the...

Twelve dead in Channel and 'Starmer and US at odds'

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