Teachers are working with a charity to find enough beds for thousands of sleep deprived children. Mark Tilling, headteacher of Hartlepool's High Tunstall College of Science, took action after learning of an increasing number of families struggling to afford beds for their children. He said bed poverty is rising and...

Schools seeking 10,000 beds for exhausted pupils

Wiltshire Police said the victim showed "incredible strength" throughout the trial.

Transgender woman guilty of rape after night out

Gary Alexander Baird killed his wife Susan Baird with a hammer at their home in Belfast in 2020.

Husband rang GP 570 times before killing wife

Coffee County, GA

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Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Tributes have been paid to a commentator who covered football and speedway for more than 40 years. Edwin Overland, who joined BBC Radio Cambridgeshire in 1982, died over the weekend. He covered hundreds of Peterborough United matches during his career, including the play-off wins in 1992, 2000 and 2011. Peter...

'Genuine legend' football commentator dies

Virginia State

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The weather is heating up, and many Virginians enjoy a soft drink to cool off. If you will be drinking a glass of soda pop at a restaurant, you should know that there has been a recall.

Four soft drinks that are sold in restaurants have been recalled due to the ingredients

The chief organiser of a religious gathering in northern India where 121 people were killed in a crush has surrendered to police, his lawyer says. The incident in Uttar Pradesh state last week is one of the deadliest such disasters in the country in more than a decade. Nearly all...

India event organiser arrested after fatal crush

A Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.

Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land

Two men and a woman remain in custody for questioning, Cumbria Police say.

Three arrested and drugs seized in police raid

Clarke County, MS

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In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

The government has been urged to remove fixed shower rails from prisons across the country following the death of an inmate. An inquest jury ruled in April that Yasmin Adams, 25, took her own life at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire in November 2016. Now, a report into the failings...

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

Gavin Plumb, 37, wanted to commit "sexually motivated" violence against the TV star, a court hears.

Man 'plotted to abduct, rape and murder' TV host

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Chicago, IL

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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 A man who had his “skull split open” in a machete attack carried out by a gang including Jay Slater has broken his silence on the desperate search for the teenager who vanished in Tenerife.The missing 19-year-old was part of a group of eight people who attacked Tom Hilton, then 17, with a machete, golf clubs and an axe in Rishton, Lancashire, in 2021.The apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle, was handed an 18-month community order with 25 days of rehabilitation activities and 150 hours of unpaid work for his role in the violent disorder.  He then went on holiday...

Jay Slater machete gang attack victim hits out at internet trolls and urges them to help find teenager

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New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania File Amicus Briefs to Uphold Protections Against Sex-Based Discrimination in Education. NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have filed a new series of amicus briefs in federal courts across the country to defend Title IX protections for students against sex-based discrimination and harassment. This collaborative effort aims to support the U.S. Department of Education’s Final Rule, which safeguards transgender students from sex discrimination and reverses the prior administration’s rollback of Title IX protections.

Defending Title IX: NJ Attorney General Leads Effort to Uphold Protections

The new education secretary says she is writing to education workforces as her "first priority".

Education Secretary Phillipson begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers

A former police officer has been jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of two rapes. Aron May, who served as a PC with West Midlands Police, was sacked by the force in May after his conviction at Worcester Crown Court in April. The 40-year-old, from Shropshire, had carried...

Former police officer jailed for two rapes

The vehicle careered off the road in a 40mph zone, broke through a fence and crashed into a gym.

Fatal 100mph crash dad was 'begged to stop'

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Plans to expand special school on to new site

Plans have been put forward to expand a special school for children with learning difficulties by bringing on board a soon-to-be empty school building. Pupils at...

Plans to expand special school on to new site

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