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Columbus, OH

The Standard

A 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered life” has been told by a judge that “even people like you need to go prison” after she posted an online message stating: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”“Keyboard warrior” Julie Sweeney was jailed on Wednesday for 15 months after she sent the comment to her local community Facebook group in Kidsgrove, Cheshire.Sarah Badrawy, prosecuting, told the court one of the group’s 5,100 members became “uneasy” at a number of comments posted on the site in the wake of widespread violent disorder following the deaths of three young girls...

‘Keyboard warrior’ jailed for posting mosque message after Southport deaths

The Guardian

‘Keyboard warrior’ Julie Sweeney sentenced to 15 months on busy day for rioting cases in England’s courts

Woman, 53, jailed over ‘blow the mosque up’ Facebook post after Southport riots

The Independent

The heartbroken parents of a “precious” six-year-old girl killed in the Southport attack have said that their older daughter saw and escaped the stabbing.Bebe King was killed alongside Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, during a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class at the Hart Space on Monday July 29.Bebe’s parents paid tribute to their daughter on Saturday, saying she “was full of joy, light, and love” and will remain in their hearts as a “sweet, kind, and spirited girl”.Lauren and Ben King also said that Bebe’s older sister, Genie, nine, witnessed the attack...

Parents of Southport victim say older daughter witnessed and escaped the attack

Kieran Usher became the second person to be charged with riot after a 15-year-old boy appeared in court on Thursday.

Second riot charge brought as disorder suspects await news on upgraded charges

Some protesters attempted to block the northbound carriageway of the M275 motorway,

Pictures released on suspects over road-block protest in Portsmouth

A court is told the gang supplied drugs with a street value estimated at more than £110,000.

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

An archaeological dig took place in 2022 during construction on HMP Highland in Inverness.

2,000-year-old settlement found on site of new prison

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

Sarasota, FL

A 12-year-old Florida girl has been critically injured after her mother accidentally ran her over on Monday during drop-off on her first day of school. The accident happened just outside Booker Middle School in Sarasota at around 7:45 a.m. local time, when the mother dropped off her daughter in the right turn lane in front of the school.The girl reportedly dropped her backpack, spilling some pens and markers under her mother’s large SUV, and when she went to retrieve them by crawling under the car, her mother started to pull away. “She immediately stopped when she heard her child screaming,”...

12-year-old girl critically injured after her mom accidentally runs her over on first day of school

Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, was described in court as a ‘political activist’.

Man appears in court on terror charges over Charlie Hebdo posts

 A witness to the Southport stabbing attack has recalled the moment he came face-to-face with a knifeman before the alleged attacker “scurried off”.Window cleaner Joel Verite detailed how he “locked eyes” with the 17-year-old suspect in an interview with Sky News today (30 July).“I just wanted to hurt him so bad, but at the same time I was scared,” Mr Verite said.Three girls who were killed in the deadly attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club on Monday 29 July have now been named by police.

Window cleaner describes coming face to face with Southport knife attacker

The action is separate from the long-running row over pay.

LNER drivers to stage weekend strikes claiming breakdown in industrial relations

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 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Starring Cailee Spaeny, the ninth film in the ‘Alien’ franchise is out in cinemas

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Comedian said jokes could be used ‘to heal’

Matt Rife addresses domestic violence joke controversy: ‘Not everyone wants to be seen as a victim’

The US Sun

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with the murder of three kids after they were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with ten counts of attempted murder after the horrific knife rampage in Southport. The 17-year-old, of Banks, Lancashire, remains […]

Boy, 17, charged with murdering 3 children & critically injuring 7 others in mass stabbing at Southport dance class

Minneapolis, MN

 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been moved to a new federal prison following his stabbing by an inmate last year.Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last week.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to The Independent but said it could not give any further details “for privacy, safety, and security reasons.”In November 2023, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by inmate John Turscak, while Chauvin was serving a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s sentence is running concurrently with a 22.5-year...

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

Thousands of people, including doctors and paramedics, are marching through various Indian cities to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital last week

Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital

Settlers rioted in the village of Jit in the northern West Bank, killing one Palestinian and badly injuring others, said Palestinian officials.

Lammy condemns Israeli settler ‘rampage’ in the West Bank on Middle East visit

Julie Sweeney had written on Facebook ‘Blow the mosques up with the adults in it.’

Southport riots: Husband of grandmother who wrote mosques should be blown up says sentence is ‘too harsh’

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