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Julian Assange is being persecuted by Donald Trump to get back at Barack Obama, court hears

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being persecuted by Donald Trump because of the President’s ‘considerable personal antipathy’ to Barack Obama, a professor of peace studies told his extradition hearing in London today. Professor Paul Rogers called Assange’s prosecution politically motivated, and said his political opinions put him in the ‘crosshairs’ of the Trump administration. Assange, 49, … Read more

Black man, 35, died after being restrained by police, inquest hears

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The mother of a black man who died after he was restrained by officers has told an inquest he had a fear of police as he had been ‘mistreated’ and Tasered in the past. Kevin Clarke died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in March 2018, following an incident in the Polsted Road area of … Read more

Baby born deaf hears mother’s and father’s voices for first time after having hearing aids fitted

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Heartwarming moment 11-week-old baby who was born deaf hears the voices of his parents for the first time after having hearing aids fitted Tiffany Wroe, 29, shared the video of her 11-week-old son Saul on Facebook She lives with husband John, 44, in Nairobi, Kenya, but is from Manchester Young Saul was born with moderate … Read more

Waitress, 19, hanged herself while on the phone to her best friend, inquest hears

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Waitress, 19, hanged herself while on the phone to her best friend after becoming obsessed with social media and upset when she did not get enough likes for her selfies Chloe Davison died at her home in  Lanchester, County Durham last December She had been on the phone to her best friend Lauren Askew moments earlier  … Read more

Top triathlete died aged 37 after taking cocaine and opiates, inquest hears

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Top athlete best known for winning ‘world’s toughest’ triathlon in record time died aged 37 after taking cocaine and opiates, inquest hears Chris Stirling was found unresponsive at his Lakeland home in April last year  Mr Stirling had a history of drug abuse which had plagued him since his teens Friends performed CPR at the … Read more

Johnny Depp wrapped his shirt around Amber Heard’s neck, court hears

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Amber Heard wrote in her diary how Johnny Depp wrapped his shirt around her neck during their honeymoon aboard the Oriental Express. The entry on July 27, 2015, read: ‘After three hours of sleep and the terrible fight we got in last night, we are both walking zombies today. ‘We finally fell asleep with one … Read more

Husband strangled wife to death before hanging himself after row over mother-in-law, inquest hears 

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A husband flew into a rage and strangled his wife to death before hanging himself while their two-year-old son slept in his cot, an inquest has heard. Kiril Nemcev, 32, attacked his wife Lana Nemceva, 33, after they argued about her mother moving in with them. The couple’s lodger then made the grisly discovery when … Read more

Libyan refugee Khairi Saadallah, shouted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ before Reading ‘terror attack’, court hears

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Libyan refugee, 25, shouted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ as he stabbed three friends to death and left another three men with knife wounds in suspected terror attack in Reading park, court hears Khairi Saadallah accused of three counts of murder following attack in Reading The 25-year-old, from Reading, is also facing three counts of attempted murder Accused … Read more

Russian oligarch’s ex-wife hasn’t been paid enough money to ‘purchase a bag of crisps’, court hears

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Russian oligarch’s ex-wife fighting to get her hands on £450m she was awarded in UK’s biggest-ever divorce hasn’t been paid enough money to ‘purchase a bag of crisps’, court hears Tatiana Akhmedova has been fighting in British courts to get the millions owed  In 2016 she was awarded 41.5 per cent share of Farkhad Akhmedov … Read more

Court hears horrific details about Colt family accused of horrific sexual abuse of inbred children

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Incestuous rape was ‘not a secret’ in the infamous Colt family with a 17-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted by her uncle told to keep her mouth shut, a judge has been told. Frank Colt, a pseudonym, is facing a judge-alone trial in the Sydney District Court eight years after authorities discovered about 40 members of the … Read more