Donald Trump was sentenced to “unconditional discharge” by Judge Juan Merchan at Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday — just 10 days before his second inauguration to the presidency — after being found guilty on all counts at his hush money trial last year. The Supreme Court declined to stop the sentencing, its justices ruling 5-4 … Read more
(Met Police) Two men have been convicted of murder over the fatal stabbing of a man in Hounslow last year. Tyreece Scott, 24, was stabbed to death just before 1am on Hibernia Road on January 16, 2024. He died of his injuries despite the efforts of emergency services. Ben Laing, 23, and Duarra Abdi, 19, … Read more
A California senior citizen community has been rocked after four people were found dead in a “multi-victim homocide” at one of its properties. The four victims, who had all been shot, were identified Thursday as a 33-year-old woman, a 28-year-old man, and another man and woman who were both 67, according to a statement from … Read more
A former partner at McKinsey & Co pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing justice by destroying records related to advice he and the consulting firm provided to Purdue Pharma on how to “turbocharge” sales of its potent opioid prescription painkiller, OxyContin. Martin Elling, 60, entered his plea in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, a month … Read more
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death near a town centre bus station. Thomas Taylor was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station, police said. The Bedford Academy student was taken … Read more
Scottish police have launched a major land, air and water search for two sisters who have disappeared from Aberdeen. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen in the city’s Market Street after leaving their home in the city on Tuesday shortly after 2am. Specialist search teams and police dogs are helping efforts to … Read more
The vast majority of grooming gang offences are carried out by white men, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has said. New figures from the police database show that, where ethnicity data was available, 85% of “group-based” child abusers were white in the first three quarters of 2024. The same data for the whole of … Read more
Armed police who killed two out-of-control dogs and Tasered their owner have been cleared of wrongdoing. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) launched its investigation five days after the incident in Poplar, east London on May 7, 2023. Viral footage circulated of the officers from the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police forces … Read more
Donald Trump has been given an unconditional discharge over hush money payments sent to porn star Stormy Daniels, avoiding jail before his inauguration later this month. The president-elect was given a legal slap on the wrist after Judge Juan Merchan said it was the “only lawful sentence” he could impose due to Mr Trump’s impending … Read more
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed near a town centre bus station, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station, officers said. The Bedford Academy student … Read more