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Gisèle Pelicot's Day of Justice

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 20:03
Pelicot’s ex-husband sentenced to 20 years, alongside 50 other men in mass rape trial.

Doctor Who writer gets TV ideas brushing his teeth

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 19:40
The screenwriter says he has thought of entire shows while brushing his teeth in the morning.

Paul Pogba's brother sentenced to three years in extortion case

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 19:34
Five other men received sentences of between four and eight years for extorting the French footballer.

Moshiri says he leaves Everton 'in a better place'

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 18:50
Farhad Moshiri says the end of his Everton ownership leaves him with "mixed emotions" and he wonders where the club might have been had Carlo Ancelotti remained.

Jeremy Bowen: Syria's new ruler is politically astute - but can he keep his promises?

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 18:33
Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants.

Jeremy Bowen: Syria's new ruler is politically astute - but can he keep his promises?

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 18:33
Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants.

Fury and Usyk stare at each other for 11 minutes in astonishing face-off

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 18:02
Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had to be dragged away from their face-off at a news conference.

Weekly quiz: Which Christmas dinner ingredient went up in price?

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 17:32
How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Tate brothers human trafficking case sent back by Romanian court

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 17:08
A court upholds the influencer's challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother.

Post Office spent £132m defending itself at inquiry

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 17:06
The money relates to legal costs for the inquiry into the wrongful conviction of sub-postmasters.

Watch BBC's Steve Rosenberg challenge Putin on his 25 years in power in Russia

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 16:57
Russian President Vladimir Putin was speaking at an annual end-of-year press conference.

Man convicted for repeatedly lying about inventing Bitcoin

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 16:47
Computer scientist Craig Wright was given a suspended prison sentence for what was described as "legal nonsense."

Superman returns with a superdog to save superhero movies

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 16:14
The first trailer for James Gunn's film shows the new Man of Steel - and Krypto the Superdog.

Economic benefits will take some time, says Starmer

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 16:10
The prime minister asked MPs for patience when it comes to raising the UK's economic growth rates.

I should have invaded Ukraine earlier, Putin tells Russians in TV marathon

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 16:02
Putin tells an end-of-year press conference there should have been "systemic preparation" for the full-scale invasion.

Teenagers detained for murdering boys in mistaken identity case

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 15:35
Best friends Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to death yards from Mason's front door.

Interest rates held as Bank says economy doing worse

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 15:24
The Bank considered a rate cut as it thinks the economy has performed worse than it expected.

Minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 15:15
Tulip Siddiq is alleged to have helped her aunt, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, embezzle up to £4bn.

Risk of Christmas travel disruption as UK weather warnings issued

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 15:01
Strong winds will affect the UK this weekend which could cause disruption for the festive getaway.

Crossbow suspect denies killing woman and daughters

Thu, 19/12/2024 - 15:00
Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah and Louise died in an attack in their home in Hertfordshire.

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