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NewsWireDisturbing reason lifeguard attacked at pool
Police have released photos of a group who may have information on the alleged assault of a young lifeguard at an aquatic centre.
- The Independent
Former classmate arrested nearly 50 years after teen was found dead on the second floor of her Hawaii school
Detectives had failed to identify a suspect in the murder case for decades
- HuffPost
Trump Revokes Workplace Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Australian Associated Press
Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives
A dangerous driver who failed to heed a police warning before causing a crash which killed five people could walk free on parole within three years.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Finds Crazy Excuse for Pardoning Violent Rioters
President Donald Trump on Tuesday found a way to defend pardoning thousands of convicted Jan. 6 rioters–some of whom violently attacked police officers–by arguing that they had already spent enough time behind bars. Trump took questions from reporters at the White House during a press conference, beginning with NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander, who first asked, “You would agree that it’s never acceptable to assault a police officer?“ That prompt elicited a ”sure" from Tru
- The Independent
‘Savage’ killer gets decades behind bars for decapitating his pregnant girlfriend and tossing her body in a trash can
Deundrea Holloway, 25, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Liese Dodd and her unborn baby
- Sky News
Two 14-year-old boys charged with raping girl in New Forest park
Two teenage boys have been charged with rape, in Hampshire. The incident is alleged to have taken place at Fordingbridge recreation ground on the evening of 17 January. Hampshire Police said that both boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were from Fordingbridge and aged 14.
- NewsWire
Man found dead in playground named
Tributes have begun pouring in for a man found dead in a park near a primary school, with another man in police custody.
- The Independent
Convicted killer claims longtime girlfriend helped him ‘hunt’ murdered Brittanee Drexel in 2009
The 17-year-old was kidnapped, raped, and murdered while visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on spring break trip in 2009
- BBC
Woman admits killing 'much loved' community member
Christina Howell, 37, admits manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
- BBC
Trump puts all US government diversity staff on paid leave 'immediately'
A new executive order signed on Tuesday calls for an end to DEI practices in the federal government.
- The Independent
Homeowner charged for shooting grocery delivery driver after his wife ordered from Instacart and didn’t tell him
Nicholas Sabo’s wife thought someone was trying to break into their trailer, say police
- NewsWire
Man asleep in tent stabbed by stranger
Police are investigating after a man reported being stabbed by an unknown assailant as he slept in a tent in Sydney’s west.
- The Independent
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution in chilling interview with Alex Jones hours after prison release
‘We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.
- BBC
Thirteen passengers killed by another train after fleeing fire rumour
Another five people are injured after being hit by an express train on an adjacent track.
- Evening Standard
Prince Harry wins 'monumental' High Court victory over publishers of The Sun newspaper
Prince Harry has reportedly accepted damages in excess of £10million in his settlement with The Sun’s publishers News Group Newspapers
- NewsWire
Mum’s nightmare turns to reality
Shocking footage has captured the moment a woman was dragged along the road after a man allegedly stole her car - with a child still inside.
- NewsWire
Moment cops arrest shirtless man
The man was arrested at a hotel in Pyrmont in relation to an attack on a Sydney synagogue.
- BuzzFeed
"Worth It To Have An EU Passport In My Back Pocket" —19 Americans Who Got Citizenship Abroad Are Sharing Exactly How (And Why) They Did It
"My [mom] thought she had two citizenships, and it was recently pointed out to her that she was eligible to apply for four different passports! She was floored."
- PA Media: UK News
Drug traffickers identified after sending dog photo ordered to pay £1 million
Drug traffickers Stefan Baldauf, 64, and Philip Lawson, 63, have been ordered to pay more than £1 million.