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12 men have been charged with the manslaughter of a football fan who was left permanently brain-damaged by an attack on his way home from a match in 2015 and died five years later. Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin was assaulted in Southend, Essex, in March 2015 after watching his team play Southend United. He died five years […]

Celtic is facing further legal action over allegations of historic abuse at Celtic Boys Club. Digby Brown Solicitors said it has raised an action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on behalf of a survivor. Last year, Celtic FC apologised for historic sexual abuse at the Celtic Boys Club following a seven-figure payout in […]

Brewing giant Heineken has said it plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid efforts to drive cost savings. The company, which also makes Amstel and Birra Moretti, revealed the plans in the face of weaker demand for beer amid “challenging market conditions”. Heineken said it will cut between 5,000 and 6,000 roles over the […]

A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people overran the runway at Somalia’s main airport and ended up in shallow water at a nearby beach on Tuesday during an emergency landing following a technical problem shortly after take-off. There were no injuries from the emergency landing at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport, and the 50 passengers and […]

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie more than a week ago released the first surveillance images on Tuesday, showing a masked person on her porch on the night she went missing. Authorities searching for the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie have not identified any suspects of persons of interest. FBI director Kash […]

Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell told US politicians she wanted to answer questions about her paedophile ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein but remained silent on the advice of counsel. The 64-year-old appeared remotely before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, but declined to answer any questions. Those in the room said her lawyer David Markus used the […]

A rescued turtle has been flown in an airliner’s passenger cabin because a sea crossing was deemed too stressful. UK regional airline Loganair said it received special dispensation to carry the loggerhead turtle named Crush in the cabin for a flight from the Channel Islands to Southampton on Tuesday. Crush was swept away from her […]

Keir Starmer will attempt to move on from speculation about his future in No 10 after surviving renewed calls for his resignation from members of his party. He will take part in a community visit in an attempt to show he is focused on easing the cost-of-living burden after chairing a routine meeting of his […]

Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has refused to answer questions as part of US Congress’s probe into paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The 64-year-old appeared remotely before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, but those in the room said her lawyer used the opportunity to “campaign” for a pardon from President Donald Trump. In a post […]

Keir Starmer should quit, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party has said in a blow to the British Prime Minister’s fragile authority. Anas Sarwar used a press conference to call for Starmer to resign as the British Prime Minister battles to remain in No 10 following the scandal surrounding Peter Mandelson’s appointment to Washington […]