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Michelle Troconis, convicted for helping her boyfriend murder his wife, claims to be a ‘scapegoat’

Husband admits strangling wife to death with bootlace

Michael McDaid, 60, pleaded guilty to killing wife Rachel at her Nottingham home. He strangled Rachel, 53, with his boot lace and she was discovered by their son.

The consequences of Biden's decline with age: America's leadership crisis

Right now, the problem is not what Biden’s condition is, but what people think it is; and not what will happen if he wins, but what will happen if he doesn’t.

General election count in chaos as police take ballots over 'fraud'

Scottish police rushed to Emirates Arena in Glasgow, where they reportedly seized three ballot papers.

A GoFundMe is set up for autistic boy slapped by Mercedes driver

A GoFundMe was launched for an autistic California boy who was slapped in the face by a Mercedes driver after the child had damaged the hood ornament on the car.

Mother throws newborn daughter out of a window

Katarina Jovanovic, 28, was found guilty of manslaughter after her newborn daughter was dropped out of an apartment window.

BBC wins the election ratings battle against ITV, Sky and Channel 4

The BBC came out on top after winning the ratings battle on the night of the general election against it's rivals including ITV , Sky News and Channel 4 with 4.2million viewers

'You have no remorse': Judge sentences Lucy Letby to life in prison

'You have no remorse': 'Disgraced' nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to life in prison. Child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to another whole-life order for the attempted murder of a baby girl.

Truck bursts into flames on SH1 in Canterbury, road closed

Fire and Emergency services rushed to extinguish the fire, detours are in place.

Knives out for defeated Rishi, as Tory leadership race begins

Mr Sunak is being blamed for the Tory collapse and is already facing the wrath of senior Conservatives, many of whom slammed his decision to call a July election.

Jacob Rees-Mogg is mercilessly mocked for being ousted as an MP

In scenes ridiculed by the British public, Sir Jacob was filmed losing his North East Somerset and Hanham seat - while standing next to a man wearing a baked bean balaclava.

Horror on Italian cable car: mother (41) falls to death in front of children

41-year-old Margherita from Trentino was killed Thursday in northern Piedmont when she plunged from a cable elevator as much as 100 meters down. Her husband and two small children saw the accident happen. The woman was loading the family's luggage into a cable car going to Drocala when it suddenly shot into motion, dragging the woman with it. The woman remained attached to the elevator for about 50 meters until she suddenly fell down onto the...

Mayor Wayne Brown has ‘Biden moment’, reveals confidential land purchase offer in council meeting

The mayor apologised and retracted his misstatement.

Viktor Orban in Moscow for unapproved Ukraine talks with Putin

Viktor Orban travelled to Moscow on Friday for controversial talks on how to end the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin greeted the Hungarian prime minister with a smile and a handshake, saying he was keen to hear proposals for a ceasefire. Mr Orban visited Kyiv earlier in the week – and a Hungarian diplomatic source told The Telegraph he would act as ...

Kai Havertz culture war has landed in Germany

Just outside Dortmund station there is a building-sized poster of Kai Havertz draped from a rooftop, advertising Puma. Across Instagram and TikTok, Havertz is hawking Mercedes cars, Hugo Boss aftershave and Capri-Sun orange juice. Surely he must be a national hero? Things are rarely so simple for Havertz. This is the Champions League-winning goalsc...

How to interpret Labour’s big UK victory

The Labour Party's historic seizure of power in the UK is a defining moment, writes Professor John Morgan, that will require a new economic model The post How to interpret Labour’s big UK victory appeared first on Newsroom.

Prince Harry finding himself in 'strange unfamiliar world which grows increasingly unfriendly'

A think tank has launched a lawsuit against Prince Harry after he admitted taking drugs in his tell-all memoir Spare, with the duke now reportedly fearing his visa may be revoked

Chilling moment gunman opens fire with shotgun on a car park

Saabir Mohamed, 26, can be seen jumping from a Ford Kuga before firing the deadly weapon towards his victim in a car park in Smethwick, West Mids. The injured man was dropped off in an Audi at Birmingham's City Hospital with gunshot wounds to his lower leg and foot and staff there alerted police.

Couple who suffered house fire watched CCTV back and can't believe how it started

Don't leave boxes on the hob if you have a pet large enough to turn it on.

Madeleine McCann: what happened to the apartment where young girl went missing?

Madeleine McCann went missing 17 years ago - but what happened to the apartment where the McCanns were staying at the time of the tragic event?

Dad pleaded for daughter’s ex-boyfriend not to be freed from jail. Days later, her mutilated body was found in a car

Dad pleaded for daughter’s ex-boyfriend not to be freed from jail. Days later, her mutilated body was found in a car - ‘If they let him out, he was going to kill her,’ Lauren Johansen’s father said he warned a judge just days before his daughter’s death

Tragic update after little girl died in crocodile attack

The girl was last seen swimming with family members at Mango Creek near the remote Aboriginal community of Palumpa south-west of Darwin.

Keir Starmer's children have one request before they all move into Downing Street

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's teenage children have one request if they are all to move into Downing Street's residence - and they've been 'campaigning' for a little while

Psychiatrist doing job of three resigns after being denied panic button

Professor Marie Bismark says she was caring for more than 300 patients.

Trump congratulates pal Nigel Farage for his 'big win'

Donald Trump led the the congratulations to his friend Nigel Farage on becoming a member of the British Parliament for the first time.

Russia is spending so much invading Ukraine that it's a 'high-income' country now

Russia’s outsized military spending continues to blunt the impact of economic sanctions during its war in Ukraine. The World Bank said that it was upgrading the country’s economic standing to its top-tier “high-income” category from its earlier “upper-middle-income” status, because its gross national income (GNI) per capita increased by 11.2% in the last year.

Health alert as cases of medieval Plague found in USA

The Plague is a serious disease which usually presents in three main clinical forms - bubonic, pneumonic or septicemic - and can be transmitted in several ways between infected animals and humans

'I'm sorry' Emotional Rishi leaves Number 10 and steps down as leader

'I'm sorry' Emotional Rishi Sunak leaves Number 10 as Prime Minister for the last time and announces he will step down as Conservative party leader.

Reform wins FIFTH seat as final election result in England is declared

James McMurdock won the Basildon South and East Thurrock constituency in Essex this afternoon with a majority of just 98 votes from Labour candidate Jack Ferguson.

Three Black Sea countries launch new minesweeping force

Student seriously hurt, in hospital after assault at Wellington Girls' College

Principal Julia Davidson says the assault is an "isolated and very sad" incident.

Watch: 4th of July fireworks misfire, injuring several at football stadium

Several people were injured when fireworks misfired and struck members of the audience inside a football stadium during a July 4 celebration in Utah, police said. Videos posted on social media show individual fireworks veering off from the cluster sent into the sky over the field and landing among rows of spectators in the stands at the outdoor are...

UK airport runway closure sparks chaos, passengers stranded and flights suspended

Emergency runway repairs at Leeds Bradford have left passengers stranded and fuming and airlines diverting flights

Comedian dies aged 54 in ‘terrible’ freak accident

Shellshocked Rishi Sunak says 'sorry' for Tories' crushing defeat

A broken PM acknowledged that Keir Starmer had won as he nervously took a victory in his own incredibly safe Richmond & Northallerton seat.

Stepfather and stepson sentenced for vigilante attack on New Plymouth fisherman

The man was beaten, knocked off the jetty and held underwater.

OMG, I just got elected! Meet Britain’s youngest MP

It had seemed that Sam Carling, 22, was never destined to become a member of parliament. In November he was Labour’s second selection, after its first-choice candidate was ousted, to fight for a seat that had never in its history been red. So when yesterday’s exit poll came in at 10pm it appeared to seal an obvious end: by pollster John Curtice’s m...

Video: New heavy infantry fighting vehicle spotted in Russia

A new heavy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), apparently based on the main battle tank platform T-72, has been spotted in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.

'Boring!': Nigel Farage clashes with multiple protesters trying to disrupt his newser

'Well this is good preparations for the House of Commons, I suppose.'

Body of autistic girl, 7, is found in Tennessee lake

The body of a missing autistic girl has been found in a Tennessee lake just minutes after a statewide search was launched.

For more than a decade a cold-case murder went unsolved. Then police tested the cigarette at the scene for DNA

For more than a decade a cold-case murder went unsolved. Then police tested the cigarette at the scene for DNA - ‘My family is very blessed that this day has finally come,’ the victim’s daughter said after the charges were announced

John Swinney accepts 'full responsibility' for election results

John Swinney has admitted the election was 'incredibly tough' for the SNP as he promised to 'reflect' on what it meant for the independence campaign.

Serious crash: Lanes now reopened after horror crash before Auckland Harbour Bridge, driver critical

The crash, between a van and a truck, has occurred at around 3.30pm today.

Lucy Letby handed whole life sentence for trying to murder baby girl

The most prolific child killer in modern British history was 26 when she deliberately dislodged the breathing tube of Baby K in the first hours of her life.

Ex-KGB operative reports possible betrayal among Putin's inner circle

Dunedin teacher Danielle Gare drops name suppression to speak about being a Mama Hooch Danny Jaz assault survivor

She wants to show other survivors they can succeed after sexual abuse.

Auckland truckie caught driving nearly seven times over alcohol limit

The driver was described to be struggling to stay in his lane.

King Charles arrives at Buckingham Palace ahead of Rishi Sunak’s resignation

King Charles arrives at Buckingham Palace ahead of Rishi Sunak’s resignation -

Hockey star is charged with murdering his wife at their £250,000 home

Mohammed Samak, 42, is to appear before magistrates today after his wife Joanne, 49, was found seriously injured at their home.

General Election 2024: After Labour landslide, what happens next?

Sir Keir Starmer will take the keys to Downing Street after voters handed Labour a landslide victory in the General Election - and here is a look at how the handover of power will unfold in the coming days.