Child-Rape Trial Halted After Judge 'Fell Asleep'

The trial of a man accused of raping a child was halted because a judge fell asleep, it has been claimed. An investigation has been launched into the allegations that Recorder Philip Cattan nodded off as a young alleged victim gave evidence via video-link....

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US Evacuates Libya Embassy Amid Militia Strife

The United States has evacuated its embassy in Libya and warned all Americans in the country to "depart immediately", as fighting between militias in the capital Tripoli intensifies. The mission staff were driven safely overland to neighbouring Tunisia,...

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F16 Jets Escort Plane After Passenger 'Threat'

A plane bound for Panama City was escorted by two US fighter jets back to Toronto, Canada, after a passenger allegedly threatened to blow up the jet. The aircraft, carrying 189 people, turned around over West Virginia about 45 minutes into the flight...

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Female Navy Commander Faces Affair Claims

The first woman commander of a major Royal Navy battleship has left her vessel while an investigation is carried out into claims she had an affair with a shipmate. Commander Sarah West, 42, had been in charge on board HMS Portland, a Type 23 frigate,...

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MH17: Victim's Parents Visit Crash Scene

The parents of one of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster in eastern Ukraine have travelled from Australia to the crash site to honour their daughter. Fatima Dyczynski, 25, was among 298 people on board flight MH17 when it came down...

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Bodies 'Still Remain' At MH17 Crash Site

Human remains are still at the site of the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine more than a week after the aircraft came down, says Australia's Prime Minister. Tony Abbott is sending 190 police officers along with a small number of its defence...

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Burglar Killed By Homeowner Was Not Pregnant

A burglar who pleaded that she was pregnant moments before a homeowner fatally shot her was not a mother-to-be, a post-mortem examination has confirmed. In a case that has generated national headlines, Andrea Miller was gunned down by 80-year-old householder...

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Riot Under Way At Nottinghamshire Prison

A riot has broken out at HMP Ranby in Nottinghamshire after up to 120 prisoners refused to return to their cells. The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said the "serious incident" began about 12.30pm and is continuing. A spokesman for the Prison Service...

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'Truly Tragic': Tributes To Plane Crash Briton

A British man who was among 116 people killed in a plane crash in Mali has been described as a "genuine lovely man". David Morgan, reportedly from Liverpool, died when Air Algerie flight AH5017 came down in the remote Gossi region, close to the border...

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Truce Extended As Gaza Death Toll Tops 1,000

Israel and Hamas have agreed to prolong a "humanitarian" truce in Gaza until midnight (10pm UK time) as the Palestinian death toll reached 1,000. The four-hour extension comes as world leaders continue their attempt to thrash out a wider ceasefire in...

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