The suspended Labour Party MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting, The Independent understands

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It is the first time that one of Britain's most notorious killers has admitted responsibility for any of his crimes, despite pleas from his family to come clean

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The US lawyer on her fearsome reputation, the criticism she faced for advising Harvey Weinstein, and how 40 years of legal experience did not prepare her for the Epstein files

If Lisa Bloom had been advising Peter Mandelson or the then Prince Andrew before their calamitous attempts at reputation-salvaging television interviews, she would have encouraged them to listen beforehand to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims – or, at the very least, to their lawyers – to understand something of what the women endured.

“Or even just watch some of the powerful documentaries that have been made, centering the victims, telling their stories,” Bloom says, pausing for a moment, closing her eyes and shaking her head to convey silent incredulity. “I’d have wanted them to become really enlightened about it. But you really can’t instil compassion in someone if they don’t have compassion. It’s hard to implant it in there.”

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Vacation rental host Kevin Westerhold charged with indecent exposure after residents reported inappropriate conduct at Windsor Hills Resort near Disney.

ICE arrested over 650 illegal aliens in West Virginia during comprehensive two-week statewide operation conducted with local law enforcement partners.

The "Suitcase Killer" case returns to spotlight as Netflix streams Lifetime movie about Melanie McGuire's conviction for husband's brutal 2004 murder.

Police are investigating the deaths of a woman in her 70s and a man in his 40s, who are believed to be known to each

Exclusive: Former victims’ commissioner says it’s shocking police chiefs ‘think it’s OK to send an abuser out’ to respond to victims of crime. Alex Ross reports

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Susan and John Letby, whose daughter is serving 15 whole life terms for targeting babies, have spoken out about ‘The Investigation of Lucy Letby’

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Police confirmed they arrested a man in north-west London after being called to an incident on Saturday afternoon

Almost 40 years after Diane Sindall was murdered in the ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ case, her killer has still not been brought to justice, writes Dan Haygarth

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Police said residents may have heard a ‘loud bang’ from the explosion

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James McKenna, 57, is wanted following the incident in Carmarthen, Wales

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Peter Tatchell, 74, was carrying a sign that said ‘globalise the intifada’

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Jacob Leland assaulted a pupil at his teachers’ accommodation and during a school trip

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Exclusive: Haroon Ahmed, whose indefinite jail term was quashed in the Court of Appeal, says IPP prisoners are ‘hostages’ who have grown from teenagers to men watching more dangerous offenders be released, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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A judge has sentenced a Markham, Ont., woman to two years in jail for driving through a red light three years ago at 80 kilometres an hour and causing the crash that killed a 75-year-old woman. Read More

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif sparked a manhunt last November after he was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth

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Rhiannon Whyte died three days later in hospital after being stabbed 23 times

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