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DAD HIT WITH £42,000 PHONE BILL AFTER DAUGHTER WATCHED TIKTOK ON HOLIDAY

A Manchester business owner was left stunned after his daughter racked up a £42,000 mobile phone bill watching TikTok on holiday in Morocco, due to an uncapped data roaming clause in his O2 contract purchased via Currys.

DAD HIT WITH £42,000 PHONE BILL AFTER DAUGHTER WATCHED TIKTOK ON HOLIDAY

A Manchester business owner was left stunned after his daughter racked up a £42,000 mobile phone bill watching TikTok on holiday in Morocco, due to an uncapped data roaming clause in his O2 contract purchased via Currys.
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MAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS FOR COERCING EX‑GIRLFRIEND INTO TAKING ABORTION PILLS

A man who forced his former partner to take abortion pills and unlawfully end her pregnancy before confining her in a room has been handed a nine year prison sentence in the Republic of Ireland, in a case that has shocked the community and highlighted the severity of coercive control and reproductive abuse.
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MAN FOUND GUILTY OVER FATAL XL BULLY MAULING OF 68‑YEAR‑OLD WOMAN

A 41‑year‑old man has been convicted over an XL bully attack that left a 68‑year‑old woman dead in his home in Essex, the first such case since new laws on owning the controversial breed came into effect. The victim, who had limited mobility and was asked to look after the dogs, suffered severe injuries, and the court heard harrowing details of the attack.
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ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MISCONDUCT IN A PUBLIC OFFICE

Prince Andrew, Duke of York has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, according to a statement from Thames Valley Police. The development marks a significant escalation in an investigation linked to allegations involving the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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SISTERS JAILED FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND ORDERED TO REPAY £220,000 AFTER STEALING FROM GATWICK DUTY FREE

Two sisters, Georgina and Laura Epitropou, have been jailed for two and a half years after carrying out a series of planned thefts from duty free shops at Gatwick Airport, repeatedly booking domestic flights to access restricted areas and stealing thousands of pounds worth of high value goods over nearly a year.
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BRITISH WOMEN HELD IN JAMAICAN JAIL FOR OVER A YEAR FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG SMUGGLING

Two British women are currently in Jamaica awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country. Genevieve Sanoussi and Teraiya Stapleton were convicted in January 2026 after more than 5lbs of cocaine was discovered hidden inside trainers packed in their luggage at the airport in October 2024.
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SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER BANNED AFTER SENDING INAPPROPRIATE SNAPCHAT MESSAGES TO 'VULNERABLE STUDENT'

Kaodi O'Loughlin Campbell, 34, has been banned from the classroom after a professional conduct panel found she sent inappropriate Snapchat messages to a vulnerable pupil she met while teaching at Elmwood School in Walsall.
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FEMALE PRISON OFFICER JAILED FOR EIGHT MONTHS OVER RELATIONSHIP WITH CONVICTED MURDERER

Bethany Dent-Reynolds, a probation officer who engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a convicted murderer at the UK’s highest-security facility, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after admitting misconduct in a public office.
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23‑YEAR‑OLD WOMAN SHOT DEAD BY DAD FOLLOWING ARGUMENT OVER DONALD TRUMP

A 23‑year-old British woman has tragically died after being shot by her father at his home in Texas following a heated argument about former US President Donald Trump, an inquest has heard. The inquest in Cheshire has revealed new details about the circumstances surrounding her death and her father’s actions on that day.
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