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TEACHER JAILED FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 15 YEAR OLD SCHOOLBOY

A former teacher has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a teenage boy while acting as his private tutor. Emily Drury, 26, appeared before Lincoln Crown Court after pleading guilty to five counts of sexual activity with a child. The offences took place between May and June last year when the boy, aged 15, was preparing for his GCSE examinations.

INTERNET CONDEMS DAILY MAIL OVER HEADLINE REPORTING KLAUDIA ZAKRZEWSKA’S PASSING

Daily Mail has come under fire after sharing a headline on social media referring to influencer Klaudia Zakrzewska as a “BBL influencer” following her death, with critics accusing the publication of being insensitive, disrespectful and prioritising engagement over dignity, while others have defended the wording as reflective of how she was publicly known.
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KLAUDIA ZAKRZEWSKA TRAGICALLY DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR IN CENTRAL LONDON

A 32-year-old social media influencer has died after being struck by a car in central London last weekend, in an incident that has since led to serious criminal charges and widespread public attention. Klaudia Zakrzewska, from Essex, was involved in a collision in Argyll Street in Soho during the early hours of Sunday morning.
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WOMAN SPARKS CONTROVERSY AFTER CLAIMING MEN “WITH DREADS SMELL LIKE HOPELESSNESS”

A podcast discussion on Pey Attention Podcast has gone viral after guest Amina Mae made controversial remarks about men with locs, suggesting they smell unpleasant and linking it to smoking habits, prompting backlash online, with many defending the community and highlighting long standing stigma, discrimination and cultural misunderstandings around locs in the UK and beyond.
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DRIVERLESS TAXI DRIVES INTO ACTIVE DOUBLE STABBING CRIME SCENE

A self-driving taxi undergoing testing in London sparked concern after entering an active police cordon during a double stabbing investigation, with dramatic footage capturing the moment it moved past emergency vehicles and barrier tape, prompting questions about safety protocols and oversight as autonomous vehicles continue to be trialled on UK roads.
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500,000 UK HEALTH RECORDS EXPOSED AND OFFERED FOR SALE ONLINE IN CHINA

The UK government has confirmed that the confidential health data of around 500,000 British volunteers was briefly listed for sale on the Chinese platform Alibaba. The “de-identified” information, taken from participants in the UK Biobank research project, appeared in three separate online listings last week.
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MAN WHO DELIBERATELY INFECTED YOUNG MEN AND BOYS WITH HIV SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS

A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years after a court heard he carried out a sustained campaign of sexual violence in which he deliberately infected young men and boys with HIV.
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MUM FAKED SINGLE STATUS TO CLAIM £78K IN BENEFITS OVER FOUR YEARS

A Sheffield woman falsely declared she was single on her Universal Credit claim for more than four years, enabling her to receive over £78,000 she was not entitled to, despite living with her full-time employed partner during much of that period, authorities heard at Sheffield Magistrates Court on April 13, 2026.
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WOMAN WINS £1.2M THEN GETS TOLD IT WAS A MISTAKE

A woman who believed she had scooped more than £1 million on a William Hill jackpot game has been left devastated after being told the win was an error caused by a technical glitch, with the bookmaker later confirming the payout would not stand and the funds would not be released, sparking anger, disbelief and questions over online gambling systems and customer protections.
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POLICE IDENTIFY THIRD VICTIM OF MAYFAIR INCIDENT AS 56-YEAR-OLD ANOOSH CHAICHY

The third victim of the Mayfair crash has been identified by police as 56-year-old Anoosh Chaichy, a security guard who had been working at a nearby nightclub. He remains in hospital with what have been described as life changing injuries.
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