Getty Images Less than a year after his sex assault conviction was thrown out and he walked free from prison, comedian Bill Cosby is facing another allegation in court. Mr Cosby, 85, is embroiled in a civil lawsuit over a claim he sexually assaulted Judy Huth, now 64, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles
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Reuters Four people have been killed in a shooting spree at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police say. Officers confirmed that the suspected shooter, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was also dead. Police arrived at the scene on Wednesday afternoon at St Francis Hospital in three minutes – which they say
Last week 10-year-old Alithia Ramirez was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire at her primary school in Uvalde, Texas. Her parents say they want the world to remember their daughter was good and kind and had dreams of healing the world with her artwork. Interview by Will Grant Camera by Allen McGreevy Digital
Ranald Mackechnie An official photograph of the Queen has been released ahead of celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee. The portrait, by Ranald Mackechnie, was taken in the Victoria Vestibule at Windsor Castle earlier this year. In her Jubilee message the monarch thanked people for organising events to celebrate her milestone, saying “many happy memories”
Johnny Depp’s defamation court case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, has concluded after six weeks, with the jury awarding the actor $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages. He was also awarded $5m in punitive damages. Jurors also found that Depp had defamed Heard through his attorney and awarded her $2m. The trial was livestreamed online and
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A US jury has found Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse. Jurors awarded Mr Depp – who denied abusing Ms Heard – $15m
Getty Images Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook’s parent company Meta, has announced that she is leaving the business after 14 years. Ms Sandberg announced her departure in a Facebook post, saying she hoped to focus on her foundation and philanthropic work going forward. Her departure comes as Meta faces a slowdown in
PA Media France’s Interior Minister has defended how police handled Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris which saw some Liverpool fans being tear gassed. Gérald Darmanin said the event could clearly have been handled better but that enough police were at the game. Of the two sets of supporters, Real Madrid and Liverpool, he said
Getty Images One of Boris Johnson’s strongest cabinet allies has hit out out Tory MPs trying to oust him, accusing them of doing “the opposition’s work”. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries claimed growing calls for the PM to resign were the result of a “co-ordinated campaign” by backbenchers. Criticism of Mr Johnson among Tory MPs has
EPA Holidaymakers are continuing to face disruption at airports, with more than 150 flights cancelled on Wednesday. Airlines including EasyJet and Tui were among those to make cancellations, although most customers will have been given advance notice. There have also been long queues at terminals ahead of the Jubilee weekend. The transport secretary said airlines
Reuters For the next three months, Germans will be able to travel the country for just €9 (£7.50; $9.50) a month in a drive to tackle the soaring cost of living. All local and regional transport on trains, buses and metro is included in the government’s initiative, although inter-city trains are not. The cheap tickets
Getty Images The US will send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems to help it defend itself, President Biden has announced. The weapons, long requested by Ukraine, are to help it strike enemy forces more precisely from a longer distance. Until now, the US had refused the request out of fear the weapons could be used
Getty Images Texas police have said the gunman who shot 21 people dead at a school last week entered through a door that was supposed to lock, but somehow did not. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), which is investigating the shooting response, confirmed a teacher had initially propped open the door. But a
Getty Images It was supposed to last just nine days – a staggered lockdown to lessen the impact on Shanghai’s economy, state media said. It lasted 65 days. It crippled the city and scarred its people. Restrictions are now being eased as quickly as they were imposed. There’s no gradual process over several weeks. Instead
Getty Images A Texas law forbidding social media giants from regulating certain forms of online speech has been blocked by the US Supreme Court. The legislation would have prevented larger tech companies from banning or censoring Texas users for their views. Republicans in the state said it was necessary to combat what they claimed was