This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein BBC News, in court A full 12-person jury has been sworn in for ex-US President Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in New York City. “We have our jury,” Justice Juan Merchan
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PA Media The husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been re-arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the finances of the Scottish National Party. Peter Murrell, 59, was previously arrested as a suspect on 5 April 2023 before being released without charge. He was taken into custody at 09:13 on Thursday and
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Instructing the jury last month, the coroner told them there were five verdicts open – accidental death, death by misadventure, unlawful killing, an open verdict or a narrative verdict. An accidental death is returned when a sudden or unanticipated occurrence leads to a death. Similarly, death by misadventure is where something has happened which appears
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By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say younger people who grew up with the internet were the most likely to fall
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent The US Senate has voted to kill impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas, sparing him a trial in the chamber. It was the first time in almost 150 years,
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Reuters By Paul Seddon & Jennifer McKiernan Politics reporters The government’s showdown with the House of Lords over its Rwanda deportation bill continues. Peers have voted to demand changes to the bill, including an amendment which would ban sending people who have assisted the UK military to Rwanda. Earlier, MPs overturned a series of changes
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By David Gritten & Francesca Gillett BBC News Heavy rain has been battering Gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupted flights at the world’s second-busiest airport. Dubai International Airport says it is
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Getty Images By Mark Poynting & Marco Silva BBC News Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours? How extreme was the rainfall? Dubai is situated on the coast of
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Getty Images By Tom Espiner & Mitchell Labiak Business reporters, BBC News Former Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton has said the Horizon scandal is “unbelievable” and “terrible”. Mr Leighton apologised for “elements” of the scandal that occurred during his time in the role. Earlier, a former Post Office investigator also apologised for not probing reported
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