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NBA forward Clarke’s death due to effects of drugsMemphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke’s death was due to the effects of heroin and cocaine, the Los Angeles medical authority reveals.4 hrs agoBasketball
Fire crews battle flames after deadly Russian strikes near KyivAt least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a local official said.In the early hours of Saturday missiles hit east of the capital and witnesses reported hearing powerful explosions just days after strikes across Ukraine killed 21 people.The ballistic missile strikes killed three and wounded another three, head of the regional military administration Timur Tkachenko said, adding that falling debris damaged apartment buildings and cars, while a fire broke out at a separate building.Emergency crews were also fighting fires at…
Watch footage from a Levy sexual assault victim that was passed to policePolice have urged more victims of Simon Levy to come forward, as London’s victims’ commissioner said a “litany of failures” had allowed him to kill two women and rape a third.Andrea Simon called for a review on the “failure to monitor him appropriately” when the 40-year-old was known to police as a sexual predator.British Transport Police said women who recognised Levy as their attacker should report it, while the Met Police said it had investigated whether he had more victims, including further murders.Meanwhile, the Independent Office of Police…
ReutersAbelardo de la Espriella pledged a crackdown on organised crime in his first speech as president on FridayThe US has pledged £1bn in assistance to Colombia, after the country’s new right-wing president was sworn in on Friday.Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an “all-out war” on what he calls “narco-terrorism”.In a statement hailing a “new era in US-Colombia relations”, the US state department announced the financial support as part of a “security package” to help de la Espriella achieve “our shared goals”, which include fighting organised crime and illegal immigration.The new president’s inauguration marks…
Met PoliceLevy was found guilty of murdering Sheryl Wilkins (l), 39, and Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53Two Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated by a watchdog over alleged failures in their handling of a serial sex offender who murdered two women. Simon Levy, 40, was on bail and being monitored by police when he committed a violent rape in January 2025, and killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March of that year and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, five months later.The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) said a police constable was under a gross misconduct investigation and a detective sergeant a misconduct investigation relating…
Getty ImagesTodd Blanche has served as acting attorney general since AprilPresident Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official.Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him.Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after announcing he believed Blanche was the best option the president would put forward. Washington had been anxiously waiting for Cassidy’s decision, due to years of acrimony between Trump and the senator.The vote brings to an end a lengthy standoff between Senate Republicans and the Trump…
Getty ImagesIf England’s obesity rates were still the same as 1993 there would be seven million fewer adults living with obesity.There are 14 million adults classified as obese, despite successive governments launching 14 separate obesity strategies over the past three decades.It’s clear something isn’t working, so what’s behind the increase?And can anything be done about it?Their analysis suggests obesity rates are rising fastest in 16-to-24 year-olds, with 18% classified as obese or severely obese in 2024 compared with just 6% in 1993.Accounting for population change, this means there are now one million young adults living with obesity in England -…
Getty ImagesThe two teenagers who were arrested in June remain in police custody in ThailandThree men have appeared in court accused of trafficking teenagers to Thailand as part of an international drug ring.Levi Coomansingh, Patrick O’Driscoll and Gareth Press are charged with drug offences and conspiring to arrange the travel of another with a view to exploitation.Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that the men are accused of using two teenage boys as drug couriers, after the youths were allegedly caught carrying 64kg (141lb) of cannabis “concealed within their suitcases” while trying to travel back to the UK.The two 17-year-olds…
AFPSerbian peacekeepers brought him home on a military transport planeA rare eastern imperial eagle has been rescued from animal traffickers and released back into the wild in Serbia after months in captivity.After leaving the nest last year, Feliks was caught in Syria by poachers who eventually demanded a ransom – which was refused.After protracted talks the bird was taken to a wildlife centre in Beirut, Lebanon, where he recuperated for more than half a year before his repatriation on a Serbian military plane.The protected species is critically endangered, but conservation work since 2017 has brought the population in Serbia from…
Watch: Hunter Biden says pardon was ‘not good’ for his father’s legacy or American peopleHunter Biden has told the BBC he is “the most privileged person there is” after receiving a presidential pardon from his father, former US President Joe Biden, acknowledging it was not a good choice for America or his father’s legacy. In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC’s Newsnight, Hunter Biden defended the controversial pardon, revealed his father’s “painful” cancer has spread, ruled out seeking elected office and spoke about helping others recover from addiction.Asked about the 2024 pardon, he said he understood the criticism but noted:…