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Becky Watts Judge weeps as killer Nathan Matthews gets minimum 33 years in jail

Nathan Matthews could die behind bars after being sentenced to life imprisonment and told he will serve at least 33 years for the murder...

Mobster ‘shocked’ after being acquitted over 1978 ‘Goodfellas’ heist

An 80-year-old mobster grinned as he walked out of a US courthouse following his surprising acquittal on charges he helped plan a 1978 heist...

Spain’s UEFA vice-president Angel Villar Llona fined for not helping FIFA probe

Spain’s UEFA vice-president Angel Villar Llona has been fined 25,000 Swiss francs (€23,000) for failing to cooperate with an investigation into the 2018 World...

Russia awaits sanction from IAAF council over doping scandal

Russia will learn its fate later today when the ruling council of athletics’ world governing body meets to decide on action on the doping...

Kurdish Iraqis regain control of Sinjar from so-called Islamic State

Kurdish fighters are in control of the strategic Iraqi town of Sinjar after taking it from the so-called Islamic State group, witnesses said. Associated Press...

Woman who posed as man to have sex with friend jailed for eight years

A woman who duped her female friend into having sex by pretending to be a man for two years has been jailed for eight...

Russian TV broadcasts ‘secret’ nuclear weapons plan

Russian plans for a new submarine-launched nuclear torpedo shown on state-controlled TV were secret and should never have been aired, the Kremlin has said. The...

Colombia to legalise commercial sale of medical marijuana

Colombia plans to legalise the cultivation and sale of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Justice Minister Yesid Reyes said the new regulations will apply only to...

UN Security Council condemns Burundi killings

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution strongly condemning increasing killings, torture and human rights violations in Burundi and threatening possible sanctions...

Venezuelan first lady’s nephews arrested in Haiti on US drug smuggling charges

Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady are facing arraignment in New York after being arrested in Haiti on charges of conspiring to smuggle 800...

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