DATA from a slain mother's Fitbit helped police arrest her suspected killer in 2015. Information from the tracker is expected to be presented at the trial over her death as a friend revealed chilling final texts from the victim. Connie Dabate, 39, had the Fitbit on her on December 23, 2015 when her body was found in the basement of […]

Russia orders 174,000 new diplomatic passports ‘in suspected scam to allow Putin’s top officials, spies and their spouses to bypass sanctions and infiltrate the West’ The foreign ministry in Moscow has demanded 174K fresh diplomatic passports But the ministry has just 15,000 employees, of which only one in three should qualify as a diplomat, prompting speculation over the reason for […]

Domestic violence charges against Michael Slater have been dismissed by a Sydney court amid revelations the former test cricketer was detained by police and ambulance officers again on Tuesday night. Slater was charged in October last year with stalking and intimidating his partner and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend her. In December, following a barrage of […]

CHIPPEWA Falls police have announced an arrest in the search for Lily Peters' killer. The suspect was reportedly a juvenile who "was not a stranger to Lily," according to police. Police did not provide any additional information about the suspect, including their age. "While nothing will bring Lily Peters back, or change what happened, we are very grateful to be […]

(Reuters) – Multinational companies that announced their exit from Russia, or suspension of activities there, after its invasion of Ukraine have started to calculate losses associated with their decisions. Below is a list of firms by sector that have provided cost estimates related to their temporary or permanent halt of business in Russia: APPAREL ADIDAS The German sportswear company warned […]

Spiking victims are ‘being dismissed’ by staff in pubs and nightclubs who think they’ve just had too much to drink when they fall ill, MPs warn Home Affairs Committee warns it’ll remain ‘invisible crime’ unless action is taken Creating new criminal offence would make victims more likely to come forward Victims told the committee of MPs of their ‘gruelling’ and […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The world's most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, held the lunch auction once a year for 20 years before the pandemic began to raise money for the Glide […]

Robin Roberts was afraid her interview with then-President Barack Obama supporting marriage equality in 2012 would out her. The Good Morning America co-host, 61, said on Monday's Ellen DeGeneres Show she almost turned down that interview out of fear of publicly exposing her sexual orientation. However, she decided not to let fear keep her from achieving her goals, and she […]

Short, back and bribes! London barber is exposed as crime boss behind cross-Channel people-smuggling operation after offering truckers up to £2,500 per illegal immigrant carried into UK Bent barber Gul Wali Jabarkhel tried to bribe lorry drivers to smuggle migrants The crooked crimper, 33,  used his Colindale salon Ariana Hair Stylist as a front He and three other criminals were […]

Nearly a QUARTER of Britons are struggling to pay their household bills with soaring energy prices causing misery as shock survey lays bare the cost-of-living squeeze on families According to an ONS survey, 23% said it was difficult to pay their usual bills The picture was even starker when it came to paying for gas and electricity Four in 10 […]