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Outrage as Brit teen convicted of lying over Cyprus gang-rape after retraction obtained with no lawyer
The 19-year-old was convicted of a single count of public mischief at Famagusta District Court in Paralimni on Monday after teh incident on Ayia Napa.
Thousands caught up as pensions plundered by rogue investment scams
The Pensions Regulator said it was working with the Financial Conduct Authority to prevent crime.
Soldiers not guilty of murder if they mistakenly fire, civil servant said
Files recently disclosed by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland revealed the question has been discussed for decades.
British teenager guilty of lying over Cyprus gang-rape claim
The 19-year-old was convicted of public mischief at Famagusta District Court in Paralimni.
Charges in fewer than 1% of cases probed by UK’s first online hate crime unit
Some 1,851 incidents have been logged by the Scotland Yard team since April 2017.
£1m scholarship donations for white pupils ‘snubbed by private schools’
Philanthropist Sir Bryan Thwaites argued that Cambridge University has accepted much larger donations in support of black students.
Record late December temperature ‘goes unnoticed’ in Scottish Highlands
A Met Office observation post in Cassley, in Sutherland, north Scotland, recorded a temperature of 16.8C at 3am, well above the average nighttime temperature for that area in late December of zero degrees.
Greta Thunberg guest-edits BBC’s Today, as officials warn 2020 the last chance to make a difference
We made changes in our lives to save Greta not the climate, Greta Thunberg’s father told the show, describing the impact on their family.
‘I ordered one saveloy, they sent three’: police reveal time-wasting 999 calls
The Met received 2,157,080 emergency calls between January 1 and November 30 2019, of which 22,491 were unnecessary.