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‘My dream wedding for 90 guests cost £2,000 – I wore a £10 dress and used a free Spotify trial’
She even purchased her wedding dress for only £10. Charlotte Deering, 27, always dreamed of tying the knot in an Alice in Wonderland-themed party. However, she and partner Caine, 26, did not want to pay thousands of pounds for their August 2023 event. Instead, the frugal pair decided to set themselves a tight budget of £2,000, which also included their…
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Andrew Tate slams 'witch hunt' against him and says 'God willing' he will be able to leave Romania soon as he and his brother appear in Bucharest court ahead of human sex trafficking trial
Influencer Andrew Tate has slammed the on-going investigation against him as a ‘witch hunt’ and expressed his hope that he can soon leave Romania as he and his brother appeared in court today. The pair – who appeared in the Bucharest court at around 12pm local time – are currently awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking and creating a…
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MARKET REPORT: AstraZeneca boosted by breast cancer drug trial
AstraZeneca shares rose after a positive trial of a drug for a common type of breast cancer. The study found datopotamab deruxtecan showed a ‘statistically significant and clinically meaningful’ improvement in slowing the progression of the cancer when compared with other treatments. It is hoped the drug, which AstraZeneca is developing alongside Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo, will become a best-seller for…
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9/11 detainee Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 51, is ruled unfit to stand trial in death-penalty case after lawyers argued 'CIA torture made him delusional and psychotic'
A suspect believed to be one of the masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial by a military judge following on from a medical panel recommendation. The panel announced earlier this week that Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 51, had become psychotic and diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after being ‘tortured’ by the CIA in Guantanamo…
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Elijah McClain death: prosecutors show body camera footage as trial of officers begins | Elijah McClain
Colorado prosecutors will focus on police body camera footage – both raw and digitally enhanced – as they began building their case against two officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was stopped, put in a neck hold and sedated with ketamine four years ago. McClain’s death, alongside the killings of George Floyd, Breonna…
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A Chinese Journalist Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice. Now She’s on Trial.
After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist who spoke up against sexual harassment stood trial on subversion charges on Friday along with a labor rights activist, the latest example of Beijing’s intensified crackdown on civil society. Huang Xueqin, an independent journalist who was once a prominent voice in China’s #MeToo movement, and her friend Wang Jianbing, the activist, were…
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Why a scrap of paper thrown in the bin by a police officer has taken centre stage at cricket star Danushka Gunathilaka’s sexual assault trial
Danushka Gunathilaka is facing a judge-alone trial Has pleaded not guilty to charge of sexual assault Police officer has been grilled over scrap of paper Published: 00:23 EDT, 20 September 2023 | Updated: 01:07 EDT, 20 September 2023 A police officer has been grilled in court after she revealed she wrote an allegation of a sexual assault by a Sri…
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Denver cardiologist, 35, WILL stand trial after 13 women he met on Hinge and Tinder accused him of eerily similar date-rape stories: He faces 51 felony counts and held on $5M bond
A cardiologist in Denver will have to stand trial for the 51 felony counts he faces of drugging, assaulting, and raping over a dozen women he met on dating apps Hinge and Tinder. Dr. Stephen Matthews, 35, would allegedly meet women for mid-morning dates, invite them back to his home to play Jenga while drinking mimosas in his hot tub,…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted of all 16 impeachment articles following dramatic trial
Suspended Texas Attorney General was acquitted of 16 impeachment articles over allegations he employed his mistress and helped protect a real-estate developer. On Saturday, Ken Paxton was acquitted on the charges that will allow him to return to work. ‘The jury has spoken,’ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said after the verdicts. ‘Attorney General Paxton received a fair trial as required…
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Trial date set for Michelle Troconis – the Connecticut socialite accused of helping her boyfriend murder wife Jennifer Dulos
A trial date has been set in the case of Michelle Troconis, the Connecticut socialite accused of helping her boyfriend orchestrate and coverup the murder of his estranged wife Jennifer Dulos. Jennifer vanished in May 2019 while in the midst of a contentious divorce from her husband Fotis. They pair were arguing over finances and custody of their kids when…
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