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P Diddy: Everything you need to know about the Sean Combs trial

Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has been held in jail in New York since his high-profile arrest in September 2024, having been refused bail. Now, the rapper and producer is set to stand trial over charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

Experts say the process requires “two custom fireworks”, smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

Football bodies could be forced to pay towards brain injury care costs of ex-players

Campaigners say existing support for former players diagnosed with brain conditions, such as dementia, is not fit for purpose.

Football bodies could be forced to pay towards brain injury care costs of ex-players

Campaigners say existing support for former players diagnosed with brain conditions, such as dementia, is not fit for purpose.

Trump calls for reopening of Alcatraz to house ‘most ruthless and violent offenders’

The US president said a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz would “serve as a symbol of law, order, and justice”.
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Alcatraz is currently operating as a tourist site

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Last year was the deadliest for Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war with at least 45,287 killed.

Dozens of witnesses reportedly looked on in horror as a U.S. tourist visiting Rome screamed in pain after impaling himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum.
The man — a 47-year-old American citizen living in Taiwan — was stabbed in the spine while attempting to climb over the historic monument’s fence. He was possibly attempting to get a better view, according to Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.
THREE TOURISTS AMONG 4 KILLED AFTER ITALIAN CABLE CAR CRASHES TO THE GROUND NEAR NAPLES
Bystanders who saw the horrific event called for help as the tourist, stuck on the fence, screamed until he lost consciousness. Law enforcement and paramedics quickly arrived at the scene, but it took them more than 20 minutes to remove him from the fence, Il Messaggero reported.
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Once freed, the tourist was immediately brought to the emergency room, where doctors performed surgery. The man’s lower back wound was closed w..

VE Day: Veterans to join King for tea party as Keir Starmer praises ‘selfless dedication’

A military procession and flypast are among the events lined up for today – the start of a four-day celebration on the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

WWII Mosquito pilot who carried out 50 bombing raids across Germany shares memories of VE Day

Colin Bell joined the RAF aged just 19 and was part of 608 Squadron (Pathfinder Group) in Norfolk. He flew a Mosquito bomber and carried out 50 bombing raids over Germany.