Mark Tyrrell convicted of one count of rape, three of sexual assault and one of perverting the course of justice at Southwark crown court A former Metropolitan police officer who served in the same unit as Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has been found guilty of sexual offences against a woman he met through his work as an officer. A court heard that Mark Tyrrell raped the woman – who cannot…
Tightly fought election saw record turnout as incumbent mayor ran against her Conservative rival Brad Bradford The mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow, promised more rental housing, free school lunches and reduce fares for frequent transit riders after she was elected to a decisive second term as mayor in a wave of support for progressives councillors. The tightly fought election saw record turnout but…
Eight-bedroom mansion listed at $18.5m sold for $28.5m and has a private garden and three-car garage A San Francisco estate sold for $10m above its listing price this month in a new record for the city as the artificial intelligence boom continues to drive up real estate prices. Located in the city’s tony Presidio Wall neighborhood, the eight-bedroom mansion was listed at $18.5m on 2 October and u…
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Digital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with overpayments will still have to pay “On the surface it sounds really positive – and I really hope that it is,” says unpaid carer Guy Shahar of the government’s decision to abolish the notorious carer’s allowance cliff edge. But Shahar is angry that most carers hit with unjust overpayments in the past will still have to…
Follow live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Kat Wong with the main action. Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant told Senate estimates last night that she and her family had been subjected to an onslaught of online abuse and threats in…
Bereaved families tell voters to remember the victims while others have flown thousands of miles to cast their ballots Election day in Israel began with a protest by some of the voters with most at stake. Bereaved families of those killed in the 7 October attacks held a minute of silence at 6.29 am, the moment when Hamas launched its onslaught just over three years ago. They gathered in a Tel Aviv…
Emissions from exported oil would not count against carbon budget, insiders say – reasoning likely to draw dismay from climate campaigners The giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching the UK’s emission targets, according to government insiders, in a boost to those in the cabinet who are pushing for it to be given the go-ahead. The Guardian revealed last week that Miatta Fahnbulleh…
Michal Stasiak and Kinga Wydrzynska pleaded not guilty to 11 counts relating to death of 13-month-old Isabella Stasiak A 13-month-old girl was subjected to physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her parents before she was fatally injured by her mother, a court has heard. Michal Stasiak, 28, and Kinga Wydrzynska, 26, appeared at Warwick crown court on Tuesday, where they pleaded not guilty to 11…
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