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River City actor Iain Robertson was locked up after raping a woman and sexually assaulting two others.

Jai Gascoyne, 25, and Elle Walton, 27, conducted the relationships with inmates Dil and Haq Nawaz while they were working at Buckley Hall Prison in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

At least a dozen coaches and iconic yellow American school buses will leave Providence for the short trip to the ground.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, recently dispatched a small team at his company to create a smartphone app similar to Polymarket and Kalshi, two employees with knowledge of the matter said. Users would not wager money, and the app would probably rely on a video game-like points system instead, one person said, though the company had not ruled out the eventual use of real money betting. The app is internally referred to as "Arena" and would function independently from Meta's social networking apps, which include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, said the employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential plans. Meta aims to grow the app by leveraging its large social networking audiences and directing them toward using it, they said. The effort, which insiders characterized as experimental but a top priority, is part of a broader push by Mr. Zuckerberg to create new types of apps based on emerging social behavior online. More than 3.56 billion people visit one or more of Meta's apps every day, an amount that has raised questions about whether those platforms have reached a saturation point. Arena is one of a handful of apps that Meta is trying out. Others include one called Meta Photos, another stand-alone app which would create new types of media using artificial intelligence, the employees said. [...] Meta insiders have cautioned that Arena remains in development and may not be released. But as executives search for ways to keep the world's largest social media sites thriving, Mr. Zuckerberg appears to be relying on his well-worn product development strategy: Follow the users.

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Zendaya flaunted her incredible figure in a Spider-Man inspired co-ord as she posed with her husband Tom Holland at a Rome photocall to promote their new movie on Tuesday. 

Thomas Tuchel has made two changes to the England team that beat Croatia in their first World Cup clash. The players drafted in have both come into the defence.

President Donald Trump has cheered what he called a record day for global energy shipments, revealing that a staggering 19 million barrels of oil flowed through the critical Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

The Peter Murrell scandal has rocked the SNP and shocked the public given the sheer scale and, indeed, strangeness of the fraud he committed.

It's one of the steamiest dating shows on television where contestants are forced to undergo kissing challenges, divulge secrets about their sex lives and share beds with their partners.

The deal was paused indefinitely in April after US President Donald Trump withdrew his support, labelling it an 'act of total weakness'.

Boris Becker had a £5,000 watch seized from him by bailiffs on behalf of his ex-wife, moments before he was due to be interviewed on stage, Lilly Becker's lawyer has revealed. 

Hollyoaks' Jorgie Porter sizzled in a very daring dress as she led the arrivals on the red carpet at the TRIC Awards on Tuesday. 

England fans have said they are allowing themselves to be 'optimistic for once' ahead of their second World Cup match against Ghana.

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The European Parliament's economic committee has backed a digital euro designed to reduce Europe's dependence on US-controlled payment networks such as Visa and Mastercard. The ECB-backed currency is targeted for launch by 2029 after a full parliamentary vote and negotiations with EU member states. Euronews reports: Under the proposal, consumers would be able to hold digital euros in a dedicated wallet, subject to a holding limit that has yet to be determined. The system would support both online and offline payments and is intended to offer a high degree of privacy, with the ECB unable to directly identify users from their payment data. The ECB would provide the underlying infrastructure, while commercial banks and payment service providers would offer digital euro services to customers. Financial institutions are expected to be compensated for their participation in the scheme, while merchants will pay fees that are expected to be lower than those associated with current card transactions. How that compensation should be structured remains one of the most contentious issues ahead of negotiations with EU member states, according to three sources familiar with the discussions. [...] The European Parliament is expected to formalise the committee's position during a plenary vote in Strasbourg in early July. Negotiations with the EU's 27 member states would then begin, with lawmakers aiming to reach a final agreement before the end of the year.

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A meeting heard a senior councillor is 'disappointed' that there has not been any update on the 'ongoing issue'

In one clip, a man appears to swing a barstool at a car and a group of men, while others nearby kick and stomp on another man as he lies in the street.

It was Britain's worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June 19, 2026.

Two people from Essex have been jailed for their roles in a major drug conspiracy linked to organised crime.

Two people from Essex have been jailed for their roles in a major drug conspiracy linked to organised crime.