Two cryptocurrency millionaires were held captive for more than two days by a London gang who made them strip naked and forced them into compromising positions in a bid to blackmail them, a court heard.
The two men's lifestyles of excess – much of it posted on social media – was said to have likely made them targets for extortion.
Killers will go free if drill rap lyrics are banned from court cases, police have warned.
Scotland Yard has told ministers gang members are unlikely to be convicted or even prosecuted in murder and serious violence cases if a campaign succeeds to ban music lyrics from prosecutions.
Senator Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, Congressman Max Miller, should 'seek help' and step away from Congress amid accusations Miller abused his ex-wife and daughter.
In a livestream on Sunday, Miller addressed allegations of abuse made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, after she applied for a restraining order amid a nasty legal battle. Multiple sources revealed the details of the alleged abuse to The Daily Mail in May.
A Cambridge professor embroiled in a plagiarism row seemingly claimed he was in TV series Seven Up – then backtracked when told it was broadcast decades before he was born.
Jason Arday became a poster boy for diversity as the university's youngest black professor, but is now facing questions about his academic record and bizarre claims.
A man has admitted to moving the body of a Scottish woman in a suitcase, Greek police said yesterday.
The suspect, believed to be a 26-year-old Afghan who was a cleaner at the building where Elisabeth-Jane Ross was staying, has been arrested in connection with her 'intentional homicide'.
An astronomer has claimed the moon is part of 'Indigenous sky country' during a bizarre interview about space pollution and exploration.
Rebecca Allen, co-director of the Space Technology and Industry Institute at Swinburne University of Technology, made the comment on ABC on Saturday.
Locals have been left outraged after several of their streets were turned into an illegal dumping site.
Mounds of rubbish have grown along Sixth Avenue and Lippizan Road in Australia, south-west Sydney.
A disgusted resident took to Facebook to share photos, showing cardboard boxes, paint buckets and furniture abandoned on the roadside.
Only the most determined or those with nothing to lose remain in Ceuta. They number a few thousand now – Sudanese, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Somalians, Algerians, even a few Palestinians – and refuse to budge from their little outpost, an encampment on a hill on the edge of the city.
An 18-year-old footballer celebrating a night out with friends was killed after being hit by two vehicles on Adelaide's notorious party strip, with horrified revellers forced to watch the tragedy unfold before their eyes.
Campbell Thorp, 18, from Adelaide's northern suburbs, died after he was struck by two vehicles on Hindley Street at about 10.50pm on Saturday.
For Danylo Voronov, his wedding day a year ago was one of the happiest days of his life – with his family gathered to witness it.
This photo shows him and his wife Anna showing off their rings, together with his mother Olena and their baby son Artem and other siblings.
Former talkback host Alan Jones has remained quiet as he made his way into court to fight historical allegations of indecent assault and sexual touching.
Once paid handsomely for opening his mouth to share his opinions, the long-time talkback host opted to remain quiet as his fight against indecent assault allegations begins.
Thousands of holidaymakers could see their summer plans go out the window as Gatwick Airport warns airlines it is running out of jet fuel.
The shortage has sparked fears that flights from the UK's second-largest airport will be disrupted during the busiest season of the year.
