Author: News Desk

Prince Harry vs the press: The newspapers react Prince Harry made a surprise appearance yesterday at the High Court – as Harry, along with other celebrities, have brought a case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. They have accused Associated Newspapers of using illegal reporting tactics to obtain stories over 20 years. Other high-profile names included in the case Sir Elton John and Sadie Frost, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence. The hearing will take around four days – and is to hear arguments over whether the case should go to trial. The reaction of the UK tabloids has been fairly…

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Carol Clark’s family says they hope to get closure after three decades of waiting for justice (Picture: PA) A 30-year-old murder case could finally be solved soon after police received ‘new and significant’ information that reopened the case. Carol Clark, 32, was discovered strangled with her neck broken in reeds and undergrowth on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal on March 28, 1993. Two days before a dog walker found her, she had been seen getting into a car in the Montpelier area of Bristol where she lived at about 11.30pm. A huge investigation was launched by Gloucestershire Police, but her…

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Five young people, including two minors, were killed in Madrid in 2022 in score-settling between groups of rival gangs, known locally as “bandas latinas” (“Latino gangs”). The capital has four main gangs that have a total of around 800 members, according to police. Modelled on the South American cartels, they are made up of young Spaniards who are often from immigrant families and poor neighbourhoods. Nearly 40 percent of them are minors. Our correspondents report.

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The Metro – Strop the boats Summary of the front page “Strop the boats” headlines the Metro as it reports on the infighting within the Conservative Party over the government’s asylum policy making it illegal for migrants to arrive in the UK on small boats. The paper says Home Secretary Suella Braverman faced demands by right-wingers in her party for tougher rules to stop the European Court of Human Rights blocking removals, while Tory MPs on the left were fighting to make her agree more safe routes for asylum seekers. The government now appears to have seen off a rebellion.…

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