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Turpin captivity case: Children forgive parents for torture

Media playback is unsupported on your device A California couple's children have forgiven them for years of torture and starvation as the parents were sentenced to life in prison.David and Louise Turpin's children told a court they still loved their mother and father...

Two teen girls arrested for ‘plotting nine murders’ in Florida

Two teenage girls have been arrested in the state of Florida for allegedly planning to murder nine people, US media report.The pair from Avon Park Middle School, both aged 14, were arrested on Wednesday after a teacher found a folder detailing their alleged plans.In...

Mueller report: Subpoena issued for unredacted version

Media playback is unsupported on your device A subpoena demanding the release of the full report into Russian meddling during the 2016 election has been issued, amid claims the current version "leaves most of Congress in the dark".Democrat Jerry Nadler, chairman of...

US marine ‘arrested over N Korea embassy raid in Madrid’

American authorities have arrested a former US Marine who is allegedly part of a group that raided North Korea's embassy in Madrid, reports say.Christopher Ahn will reportedly appear in a Los Angeles court.It would be the first arrest over the incident, which happened...

Militia detains migrants at gunpoint along the US-Mexico border

Media playback is unsupported on your device A video has emerged of armed right-wing militia members stopping over 300 migrants as they cross the Mexico border into the US state of New Mexico.The group calls itself the United Constitutional Patriots, and are seen in...

HMRC: Beware of tax rebate text message scams

Earlier this month John, who believed he was due a tax refund, received a text message from "InfoHM"."I was bleary-eyed from waking up early," he says. "The excitement of what my tax refund would be overwhelmed my normally pretty rational brain."He followed online...

Stagecoach calls for inquiry after rail bid document leak

Stagecoach has called for an inquiry into the way rail franchises are awarded, after details of a bid it submitted were sent to a rival. The transport giant claims the Department for Transport (DfT) failed to properly investigate the matter.The DfT said rival Abellio...

Mueller report: Trump ‘tried to get special counsel fired’

Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump tried to get the man appointed to investigate his links to Russia fired, a long-awaited report has revealed.The 448-page redacted document, collated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was finally...

Mueller report: Eight things we only just learned

Media playback is unsupported on your device Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation paints a decidedly mixed picture of President Donald Trump's conduct, both suspicious and exculpatory, with ample fodder for either side of the political divide.The 448-page...

Canada avalanche: Three professional climbers believed killed in Rockies

Three professional climbers are presumed dead after an avalanche in the Canadian Rockies, authorities say. The three mountaineers were attempting to scale Howse Peak and failed to check in on schedule. National park staff flew over the area where they were climbing...