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'Big name' celebrity accused of raping personal assistant

According to the case, the woman from California claims her attacker spat on her and refused to wear a condom when he forced himself upon her. He had previously slept with a woman with HIV.




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Tottenham move would complete Tanguy Ndombele's remarkable rapid rise

As recently as the 2015-16 season, midfielder Tanguy Ndombele was not even playing senior football with Amiens who were then in France's semi-professional third tier.




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Foreign murderers and child rapists STILL in UK two years after activists blocked deportation

The 'Stansted 15' (pictured) cut through a fence at Essex airport in March 2017 in a protest against deportation of 60 people. Of these, 25 were criminals for offences such as murder and child rape.




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Africa's biggest city lies empty: Deserted streets in Lagos after Nigeria locks down its capital

Businesses were closed, markets abandoned and streets empty as Nigeria's usually chaotic megacity of 20 million shuddered to a halt on the first full day of a two-week shutdown.




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Child rapist who fled UK to Pakistan begins 19-year jail term after being extradited

Choudhry Ikhalaq Hussain, 42, was one of 10 men - mainly of Pakistani or Bangladeshi heritage who committed sexual offences against a teenage girl in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.




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Woman cuts off rapist's penis as he tries to attack her in Pakistan 

A woman cut off a man's penis as he allegedly tried to rape her in Punjab, Pakistan. The woman told police she was alone in her house in the central province of Punjab when the man entered.




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Taliban gunman who tried to kill Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala boasts of escaping from jail

Ehsanullah Ehsan (pictured), who boarded Malala's school bus and shot her in the head in 2012, bragged on social media that he had fled captivity almost a month ago.




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Hospital security guard, 22, denies raping woman while he was working

Nicholas Bell was arrested last month following reports that a woman in her 30s had been assaulted at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, on April 5.




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Moment Yazidi former sex slave comes face to face with ISIS rapist who attacked her when she was 14

EXCLUSIVE: Ashwaq Hajji Hameed was kidnapped, sold into slavery and abused at the age of 14, but started a new life in Europe after fleeing ISIS - only for her slaver to bump into her in Germany.




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Pennsylvania Uber driver is convicted of raping intoxicated passenger

Ahmed Elgaafary (pictured) raped a drunk passenger after picking her up at a casino near Philadelphia. He charged her an extra $150 for vomiting in her car and the extra journey fee.




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Codey Herrmann is jailed for raping and murdering student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne

Codey Herrmann, 21, bashed Ms Maasarwe over the head with a metal pole as she was walking home from the tram in Bundoora, Melbourne, on January 16.




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Unorthodox star Amit Rahav shares BTS clip of his transformation into Yanky Shapiro

The Israeli actor, 24, shared the sped-up clip to Instagram of him being turned into Ultra-Orthodox Jew Yanky Shapiro.by having the curled ringlets - or payos - attached to each side of his hair.




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Cheryl delights fans at first taping of The Greatest Dancer

Cheryl sent fans into a frenzy over the weekend as she made her debut as a judge on BBC talent show The Greatest Dancer.




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Cheryl is the belle of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball in sequinned gown

She hit headlines at the start of the weekend, as it was reported that she'd been axed by L’Oréal — losing her a deal rumoured to be worth £4million.




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Lucy Bronze wants England trophies over the Ballon d'Or after losing out to Megan Rapinoe

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD IN PARIS: Lyon defender Lucy Bronze has insisted she has her heart set on winning a major tournament with England, not a Ballon d'Or, after finishing second.




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Megan Rapinoe endorses Elizabeth Warren for president

Women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president on Friday, calling her 'bold' and 'real.'




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Father found guilty of raping his seven-year-old daughter WINS appeal

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Court of Appeal in Brisbane there had been a miscarriage of justice because an interpreter was not present throughout his trial.




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DWTS 'scraping the bottom of the barrel' casting Christian Wilkins

Christian Wilkins has admitted that Channel 10 are 'scraping the bottom of the barrel' by casting him on Dancing With The Stars.




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Dean Wells unleashes on 'vapid' Bachelorette couple Georgia Love and Lee Elliott

Married At First Sight bad boy Dean Wells has reignited his feud with Bachelorette couple Georgia Love and Lee Elliott.




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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg attacks Bernie Sanders for wanting to abandon capitalism

Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg locked horns on political philosophy in Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate, arguing over who's a communist and who's a socialist.




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Lithuania's capital is turned into vast open air café to enable social distancing in restaurants 

Lithuania's capital city Vilnius is turning into a massive outdoor cafe. The city has offered 18 locations where cafes and restaurants can lay extra tables in a bid to keep the businesses alive.




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Tour de France: Simon Yates capitalises on breakaway as British rider takes Stage 12

MATT LAWTON IN BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE: The race for the big prize might have failed to ignite here on the first day in the Pyrenees but there was no shortage of fireworks




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Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexual battery by restraint in LA

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has been hit with another sexual assault charge, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday.




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Capital One Cup final: Johnson's got a point to prove, Brown's back to marshal Aguero again - THE NUMBERS GAME

CHARLIE SKILLEN: It's not every Wembley final that one of the teams is as big as 7/1 to lift the trophy. But then the League Cup isn't every Wembley final.




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Deceptively difficult emoji quiz puts your knowledge of capital cities to the test

Nikki Spiers, 31, who lives in London, is known for creating social media's viral emoji quizzes. She has posted a new challenge, asking puzzlers to name 20 capital cities using emojis.




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The three terrors: Priapic Pavarotti, Dishy Domingo and Carreras the Cad

JANE FRYER lifts the lid on the Three Tenors - Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo, the European opera singers adept at transporting their fans to a higher plane.




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Janelle Monae dressed as decapitated 'doll face bride' at Beyonce and Jay-Z's Halloween bash

Janelle Monae pulled out all the stops this Halloween with a spectacularly spooky costume as a headless bride for Beyonce and Jay-Z's annual bash in West Hollywood, California.




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5 Seconds of Summer look dapper as they pose for photos at Capital's Summertime Ball in London

It's been a busy year for 5 Seconds of Summer, with their single Youngblood spending an impressive 46 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. 




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Man, 31, is charged with posing as a police officer to get into women's homes before raping them 

A man has been charged after he allegedly posed as a police officer before raping two women in their Adelaide homes.




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Australian woman hopes to raise $10,000 to fly her Papillon dog into Australia from New York

Georgie Boyd, 29, had to abandon her rescue puppy named Boston in New York when the US government locked her out of the country while she was visiting London.




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Andy Murray admits he didn't prepare properly after scraping through Davis Cup opener

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: From Andy Murray there was the unprecedented confession that he had let his high standards slip when it came to preparing for this Davis Cup finals week.




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Alexis Sanchez gets stuck in during first Inter training session after escaping Man United nightmare

The Chilean star had endured a nightmare spell at Old Trafford and was sidelined under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a string of injuries and below-par performances.




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Will Osborne target capital gains tax in the Autumn Statement?

Profits made from the sale of assets such as property or shares, which are called capital gains, rose to £32.1billion last year, up from £23.5billion in 2012-13, marking their highest level on record.




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Celeste Barber puts on a stylish display at the Australian Open with her husband Api Robin

She raised more than $50million for the bushfire victims earlier this month. 




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Celeste Barber and 'hot husband' Api Robin at the Australian Open

She has raised a record-breaking $52million for Australian bushfire relief efforts.




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Coco Gauff opens up on struggles with mental health due to rapid rise

The 16-year-old American player says she suffered a spell of depression around two years ago, prior to the stunning ascent that saw her become an absolute sensation at Wimbledon last summer.




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Uber driver accused of raping a 17 year old says she suggested sex

Onur Dedeoglu, 39, is on trial in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court over the alleged sexual assault of the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons.




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Uber driver, 39, is found guilty of raping a drunk teenage girl

Onur Dedeoglu, 39, will be sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court in Sydney in April after a jury on Thursday found him guilty of three charges and he was refused bail.




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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slams 'outrageous' Capitol protesters

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has decried protests staged inside the state's Capitol building last week, saying the event acted as a reminder of some of the most 'awful' parts of US history.




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Ben Stokes earmarked as 'rising star shaping the future' by Time magazine

Stokes has enjoyed an unforgettable year, playing a starring role in the historic World Cup victory at Lord's then producing one of Test cricket's greatest ever innings in the Third Ashes Test.




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Evan Rachel Wood receives backlash for tweeting Kobe Bryant 'was a rapist' hours after his death

Evan Rachel Wood and a Washington Post journalist received massive backlash on Sunday. The actress branded Kobe Bryant a rapist just hours after his helicopter crash death in a California.




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Heiress Abigail Disney on Kobe Bryant: 'The man was a rapist.'

Abigail Disney has weighed in on Kobe Bryant's controversial past, after actress Evan Rachel Wood and a Washington Post journalist were berated for tweeting about a rape allegation.




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Furious Karl Stefanovic questions why truckie accused of brutally raping girl was let out on bail

The Today Show host questioned why the alleged attacker Jason Humphreys, 39, was released back into the community when he was already facing serious charges.




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Food subscription box services are growing rapidly in Britain

One positive from this devastating coronavirus pandemic, is the willingness for more people to get in the kitchen to cook and adapt recipes for the ingredients they have knocking around.




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'Pure evil son' pranks his dad by taping his possessions to the ceiling every day until he noticed

The UK-based prankster chronicled his efforts on Reddit and by the final day he had taped and Blu Tacked a shoe, mobile phone clip, the television remote and even his father's reading glasses.




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Young people are capitalizing on cheap flights because of the coronavirus 

Their need to travel comes as more than 1,000 people in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 across 38 states and the District of Columbia, and 31 people have died.




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AHEAD OF THE GAME: Billy Gilmour sparks Sky Sports photoshop panic after Chelsea star's rapid rise

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Billy Gilmour was so far from Chelsea's first team that the club did not put him forward when Sky Sports filmed their walk-on shots at the start of the season.




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Female child rapist, 26, is jailed for more than 12 years 

Rebecca Holloway, 26, and Oliver Wilson, 28, of Lincolnshire, were jailed at Teesside Crown Court after admitting to committing 'horrific and appalling' abuse on children.




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Britain’s contactless capital revealed: London doesn't top the list

It is Bristol where the highest proportion of card payments are swiped, with 73 per cent of 11.5million card transactions in the West Country city using contactless.




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Catapillr offers work interest-free loans up to £10k to pay for childcare

With nursery costs reaching as much as £12,000 parents are finding it difficult cope. But now a new provider enables employers to give interest-free loans to parents for childcare