US Federal prosecutors have announced sex trafficking and conspiracy charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents unsealed on Monday show Epstein is charged with creating and maintaining a network that allowed him to sexually exploit and abuse dozens of underage girls. The alleged victims were as young as 14...
Burnley have made their first summer signing with Stoke defender Erik Pieters joining on a two-year deal. Pieters also has a further 12-month option and joined up with Sean Dyche’s squad on their pre-season trip to Portugal, a statement on Burnley’s website revealed. The 30-year-old made over 200 appearances for...
Manchester City and Chelsea will play their opening matches of the Women’s Super League season at the Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge respectively, the two clubs have announced. City’s meeting with Manchester United on September 7 and Chelsea’s clash with Tottenham the following day will both be staged at the...
The businesswoman and campaigner settled her claim against News Group Newspapers, the former News of the World publisher in February. Heather Mills has received an apology at the High Court after settling her case against the News of the World over phone hacking for a “substantial” sum. The businesswoman and...
Gatwick Airport’s “overcrowded” railway station is to be given a £150 million upgrade, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Major enhancements will be made at the West Sussex station to improve the flow of passengers. Many airline travellers – particularly those with heavy luggage – struggle to make their...
More than a thousand sharks and rays are known to have become entangled in plastic debris with “significantly greater number of species” likely to be affected, a study found. Scientists at the University of Exeter found reports of 1,116 of the creatures caught up in plastic in the world’s oceans...
Treasury officials and lawyers are so overstretched they have splashed out £3 million hiring law firm Hogan Lovells to help with Brexit preparations, new documents show. The firm will spend a year working with the Treasury, to help navigate the “marked and continuing” increase in its legal work over Brexit and help...
Andreas Pereira has signed a new four-year contract at Manchester United, the Premier League club have announced. The Belgian-born Brazil midfielder is now committed to the Old Trafford outfit until 2023, with the option to extend for a further year. The 23-year-old, who came through the United Academy, enjoyed a...
A hospital visitor inadvertently gave staff a cake laced with cannabis as a thank you for their care, a health trust has said. The gift was taken into Warrington Hospital in Cheshire by a visitor who was unaware there was cannabis in the cake, leftover from their grandson’s 18th birthday....