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Ghanaian twin brothers and US woman plead guilty to $9m romance scam
The group targeted elderly people across US and Europe, luring them into romantic relationship before persuading them to transfer large sums of money.
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Woman says 40-mile journey to hospital while having contractions was 'scary'
The Southern Health Trust plans to temporarily transfer inpatient maternity services from Daisy Hill to Craigavon.
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Exercise helps woman recover from partying life
Megan Hamon says her life has turned around after struggling with excessive drinking and partying.
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US Marine indicted for murder and robbery of woman in Japan
Prosecutors have indicted Devin Jacob Ballard for a killing that has caused outrage in Japan, local media reports.
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British woman dies after trying to rescue sons swept away at sea in the Bahamas
Nathan Gregory says the loss of childhood sweetheart Leanne "is unimaginable for our family".
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Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Business
Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost
Roslynn Garner-Gatley starts using a hot water bottle, bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm.
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Daughter of woman killed by partner 'refuses to be another victim'
Keeley McKee's mother Leanne was killed by her partner in 2003, weeks before the couple were due to marry.
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Entertainment
Woman told Russell Brand he 'treated her like an animal', court hears
The comedian and actor is on trial for charges including rape and sexual assault, which he denies.
Entertainment
Woman says she 'couldn't speak or breathe' during alleged rape by Russell Brand
The entertainer denies three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
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Woman says she 'closed eyes and tried not to be there' during alleged Russell Brand rape
The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
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Indian woman and boyfriend get death sentence in 'blue drum' murder case
The body was recovered from a large blue plastic storage container - locally called a drum.
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Australian woman charged with lacing colleague's curry with snail poison
The alleged victim, who was in a relationship with the woman, had spotted bright green pellets in the meal.
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Woman rescued after being swept away by Istanbul flash flood
A woman was rescued by passersby after being swept along by floodwaters in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district
Entertainment
Wang Chao’s ‘A Woman’ Swooped on by France’s Malavida, Which Sets 2027 Retrospective
LYON, France — French distributor Malavida has picked up Wang Chao’s “A Woman,” the Chinese filmmaker’s 2022 drama that won the screenplay prize at San Sebastián but has never received a theatrical release in France. Malavida is also preparing a wider retrospective of his work for spring 2027. The acquisitions, announced during Lyon’s International Classic […]
Entertainment
‘Elize: Shadows of a Woman’ Director Felipe Vellas to Helm Real-Life Sinking Tragedy ‘Bateau Mouche’ for Boutique Filmes and Anonymous Content (EXCLUSIVE)
Boutique Filmes and Anonymous Content Brazil have lined up Felipe Vellas to direct “Bateau Mouche,” inspired by the real-life sinking of the titular boat on New Year’s Eve 1988. The film will be penned by Gustavo Lipsztein, who also wrote the massively successful Netflix series “Radioactive Emergency” and “The Endless Night,” also inspired by historical […]
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Woman injures three people in third Poland school knife attack in a week
Polish police had already deployed to schools after a female caretaker was killed and several others injured in two earlier attacks in two days.
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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, dies
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalised.
Business
'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK
British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.
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US woman who survived botched execution is conscious, speaking
The woman who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said on Tuesday. Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supposedly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison a week ago.