Italy’s top appeals court has overturned the convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007. The decision is the final ruling in the long-running case. The pair were found guilty in 2009, then freed in 2011 after a successful appeal. A retrial was ordered in 2013 […]
MODENA, Italy — When Amanda Knox, the American whose murder trial had riveted the world, landed at Linate Airport in Milan on Thursday, she immediately engaged in a familiar and uneasy tango with the news media. Straight-faced and stiff-lipped, Ms. Knox dodged flashbulbs as a coterie of bodyguards kept the press at bay. She had […]
Boris Johnson trounced his Tory leadership rival in the first count of the party contest – securing 114 votes. This was significantly more than his nearest rival Jeremy Hunt, who came second with 43, and has put him closer to the premiership. Brussels is already preparing for Mr Johnson as Prime Minister, according to a […]
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, attended a gala dinner this week to raise awareness about the horrors of addiction. But, one royal expert has claimed the dress the Duchess of Cambridge was wearing was one of her “most daring looks to date”. Erin Hill, the Senior News Editor at People Magazine, suggested it made a […]
Noel Gallagher issued a stunning expletive-laden rant against Remainers, calling on the second referendum campaigners to “go to North Korea”. The Manchester music legend admitted that he did not vote in the 2016 Brexit referendum, but would have voted to Remain if he had. However, the former Oasis guitarist disagreed with attempts to overturn the […]
Angry viewers are gearing up for a day of demonstrations organised by the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) in a bid to force BBC bosses to reconsider their plans to restrict free licences for the elderly to those claiming Pension Credit. The move, announced last Monday, caused uproar and BBC stars including Michael Palin and Jeremy […]
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has warned Brexit voters that putting Boris Johnson into office as Prime Minister would make MPs more likely to back another vote on EU membership. Speaking to Sky News this morning, the leading Labour figure said Mr Johnson’s threat of a no deal Brexit would force MPs to support a second […]
Royal fans are being offered a chance to get up close to the famous dress in a special exhibition, titled A Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The display at the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh will run until October 6, giving members of the public unprecedented access to the iconic wedding […]
A day of violence saw two teenagers killed within minutes of each other in different parts of London, while three men were stabbed in a separate attack just hours later. Metropolitan Police say 14 people have been arrested in connection with the three incidents, two of which happened on Friday afternoon and the other in […]
On 3 June, Sudanese people’s hopes for a peaceful transition to a government of their choice were crushed mercilessly. What should have been joyful Eid celebrations turned out to be a nightmare of unexplainable proportions. For weeks, protesters – everyday people like healthcare professionals, lawyers and doctors – had been on the streets, peacefully calling […]