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PC guilty of assaulting woman over bus fare arrest

PC Perry Lathwood is guilty of assaulting Jocelyn Agyemang during an arrest in Croydon.

Landlord sentenced for harassing council staff

Fergus Wilson will serve a suspended prison sentence after breaching an injunction.

'Glue Lady' nabbed for scamming seniors at ATMs

A woman dubbed the “Glue Lady” was arrested for allegedly stealing money from senior citizens withdrawing from ATM Machines. According to a 24 Oras report by John Consulta on Friday, the woman was arrested in an operation in Lipa, Batangas. “Ang modus niya ay kunwari aalalayan niya ang mga matatanda para makapagwithdraw. Yun pala, gagamit siya ng glue at pag umalis na yung biktima, siya na ang magwiwithdraw ng pera,” said PNP PRO4A Regional...

Hammer accused said he had sleepwalked before

The boy said he was sleepwalking when he attacked two students and a housemaster with a claw hammer.

State of calamity set in Cebu due to heat

MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is placing the province under a state of calamity because of the intense heat and the lingering impact of the El Niño phenomenon. Garcia is set to issue an executive order for the declaration, which will be followed by a resolution set to be passed by the provincial board next week. “This prompts us to think about ways and means of addressing this huge challenge, not necessarily giving ayuda. But...

Suspect gave minor victim a ride, meal before raping her

A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old Grade 10 student in Metro Manila. According to a "24 Oras" report by Emil Sumangil on Friday, the victim was on her way to a classmate’s house to finish an assignment when she passed by the suspect. “Pinilit po siya na sumakay sa motor. Sinasabihan siya, marami na akong tinulungan ng mga ganito… Strangers na binibigyan ko ng pera,” said the victim’s mother “Clarisse," (He forced her to ride...

France blames Azerbaijan for New Caledonia violence: Unpacking their spat

Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories. France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.

For Taiwan shoppers, China's malls only a ferry ride away

With suitcases and packages stuffed with food, alcohol and construction materials, Taiwanese shoppers make their way towards a ferry in the Chinese city of Xiamen bound for the Taipei-administered island of Kinmen. People push airport-style trolleys loaded with suitcases and large packages up a ramp and onto the ferry before taking their seats.

PCG detains vessel with 7 Chinese crew

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is holding a tanker off Zambales after its seven Chinese crewmembers – who initially did not respond to identification calls – failed to present required documents. The PCG detained the M/T Hyperline 988, which it said was “registered under the flag of Sierra Leone and anchored in the vicinity waters off San Felipe, Zambales.” The PCG said it received a report that the vessel was flying the...

NBP strip search: BuCor denies whitewash of probe

MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. yesterday denounced allegations of a possible whitewash in the investigation of strip searches on female visitors of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. This pronouncement came after rights group Karapatan expressed its concern about the possibility of a cover-up after the bureau relieved low-ranking corrections officers instead of their...

Russian strikes kill two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Moscow steps up attacks

The latest bombings come as Russian President Putin says aim of Kharkiv offensive is to create a buffer zone.

Vhong Navarro case: Last convict now in Bilibid

MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Ferdinand Guerrero, the last of four people convicted of the serious illegal detention for ransom of actor-host Vhong Navarro, was transferred to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa yesterday. The transfer came after Guerrero surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday night. In a statement, Bureau of Corrections chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. said NBI operatives turned Guerrero...

INQToday: Scarborough Shoal civilian convoy safely returns to Subic, Zambales

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: Scarborough Shoal civilian convoy safely returns to Subic, Zambales The civilian convoy to Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) returned safely to Subic fishing port early Friday morning after about two days. The mother ship Fbca Bing Bing, along with four other boats locally known as “pangulong”, already returned to port at around 1:30 a.m. Marcos tells troops: Fight false narratives,...

Man attacked with hammer and machete on bridge

The victim, aged in his 20s, suffered serious head injuries in the attack in Lancaster.

CHR sees enhanced mandate with passage of Magna Carta of Children bill

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) believes the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 10159, or the proposed Magna Carta of Children, will strengthen its mandate, designating the commission as the country’s watchdog on the matter. CHR in a statement on Friday said that HB No. 10159 also would ensure that provisions in the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) are implemented properly. HB No. 10159,...

PH fishers spot pipe installation ‘in middle of’ Scarborough – NGO

SUBIC, Zambales — Filipino fisherfolk saw a pipe installation “in the middle of” the Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, according to a team leader of an NGO that initiated a civilian mission in the West Philippine Sea. Mark Figueras, team leader of the “Atin Ito” convoy’s advance boat, said fishers could go 50 to 100 meters close to the low-tide elevation before this suspected construction off the sandbar which began last month. READ: Scarborough...

Bamban Mayor Alice Guo must be probed, says President Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — Questions on how Bamban Mayor Alice Guo was elected has been raised by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President Marcos noted that local leaders did not know her. “Kilala ko lahat ng mga taga-Tarlac na politiko. Walang may kilala sa kanya,” the president said in an ambush interview in Cagayan de Oro. (I know all of the politicians from Tarlac. Nobody knows her.) READ MORE: Solicitor General forms team to probe Bamban Mayor...

Putin's cronies weaponising Britain's courts to pursue opponents

Despite the Government's tough talk on sanctions, since the war began it has recruited an extra 100 civil servants to rubber stamp legal licences for rogue Russians looking to spend their seized millions.

51 nabbed in 2-day drug operations

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-one people were arrested and nearly P86 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in Metro Manila during anti-narcotics operations conducted by the National Capital Region Police Office over two days. The NCRPO reported that over 12.6 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu and 165 grams of marijuana valued at P85.8 million were confiscated in 31 operations in the region on Thursday and yesterday. NCRPO...

Sandigan ruling on JPE plunder cases out in June

MANILA, Philippines — A decade since its filing, the plunder case against Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief of staff Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes and detained businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles will finally be decided next month. In a text message to The STAR, Sandiganbayan Third Division executive clerk of court Dennis Pulma confirmed that the promulgation of decision on the plunder case of Enrile, Reyes and...

5 Filipino students accepted to US universities with help of EducationUSA

MANILA, Philippines — Five Filipino students have been accepted to premier universities and colleges in the United States (US), thanks to EducationUSA’s College Prep Program (CPP). CPP is an 18-month program for qualified Grade 11 students who wish to enroll in educational institutions in the US. It assists students with the application process, including applying for scholarships and funding from the US. READ: US launches $30-M program to boost...

Man jailed for life for prom night murder

Sharp-Meade must serve a minimum of 26 years and 12 days before he can be considered for parole.

Chaos in Wales as Plaid Cymru collapses power-sharing deal with Labour

Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru today pulled out of their co-operation agreement in the Senedd that gives Mr Gething's administration a majority.

‘Applicant’ kills security agency owner

MANILA, Philippines — A security agency owner was shot dead in his office by a man who posed as an applicant for the job of security guard in Camarin, Caloocan on Tuesday morning. Caloocan police investigator Capt. Nelson Dizon told The STAR yesterday that the still unidentified assailant shot Jeffrey Talisayin, 42, owner of King Guard Sentinel Security Agency Co. “The suspect entered the office but they noticed that he had no resume,” Dizon...

Woman admits driving without licence in fatal crash

Ivy Mwangi repeated her not guilty plea to causing the death of the teenager by careless driving.

China Coast Guard empowered to detain South China ‘trespassers’

Philippine ignores ‘empty threat’ MANILA, Philippines — China is now looking at detaining for 60 days without trial suspected violators of its exit and entry laws covering what it considers its territorial waters, including almost the entire South China Sea. The new rules, which Beijing intends to enforce by June 15, were made public yesterday following the success of the Atin Ito Coalition’s civilian peace and solidarity resupply mission to...

Man guilty of road rage manslaughter

Jake McIntyre had claimed he had hit Andrew Peart with a metal wheel brace in self-defence.

Conviction of accused must rest, not on weakness of defense, but on strength of prosecution

Dear PAO, My cousin filed a criminal case, which was heard in court but was eventually dismissed. My cousin said that the assailant only presented one witness, while he had several witnesses who testified for him, and he submitted a good number of evidence. So, we really could not understand why or how the case was dismissed. According to a paralegal officer my cousin spoke with, the evidence that my cousin submitted was not enough to prove the...

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Canadian in P9.68 billion shabu haul nabbed

MANILA, Philippines — A Canadian tagged as the prime suspect in smuggling 1.4 tons of shabu worth P9.68 billion seized in Alitagtag, Batangas last month was arrested in Tagaytay on Thursday night. Thomas Gordon O’Quinn was apprehended by intelligence operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office, Calabarzon police and Bureau of Immigration at a spa in Barangay Maitim II. O’Quinn, also known as James Toby Martin, was arrested based on a...

Man arrested over reports of sexual assaults

All the reports were made on Friday morning in three areas of Stoke-on-Trent, say police.

Man pushed party guest's face into fire pit

Jordan Butler, 29, attacked the man at a birthday party following a row over the Manx language.

Eleven jailed for organised Class A drugs ring

Eleven people are sentenced for their role in a drugs gang operating in Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Marcos to lead 2024 PMA graduation rites

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lead the graduation rites of the Bagong Sinag Class of 2024 of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) at the Borromeo grounds in Fort del Pilar on Saturday. The President will be commissioning the members of the graduating class as second lieutenants and ensigns of the Armed Forces of the Philippines upon the recommendation of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Marcos will be conferring the Presidential...

Russia presses offensive into Ukraine but hold off key city

Russian forces pressed ahead Friday with an offensive into northeast Ukraine but President Vladimir Putin said there were no current plans to occupy the key city of Kharkiv. The city of Kharkiv has been targeted with intense Russian aerial bombardments, including the weeks ahead of the ground assault.

‘Ice chest murder’ suspect arrested

MANILA, Philippines — The suspect who allegedly killed a woman and stuffed her body in an ice chest in Trece Martires, Cavite was arrested in Pasay City on Thursday afternoon. The suspect, whom police identified as alias Wilson, was apprehended along EDSA in Pasay at around 3:30 p.m. Lt. Col. Michael Batoctoy, Trece Martires police chief, said a tracker team pursued Wilson after he confessed to killing 25-year-old Mari Joy Singayan at his...

Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says

KYIV (Reuters) - A long-range Ukrainian strike on the Moscow-controlled Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea destroyed three Russian warplanes and a fuel facility near its main runway this week, U.S. commercial satellite company Maxar said. The company cited satellite imagery taken on Thursday as showing that two MiG-31 fighter jets and an Su-27 fighter jet had been destroyed. It said one MiG-29

The peculiar case of Alice Guo

MANILA, Philippines — On May 7, a certain mayor in Tarlac was linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) operations in the area — an already scandalous allegation — and the mayor’s case escalated further amid even more damning accusations involving her nationality. The peculiar case of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo came into the limelight during a hearing before the Senate panel on women, headed by Senator Risa Hontiveros. READ: Bamban...

Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police launched an investigation and stepped up security around Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after a patrol heard suspected gunshots near Israel's embassy in Stockholm early on Friday, they said. "Due to a suspected shooting in close proximity to the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, the police are carrying out continued security-enhancing measures against

Philippine to buy 5 Japan-made coast guard ships

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to acquire five new patrol boats from Japan for P23.85 billion. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes for the official development assistance (ODA) loan yesterday for the Third Phase of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project (MSCIP). “This occasion signifies not only the deepening of...

Israeli military says forces seized bodies of hostages from Gaza

Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari says forces seized bodies of hostages Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter from Gaza.

'Progressive realism': UK Labour lays out foreign policy pitch

Closer relations with Europe, continued support for Ukraine, and a desire for Palestinian statehood: Britain's likely next government is outlining its foreign policy plans -- and much is similar to the current administration's. - Multilateral institutions - "The policies that they've set out are very, very similar to the government's," Bronwen Maddox, director of the Chatham House international affairs think-tank told AFP. She expects to see a...

"Putin is preparing a long war against the West"

The German newspaper Die Welt has just revealed the existence of a 17-page peace agreement that could have ended the war in Ukraine just weeks after Russia invaded. Negotiators from both sides had worked hard on it between February and April 2022, and the original version of this special document has now fallen into the hands of German media. "In March 2022, only a few conditions were still missing from the resolution of the conflict, which was...

Putin and Xi no longer have a partnership of equals

Vladimir Putin’s visit to China was a show of strength, but in reality he needs Beijing's support for his war in Ukraine.

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

By Gonzalo Fuentes and Dominique Vidalon ROUEN, France (Reuters) -French police shot dead a knife-wielding Algerian man who set fire to a synagogue and threatened police in the city of Rouen on Friday in the latest antisemitic attack, officials said. "An armed man somehow climbed up the synagogue and threw an object, a sort of Molotov cocktail, into the main praying room," said mayor Nicolas

7 Chinese sailors found in anchored ship in San Felipe, Zambales

At least seven Chinese crew members were found in a foreign-owned vessel anchored in the vicinity waters off San Felipe, Zambales on Thursday. According to a report by Ian Cruz in “24 Oras”, MT Hyperline 988 is registered under Sierra Leone, but a Philippine flag can be seen waving on top of it. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was not able to immediately detect the vessel because its automatic identification system was turned off. The PCG...

Gang leader jailed for supplying cocaine and ketamine

Mohammed Laher was jailed at Bradford Crown Court on 15 May for conspiracy to supply cocaine and ketamine.

Replacement confirmed for leader facing abuse claims

Jonathan Nunn stepped down from his council role amid allegations of domestic violence, which he denies.

Man accused of setting Denver house fire that killed 5 in Senegalese family set to enter plea

DENVER (AP) — A man accused of setting a house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family in 2020 in a case of misplaced revenge was set to appear in court Friday to enter a plea. Kevin Bui, 20, was 16 at the time of the fire but prosecuted as an adult, charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, arson and burglary. He has been portrayed by prosecutors as the ringleader of a group of three friends who started the Aug. 5, 2020,...

Three boys arrested after armed robbery on bus

A boy, 11 and two 12 year olds are arrested after knives were seized on the bus in Sutton Coldfield.