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A man about to be arrested opened a window in his bedroom and jumped nine storeys out to his death in front of Greater Manchester Police officers. A new report has now been issued by a coroner detailing partial circumstances surrounding the death of Ashley Crews in north Manchester in February this year.

Neighbours in Whalley Range have spoken of their shock after a man was knifed in a 'nasty' attack in Whalley Range. Police were called to Withington Road at around 8pm on Sunday (May 5) , before finding a man with stab wounds.

The body of a man found in a river in Prague has been identified as missing Scot Joop Sparkes.

Marta Balaga The Fantastic Pavilion returns to Cannes for its second edition, revealing seven Gala Screenings. This year’s selection features “Do Not Enter” by Hugo Cardozo, “Aire, Just Breathe” directed by Leticia Tonos, Doug Rao’s “Dirty Boy,” Can Evrenol’s “Sayara,” “Mourir or Not Mourir” by Anaïs Cave and Thomas Combret, Andreas Marschall’s “Black.White.Red.” and “Vadakkan” by Sajeed A.

Alex Ritman Project Brazen, the Peabody-nominated global journalism studio founded by former Wall Street Journal reporters and bestselling authors Bradley Hope and Tom Wright, has launched a new podcast about the unsolved gas attack at the 2014 MidWest FurFest convention in Chicago. The six-part “Fur & Loathing,” the first episode of which releases today, investigates what happened on the final night of the convention for furry fandom — a frequently misunderstood global internet subculture centred around anthropomorphic animal characters — when poisonous levels of chlorine gas swept through the corridors of the Hyatt Regency in Rosemont, Illinois.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Kim Godwin, the ABC News president who was the first Black woman to run a broadcast network news operation, is leaving the Disney unit amid increasing concern about the way she was managing the home of shows like “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.” Godwin told staffers in a memo Sunday that she planned to “retire from broadcast journalism.” Her command had come under increasing scrutiny since a restructuring of ABC News and Disney’s ABC stations had her reporting directly to Debra OConnell, a Disney business veteran who is seen as a valued operator at the company. OConnell will lead ABC News for the foreseeable future, she told employees Sunday evening.

Four men have been arrested after £40m of cocaine was found in a van in a village pub car park.

A dispersal order has been put in place across Stockport town centre after a large gang of youths caused havoc at the bus station. Police made four arrests during the disturbance on Saturday night.

A Wisconsin teacher has been arrested and charged with first-degree child sexual assault after being caught with one of her students.

More than 20 dogs have been seized after police raided a suspected illegal XL bully breeding farm on an allotment in Sheffield. The dogs, including mothers and puppies, were being kept in what officers described as 'appalling conditions'.

McKinley Franklin editor Adam Driver is on the edge in the first official teaser for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” “Megalopolis,” which will premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, has been a project years in the making for the director, who first began work on the screenplay in the 1980s. The legendary filmmaker behind “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” has invested $120 million of his own money into the film.

A hapless shoplifter was caught on CCTV stealing wine and sweets from a convenience store - after his knife fell out of his trousers. Soma Deasley, 36, can be seen in the footage stealing the goods and stuffing them in his backpack.

Baby Reindeer‘s Richard Gadd was allegedly investigated by the show’s producer Clerkenwell Films after dating an actress who went on to audition for the role of Teri.Deadline reports that following the investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing after briefly dating the actress Reece Lyons in 2021, who he had asked to audition for the show. The audition itself took place after the conclusion of their brief relationship. However, Lyons was not interviewed as part of the investigation over phone or in person, but did correspond in writnig.Lyons spoke about her experience in a thread on X/Twitter and although she did not name Gadd or explicitly reference Baby Reindeer but Deadline confirmed that Gadd was the person concerned.

A man arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was shot dead during a suspected burglary at a farm in the High Peak has been released on bail.

Cops are investigating after primary school kids were added to a snapchat group by older men and sent sexual images.

A second man who was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of Gogglebox’s George Gilbey has been released on bail. Essex Police said that the 36 year old from Witham, who was arrested on Wednesday, has since been bailed and inquiries are ongoing.The force previously arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after George's death on 27 March, and he was subsequently released under investigation.The Gogglebox star, of Clacton-on-Sea, had been “working on a roof when he fell through a plastic skylight, landing on the ground below”, coroner’s officer Deborah Frost told an earlier inquest hearing.

At first this might seem like a man sharing the worst news he could have gotten with his community. But every new detail makes this story so much sketchier… John-Paul Miller is a pastor a

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Kevin Spacey has addressed the release of an upcoming docuseries about him, which is due to be aired this week.The two-part show, Spacey Unmasked, is coming to Channel 4 on May 6 and 7, and set to feature “never-seen-before interviews and archive” footage (as per Variety).The docuseries will reportedly cover the American Beauty star’s life “from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.”The show is also set to explore Spacey’s sexual allegations and subsequent acquittal. A description reads: “In 2023 Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial.

The distraught family of Kersal Dale murder investigation victim Stuart Everett have told of their anguish, saying: "He did not deserve to die the way he did." A huge probe was launched after parts of Mr Everett's body were found at the Salford nature reserve on April 4.

Staff at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys called in police following a 'threatening and aggressive' anonymous email. Greater Manchester Police was called about the message on Tuesday, prompting headmaster Graeme Wright to alert parents.

Eight suitcases filled with cannabis were found by at Manchester Airport as Border Force officers located 278 packages.

A man has been jailed after raping a woman in her own home in what officers called a 'horrific ordeal'.

A school brought in the police after a ‘disturbance’ broke out on its grounds.

Scottish thriller Granite Harbour returns to Aberdeen for a new three-part series on Thursday 2 May on BBC Scotland - and BBC iPlayer.The previous series saw former sergeant in the Royal Military Police, now detective, Davis Lindo (Romario Simpson) join the Aberdeen police and attempt to fit in. He and his partner DS Lara Bartlett (Hannah Donaldson) were tasked with solving the murder of an oil tycoon in Aberdeen.

Carlos Aguilar Fears of a future where artificial intelligence overpowers flesh-and-blood humans have always been a paramount tenet of sci-fi storytelling. And when these sentient robots closely resemble human behavior and exterior appearance (as in “Blade Runner” or “AI Artificial Intelligence”), then the conundrum of whether they should be granted human dignity rather than being seen as disposable presents itself.

The director of the first Doctor Strange movie is opening up about almost casting Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role.

Prepare yourselves for a twisted story, Perezcious readers. Four babies were found dead in a freezer at an apartment in Boston, Massachusetts two years ago — and now, authorities have determined that their mother will not face any charges! According to a press release from District Atto

Tiffany Haddish hits back when she’s met with hate.

CBS is officially ordering the Fire Country spinoff series!