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Russell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and bad behaviour on ‘another level’, trial told

Brand, charged with rape and sexual assault, was ‘sleeping with people day and night’, former assistant alleges Russell Brand had an “insane sexual appetite” and his bad behaviour was on “another level” to that of other celebrities, his former personal assistant has told a court. Helen Berger told police she had seen Brand treat women badly and that she once had to stop his mother and girlfriend walking in on him having sex with someone in his dressing room.

Supreme Court slams U.P. Police over ‘slipshod’ murder probe, orders ₹6 lakh reparation

The Supreme Court said the State police would do well to educate their officers in the process of investigation; the court said it was appalled by the manner in which the investigation had been carried out

Man held with suspected MDMA after fleeing accident site

The accused, K.K. Zubair from Pallikkal, Kondotty, was arrested from a house near Calicut International Airport at Karipur, where he had reportedly been hiding.

Over 40 killed in attack on Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia

The attack occurred on Saturday in Shirka district, about 270 kilometres south of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Residents and the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project (ACLED) reported the casualties to AFP on Monday, with local accounts suggesting that the death toll could be higher.

Six arrested after clash at Kuttiadi police station

A search of the vehicles led to the seizure of 9 grams of MDMA and 10.5 grams of ganja, say police.

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.

Siddaramaiah wants both persons involved in sting operation arrested: Yathindra

Woman, daughter arrested for thefts in trains, gold worth ₹10.6 lakh recovered

Suspected kingpin of drug network held in Malappuram

Police say Ibrahim Badusha played a key role in the network linked to the seizure of 12.8 kg of MDMA from Coimbatore in August

Jordan arrests three relatives over deadly church attack

Two brothers and their brother-in-law suspected of attacking a church have been arrested following a shootout with Jordanian security forces.

75-year-old woman arrested for selling marijuana in Fateh Nagar

Chris Brown avoids jail time over London nightclub brawl

The Grammy-winning singer pleaded guilty to a count of affray after striking a former friend with a tequila bottle, and faced up to three yeas behind bars.

Delta: Police arrest school bus driver over alleged kidnap, assault of 14-year-old

By Emmauel Okogba The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old school bus driver, Onome Lucky Ughagha, over the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old female student in Sapele. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, the suspect allegedly contacted the girl’s father, demanded ₦503,000 and threatened to kill the minor if the money was not paid.

Chris Brown given suspended eight-month prison sentence over nightclub attack

The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.

EACC reclaims 2.7-acre school playground after court nullifies land allocation

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 26 — More than 1,300 pupils in Kiambu County have secured continued access to a public playground after the Environment and Land Court at Thika nullified the irregular allocation of 2.7 acres of school land to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which participated in the case as an interested party, said its investigations established that the land had been set aside in 1957 by the former County Council of Kiambu for use as a school playing field.

Tiger Shroff attack: Police custody of 4 extended till October 28; voice samples needed, say cops

Kunal (21) and Sumit (19), residents of Haryana's Sonipat district, and Radha (23) and Babita (23), both from Uttar Pradesh, are among the 11 people arrested in the case

CJI calls on High Court collegiums to consider female lawyers of Supreme Court for judgeship

The CJI requested the High Court collegiums to widen the zone of their consideration and include women advocates from their states who are practising in the Supreme Court for elevation.

Bengaluru Traffic Police book 539 cases in special drive against drunk driving, overspeeding

The drive was carried out by traffic officers from all 53 traffic police stations to curb traffic violations and improve road safety.

Army rescues two kidnap victims

Military troops rescued two kidnap victims along Naka–Ahume Road in Benue State after confronting suspected kidnappers, the military says.

Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman

Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media. Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, is charged with fatally strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the city and stealing from her a backpack containing a wallet, the public broadcaster NHK reported.

Bengaluru: Woman police officer attacked, robbed during search operation at suspect’s house

The cybercrime police are continuing efforts to track down the suspect and others, allegedly involved in distribution of the sting video related to former CM

Bengaluru’s BMTC drivers, traffic police, pourakarmikas, construction workers show reduced lung function: Survey

Among the occupations, pourakarmikas were found to have the highest proportion of workers with the PRISm pattern, an indication of reduced lung capacity. Around 45% of them showed indications of reduced lung function.

Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout

Jordanian security forces have arrested three armed men suspected of a shooting attack at a church last week that killed nine Christians and injured 34 other people, officials say. No group has yet claimed it was behind Friday’s attack by gunmen on a funeral at St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud, which is in Karak governorate.

Supreme Court asks States, UTs to allocate funds to build bar rooms, washrooms for women advocates

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana disapproved of the lack of ladies' bar rooms and said facilities should be provided to women advocates regardless of their numbers.