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A woman who had an affair with Robert Crawford told his murder trial that he described his wife, Frances, as emotionally abusive and said he felt trapped in their marriage. Crawford, 49, denies the alleged murder of Frances on 29 July 2024. Prosecutors claim he strangled her before staging the scene beside a ride-on mower to make her death appear accidental. The prosecution also alleges that Crawford fabricated a series of text messages exchanged with his wife on the night she died in an attempt to conceal what had happened. Emily Renshaw, one of several women with whom Crawford had…

Editors are unable to access the substantive content of a Sky News report about RAF Fairford after the page delivered an Access Denied message rather than reporting. The visible fragment consists of a standard denial notice and a reference code, with no details to report. A reference number appears: Reference #18.5f847b5c.1793124414.7196746. The material includes an image labelled as showing RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, though the image itself is inaccessible. No information about suspects, a handler, or any court proceedings is present in the material. As a result, there is no verifiable narrative to report at this time, and editors must…

Protesters stormed the pro-Aleksandar Vucic television station Informer TV in Serbia, disrupting its broadcast and demanding the arrest of its editor as tens of thousands continued celebrating the former president’s defeat at the polls. Live footage showed about 30 people entering the station’s newsroom on Monday evening and surrounding its editor-in-chief and owner, Dragan Vucicevic. Some shouted, “This is how it is in free Serbia!” and “Where is Vucic now?” while others called for Mr Vucicevic to be arrested. Mr Vucic condemned the incident in a post on his personal Instagram account, describing it as an attack on free speech…

Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States following an election defeat, according to a source and media reports. No further details about his departure were provided.

The Austin house where Elizabeth Holmes and her family were filmed before her prison sentence has gone on the market for $2.25 million. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom property featured in the documentary You Can See Everything, which follows the month before Holmes entered federal prison. It was listed earlier this month, with its connection to the film being highlighted by the estate agency team marketing the home. Holmes and her family spent most of that period at a rented house in Del Mar, California, before moving to the Austin property to be closer to Federal Prison Camp Bryan. The 2,483-square-foot home…

Barcelona have renewed their interest in Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall as the Catalan club consider strengthening their midfield during the January transfer window. The Sweden international’s limited playing time under Roberto De Zerbi is understood to have attracted attention from several major European clubs. Bergvall has found it difficult to establish himself as a regular starter since Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes joined Tottenham during the summer. Barcelona interest in Lucas Bergvall grows Barcelona previously followed Bergvall during his time at Djurgarden, but Tottenham won the race for his signature in 2024. The Spanish side are now weighing up another…

The Texas Senate race between Republican attorney general Ken Paxton and Democratic state representative James Talarico remains too close to call, with a series of polls showing conflicting results as early voting continues. Talarico holds a two-point advantage in the latest Emerson College survey, leading Paxton by 48% to 46% among 1,000 likely voters questioned between October 17 and 19. Libertarian candidate Ted Brown was on 1%, while 5% were undecided. ([fox7austin.com](https://www.fox7austin.com/news/talarico-paxton-texas-senate-race-emerson-poll)) But a Fox News poll conducted over a similar period put the candidates level on 49% apiece, with 1% of respondents unsure. That survey questioned 1,398 likely voters…

Crossbench MP Allegra Spender has joined forces with prominent business figures to oppose Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ changes to Australia’s capital gains tax system, warning they could leave investors facing one of the highest tax burdens of their kind in the world. The Community Independents co-leader is urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chalmers to reconsider the proposed overhaul of the 50 per cent capital gains discount. She is also seeking support from the Greens for an alternative plan in the Senate. Chalmers has attempted to ease criticism by proposing an exemption for innovative companies. But Spender argues the concession is…

A mother-of-three has avoided jail after falsely claiming more than £20,000 in benefits while concealing that her husband had moved back into the family home. Chantelle Crookes, 32, claimed Universal Credit and council tax support from Breckland District Council by stating that she was the only adult living at the property in Norfolk. She failed to tell authorities that her previously estranged husband, Shane Lord, had returned to the home. The reduced bills and benefit payments continued for almost four years, from February 2021 until September 2024. Norwich Magistrates’ Court heard that Crookes ran the scheme for 191 weeks and…

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from carrying out further major changes at East Potomac Park in Washington DC, halting plans to redevelop its municipal golf course into a championship-level venue. US District Judge Ana Reyes extended an earlier temporary pause on tree removal, ordering the government not to cut down, substantially prune, damage or impair trees at the park without court approval. The ruling follows the abrupt felling of 430 trees at East Potomac Golf Links with less than a day’s notice. The work triggered a legal challenge from the DC Preservation League and two local golfers,…