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A 19-year-old North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after prosecutors said he bred, trained and sold dogs for use in illegal dogfighting. Juelz Christopher Daniels, of Statesville, admitted violating the Animal Welfare Act in federal court on Thursday, October 15, according to the US Department of Justice. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy, possessing and training fighting dogs, selling them and advertising them on Facebook. Prosecutors said Daniels and co-defendant Reginald Lionel Goodson operated one or more kennels and ran the alleged operation between January 2021 and May 2026. Search warrants carried out at three properties linked to…

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested as police investigate eight alleged sexual touching incidents involving women on walking trails in Narrabeen, on Sydney’s northern beaches. The incidents are said to have taken place between October 1 and 12. In each case, a person allegedly approached a woman, sexually touched her and then rode away on an e-bike. Two incidents occurred on a popular local track in Narrabeen on October 7 and 8. Police said the person also made inappropriate sexual comments during one of the alleged attacks. The boy was assisting police with their inquiries late on Saturday after detectives…

Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell is being investigated by police after allegedly showing four naked and sexualised images of himself to a female member of staff at his office in Hull. Mr Campbell, 39, is said to have called the senior employee to his desk at the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) in May. The incident was allegedly witnessed by another colleague. He was interviewed under caution by Humberside Police earlier this month, but has not been arrested or charged with any offence. The woman is understood to have felt “shocked, embarrassed and humiliated” after being shown the…

Selma Blair appeared at 90s Con in Connecticut after being arrested over alleged assaults during a flight to New York, including claims involving two flight attendants, a police officer and a nurse. The actress attended the event at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford on Friday, where she was photographed smiling and embracing actor Brad Deiter. Mr Deiter later shared the photograph on Instagram. Blair’s appearance came less than a week after the alleged incident aboard a Delta flight travelling from Los Angeles to John F Kennedy Airport. Police allege that Blair assaulted two flight attendants during the journey, biting…

Virgil van Dijk made a furious gesture towards Liverpool’s forwards during their Premier League clash with Brentford after becoming frustrated by a lack of movement in front of him. The Liverpool captain was seen waving his arms after being forced to play the ball backwards at the Gtech Community Stadium. BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty, reporting from the press box, said Van Dijk was demanding more options from his attacking team-mates. “Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has just waved his arms furiously at his forward players demanding more movement after he could only play the ball backwards,” McNulty…

A New Jersey police officer is in a critical but stable condition after being struck by a suspected drink-driver during a traffic stop in Cape May County. Middle Township Patrolman Austin Kapurelos was carrying out a vehicle stop on Route 47 South, also known as Wildwood Boulevard, shortly after 10pm on Friday, October 16, when he was hit. Emergency responders treated the officer at the scene before taking him to AtlantiCare Medical Center with serious injuries. No other injuries were reported. The road was closed for about four hours as investigators examined the crash. Police identified the driver as 36-year-old…

Israeli police are investigating an alleged assault on European diplomats in the West Bank, near the village of Taybeh. The incident is alleged to have involved Israeli settlers. No further details have been released.

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Three Premier League players refused to take the knee on Saturday as the league’s latest ‘No Room For Racism’ campaign got under way. Everton’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles remained standing before his side’s home match against Chelsea, while Marc Guehi and Issa Diop did not kneel ahead of Manchester City’s game against Ipswich at the Etihad Stadium. The reasons for the players’ decisions have not been disclosed. Their stance came despite the rest of their team-mates taking part in the pre-match gesture. The Premier League has made the gesture available across the next two gameweeks in October, describing the initiative as a…

High levels of debt and growing economic strains are sharpening the focus on the need for new approaches to development, an analysis has said. The assessment points to mounting pressure on existing development models, with the combination of heavy debt burdens and wider strains prompting renewed attention to alternative ways of supporting progress.