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Getty Images Hong Kong saw explosive pro-democracy protests in the last decade – but hopes for a freer city have faded in the wake of Beijing’s crackdown The memories began rushing back as Kenneth strolled through Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, once a focal point for the city’s resistance to China. As a child, Kenneth would…

BBC From left: Harold Shipman, Lucy Letby, Peter Sutcliffe and Rose West Warning – this article contains details that some readers may find disturbing On the evening of 20 August 1989, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez walked into the den of their home in Beverly Hills, where their parents were watching a film, The Spy…

PA Media Kevin Sinfield started his week-long endeavour in Liverpool Rugby star Kevin Sinfield has started a fifth epic fundraiser in memory of his late teammate Rob Burrow, who died of motor neurone disease (MND) this year. The 44-year-old will be running more than 230 miles (370km) in seven days across the UK, having already…

England let Carse keep his central contract and he was back in the international fold at the first opportunity for the white-ball series against Australia in September. Carse said he “can’t thank Stokes enough”. Ten-wicket hauls are a pretty good way to go about it. England looked after Carse. Now Carse is looking after England.…

A bishop who called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over his failings to report an abuser has told the BBC she has been “frozen out” by Church of England colleagues. The Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley was the most senior member of the clergy to suggest Justin Welby step down, which he did…

Bob Bryar, former drummer for American rock band My Chemical Romance (MCR), has died aged 44 at his Tennessee home, according to US media. He was the longest-serving drummer for the group, playing with the band from 2004 to 2010. A spokesperson for the band told US outlets that the “band asks for your patience…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman at London’s Groucho Club. Metropolitan Police said the alleged rape took place inside the private members’ club in Dean Street, Soho, on 13 November. The 34-year-old man, from Hertfordshire, was arrested on Saturday and remains in custody, the force said. Last month Westminster City…

Getty Images Conor McGregor leaving court after a civil jury found him guilty of sexual assault “The fight game awaits!” Conor McGregor proclaimed to his millions of social media followers on Tuesday, while retailers pulled products linked to him from shelves, murals of him were erased and brands announced they had cut ties. It followed…

PA Media Simone White was one of several people poisoned in a backpacker hotspot in Laos “If it can happen to her, it can happen to anybody”, the mother of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, has warned. The 28-year-old, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number…

DWAS Mary and Juliette set up the Dinner with a Stranger society to encourage students to make more friends Last year, Juliette Sartori decided she wanted to expand her social circle, so she went on a coffee date with three people she had never met before. “It went really well,” she said. “We ended up…