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Menendez brothers: Murder case that has divided America takes new turn After spending more than 30 years behind bars for killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez have a hope at being released from prison. The 1989 murder case, which has gripped the US for decades, burst into life again this autumn when Los Angeles’s…

Getty Images Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a relatively niche piece of legislation at the Scottish Parliament, but which could have big UK-wide implications. It will…

How long is a piece of string? It is one of those questions that feels impossible to answer definitively but one thing you can say is a lot of teams have been inconsistent. Between second to 12th, Manchester City, Arsenal, Brighton, Fulham and Newcastle are the only sides who have won back-to-back games more than…

The West Ham team played with a confidence not always seen this season and as they passed the ball around in the final few minutes there were shouts of “ole” from the away end, something few of their fans would have expected to happen on their journey to the north east. “Rewarding the 3,000 West…

Russian defence ministry A ballistic missile on a nuclear base in Russia On the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert. “Before that, we had only exercises. But on the day the war started, the weapons…

BBC Sean and Julieanne Lynch at the school where Kelly was last seen alive The family of a County Down woman found dead in Monaghan in March have blamed what they see as a series of mistakes by Garda (Irish police) investigators for leaving them with unanswered questions about what happened. Kelly Lynch, 23, was…

The family of a woman who suffered a severe brain injury while on holiday say they were faced with having to accept her return to the UK against medical advice or her travel insurance policy would be cancelled. Jane Rubens was involved in an accident in the United States earlier this month and remains in…

Getty Images The government is promising major reforms in order to reduce the benefits bill by getting more people into work. It has unveiled plans entitled “Get Britain Working” which include a £240m investment to overhaul the current network of job centres across Britain, and more funding for mental health services. Prime Minister Sir Keir…

Football players from Lydney Town AFC in Gloucestershire refused to let Storm Bert stop them from taking to the pitch this weekend. Footage shows players heading the ball back and forth and swimming in waist-deep floodwaters. “Can’t believe I’m saying this… but GAME ON! Teams are out and kick off is imminent,” the club wrote,…

The Israeli cabinet will meet to discuss approval of a ceasefire to temporarily end hostilities with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The proposed truce would be for an initial period of 60 days and include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, according to media reports. In return, Hezbollah would end its presence south of the…