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Man banned from 'all libraries on the face of the earth'

A Wisconsin man has been banned from 'all libraries on the face of the earth' after being charged with misdemeanor counts of lewd behaviour and disorderly conduct.

Nick Clegg still regards jailed Chris Huhne as a friend

"Whatever he's done, he still remains someone I've known for many years"

Members of the English Defence League during a march in Bristol last year

UK 'faces threat of murderous attack from Far Right extremist'

Britain faces the threat of a murderous terror attack from a Far Right extremist similar to the mass murderer Anders Breivik who gunned down 77 young Norweigans, the Security Minister warned today.

Former SAS soldier Danny Nightingale kisses his wife Sally outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Jailed SAS soldier Danny Nightingale set to find out whether conviction will be quashed

Nightingale admitted illegally possessing a Glock 9mm pistol and more than 300 rounds of ammunition at a court martial

Hero police officer jailed for abusing position to have sex with vulnerable woman

A police officer who won a national award for bravery has been jailed after abusing his position to have sex with a vulnerable woman.

A guard at Delhi’s Tihar jail

Doctors say 'Delhi bus gang-rape leader' died from hanging - but family insists he did not commit suicide

A post-mortem examination carried out on the main accused in the Delhi gang-rape case has suggested he did die as a result of hanging, Indian media has reported.

Photographed, fingerprinted, strip-searched: the humiliating welcome to Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce's new lives in prison

Chris Huhne's first experience of his government's penal system was inside a grim, overcrowded south London prison where inmates are locked up in shared cells for up to 22 hours a day.

A still from the amateur video footage of the incident

Dead taxi driver who was dragged behind South African police van 'was facing homicide charge'

The Mozambican taxi driver who died after being dragged behind a police van was facing culpable homicide charges himself, a South African court heard today.

Tihar Jail was designed for 6,000 prisoners but holds 13,000

Inside Tihar Jail: How prison where gang-rape suspect died turned from a notorious jail to a model institution

The sprawling Tihar Jail in the west of Delhi, home to around 13,000 inmates, was once notorious across the region.

Teenager admits raping 15-year-old at knifepoint on Newscastle waste ground

A teenager has admitted raping a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint in a terrifying 90-minute ordeal.

Writing on the wall: ‘I’m still on the lookout, I want something to happen and I’ve applied for so many jobs, so many jobs,’ says Graham Rix

Graham Rix: 'No one will give me a job'

Highly rated player and coach is a forgotten man after up-and-down career

Man given life sentence for murdering £3,000 casino winner

A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.

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Drunk driver who spent two years in solitary confinement awarded £10m

A man who was left languishing in solitary confinement for two years after he was arrested for drink driving has won a $15.5m (£10.4m) payout after suing the prison in New Mexico.

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Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox ONE console
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Dating website pulls intimate 'hook-up' section to curb harassment
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Tumblr’s David Karp’s message of reassurance to his staff sounded very familiar
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In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

Disillusion with a siege mentality and negative playing style made change inevitable
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory – but also the ever-present threat of death
Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest

Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest

Lions' cub, 20, joins long line of players from Scottish borders club Hawick given opportunity to make his mark at highest level
Carl Froch handed rare chance of revenge with dream rematch

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Masculinity in crisis?

'There is a battle going on inside us that is never discussed'
Have US shock jocks gone too far?

Have US shock jocks gone too far?

An incendiary remark from Rush Limbaugh may be the beginning of the end for outspoken right-wing US broadcasters
The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey pays more income tax than big cities of the North

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