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Alleged gunman went to homes of two other intended targets, police say
Suspect Vance Boelter surrendered to police on Sunday after they found him in the woods near his home following a massive manhunt.
Glenn Close and Billy Porter to star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping is to star Glenn Close and Billy Porter when it is released next year. Due for release in November 2026, the sixth film in the fantasy franchise will star ...
Four people given suspended sentences for hate crimes against Vinicius Junior
A black inflatable effigy, dressed in Vinicius’ Real shirt, was hanged from a bridge alongside a banner proclaiming ‘Madrid hates Real’ ...
WSL to expand to 14 teams in 2026-27 with new promotion/relegation play-off
The Women’s Super League is set expand to 14 teams from the start of the 2026-27 season, with a promotion and relegation play-off to be introduced. A proposal put forward by Nikki Doucet, chief ...
Man, 92, was charged after police found DNA match almost 60 years on, jury told
A 92-year-old man was charged with raping and murdering an elderly widow after police found a billion-to-one DNA match on her clothing almost 60 years later, a jury has heard. Ryland Headley is ...
Leader rules out LGR merger option with Portsmouth
The leader of Southampton City Council has ruled out putting forward a local authority restructure proposal that includes joining with ...
Mother-of-four who died while skydiving ‘just trying something new’
Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, Devon, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, Dorset, died in the area of Dunkeswell Aerodrome on Friday.
Southampton: Man assaulted near Cafe Parfait in early hours
A man was injured after an assault outside a nightclub in the early hours. Police received reports of an assault between 4am and 5am on Sunday. The incident on Above Bar Street, near nightclub Café ...
Report criticises ‘major failing’ to gather ethnicity data on grooming gangs
The lack of data showing the ethnicity and nationality of sex offenders in grooming gangs is “a major failing over the last decade or more”, a new report has found.
Judge dismisses juror in sex trafficking trial of music mogul Combs
A judge dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to ...
Gareth Bale part of group seeking Plymouth takeover
Gareth Bale is part of a US investment group in talks over a buyout of League One club Plymouth. The Telegraph were first to report that the 35-year-old former Real Madrid and Wales forward was part ...
Saints WSL dream handed major boost as big revamp announced
Southampton FC Women have been handed a major boost in their pursuit to reach the Women's Super League with an expanded division announced.