David Walliams was an icon to children. This is a grim betrayal

It might have started out as a taboo-busting sketch show on Radio 4, skewering the prejudices of Middle England, but on screen, its grotesque costumes, high camp and unsophisticated, cartoon catchphrases were catnip to a…

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Arrests as Joe Biden makes surprise Dublin visit

Protesters being detained as Hunter Biden, son of former US president Joe Biden, visits the College Historical Society in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA) PA Wire A small number of arrests have been made as former US president…

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Watch: What we know about the allegations against Walliams

In an investigation by ITV News and the Guardian, multiple women allege the comedian and author used his celebrity status to prey on them for sexual purposes when they were teenagers or young women. Walliams has denied…

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What we know as member of US Army arrested over ‘allegations of espionage’

The 41-year-old service member was arrested in Gloucestershire on Tuesday. He remains in custody at a London police station. Brig Gen Sean Stinchon, commanding general of US Army Counterintelligence Command, described…

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Violence erupts in Bangladesh as ousted PM's supporters stage protest

A police vehicle was set on fire in Gopalganj district, where the banned student wing of Hasina's Awami League party clashed with security forces. Nationwide protests by pro-Hasina activists started a day after the…

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Police officer's wife and two children died in Boxing Day house fire that probably started in living room with electrical devices plugged into power socket, inquest hears

The mother's police officer husband Tom Shearman tried to rescue his wife and children but was forced back by the severity of the flames. The family's dog Hutch also died. Emergency services were called to the…

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David Walliams slashes price of London mansion by £1.45m as he faces allegations of preying on teenage girls

Join today Already a member? Log in Comedian David Walliams slashed the price of his mansion after it failed to sell, while he was battling accusations of sexually inappropriate behaviour. The former Britain’s Got Talent…

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David Walliams accused of preying on teenage girls and sexually assaulting 15-year-old

Join today Already a member? Log in Comedian and former Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams has been unmasked as the star who failed to gag reports accusing him of grooming teenagers as young as 15. Multiple women…

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Senior US soldier accused of spying for Russia arrested in the UK

The man, 41, was arrested earlier today and remains in custody in London , the Met Police said . He was detained under sections one and three of the National Security Act, which relate to leaking classified information…

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Reform's Joe Martin given Senedd speaking ban after he said white people are being replaced

On Tuesday Martin asked the Welsh government for a statement on the "demographic replacement of white British people". Reform was asked for comment. Irranca-Davies' statement in the Senedd follows attempts to address…

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