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Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs trial day 2 Live Updates: Singer Cassie to continue testimony in sex trafficking case
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial live updates: Singer Cassie returns to the witness stand today in a federal trial against music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, continuing her testimony about what she describes as a decade of abuse, coercion, and exploitation. Cassie — full name Casandra Ventura — first rose to fame in the mid-2000s with her hit single 'Me & U' and later became romantically involved with Combs after signing to his Bad Boy Records label. Prosecutors are expected to finish questioning her by midday, after which Combs' defence team will begin cross-examination. What is the trial? Federal prosecutors have accused Combs of running what they call a 'sex-trafficking empire,' in which he allegedly used his fame and wealth to manipulate and abuse women, including Cassie, over the course of years. During her testimony Tuesday, Cassie said she was pressured into participating in prolonged, drug-fuelled sex acts with paid male sex workers — encounters she called 'freak offs' that she said left her physically and emotionally broken. ''Freak offs' became a job where there was no space to do anything else but to recover and just try to feel normal again,' she told the jury. She also testified that Combs repeatedly beat her and threatened to release intimate videos if she tried to leave. The Leaked Video: Cassie's 2023 civil lawsuit against Combs — settled within a day — triggered a broader criminal investigation and inspired multiple additional legal claims from other alleged victims. In May, CNN released surveillance footage from 2016 showing Combs attacking Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, supporting her claims of physical violence. Combs' lawyers have acknowledged he could be violent but argue all sexual activity was consensual and deny the charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Digging into an environmental scandal on the Isle of Man
I first spoke to freshwater scientist Calum MacNeil in February 2022. He explained to me that The Isle of Man – a self-governing island in the Irish Sea between the UK and and Ireland – was being cast as world's only 'all-nation' Unesco biosphere reserve. He explained how, in 2014, before its Unesco designation, contaminated silt was deliberately dumped in the Irish Sea. While designated as a biosphere, contaminated silt dredged from a marine harbour has been contained in a sealed pit but leachate from that has discharged into Peel Bay, where people regularly swim from the sandy beaches. As an environmental journalist, the story stood out to me and the more we spoke, the more the plot thickened. Read more: I spent hours of my spare time digesting the evidence he sent me – all of it in the public domain. Government reports, online pollution policies, local news coverage, the biosphere nomination documents. MacNeil, who worked for the Isle of Man government between 2004 and 2017, knew what he was talking about. But the more I looked into this, the more I felt up against smoke and mirrors. Beautiful beaches, clean seas and a thriving ecotourism destination (according to the government's tourism marketing). Contrast that with contaminated waste ending up in the ocean. Three years on, and The Conversation's Insights team and I have been working closely with Professor of Water Science at Liverpool John Moores University, Patrick Byrne. He has analysed and interpreted the consequences of this pollution. While pollution is rife around the world to a certain extent, this instance is particularly shocking, he explains. Now, The Conversation is proud to present our exclusive Insights investigation, Leaked, in two key parts. An introductory news article written Byrne explains the backstory and highlights the prominence of Isle of Man's Unesco biosphere status. Further analysis unfolds in an in-depth Q&A between Byrne and MacNeil. Byrne explains the gravity of legacy contamination from synthetic toxic chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and why transparency is so key. Get a weekly roundup in your inbox instead. Every Wednesday, The Conversation's environment editor writes Imagine, a short email that goes a little deeper into just one climate issue. Join the 40,000+ readers who've subscribed so far. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Yahoo
Messages reveal prison staff violence towards inmates
Leaked messages show prison staff at a Welsh prison laughing at violent encounters with inmates and making fun of self-harm incidents. In them, one staff member at privately run HMP Parc in Bridgend responded to a complaint about an inmate and said: "The prisoners need to be broken mentally and physically." It is understood the messages, seen by the BBC, were shared on social media last summer. G4S, which runs HMP Parc, said it had a "zero tolerance" approach to staff behaviour that fell short of its standards. Death-hit prison's excessive force messages probed Drugs smuggled in drones and nappies - prison boss Protestors demand 'justice' after prison deaths In the messages, one exchange about an inmate said: "XXX opened the door and they smashed him into the shower lol." A response to the message said: "Good! I hope they hurt him too." A separate exchange used an expletive to describe punching an inmate "after he bit me so there's some closure", along with a laughing emoji. Other messages included jokes about someone who was said to be at risk of taking their life and another offender who was seriously self-harming. Some 17 inmates are known to have died at Parc in 2024 - more than any other prison. In a letter to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee in October 2024, Prisons Minister James Timpson said the prison service's corruption unit was looking at the prison. Last September, four of the prison's custody officers were arrested on suspicion of assault and misconduct in public office following reports of a series of incidents at HMP Parc. All four have been released without charge, South Wales Police told the BBC. The force said an additional arrest phase took place in January 2025 following the four arrests. A 36-year-old man from Llanelli has been released under investigation, while a 35-year-old man from Bridgend, 40-year-old man from Swansea, 38-year-old man from Barry, 50-year-old man from Taibach and a 23-year-old woman from Cardiff have all been bailed for further inquiries until the end of April 2025. South Wales Police Det Ch Insp Dean Taylor said: "The investigation remains ongoing, and officers are continuing to work closely with G4S." A G4S spokesperson said: "Of the four individuals who were arrested and released without charge by South Wales Police, three have been dismissed from the company and one remains suspended from duty pending the outcome of a disciplinary process. "The vast majority of our staff are hardworking and honest. We are absolutely committed to rooting out any wrongdoing." In response to the messages, G4S added: "Our staff are expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect and we have a zero tolerance approach to dealing with any staff behaviour that falls short of our standards." Violence, overcrowding, self-harm: BBC goes inside one of Britain's most dangerous prisons Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding UK looks at Texas supermax prison for ideas to cut overcrowding
