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Utrecht District Court banned the Hells Angels on Wednesday saying they had killed rivals and wore 'Filthy Few' patches denoting members who had committed violent offences, including murder.

King Philippe of Belgium received Tom Van Grieken, the first time a far-right politician has met with the monarch since 1936 when Leopold III met Leon Degrelle who collaborated with the Nazis in WWII.

Australian navy helicopters were hit with lasers and forced to land and ships were trailed while passing through the hotly contested South China Sea.

While most women and men say they are satisfied with their sex lives, 57 percent of Swedish women aged between 16 and 29 claim they have been sexually assaulted or harassed.

Hundreds of mourners arrive to pay their respects at Niki Lauda's funeral

Birgit Lauda and his two sons Mathias and Lucas (main) were pictured placing his trademark red crash helmet on top of his wooden coffin St. Stephen's Cathedral in his home city of Vienna. Hundreds of fans queued in the rain for hours outside the famous church before they were allowed in to file past his coffin. The triple world champion, best remembered for his comeback from a fiery crash in 1976 that left him badly burned and scarred him for life, died last week at the age of 70. Members of Lauda's family accompanied pallbearers carrying his remains into the gothic cathedral in the morning. His wife Birgit and two of his sons placed Lauda's red-and-white driver's helmet on the casket. Fans then came in and filed past the coffin that was placed on a platform in the centre of the cathedral. Bottom right: Lauda's coffin being brought into the church on Wednesday.

British woman who mowed down ex's new girlfriend in Magaluf is handed a two year suspended

Kemi Coaker, 30, from Manchester admitted running over Meghan Tattersall, 25, from Leeds, after a plea bargain deal at a court in Majorca on Tuesday (pictured: Coaker, left; Meghan Tattersall, right; Andrew Coaker, inset bottom; and the Magaluf street, inset top). Kemi was arrested in May last year on suspicion of trying to kill Meghan in a hate-fuelled hit-and-run after the younger woman started dating her ex Andrew Coaker, 41, from Reading. She was held half an hour after the May 8, 2018 incident in the nearby resort of Cala Vinyes. The victim's injuries were initially described as serious and she took three weeks to recover from leg wounds which required surgery. As well as receiving a two-year suspended jail sentence for a crime of wounding with a dangerous weapon, Coaker was also handed a three-year restraining order which prevents her from going within 1,600 ft of her victim.

Poppy was born into American naturalist Dian Fossey's conservationist camp for the species in Rwanda in 1976, Fossey described her as a 'little darling ... She could do no wrong.'

Two fans have been injured in violent clashes between Chelsea and Arsenal in Baku ahead of the Europa League final, according to reports in Azerbaijan. 

The May 2019 report refers to the Islamic Republic as a 'risk country' that is 'making efforts to expand its conventional arsenal of weapons with weapons of mass destruction.'

The Israeli Prime Minister has until midnight to cobble together a coalition. Far-right ex-defence minister Avigdor Lieberman (together) has prevented a deal from going through.

Malaysia will send as much as 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to the countries it came from, the environment minister said on Tuesday, the latest Asian country to reject rich countries' rubbish.

Alexanda Kotey, who was captured by Kurdish fighters in Syria last year, said he had funnelled cash to UK extremists and tried to arrange a massacre in Shepherd's Bush.

Kit Harington is in REHAB: Exhausted British actor, 32, 'checked into a luxury wellness retreat in Connecticut to be treated for stress and alcohol ahead of the Game of Thrones finale'

Kit Harington has checked into a luxury rehab facility in the US as he battles alcohol and stress-related issues. The Game of Thrones star was admitted as the last season of Game of Thrones was airing. The 32-year-old arrived at the luxury Privé-Swiss health retreat in Connecticut a month ago, sources say, ahead of the final episode of the hit series on May 19. Harington, who starred as Jon Snow on the show for eight years, admitted to breaking down in tears during the table read for the final season, as well as when he wrapped shooting for the last time. Behind-the-scenes footage (main) showed Harington tearing up when he learned that his character would kill his on-screen love Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke (both pictured in the show, right). 'My heart is breaking. I love this show more than anything. It has never been a job for me, it's my life,' he said in the HBO documentary. Harington's wife and former GoT co-star, Rose Leslie (left, with Harington), is said to be supporting the 'exhausted' actor, who is believed to be undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy and practising mindfulness. 

Sherpas haul FROZEN SOLID corpse from Mount Everest after 11 deaths in 13 days amid

Four Sherpas are seen heaving a rigid corpse over the ice, its arm sticks into the air and its knees slide along the ground unnaturally in the footage filmed last week on Mount Everest (pictured: Sherpas use rope tied to the frozen body to drag it over the ice, left and right; and long queues up to the summit, inset). The staggering death toll so far this season has been shrouded in controversy but government officials said on Wednesday they had no plans to cap permits despite lethal traffic jams in freezing winds and thin air. The video uploaded by Rohtash Khileri last Tuesday said: 'Sherpas are the form of a God in the mountains. We should respect them. And should also respect the mountains.'

Valdir Segato, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been using synthol injections for years despite risking strokes and infections to produce hulking biceps, pectorals and back muscles.

Beijing is 'seriously considering' restricting exports to the United States of rare earths, whose uses include low-carbon technology, hard disk drives, lasers, fiber optics and camera lenses.

From Thursday to Sunday 130 influential men and women from 23 countries will discuss important topics under strict secrecy rules at an undisclosed location in Montreux, Switzerland.

Russian swimming coach is accused of torturing babies – but parents defend her

Elena Rodionova forces babies head first into the water (left) and tosses them around (right) in a pool in her city of Krasnodar, southern Russia. She has been criticised by other coaches and health experts, but she urged parents to ignore their advice. The woman claims to boost child development with her lessons as parents queue to enrol their children in her classes. One parent claimed she 'was sent by God'.

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