46 minutes ago ‘It was like I was reborn’: Sednaya prison’s former inmates adapt to a new Syria

Former prisoners endured hearing fellow inmates being executed – but they are the lucky ones, with 100,000 people still missingOf all the horrors Mohammed Ammar Hamami remembers from his time in the Assad regime’s notorious Sednaya prison, the most vivid is the clanging of metal execution tables being moved around on the floor below.About once every 40 days, prison guards would drag the tables away from under the feet of condemned men. Nooses around their necks and hands tied behind their backs, they would die by hanging. Most of the bodies were burned in Sednaya’s crematorium. Continue reading...

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59 minutes ago Hearts fan arrested for alleged racist abuse during Hibs clash as club take swift action during derby

The shocking moment took place just after the HIbees' goal was confirmed by VAR

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1 hour ago Emergency services arrive at Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash wreckage site

This is the moment emergency services arrive at the scene of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash site.

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1 hour ago Body language expert reveals Prince William continues to 'cherish and protect' Kate Middleton during Christmas Day appearance

As the royals gathered on Christmas Day to make the annual stroll to St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, there was a brief 'moment of concern' for the Princess of Wales.

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2 hours ago The 'peaceful' Scottish Highlands waterside lodge you can book for half price this winter

At the moment, a Scottish Highlands lodge on the edge of a loch that has been described as "lovely" and "very peaceful" can be booked at a significantly reduced price.

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2 hours ago Gavin And Stacey star Laura Aikman shares adorable moment her parents found out she was in the finale

It seems she really did take the NDA seriously as Laura's family only discovered she was returning to the sitcom while watching the highly-anticipated finale on Christmas Day.

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2 hours ago Reform memberships surpasses Tories as Nigel Farage hails 'historic moment' when his party's total goes past Conservatives' 131,680

A digital counter on the Reform website showed its membership tally before lunchtime on Boxing Day ticking past the 131,680 figure declared by the Conservatives earlier this year.

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2 hours ago Gavin And Stacey star Laura Aikman admits she didn't even tell her parents about shock Sonia return and shares the hilarious moment they found out

It seems she really did take the NDA seriously as Laura's family only discovered she was returning to the sitcom while watching the highly-anticipated finale on Christmas Day.

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2 hours ago Santa Claus killer's sick rituals he would make corpses perform after brutal murders

EXCLUSIVE: A BBC Three true crime series explored how a professional landscaper who also worked as a mall Santa Claus became one of Canada's most notorious serial killers

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2 hours ago 17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer

Security personnel and three armed men killed in clashes in Tartus province, a former Assad stronghold, say monitorsFourteen security personnel from Syria’s new authorities and three armed men were killed in clashes in Tartus province after forces tried to arrest an officer linked to the notorious Sednaya prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The monitoring group said the clash broke out in Tartus, a stronghold of the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority, on Wednesday, and was sparked by the attempted arrest of the former prison official. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were tipped 'over the edge' by tense moment at Christmas

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry last spent Christmas with the Royal Family in 2018 and it seems one thing left them 'furious' after the final festive gettogether

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2 hours ago The pianist who performs for the sick and dying after being struck by personal tragedy

Joe Cavalli-Price describes how a 'moment of heartbreak has become a movement of hope'

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3 hours ago Heartbreaking moment man sends last message to his wife seconds before Azerbaijan Airlines jet 'is shot down' in crash that killed 38

The passenger identified as Subkhon Rakhimov started filming a video for his wife as soon as he realised the plane was losing altitude.

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4 hours ago Hook, line and whimper! Dog owner is landed with £3,000 bill after pooch swallows fishing hook and line during sea swim

'Greedy little terrier' Pip, 11, was having a paddle on Pakefield Beach in Suffolk when she swallowed the 'snack'.

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4 hours ago Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer visits his sister's grave to share a 'quiet moment' during Christmas period

The 9th Earl Spencer, 60, took to social media on Christmas Eve to share a 'quiet moment' visiting his younger sister's resting place at Althorp House - the home where the two grew up together.

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4 hours ago Private detective hired to tail 'cheating husband' tells of moment he realised his target was actually helping to run a huge prostitution ring trafficking women in from Southeast Asia to exploit them

Daniel founded Anderson & Co surveillance just five years ago, but in that time he's caught hundreds of cheaters, catfishes and romance scammers.

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5 hours ago Britney Spears reunites with son Jayden, 18, as she celebrates the 'best Christmas'

Britney Spears reunited with her youngest son, Jayden, during the Christmas holiday - and the star shared an Instagram video to commemorate the big moment.

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5 hours ago Tommy Fury shares adorable snaps of daughter Bambi opening her presents as he and ex Molly

The boxer, 25, took to his Instagram Stories to post the adorable moment the 23-month-old opened her presents with delight.

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5 hours ago BBC Gavin and Stacey fans left 'sobbing' by 'generational' moment in Christmas finale

Fans loved the moment between two of the show's main characters

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5 hours ago Gavin and Stacey fans go wild as BBC show 'breaks rule' for iconic Nessa moment

Gavin and Stacey fans were in stitches as they spotted Ruth Jones's character Nessa smoking and vaping at the same time during the last ever episode of the show

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