60 minutes ago £250,000 boost for Scottish fundraising appeal to help people in Middle East facing 'intolerable suffering'

More than a million people in Lebanon have had to leave their homes in recent weeks

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64 minutes ago Experienced 'lion whisperer' mauled to death after making fatal mistake at zoo

Leokadiya Perevalova, 41, was killed by the lions she looked after at Lion Taigan safari park in Russia. The big cats savagely attacked her after she left a gate open in the enclosure

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68 minutes ago Sara Sharif murder trial latest: Jury to hear more evidence on schoolgirl’s catalogue of injuries

Father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik deny 10-year-old’s murder

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68 minutes ago Man beat, throttled, and stamped on partner's head then attacked neighbour

Benjamin Bevan has a history of violent offending including unlawful wounding, racially-aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and administering a noxious substance when he threw a bucket of excrement and urine into the face of a prison officer

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80 minutes ago In its assault on northern Gaza, Israel has taken its depraved campaign to new depths | Owen Jones

Healthcare facilities burn, food and water are blocked and drones shoot their fleeing targets. Yet we cannot say we were not warnedThe killing fields of northern Gaza speak of a crime that was confessed to long ago. The Israeli state is creating “a lifeless desert” and an “unliveable wasteland”, says Médecins Sans Frontières, “effectively emptying out the whole north of the Strip of Palestinian life”. Even by the standards of Israel’s year-long genocidal assault, this autumn’s attacks on the north have been defined by shocking levels of depravity. Yet almost a year ago, this very outcome was detailed on the pages of a seemingly obscure British journal.Giora Eiland is a retired Israeli general who – according to US diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks – described Gaza as “a huge concent...

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85 minutes ago Adopt a Cat Scotland: Here are 11 adorable Cats Protection kitties looking for their forever home

If you’re looking to add a furry friend to your family, these cats are all looking for a good home.

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88 minutes ago ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley forced to step in as show hit with technical blunder

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway were left red-faced as a live interview was hit with technical issues

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95 minutes ago Laura Whitmore blends with nature in camouflaged photoshoot for podcast launch

TV presenter Laura Whitmore has been transformed into a wildflower meadow and a luxury bathroom in two sets of striking snaps to mark the launch of a new podcast series

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1 hour ago Horror as girl, 10, is left pregnant after 'stepfather raped her while her mother was at work' in Majorca

The disturbing revelation was made when the child started suffering from a tummy ache, which prompted her mother to take her to the Son Llatzer hospital in the island's capital Palma

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2 hours ago PGMOL chief Howard Webb's regret over controversial Manchester United referee decision

Bruno Fernandes was sent off in Man Utd's defeat to Tottenham but the red card was subsequently overturned.

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