57 minutes ago Man fighting for life and woman in hospital after 'disturbance' on Orkney street

Emergency services raced to Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall after the alarm was raised at around 10.40pm on Tuesday.

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59 minutes ago Murder investigation opened after motorist ‘runs over’ cyclist in Paris

Witnesses say incident happened after luxury car driver and cyclist had heated roadside argumentProsecutors in Paris have opened a murder investigation after the driver of a luxury SUV reportedly ran over a cyclist, crushing him to death, after a heated roadside argument in the centre of the capital.“Initial witness statements indicate that the movement of the car towards the cyclist was deliberate on the part of the driver,” the prosecutor’s office told BFM-TV on Wednesday. The 52-year-old driver was arrested at the scene on Tuesday evening. Continue reading...

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66 minutes ago M6 crash driver 'went wrong way' down motorway in horror smash that killed two kids

A man driving a car in the M6 crash that killed five people, including two children, was reportedly on the wrong side of the motorway when the horror smash happened

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69 minutes ago Strictly Come Dancing hit with complaints as fans claim star is 'being made a laughing stock'

Strictly Come Dancing fans think that football legend Paul Merson is being made a 'laughing stock' as he tackles the Samba to Car Wash by Rose Royce on Saturday night's show

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72 minutes ago Federal money to help states hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton nears $2 billion

The White House says the federal government has approved nearly $2 billion in assistance across six states to help people hit hard by hurricanes Helene and Milton

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83 minutes ago Car heading in wrong direction on M6 before crash which left five dead, say police

Two children died in the crash which happened on the motorway near the Tebay services in Cumbria

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85 minutes ago ‘It’s not me, it’s just my face’: the models who found their likenesses had been used in AI propaganda

London-based Synthesia’s technology was employed to make deepfake videos for authoritarian regimesThe well-groomed young man dressed in a crisp, blue shirt speaking with a soft American accent seems an unlikely supporter of the junta leader of the west African state of Burkina Faso.“We must support President Ibrahim Traoré Homeland or death we shall overcome!” he says in a video that began circulating in early 2023 on Telegram. It was just a few months after the dictator had come to power via a military coup. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Murder investigation launched after death of toddler in Northern Ireland

The 23-month-old victim was named by police as Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa.

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1 hour ago Panicked Nick Jonas runs off stage after ‘laser pointed at him’ during Prague show

This is the moment a panicked Nick Jonas runs off the stage after a laser was allegedly pointed him during a live show.

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1 hour ago M6 crash: 'Car drove wrong way down motorway' before horror collision killed five including two kids

A 40-year-old man from Cambridgeshire was reportedly travelling on the wrong side of the M6 in Cumbria when he was involved in a crash in which he died, along with four others including two children

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