59 minutes ago Baby death in Carmarthenshire prompts police investigation into tragedy

Police have responded to the tragedy at an address in Carmarthenshire, Wales at around 1.45pm on Friday, October 18

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71 minutes ago Great Britain v New Zealand: America’s Cup 2024, races nine and 10 – live

Team Emirates NZ lead Ineos Britannia crew 6-2Report from races seven and eight | And email YaraWind has yet to pick up 10 minutes after the scheduled start time and the sailors are now being told that race nine has officially been delayed 30 minutes.Start is slightly delayed due to the calmer winds, but the meteorologists are confident that conditions will pick up. The wind is now only at about 6 knots. The teams are already on the water waiting on their boats. Continue reading...

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75 minutes ago Liam Payne's sister Ruth issues devastating statement: "I'm sorry I couldn't save you"

Liam Payne, 31, died after falling from the third floor of a hotel balcony in Argentina on Wednesday.

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76 minutes ago Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates as Spurs hit back in frantic derby

Spurs were on a promising run of form until a second-half collapse at Brighton before the international break

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86 minutes ago Liam Payne death latest: One Direction star’s sister says ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t save you’ in moving tribute

Singer died aged 31 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, sparking tributes from his One Direction bandmates, Sheeran, Robbie Williams, and his ‘heartbroken’ family

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86 minutes ago ‘Bodies were dropped down quarry shafts’: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light

Researchers hope to uncover how people died and how diseases have developed over 1,000 yearsDeep beneath the streets of Paris, the dead are having their last word. They are recounting 1,000 years of death in the city: how many are ­buried in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up Les Catacombes, what killed them and how the diseases that may have led to their demise have ­developed over the centuries.In the first ever scientific study of the site, a team of archeologists, anthropologists, biologists and ­doctors is examining some of the skeletons of an estimated 5-6 ­million people whose bones were literally dumped down quarry shafts at the end of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘We leave viewers smarter’: fears over plans to close ‘world’s most highbrow’ TV station

Unique experiment in German-language public broadcasting 3sat faces pressure from populist rightIn many countries around the world, breakfast TV means cele­brity interviews, soap operas and last night’s football highlights. On the German-language channel 3sat this Sunday morning, it means a one-hour philosophical discussion on trauma psychology, followed by a book review programme and a classical concert by the Munich Radio Orchestra.The collaboration between public broadcasters in Austria, Germany and Switzerland is a unique experi­ment in pan-European broadcasting that has defied doubters for almost four decades: highbrow television. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Liam Payne police question five people: Three hotel staff and two escorts give evidence as witnesses in investigation into death

Police investigating the balcony hotel fall death of Liam Payne have spoken to three hotel staff and two escorts. Prosecutors have grilled employees at the Casa Sur hotel to reconstruct the incident.

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2 hours ago Liam Payne's heartbroken sister Ruth breaks her silence to share emotional tribute to her 'best friend' after his death and vows: 'We'll take care of Bear'

In an emotional tribute on Instagram , the singer's older sister Ruth said she is 'struggling' to cope with the loss of her 'best friend', who fell from a third floor balcony on Wednesday.

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2 hours ago Woman who died for 17 minutes after lightning strike says it's 'miracle'

Thalita was given just a one in 71 million chance of surviving after being struck directly in the chest

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