68 minutes ago Rodney Alcala was a charming bachelor who competed on a dating show. He turned out to be a serial killer

In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on ‘The Dating Game’ where he competed for a date with an eligible bachelorette. It would be another year before anyone would learn that he was one of America’s notorious serial killers, writes Andrea Cavallier

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81 minutes ago Seven heartbreaking words sum up late Queen's final moments before passing away

Sir Edward’s memo regarding the Queen's death on 8 September 2022 provides a touching account of the monarch's final moments in before she slipped away after tirelessly serving the nation

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1 hour ago Jury selection to begin for trial of man charged in NYC subway chokehold death

Jury selection is set to begin in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year

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2 hours ago Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by UnescoThe Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sámi languages could disappear if Stockholm and Helsinki press ahead with plans to withdraw funding that could hit a critical preservation body.Sámi Giellagáldu was created to safeguard, promote and strengthen the use of the nine Sámi languages across the Nordics, including North Sámi, which is spoken by an estimated 20,000 people across Norway, Sweden and Finland and classified by Unesco as endangered, and the much smaller Pite Sámi and Ute Sámi, which have less than 50 speakers each. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Hundreds flee as explosions heard in Beirut after Israel warns of overnight strikes

Blasts began in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital on Sunday evening

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3 hours ago Britain's youngest lottery winner who blew £1.8m jackpot on parties, clothes and plastic surgery has never been happier after having her fifth child and finally finding love with new man

Britain's youngest lottery winner who scooped £1.8million then blew her fortune on parties, clothes and plastic surgery has told how she's never been happier after having her fifth child.

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3 hours ago New York Liberty hold off Minnesota Lynx in overtime to win first WNBA title

New York beat Minnesota 67-62 in Game 5 of finalsLiberty win first title in franchise’s 28-year historyWNBA finals Game 5 – as it happenedThe New York Liberty are WNBA champions for the first time in their 28-year history after coming from behind to defeat the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime on Sunday night in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the finals.Jonquel Jones scored 17 points to lead New York on a night when her teammates Breanna Strewart and Sabrina Ionescu struggled mightily on the offensive end. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Russian businessman close to Putin mysteriously dies 'after falling from window in Moscow': Death comes days after an official found dead 'under very strange circumstances'

Mikhail Rogachev, 64, (left) was the vice-president of Russian oil giant Yukos which was forced out of business for turning against the tyrant president Vladimir Putin.

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4 hours ago Electric Light Orchestra's Jeff Lynne announces band's final concert at Hyde Park following the death of keyboardist Richard Tandy

The musician, 76, co-founded the band with Roy Wood and Bev Bevan in Birmingham in 1970, and has said that their headliner slot next summer will be their last.

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4 hours ago More prisoners to leave jail early in next phase of bid to free up cell space

Around 1,100 more inmates will leave prisons on Tuesday.

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