12 hours ago Callum Simpson: ‘Lily would want me to carry on I know I made her proud through my boxing’

Before the defence of his British and Commonwealth belts, the 28-year-old reflects on the tragic death of his sister“I’ve heard her voice in training sometimes,” Callum Simpson says quietly as looks up in his apartment in Dewsbury and remembers his sister Lily-Rae who, just over four months ago, died tragically following an accident on a quad bike at the age of 19. “I hear her when the sessions are hard, especially during running sessions, and her voice will say: ‘Just keep going, keep pushing.’”West Yorkshire looks beautiful on a bitterly cold yet sunlit morning. A new year has just begun, and there is still snow on the ground, but the same raw pain churns though Simpson. The 28-year-old boxer is a composed and impressive man who will defend his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles against Steed Woodall in Sheffield on Saturday night. It is likely to be a difficult test against a determined domestic rival who has lost only two of 22 bouts – particularly as Simpson and...

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25 hours ago Ian Wright's regret over affair and the brutal double tragedy that left him devastated

The Arsenal legend is one of the most popular football pundits around

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10 hours ago Matthew Perry's $8.55million Pacific Palisades mansion where he died narrowly misses being destroyed by LA wildfires as the devastation continues

The Friends star tragically died at the property in October 2023, and new images reveal the fire appears to have surrounded the property leaving the pool full of dirt.

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11 hours ago Matthew Perry's old home narrowly misses being destroyed by LA wildfires as the devastation continues

The Friends star tragically died at the property in October 2023, and new images reveal the fire appears to have surrounded the property leaving the pool full of dirt.

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15 hours ago One man dead after being stabbed in ‘targeted attack’ in Melbourne park

Police called after reports of a group of people fighting in Wyndham Vale on FridayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died after he was ambushed and stabbed during a late-night knife fight at a park in Melbourne’s west.Police were called to reports of a group of people fighting in a park on Haines Drive, Wyndham Vale, about 11.30pm on Friday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Parents discover tragic truth after 'healthy' boy, 9, collapses and dies on Egypt holiday

Mattia Cossenttini was visiting the Egyptian resort town of Marsa Alam with his younger brother and their parents when tragedy struck on January 5.

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25 hours ago LA fires: Brother's harrowing nine words to sister as she fled wildfires before he died

Shari Shaw urged her older brother Victor, 66, to escape as flames headed towards his 1960s bungalow in Altadena, California - but he wanted to stay, and tragically died

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27 hours ago UK zoo horror as animal dies after 'extremely rare incident' in mixed species habitat

A much-loved zebra has tragically died at Colchester Zoo in Essex following a fatal and "extremely rare incident" with a rhino inside the attraction's mixed species African habitat

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27 hours ago Police cleared of wrongdoing after dangerous dogs shot dead on Poplar footpath

Louie Turnbull was given a suspended prison sentence over the dog attack in Poplar

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28 hours ago RuPaul seen for first time since The Vivienne's tragic death and delivers powerful speech

RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne tragically died earlier this month and RuPaul has now made his first public appearance since the news broke

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33 hours ago BBC star who appeared on Jonathan Ross show tragically dies from flu at 56

Kerry Wilson, who appeared on a BBC show hosted by Jonathan Ross, has tragically died at the age of 56

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