31 h. ago Exposed: What Freemasons are REALLY up to. JANE FRYER goes inside their headquaters to reveal truth about initiation ceremonies, celebrity members, bare legs and breasts... and THOSE sinister rumours

To the rest of us, the UK's 170,000 Freemasons have always seemed a bit 'other'. A bit different. Some might even say, 'a bit bloody weird'.

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65 h. ago Celebrated wingsuit pilot killed in BASE jump stunt at South Africa’s Table Mountain

Brendan Weinstein was killed during a prohibited jump at the famous landmark, reportedly plunging 1,000ft feet but failing to pull up in time

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5 d. ago Endangered giraffe killed in freak accident after being allowed to explore new area of South Carolina zoo

An endangered Masai giraffe named Kiko, born at a South Carolina zoo, was killed in a freak accident after being allowed to explore a new behind-the-scenes area at the Toronto Zoo.

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5 d. ago Teenage girl from South London among three jailed after ‘callous’ killing of 51

Teenage girl from South London among three jailed after ‘callous’ killing of 51-year-old man last summer  Southwark News

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6 d. ago Boy, 16, with 'biggest heart' killed in south Manchester crash named and pictured as mum pays tribute

Alfie Moran died after he was struck by a car on Kingsway

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8 d. ago Yemeni separatists plan to hold independence vote within two years

Seven killed in strikes on south as Saudi-backed government moves to recapture key region from STCYemen’s southern separatists have announced plans to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years, after their seizure of swathes of the country last month triggered a major feud between Gulf powers.The Southern Transitional Council leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, called on the international community to sponsor talks between concerned parties in the south and north on a path and mechanisms that “guarantee rights of the people of the south”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The US reporter who has witnessed 14 executions: ‘People need to know what it looks like’

South Carolina-based journalist Jeffrey Collins observed back-to-back executions in 2025 after the state revived the death penalty following a 13-year pauseJeffrey Collins has watched 14 men draw their final breaths.Over 25 years at the Associated Press, the South Carolina-based journalist has repeatedly served as an observer inside the state’s execution chamber, watching from feet away as prison officials kill men who were sentenced to capital punishment. South Carolina has recently kept him unusually busy, with seven back-to-back executions in 14 months. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 41 men are killed in South African circumcision initiation ceremonies

Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young men that is practiced annually by various ethnic groups in Africa, including parts of South Africa.

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1 week ago At least 41 dead following initiation ceremonies in South Africa in just two months

Traditional initiation is practiced by various ethnic groups in which young men are isolated at initiation schools and taught cultural values and responsibilities as they become adults

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1 week ago At least 41 young men dead following two months of initiation ceremonies

Traditional initiation is practiced by various ethnic groups in which young men are isolated at initiation schools and taught cultural values and responsibilities as they become adults

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1 week ago 41 young men die in South Africa from circumcision procedures during initiation ceremonies

Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December

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2 w. ago Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate

Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured lossesCyclones and floods in south-east Asia this autumn killed more than 1,750 people and caused more than $25bn (£19bn) in damage, while the death toll from California wildfires topped 400 people, with $60bn in damage, according to research on the costliest climate-related disasters of the year.China’s devastating floods, in which thousands of people were displaced, were the third most expensive, causing about $12bn in damage, with at least 30 lives lost. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children

Police have arrested a 32-year-old suspect in connection with a mass shooting at an unlicensed pub in South Africa

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2 w. ago Vile murderer repeatedly stabbed prison guard with ‘vicious’ makeshift shank – nine years after he shot dead man in back

A THUG already serving life for a brutal murder repeatedly stabbed a prison guard with a makeshift shank in a horrendous attack inside jail. Christopher Stubbs, 30, acted "like a rabid dog" when he stabbed the officer multiple times at Garth Prison in Lancashire. The violent killer, originally from South Bank, was jailed for life...

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2 w. ago Gunmen kill nine in Johannesburg township in South Africa’s second mass shooting this month

Attackers wound 10 others in Bekkersdal after opening fire at people in a bar and ‘randomly’ shooting in the street, police sayNine people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg in the second mass shooting in South Africa this month.Ten more were wounded in the early morning attack at the tavern in the impoverished Bekkersdal township in a gold mining area about 25 miles (40km) south-west of the city. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gunmen kill nine in Johannesburg township in South Africa’s second mass shooting within weeks

Attackers wound 10 others in Bekkersdal after opening fire at tavern patrons and ‘randomly’ shooting in the street, police sayGunmen killed nine people and wounded 10 others in an attack at a township outside Johannesburg, police said on Sunday, in the second mass shooting in South Africa in December.Police initially said 10 people were killed but later revised the toll. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man, 86, arrested over 1993 shotgun deaths of south Wales couple

Officers make arrest in connection with deaths of Harry and Megan Tooze in farmhouse in LlanharryAn 86-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a married couple who died after being blasted with a 12-bore shotgun more than 30 years ago.Harry Tooze, 64, and Megan Tooze, 67, were killed at their farmhouse in Llanharry, south Wales, in 1993. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Two people killed following 'explosion' in garden of south Wales house

Emergency services raced to the site of the explosion which sparked a blaze at a two-storey property in South Wales, where two people were pronounced dead at the scene

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4 w. ago Building under construction collapses on temple in South Africa, leaving 1 dead

Local authorities report that a multistory building under construction collapsed on a Hindu temple in Verulam, South Africa, killing at least one person and trapping several others

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