86 minutes ago Beware the family row at Christmas that can change inheritance decisions

'The most common reason people exclude relatives from their will is due to personal feelings and animosity,' says Debra Burton of Lime Solicitors.

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94 minutes ago Drowning death numbers in Scotland 'worryingly high' as fewer kids learning to swim amid pool closures

EXCLUSIVE: Swimming chiefs have warned rising numbers of children cannot swim confidently as cash-strapped councils are forced to close pools or slash leisure centre opening times.

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97 minutes ago Biden makes stunning move to commute sentences of 37 federal death row criminals before Trump takes office

Convicted murderers, bank robbers, kidnappers and rapists will escape federal execution.

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1 hour ago Heartstopping moment man is nearly dragged to his death under train at station as warning issued to Christmas travellers

In the shocking CCTV footage, released by Govia Thameslink, a man can be seen stood on a platform at London Blackfriars station.

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1 hour ago Suspect in CEO shooting expected in court to face murder and terror charges

Man accused of killing Brian Thompson to be arraigned in New York state case running parallel to federal prosecutionThe man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is expected to be arraigned in a Manhattan court on Monday on murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.Luigi Mangione, 26, was formally charged last week by the Manhattan district attorney with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism. His initial appearance in New York state supreme court was pre-empted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump takes office

Only three federal inmates will remain on death row

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2 hours ago Man charged over death of man found seriously injured in Airdrie street

A 21-year-old man is due to appear in court tomorrow.

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2 hours ago Sentencing of members of ‘depraved’ child abuse ring postponed until new year

The two women and five men were convicted of a range of offences last year which the trial judge said plunged ‘the depths of human depravity’.

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2 hours ago Rape hell in Assad's prisons: Former inmate describes how he saw boy cry for his mother as he was sexually assaulted by Syrian torturers.. and was himself gang

A former inmate in one of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's prisons has revealed how he saw a boy cry for his mother while he was sexually abused by his torturers. 

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2 hours ago Watch: Suspected German Christmas market attacker arrives at court as death toll rises to five

Footage has emerged capturing the suspected driver of the car that rammed into a Christmas market in Germany on Friday 20 December.

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