2 h. ago Woman, 81, who died walking through village named as dangerous driver arrested

A pedestrian who died after being struck by a car on Sunday evening has been named by police, following the arrest of a 23-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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11 h. ago Nazi death camp's 'secretary of evil' dies aged 99: Woman fled nursing home and went on the run before finally facing justice for aiding more than 10,000 murders

Irmgard Furchner, who was a secretary to the SS commander of the infamous concentration camp Stutthof, died aged 99, German outlet Bild reports.

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13 h. ago Woman dies after falling 20ft from rollercoaster within seconds of start of ride

Insurance worker, 24, climbed ride with fiancé and fell about 20ft moments after it started

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14 h. ago Woman dies in rollercoaster accident after seat belt malfunctions

Insurance worker, 24, climbed ride with fiancé and fell about 20ft moments after it started

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20 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes globally due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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25 h. ago Royal Mail loses grieving mother's son's ASHES and says she won't get compensation because 'they're not worth anything'... then hands her £50 as a gesture of good will

The woman's son died two years ago from suicide at the age of 27 and she had wanted him to be buried near where he grew up in Sussex.

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28 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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32 h. ago Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide

Officials reportedly didn’t publicly acknowledge death until inquiries were made about woman, 52, who overstayed visaA woman being detained in Arizona by US border patrol for overstaying her visa has died by suicide, according to Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.The woman, a 52-year-old Chinese national, had first been picked up in California after it had been determined that she had overstayed her B1/B2 visitor visa, Jayapal said in a statement. She was later sent to the Yuma station in Arizona where she stayed until her death on 29 March. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Woman arrested after pensioner dies in horror crash on busy Edinburgh road

Officers arrested a 22-year-old woman after a pensioner died from being struck by a car in Edinburgh.

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57 h. ago Shock figures reveal true scale of kids' deadly weapons crimes across country

As many as 3,591 knife and offensive weapon crimes by ten to 17-year-olds were dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year ending September 2024.

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3 d. ago Chinese woman 'commits suicide in ICE custody after being arrested for overstaying her visa'

A Chinese woman who was detained at the US-Mexico border has died by suicide while being held by immigration officials. 

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4 d. ago Woman thought she was 'going to die' after violent assault in the shower

Samuel Scaddan, 46, repeatedly punched his victim multiple times after pushing her into the bath and sprayed her in the face with freezing water.

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4 d. ago Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists

‘Willing sycophants’ came up with simplistic formula that has thrown global economy into disarrayUS politics live – latest updatesUK politics live –latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesWaving a big chart as a prop in the White House Rose Garden, Donald Trump suggested his new tariff plan was simple: “Reciprocal – that means they do it to us, and we do it to them. Very simple. Can’t get simpler than that.”Perhaps a bit too simple. The method used to calculate the most important numbers in international trade, politics and economics has left some of the world’s leading experts shocked.Goods trade deficit: $291.9bnTotal goods imports: $438.9bnThose figures divided = 0.67, or 67%And halved = 34%Reciprocal tariffs are calculated as the tariff rate necessary to balance bilateral trade deficits between the US and each of our trading partners. This calculation assumes that persistent trade deficits are due to a combination of tariff and non-tariff factors that prevent trade from balanc...

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4 d. ago Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities run by the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, providing medical care for 1.84 million people, have closed or ceased operating after the US aid cuts announced by the Trump administration shut off life-saving medical care, including vaccinations, maternal and child health services.On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump announced an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including more than $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. It was later confirmed that more than 80% of USAID programmes had been cancelled. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Woman sent home from A&E nearly died when heart 'tore apart' days later

Marie-Anne, 45, was told to go home but two days later needed to be rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

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5 d. ago Emotional moment woman holds the hands of her twin sister five years after she died as she meets the woman who received life

When transplant patient Corinne Hutton met the sister of the donor who changed her life, their shared handshake said it all.

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6 d. ago Woman survives car crash only to die in freak accident moments later as body found in well

Mum of four Shirley Obert, 67, disappeared after being involved in a car crash in Georgia last Saturday and then 24 hours later her body was found down a well by search teams

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6 d. ago Man, 57, dies and woman and boy are left seriously injured after 'berserk' attack at home in Brighton

Emergency services rushed to the 'tragic incident' of a teenager attacking multiple people inside a house in a 'berserk' rampage early this morning.

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7 d. ago Woman, 67, survives car crash...only to escape vehicle and die in horrific freak accident moments later

Shirley Obert, 67, went missing Saturday after a car crash. She appeared to try to get help, but was found dead the following day after a horrific freak accident.

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7 d. ago Driving test waiting times soar to record high as backlog continues

Shocking new figures have revealed the number of test centres with learners waiting the maximum possible period.

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