3 h. ago Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests

Doctors in Tehran have described overwhelmed medical staff as thousands of demonstrators have been killed by security forcesAn ophthalmologist in Tehran has documented more than 400 eye injuries from gunshots in a single hospital, as overwhelmed medical staff struggle to cope with the toll of an increasingly violent crackdown on nationwide protests by Iranian authorities.Three doctors, in messages forwarded to the Guardian on Monday, described overwhelmed hospitals and emergency wings overflowing with protesters who have been shot. Medical staff said that the gunshot wounds were mostly concentrated on protesters’ eyes and head – a tactic that rights groups said authorities used against demonstrators in the country’s 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Samantha Lee: Family pay tribute to ‘loving’ mum after ‘murder’ at Aberdeen property

Her family have asked that their privacy is respected.

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12 h. ago Aberdeen crime: Man on bike left woman with 'serious injuries' in petrol station assault

Police are appealing for witnesses.

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32 h. ago Football fan who injured own player after throwing seat jailed for 18 months

David Gowans, 32, was also banned from attending football matches for 10 years.

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7 d. ago Woman, 31, jailed for 10 years for stabbing woman to death in crack den

Sara Irvine died in April 2024.

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9 d. ago The grisly Celebrity SAS injuries that left stars sobbing and in need of surgery

Chief Instructor Billy Billingham, 60, Jason Fox, 49, Rudy Reyes, 54, and Chris Oliver, 47, will return to our screens this Sunday (4 Jan) to put 14 famous faces from the UK and Australia to the test.

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2 w. ago Female tourist falls 40ft while taking pictures and found 'choking on water'

Another Australian tourist has sustained brutal injuries after falling from great height at a natural beauty spot, with the latest occurring earlier today (Saturday, December 27)

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2 w. ago Freddie Flintoff’s worrying comment about BBC accident that left him with scarred face

Former England cricketer Freddie Flintoff opened up about his 2022 Top Gear crash that left him with facial scars, saying he initially thought he had died in the BBC accident

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2 w. ago Freddie Flintoff's harrowing confession about incident that left his face scarred

Freddie Flintoff is set to return to TV screens on Christmas Day and has bravely spoken out on the devastating accident that left him with serious facial injuries when working on Top Gear

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2 w. ago Police rugby club appeal after man left with facial injuries

A Welsh police force has issued an appeal for anyone who was in the club at the time of the alleged assault to come forward

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3 w. ago Scots music festival rapist jailed over brutal attack that left teen with 48 injuries

James Leckie, 28, attacked the 16-year-old girl - who he had never met before at - at Fly Open Air in Princes Street Gardens on September 16, 2023.

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4 w. ago Aberdeen crime: Man, 46, left with serious facial injuries after brutal attack on Shiprow

Police said they believed several people were in the area who may have witnessed the incident.

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last month Manager left with facial injuries and police make arrest as match postponed

Potters Bar Town were set to take on Welling United over the weekend in the Isthmian League but the game was called off at short notice after an incident involving police

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