23 h. ago Wedding guest accidentally shoots groom dead and triggers 57

A wedding turned to tragedy in an instant after a guest, firing an automatic weapon in celebration, accidentally killed the groom and sparked a massacre

Events

5 d. ago Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy

Dressed in traditional Palestinian prints and a suit, Eman Hassan Lawwa and Hikmat Lawwa walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of couples dressed exactly the same as them

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5 d. ago Bride's chilling last six words as she drowned in harrowing wedding dress tragedy

Joy turned to tragedy as a young new bride drowned in her wedding dress trying to complete the fun and symbolic "trash the dress" trend for social media.

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6 d. ago Influencer Niamh Cullen hit by 'unimaginable' tragedy as husband dies at 33, one year after wedding

Irish influencer Niamh Cullen has announced the heartbreaking death of her husband Jamie Gill, at age 33, barely a year after marking their first wedding anniversary.

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9 d. ago Arne Slot's hidden family heartache away from Liverpool as sack agreement reached

As 'serious questions' are asked of Liverpool head coach Arne Slot following yet another blow for the team, the Mirror takes a look at the Dutchman's family dilemma behind the scenes

Society

1 week ago ‘There were eight of us, only two are alive’: the growing crisis of arsenic in Argentina’s water

In some of the country’s poorest, driest areas, people rely on water contaminated with arsenic 60 times over safe limits, causing crippling illnesses in familiesIt’s a cloudy winter’s day in El Chañaral, an old Indigenous Wichi community now inhabited only by the Bustamante family. It lies nine miles from San José del Boquerón and near Piruaj Bajo, in Argentina’s northern Copo department.As Batista Bustamante and Lidia Cuellar drink mate tea, their seven-year-old daughter, Marcela, climbs on to her purple bicycle and heads into the scrubland. She reaches a reservoir – a puddle of greenish-brown water – and pulls a pink pair of scissors from her pocket, which she drives into the earth to extract chunks of mud. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Son, 56, 'dressed as dead mum in Mrs Doubtfire scam while hiding her body'

An unemployed nurse from Italy is under investigation after allegedly dressing up as his dead mother to claim her pension, while her mummified body was hidden at the family home

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3 w. ago Adam Peaty's hidden family tragedy before wedding row tore family apart revealed

It's just over one month before Adam Peaty says 'I do' to Holly Ramsay at a grand Christmas Day wedding ceremony, but chaos has erupted this week over a family fall-out

Society

3 w. ago Crete's hidden gem: Family bliss and effortless luxury on the shores of Mirabello Bay

This isn’t just another hotel - it’s a destination that gets everything right

Politics

3 w. ago How you can help reunite missing children with their families: The Independent Editor

Every year, more than 70,000 children in the UK are reported missing. The misery that follows – for the child, for the family, for the community – is often hidden. Too many of these young people have nowhere to turn when they need help most.

Society

4 w. ago Shopper punched charity shop worker so hard in row over refund she needed CT scan

A raging shopper allegedly punched a charity shop worker and tore out clumps of her hair in a shocking row over a refused refund - the victim needed hospital treatment

Economics