1 hour ago One dead, two injured after boat explodes on Hudson River in NYC — one week after Brooklyn bridge ship crash

Hazmat crews later worked to decontaminate the barge and assess methane levels

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2 h. ago 'Costco salad left me rinsing out my mouth after I found a cockroach'

Amberleigh Webb, 23, was deeply unimpressed when, as she was eating her chicken Caesar salad from Costco in Chingford, she claims to have found a dead bug amongst it

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4 h. ago British woman, 23, is arrested 'after being caught trying to smuggle 18 kilos of cannabis out of Ghana and into Britain on British Airways'

Ghana's Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC) claimed that the young Brit had hidden 32 slabs of substances initially suspected to be a narcotic drug in two suitcases destined for London.

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4 h. ago Blundering Home Office allowed convicted drug dealer to stay in the UK after wrongly accepting he had lived in Britain most of his life

Olajiire Obafemi Shoyombo, a Nigerian national, was jailed for three years and four months in prison in 2023 after being convicted of supplying of heroin and crack cocaine.

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5 h. ago Prison officer had finger amputated after inmate bite as assaults spiral

An awful report by union Community details horrific assaults on prison staff, including an officer having his finger bitten with force and later having to have it amputated

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5 h. ago Charlotte May Lee drug smuggling case has TWO mystery men at its heart

Charlotte May Lee, currently behind bars in Georgia accused of smuggling drugs, is said to have come into contact with two men - known as "Dan" and "Rocko" who may help her defence

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5 h. ago Criminologist reveals 7 things she's learned talking to drug mules and their handlers

Dr Fleetwood, senior lecturer in criminology at City St George's, University of London, and author of Drug Mules: Women in the International Cocaine Trade on how traffickers pick drug mules and what they tell them

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5 h. ago Boat explodes on Hudson River during NYC Fleet Week, one dead and two injured

Hazmat crews later worked to decontaminate the barge and assess methane levels.

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6 h. ago Netflix's 'utterly addictive' and 'hysterical' new drama tops charts just hours after release

It has already become Netflix's most-watched TV show

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6 h. ago Sean Williams seizes rare Test chance as Zimbabwe show love and pride in defeat | Andy Bull

Veteran’s 88 was full of crisp cuts, punishing pulls and swingeing sweeps – delighting the visitors’ dancing, singing and chanting fansOn 11 June 1890 a column of three hundred colonialists crossed the Shashe River to begin the annexation of Mashonaland on behalf of Cecil Rhodes’ British South Africa Company. They brought cattle, horses and wagons, rifles, revolvers and field guns, a searchlight, a steam engine, tents, food and water. Each man carried a slouch hat, a spare shirt and pair of socks, a water bottle, a sewing kit, a belt, a bandolier, a hundred rounds of ammunition and a hand axe. And, of course, this being a very English endeavour, in among it all someone packed a bat and ball.So the first game of cricket in what would become Zimbabwe was played just over a month later, on 16 August, between the Pioneer Column’s A Troop and B and C Troops, on a patch of land at Providential Pass at what would become Fort Victoria. Nobody knows who won. “Probably A Troop,” wrote one of ...

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6 h. ago Inside story of Corbie Walpole, who doused her friend Jake Loader with petrol and set him on fire because of an insulting comment: Chain of events that led to disastrous moment

Corbie Walpole and Jake Loader had been friends since their school days at St Paul's College near Albury but lost control when he 'antagonised' her during a booze and drug-fuelled reunion.

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6 h. ago Queen's comforting 5 words to Kate Middleton's brother after mortifying accident

James Middleton recalls and encounter with the late Queen when she comforted him after his beloved dog Ella became something of an escape artist during a stay at Sandringham

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6 h. ago Queen's comforting words to Kate Middleton's brother after embarrassing incident

EXCLUSIVE: James Middleton recalled a fun moment with the late Queen Elizabeth II where the two bonded over their love for dogs - and the monarch's sense of humour

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6 h. ago Barry Keoghan reveals key turning point in addiction struggle

Oscar-nominated star Barry Keoghan has candidly opened up about his struggles with addiction, revealing he has been to rehab for treatment after losing many family members to drugs

Politics

7 h. ago Man dies after falling down stairs at Glasgow lap dancing club

Emergency services attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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7 h. ago Expert reveals how women are getting so easily embroiled in drug smuggling offences

With three drug trafficking cases making headlines in the past few months alone, it appears this is becoming a significant issue. With this in mind, we chat with an expert on how Brits are mixing with cartels so easily

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8 h. ago All we know about glam Brit 'drug mule' as posed police mugshot released after arrest

New photos have been released of a Brit 'drug mule' posing for her mugshot after she was arrested with a massive £1.2million worth of cannabis in her luggage – while travelling from Thailand to Sri Lanka

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8 h. ago Police name boy, 16, who died at funfair as they issue investigation update

The 16-year-old was pronounced dead at Barry Island Pleasure Park on Friday evening

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9 h. ago Suspect gunman who shot Tiktoker dead on live stream left chilling gift and note at scene

A man showed up and asked for the influencer by name before he shot her three times and then fled the scene with an accomplice - he is later thought to have left a chilling note

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9 h. ago Police issue update after elderly couple found dead in reservoir car wreckage

Officers are searching for key witnesses

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