34 m. ago Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Woman killed by tree branch as NSW SES records more than 800 calls for help. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.SES Assistant Commissioner Sonya Alston, speaking to ABC News, says the main areas affected by flash flooding and storm-related incidents are Illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter area.We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy rainfall, so that continues around that. Those particular areas with the weather also moving up north, we’ll see around the north eastern New South Wales experiencing some of that heavy winds, heavy rain and large wind gusts.We’re hoping to see a little bit of relief for the Illawarra area today. But still in that Sydney northern area. So again urging everyone to keep safe, keep inside...

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95 m. ago Pastry chef dies in freak DOUGH MIXER accident at grocery store as distraught wife pays tribute

Mordehay Grunberger, 71, died at  at South FloridaKosher Market following an accident involving an industrial dough mixer.

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1 hour ago One cool cat! Man pays £16,000 to have dead pet feline cryogenically frozen at Swiss clinic

Finance worker Mark McAuliffe, from Newcastle, was so grief-stricken by Bonny's deteriorating health that he paid the eye-watering sum to have her frozen once she died.

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2 h. ago Teen dead and three injured after shooting at historic New Orleans restaurant and civil rights landmark

Three bystanders visiting the city were injured after shooting victim was chased inside 85-year-old landmark

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3 h. ago 'I don't know if my friends are dead or alive': Protesters march through Cardiff

Thousands have been killed in Iran

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5 h. ago Gene Hackman's Santa Fe home up for sale for eye watering sum after couple found dead

The sprawling Southwestern-style mansion has been listed at $6.25 million a year after the couple were found dead in the home - with their deaths both ruled as natural causes

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7 h. ago Horror in Beverly Hills after man dragged to his death by car in broad daylight

Suspect has a long criminal history, police said

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7 h. ago Gene Hackman’s New Mexico estate being sold for more than $6M a year after actor and wife died there

Actor and his wife were found dead at their home in February 2025

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9 h. ago The family torn apart by suicide: How a teenager, his mother and sister all took their own lives...as police probe links to Canadian 'poison killer'

Harvey Allen, 18, was found dead at his home in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on August 31, 2022, having consumed toxic substances.

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11 h. ago Indiana Jones officially dead (for now) following flop fifth movie

‘S*** happens,’ star Harrison Ford said last year when asked about the miserable box office for 2023’s ‘Dial of Destiny’

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12 h. ago Man, 20, dies in horror crash with lorry on notorious Scots road

A MAN has died after a horror crash with a horror crash with a lorry on the A9. The 20-year-old was a passenger in a Mercedes Sprinter van that collided with a recovery truck on the road near near Dalnaspidal, Perthshire, yesterday morning. He was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the...

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13 h. ago Twisted Ayatollah calls Trump a ‘criminal’ as he accuses the US of being responsible for the deaths of 3,000 Iranians

IRAN'S twisted Ayatollah has lashed out at Donald Trump accusing him of being responsible for the deaths of over 3,000 protesters. Tyrant Ali Khamenei, 86, labelled the US president a "criminal" as he claimed Trump fuelled the nationwide demonstrations which saw his security forces shoot civilians dead on the street. Khamenei says Iran views Trump...

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13 h. ago Girl, 11, 'starved to death' with single blueberry in stomach as mum arrested

Jacqueline Torres-Garcia, 11 was found dead and weighing 27 pounds with a single blueberry in her stomach, authorities have said, as her mother, Karla Garcia, is arrested for murder

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13 h. ago Man found dead in popular Liverpool city centre hotel as police swarm the area

Merseyside Police and ambulance crews raced to a popular hotel in Liverpool city centre to reports of a body being found as the force confirm it was an "unexpected death"

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13 h. ago Family of Scots dad who died in hotel in Colombia fear his body ‘has already been buried’

THE family of a Scottish dad who died in Columbia have been left outraged after he was buried in South America without their permission. Ross Macquarrie, 38, was tragically found dead by hotel staff in Bogotá on November 11. His family have been tirelessly fighting to have his body returned from the Columbian capital. But...

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13 h. ago Malmaison Hotel horror as man found dead in Liverpool room with probe launched

A man, believed to be in his 40s, was found dead at the Malmaison Hotel on William Jessop Way, in Liverpool, with Merseyside Police launching an investigation

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14 h. ago Macabre pile of 29 dead dogs found in garden as three arrested at grisly scene

A mysterious pile of dead dogs were found by investigators after a neighbour called the police - and three people have now been arrested for the suspicious treatment of the canines

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14 h. ago Serie A giants Fiorentina left in mourning after tragic death of 'beloved president'

Serie A giants Fiorentina have announced the death of their president Rocco B. Commisso with an emotional statement in the early hours of Saturday morning

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15 h. ago I went to A&E with a broken wrist and caught a dose of ‘I’ve been lucky’ syndrome | Polly Toynbee

Yes, ‘corridor care’ horrors persist, yet statistics show my timely, efficient treatment wasn’t a matter of fortune but quite ordinaryIt was a bad start to the new year. Slipping on ice, I fell and broke my right wrist, so now I can’t hold a pen with my writing hand. But my experience of the NHS was a good reminder of a few facts.Heading to the nearest A&E, I expected one of those 12-hour waits and corridors lined with trolleys of the near-dead, rowdy with drunken and psychotic mayhem. The Guardian recently found that violent incidents recorded by 212 NHS trusts in England rose from 91,175 in 2022-23 to 104,079 in 2024-25, the equivalent of about 285 cases reported every day. So I was ready for whatever. Notices warned that there would be zero tolerance of abuse of staff.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Tragic discovery in Arizona as body found in search for missing eight

The 8-year-old girl was found dead on Friday, January 16, authorities said

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17 h. ago Family of dad who died in Colombia 'living in hell' after remains 'buried without consent'

Ross Macquarrie, 38, from Mauchline in East Ayrshire, was discovered dead by housekeeping staff at his lodgings in Bogotá on November 11 last year, but his family in the UK are still fighting for answers over his remains

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19 h. ago 'I fell off horse, nearly died and met my dead granddad in long, dark tunnel'

Lura Ketchledge, now 66 and living in Arkansas, was just 19 when she had a near-death experience after a horse riding accident in 1979. She travelled through a dark tunnel and met her deceased grandfather in what she describes as an extraordinary encounter

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25 h. ago Girl, 11, found decomposed after being ‘starved to death by mom & her boyfriend’ with just a single blueberry in stomach

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl who was allegedly starved to death by her own mother had just one blueberry in her stomach when she died, an autopsy has found. Jacqueline 'Mimi' Torres–Garcia's dead body was discovered in the basement of an abandoned Connecticut home on October 8. The young child was facing "severe malnourishment" when she died, according to a...

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26 h. ago The Traitors star reveals family heartbreak saying 'they were both found dead'

The Traitors star Jade Scott shared a heartbreaking story with her fellow players on Friday night

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26 h. ago The Traitors’ Jade shares heartbreaking family tragedy: ‘They were both found dead’

The Traitors’ Jade Scott has shared details of a heartbreaking family tragedy as she revealed her mother and sibling were found dead when she was a teenager.

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26 h. ago Traitors' Jade in tears as she shares family tragedy saying 'they were both found dead'

In a discussion about how they'd spend the money if they won, Jade told the group a heart-breaking story about her past

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28 h. ago 'Action packed' 2026 Netflix film leaves fans praising Hollywood legends' 'iconic' reunion

The film includes stars from The Walking Dead, One Battle After Another and The Odyssey

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29 h. ago Son of former shah says he is ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead Iran as he predicts end of regime

Reza Pahlavi sets out ambition to lead country his father once ruled, but many question his level of popular supportReza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s former pro-western monarch, has predicted the country’s Islamic regime will fall and claimed he is “uniquely” placed to head a successor government.His bid to assume the leadership of a possible new Iran follows weeks of mass protests that have left thousands dead after being brutally suppressed by security forces. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago The Guardian view on ICE and Renee Good’s killing: Trumpism’s brutal tactics don’t end with migrants | Editorial

The US president wants Americans to believe they are facing an emergency. The real danger is from his administrationIn Minnesota, armed and masked agents are ripping families apart. They are seizing parents while they wait with their child at a bus stop, going door to door seeking undocumented migrants and breaking car windows to drag people out. Last Wednesday an officer shot dead Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American citizen. Her killing is a tragedy for all who loved her, and most of all for the three children left motherless. It also marks her country’s crossing of a Rubicon.Where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) once preferred to keep a low profile, it now seeks publicity and confrontation – pumped up on billions of dollars in funding, the aggression and brazenness of the administration and the licensing of bigotry. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says

Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in SalfordA translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming “overwhelmed” by loneliness, a coroner concluded.Martina Karos, 40, and Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester, after police were called when the girl did not turn up at school on 23 September 2024.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Don't look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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29 h. ago Thousands of Iranians have been killed protesting for their freedom. Why are so many silent on their plight? | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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30 h. ago Schoolboy, 11, who 'shot dad dead for taking Nintendo away' uttered three chilling words

Douglas Dietz, 42, was allegedly shot dead by his 11-year-old son Clayton in a furious row over his Nintendo Switch - the boy is said to have screamed 'I killed Daddy'

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30 h. ago Ugandan opposition MP says security forces stormed home killing 10 people

Muwanga Kivumbi says campaign staff shot dead after elections expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s ruleA senior member of the Ugandan opposition has said security forces stormed his house early on Friday morning and shot dead 10 members of his campaign team after a general election that was expected to result in President Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power.Muwanga Kivumbi, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), told Reuters the incident happened at about 3am local time when security forces “broke the front door and began shooting” inside a garage where the people were waiting for the results of the election for his parliamentary seat to be announced. “It was a massacre,” he said. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Trump suffers Minneapolis meltdown as president flinches at ICE shooting and aides panic: 'He doesn't like it'

Donald Trump has expressed grave reservations about the optics for his immigration crackdown after an ICE agent shot dead a protester in Minneapolis.

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32 h. ago Everything we know as man 'left for dead' outside Newton Heath takeaway after horror attack

He was taken to hospital in a critical condition and remains seriously ill

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33 h. ago Barnet fire: Man and woman, both aged 90, killed in blaze at house in north London

Paramedics treated a 90-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman, but they were pronounced dead at the scene

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33 h. ago Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA giant fatberg, potentially the size of four Sydney buses, within Sydney Water’s Malabar deepwater ocean sewer has been identified as the likely source of the debris balls that washed up on Sydney beaches a year ago.Sydney Water isn’t sure exactly how big the fatberg is because it can’t easily access where it has accumulated. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Wife found hanged hours after posting photos of anniversary celebrations

Abigail Garside was found dead by a member of the public during a weekend celebrating her wedding anniversary.

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34 h. ago Over 100 dead after torrential rain and floods in southern Africa as more weather warnings issued

Torrential rain has hit southern Africa, with South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe badly affected

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34 h. ago M6 set to remain shut all day after woman found dead near busy motorway

Formal identification has yet to take place but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, say Greater Manchester Police

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34 h. ago LIVE updates as police confirm person dead on railway with West Coast Mainline shut

The emergency services are responding to an incident between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent

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35 h. ago Nigel Farage's Cameo blunders including 'Hugh Janus' as he's branded 'chancer unfit for office'

The Reform UK leader has been slammed for failing to vet his cameo requests after being duped into praising disgraced dead paedophile rocker Ian Watkins, who had been jailed for life for sickening sex crimes

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35 h. ago Murder mystery as face of man found dead in forest 10 years ago revealed

A £20,000 reward for information has been offered

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35 h. ago Aberdeenshire crime: 11 sheep found dead following suspected dog attack

Police have warned dog walkers about the dangers of livestock worrying.

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36 h. ago Tragic tot who disappeared on Hogmanay found dead in woods with loyal dog by his side

Four-year-old Johnathan Boley, affectionately known as John-John, was found dead after he disappeared when playing with his brother.

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36 h. ago M6 set to remain shut all day after woman found dead by busy motorway

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the M6 motorway

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37 h. ago Barnet fire deaths: Two people killed in blaze at house in north London

Firefighters rushed to the scene on Albemarle Road, Barnet, and removed a man and a woman from the property

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37 h. ago Man 'left for dead' after horror New Year's Day attack outside takeaway

Police have issued an appeal for the public's help

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37 h. ago Everything we know about M6 closure as woman tragically found dead

A full closure is in place

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37 h. ago Chaos as M6 closed in both directions 'all day' after woman found dead

The M6 has been closed in both directions between junctions 23 and 26 after a woman was tragically pronounced dead on the motorway in Greater Manchester

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38 h. ago Reza Pahlavi: is the last shah's son a viable opposition leader for Iran? – video explainer

From his exile in the US, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, has galvanised protesters in his home country, calling for them to continue demonstrating against the Islamic Republic. But Pahlavi is a divisive figure. As the heir of a violent authoritarian regime, his potential return is viewed suspiciously by some. Chants in his favour heard in the streets of Tehran and beyond may be less about support for the crown and more about him being seen as the only option to take people out of the country's political 'dead end'Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Nazi bombs are taken out to sea and blown up after residents were forced out of their homes in the dead of night so WW2 devices could be moved

Bleary-eyed locals were seen wandering through Plymouth town centre in dressing gowns heading for community centres to sleep in overnight.

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38 h. ago Terrifying reason Iran appears to have paused slaughter of protesters – as Trump to send more forces to Middle East

HORRIFIED Iranians have revealed the haunting reason why the Ayatollah's deadly crackdown on protesters has stopped. Weeks of demonstrations against the mullahs' regime have left thousands dead - and Washington is reportedly now set to deploy additional US forces to the Middle East. Iranians protesting the Islamic Republic are now so fearful of being killed...

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38 h. ago 'Quirky' teenager found dead at home after mum went out for an hour

The 15-year-old had been struggling with his mental health and receiving support from CAMHS and social services before his death in July 2024

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39 h. ago Wife, 30, found dead after row with husband during first wedding anniversary spa trip

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Abigail Garside, 30, was found dead by a passerby just hours after sharing loved-up snaps on social media with her husband as they celebrated at a luxury spa resort

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40 h. ago £20,000 reward to help solve mystery of man found dead in Welsh woods

Mystery still surrounds the discovery of human remains in a Welsh wood more than a decade ago

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41 h. ago 'Awesome' boy, 15, found dead at home after mum 'went out for an hour'

Zack Ellis was described by family as 'awesome, loving and quirky'

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42 h. ago Man shot dead by police after aiming bow and arrow at officers

Police Officers spoke to the man, who has not yet been identified, before he went inside the address and returned armed with a bow and arrow which police say he then "aimed at officers"

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42 h. ago Woman who first accused Alon and Oren Alexander of sexual assault found dead late last year: officials

Kate Whiteman sued the twin brothers in March 2024, accusing them of raping her over a decade earlier

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46 h. ago Greedy tout known as the Ticket Queen ordered to repay £1million within three months or have four

Maria Chenery-Woods, 56, was locked up last year for the multi-million pound scam which used the names of dead relatives and children to buy tickets to live events on an 'industrial scale'.

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50 h. ago Karoline Leavitt defends Trump's McDonald's habit after MAHA tsar RFK Jr said president should be dead

The president's love for McDonald's was slated this week by his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., who said he was 'pumping himself full of poison' on a daily basis.

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52 h. ago Prosecutors take new look at teacher’s death that was ruled a suicide despite 20 stab wounds

Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found dead by her fiancé, Sam Goldberg, at their apartment on January 26, 2011

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53 h. ago Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark dead at 83: Royal who was known for her piano playing talents and spirituality passes away 'with her sister Queen Sofía by her side'

Princess Irene of Greeceand Denmark - the aunt of King Felipe of Spain- has passed away today aged 83.

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53 h. ago Greedy tout known as the Ticket Queen ordered repay £1 million within three months or have four

Maria Chenery-Woods, 56, was locked up last year for the multi-million pound scam which used the names of dead relatives and children to buy tickets to live events on an 'industrial scale'.

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55 h. ago 'Brazilian Popeye' bodybuilder famed for injecting alcohol and oil into his arms dead at 55

Arlindo De Souza, who became known for injecting mineral oil and alcohol into his arms to create their hulking muscles, is said to have passed away on Tuesday.

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56 h. ago 'Overwhelmed and lonely' mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life

Martina Karos, 40, and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home after emergency services forced entry to the property when Eleni's school raised the alarm

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57 h. ago Missing shoes and hat could help probe of 'unexplained' Hogmanay death in Dundee

A man found dead on Hogmanay in Dundee was seen on CCTV earlier in the day to be wearing a pair of shoes and a hat which have since disappeared.

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57 h. ago 'Extremely lonely' mum killed disabled daughter, 8, before taking her own life

Martina Karos, 40, and her disabled daughter Eleni Edwards, 8, were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester in 2024 after Eleni failed to attend school

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58 h. ago Yet another senior Putin figure is mysteriously found dead in Moscow as former Kremlin official ‘takes his own life’

PUTIN'S former minster and IT guru was shot dead at his home, in the latest mystery death linked to Moscow power structures. Alexey Sklyar, 50, who also served as vice-president of the Russian Export Centre, was found in his Moscow mansion. When emergency services arrived at the scene, the door to the property was open...

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59 h. ago Six dead after fiery crash between pickup truck and bus on California road

Driver of gray Toyota pick-up truck crossed the center of the road into oncoming traffic, authorities say

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59 h. ago I was swimming in shallow waters on my dream holiday when I was attacked by a shark. I lost my hand, leg and two

Of all the movies 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin watched, there was one which always gave her the shivers - 47 Meters Down, a film about two sisters trapped by killer sharks.

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60 h. ago Woman who claimed to be Freddie Mercury’s ‘secret daughter’ dies, aged 48

Woman, who remained anonymous until the time of her death, claimed to have been conceived during an affair the Queen frontman had with a friend’s wife

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60 h. ago Kerry Katona details earning from OnlyFans as she says 'it's dead easy'

She joined the adult content site after her work dried up during the pandemic

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61 h. ago Two dead in Bangkok after another construction crane collapses in Thailand

Latest accident intensifies scrutiny of safety standards of country’s major infrastructure projects

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62 h. ago Freddie Mercury's secret daughter dead at 48 as heartbroken family issue statement

Freddie Mercury's 'secret' daughter has died at the age of 48, it has been reported, her family shared the tragic news as they revealed her hidden battle with spinal cancer

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63 h. ago Gabby Logan opens up on 'emotional' week after dad Terry Yorath's tragic death

Gabby Logan's dad, former Leeds United and Wales football legend Terry Yorath, passed away at the age of 75 after a brief illness

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63 h. ago Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars?

Critics and curators are reframing great artists, from Gentileschi to Soutine, to fit with modern ethical narratives. But this ignores the glorious ambivalence of their creationsOne rainy afternoon last winter, sitting under a blanket with a cup of tea, I found myself Googling paintings by Chaïm Soutine. It’s a pastime I’ve indulged ever since visiting an exhibition of his portraits of hotel staff on the French Riviera during the 1920s – paintings that combine such a mixture of tenderness and debasement that it’s as if his brush is kissing and beating his subjects at the same time.I flicked through images of hopelessly innocent cooks and bellboys, with complexions the colour of raw sausage and ears that look as if they have been brutally yanked. And as I did, I came across a review of the very show where I had first encountered Soutine’s works. Ah, I thought, looking forward to luxuriating in literature about his particular genius for kindly sadism. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?'

In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or stunningly direct

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64 h. ago ICE agent shoots man in leg in Minneapolis days after woman killed

It comes after Renee Good, 37, was shot dead by an another agent

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65 h. ago 'Every available resource in Salford was exhausted' as agencies supported 'isolated' mum later found dead beside daughter

Martina Karos, 40, and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards - who was severely disabled - were discovered dead at their Salford home in 2024. Inquests into their deaths are ongoing.

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65 h. ago Thursday news quiz: Golden Globes, Grateful Dead and global threats

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?It feels as if this really is the start of a new era for the Thursday news quiz. Not only was there last week’s announcement that Willow had retired from her role as the official dog of the Guardian Thursday news quiz, but this week we have a new visual tone, courtesy of a set of lovely, whimsical illustrations by Anaïs Mims. Rest assured, not much else has changed. It is still 15 questions on topical news, pop culture and general knowledge, and it is still packed every week with the same hackneyed old in-jokes. There are no prizes, but tell us how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!The Thursday news quiz, No 230 Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Teen student dies at sixth form college after police called over welfare concerns

An 18-year-old student died at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington on Tuesday afternoon, with police confirming the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene

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2 d. ago I was swimming in shallow waters on my dream holiday when I was attacked by a shark. I lost my hand, leg and two thirds of my blood. I should be dead... but this is how I was saved by three angels

Of all the movies 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin watched, there was one which always gave her the shivers - 47 Meters Down, a film about two sisters trapped by killer sharks.

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3 d. ago Man found dead by side of road after being mauled to death by own dog

The 33-year-old dog owner was discovered lifeless in a roadside ditch after being mauled to death by his own American Bulldog - police said it stood over his body when paramedics arrived on scene

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3 d. ago Black civil rights heroine who refused to give up her bus seat nine months before Rosa Parks did same thing dies aged 86

Claudette Colvin's foundation announced on Tuesday that the civil rights icon, whose story flew under the radar for decades, had died.

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3 d. ago 29 dogs found dead in plastic bags at Alabama home with dozens more malnourished

Three people are facing more than 100 charges between them after cops made the gruesome discovery

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3 d. ago Gabby Logan ‘totally overwhelmed’ after dad Terry Yorath’s death and sudden MOTD exit

Match of the Day's Gabby Logan has spoken out about the "tough week" she has had following the death of her father, Terry Yorath

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3 d. ago Marian Diamond dead at 89: Brookside legend passes away 'suddenly' as Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes leads tributes

The actress's death was announced by her friend Miriam Margoyles, who confirmed the sad news in an emotional tribute on social media on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Tragic train accident in Thailand: Everything we know as 32 people die

At least 32 people are dead after a crane fell onto a moving train in Thailand, one of the deadliest train tragedies in the country’s recent history

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3 d. ago Man Utd forced signing to train alone so he quit club 'to prove he wasn't dead'

Manchester United forced a World Cup winner to train alone so he would quit the club 'to prove he wasn't dead' following a major fallout with the manager

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3 d. ago Marian Diamond dead at 89: Brookside legend passes away 'suddenly' as Harry Potter star Miriam Margoyles leads tributes

The actress's death was announced by her friend Miriam Margoyles, who confirmed the sad news in an emotional tribute on social media on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Marian Diamond dead: Brookside and Lord of the Rings star dies suddenly aged 89 as Harry Potter actor pays tribute

Diamond died at University College Hospital in London on Monday, January 5

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3 d. ago Brookside and Lord of the Rings star dies suddenly as famous friend pays tribute to an 'angel'

Celebrated actress Marian Diamond has died unexpectedly at the age of 89, with actress Miriam Margolyes admitting she's 'bereft' at the news of the actress' death

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3 d. ago Left Iran At 9, Found Dead In London Hotel At 31: The Tragic Story Of Princess Leila Pahlavi

Left Iran At 9, Found Dead In London Hotel At 31: The Tragic Story Of Princess Leila Pahlavi  NDTV

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3 d. ago Marian Diamond dead: Brookside and Lord of the Rings star dies suddenly

Celebrated actress Marian Diamond has died unexpectedly at the age of 89, with actress Miriam Margolyes admitting she's 'bereft' at the news of the actress' death

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3 d. ago Teen dies after incident at Durham sixth form college as emergency crews swarm

Durham Police were called to Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington, County Durham where an 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene

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3 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 31 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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3 d. ago 29 dogs found dead in plastic bags at Atlanta home with dozens more malnourished

Three people are facing more than 100 charges between them after cops made the gruesome discovery

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3 d. ago Esther 'Sunshine' Thomas dead: Influencer dies suddenly after surgery

Esther 'Sunshine' Thomas - an influencer with nearly half a million followers - has died suddenly following surgery, with her family posting an emotional tribute

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