1 hour ago Some Manchester United fans are using dead people’s blue badges for matchday parking

Expired badges and those reported as lost are also being used

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9 h. ago EU chief says Europe needs to abandon caution after US treasury secretary calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ – Europe live

Scott Bessent replied to a question on Danish investments by saying that ‘Denmark’s investment in US treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant’Curiously, Rutte also pointedly says that “the main issue [for Nato] is not Greenland, it’s Ukraine.”“The risk here is that you focus, of course, on Greenland, because we have to make sure that that issue gets solved in an amicable way.But the main issue is not Greenland. Now, the main issue is Ukraine.”“And as we speak, Russian missiles and Russian drones are attacking the energy infrastructure in Ukraine. We know that it is now -20 degrees in Kyiv. We know that Ukraine can only take care of 60% of its own electricity.And yes, it is true the Russians have lost in December 1,000 people dead – not seriously wounded, but dead - a day. That’s over 30,000 in the month of December. In the 1980s, in, Afghanistan, the Soviets lost 20,000 in 10 years. Now they lose 30,000 a month in one month. But they still continue the attack, they still i...

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34 h. ago Afraid of dying alone? How a Chinese app exposed single people’s deepest, darkest fears

In China, marriage and birth rates have hit record lows and many people are living in isolation. Is the Are You Dead? app just a practical response to this – or something more troubling?A few days before Christmas, after a short battle with illness, a woman in Shanghai called Jiang Ting died. For years, the 46-year-old had lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Hongkou, a residential neighbourhood that sits along the Huangpu River. Neighbours described her as quiet. “She rarely chats with people. We only see her when she goes to and from work, and occasionally when she comes out to pick up takeout,” said a local resident interviewed by a Chinese reporter. Her parents long deceased, Jiang had no partner or children to inherit her estate. Her lonely death sparked a debate in Chinese media about how society should handle the increasing number of people dying with no next of kin.For Xiong Sisi, also a professional in her 40s living alone in Shanghai, the news triggered uncomfortable feelin...

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48 h. ago Spain train crash horror as girl, 6, orphaned after trip to Lion King show

The train crash in Spain's Córdoba province has left 39 people dead, and wiped out nearly an entire family as they travelled back from a viewing of the Lion King musical in Madrid

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54 h. ago Actor injured in 'horror' train crash as 39 dead and victims 'injured by glass'

An actor was involved in a train collision after carriages derailed, crossed onto opposite tracks and collided with an oncoming train, leaving 39 people dead as rescue operations continue

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56 h. ago Europe’s deadliest train accidents in recent years as dozens killed in Spanish crash

At least 39 people are dead and more than 150 injured following a train crash in southern Spain

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63 h. ago Teenager among Iranian protesters sexually assaulted in custody, rights group says

Two people detained in Kermanshah, including 16-year-old, tell group they were subjected to sexual abuse during arrestA 16-year-old was among protesters sexually assaulted in custody by the security forces in Iran during the nationwide uprising that has left thousands dead, according to a human rights group.Two people, one of them a child, detained in the city of Kermanshah in western Iran told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that they were subjected to sexual abuse by riot police during their arrest. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 15 dead and forcing thousands to flee

Authorities in Chile say that wildfires raging across central and southern areas of the country have left at least 15 people dead

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3 d. ago At least six dead as huge fire rips through Pakistan shopping centre

Horrifying images shows flames rising through Gulo Plaza shopping Centre in Kurachi, Pakistan with firefighters tackling the blaze throughout the night with at least six people feared dead

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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7 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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8 d. ago Watch chilling moment car hits 122mph before Bolton horror crash that killed four

A video clip believed to have been filmed by an occupant of the Seat Leon is being probed by police investigating the fatal crash on Wigan Road, Bolton, on Sunday, which left four people dead

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9 d. ago Bolton crash sees 3 teens and taxi driver killed after 'loud bang' as they're named locally

A red Seat Leon and a Citroen taxi were involved in a serious head-on collision on Wigan Road, Bolton in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving four people dead and five others injured

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1 week ago Iranian protester buried by roadside after being shot in back of the head

The authorities in Iran have come down ruthlessly against the protests with the number of dead feared to have surged past 500 people according to observers

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1 week ago Four dead and five people injured after taxi and car crash in early hours of this morning

The collision, which involved a Citroen Picasso and Seat Leon, occurred around 12.45am on Wigan Road, in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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1 week ago Three teenagers among four killed in crash between taxi and car in Bolton

A major road in Bolton was closed this morning following a deadly crash in the early hours that left four people dead and five others in hospital. A police cordon remains in place

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1 week ago One dead after tourist speedboat crash throws 55 people into the sea off Thailand leaving them clinging to each other to stay afloat

A major rescue operation was underway after the packed speedboat collided head-on with a fishing trawler off the popular Phi-Phi Islands.

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1 week ago LIVE: Four people dead as emergency services close Greater Manchester road for 'serious accident'

Greater Manchester Police have issued a statement

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1 week ago Salt Lake City Mormon church shooting leaves two dead and six injured in parking lot

A shooting outside a Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, has left two people dead and at least six more injured, with three in critical condition. Suspects remain outstanding

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