80 m. ago Man charged in daylong Memphis shooting rampage is no longer serving as his own lawyer

A Tennessee man who faces the death penalty if convicted of killing three people in a daylong series of shootings in 2022 has changed course and decided not to serve as his own lawyer in the case

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3 h. ago 'People are dying': Two motorcyclists killed in crashes with lorries on Scottish roads within hours

The separate incidents involving collisions between motorcyclists and lorries have left two dead within hours of each other

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6 h. ago Heartbreakingly basic reason Alaska plane crashed and killed all 10 people on board

An investigation into one of the deadliest plane crashes in Alaska in 25 years has ruled the weather conditions proved to be too much for the weight of the plane

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8 h. ago Israel threatens Hamas with 'total destruction' and pounds Gaza with 'dozens more killed' overnight as Brit bomb disposal expert, 51, is injured at bombed

Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Thursday struck several homes and killed at least 58 people across the Gaza Strip, according to three hospitals.

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15 h. ago NHS listeria outbreak: Symptoms to watch for as three die from hospital dessert

The listeria outbreak linked to chocolate desserts supplied to NHS hospitals has killed at least three people and left others on high alert about its unpleasant symptoms

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16 h. ago At least 6 people killed when a trailer crashed into vehicles and burst into flames in Nigeria

Police say at least six people died near Nigeria’s capital Abuja after a trailer crashed into halted vehicles and burst into flames

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19 h. ago Deadly crashes and fire in Wyoming highway tunnel started with pickup losing control, NTSB says

Federal investigators say a series of chain-reaction crashes and a fire in a Wyoming highway tunnel that killed three people started when a pickup truck lost control after leaving the tunnel and partially blocked both lanes of the slick highway

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20 h. ago Commuter plane that crashed in Alaska was half a ton overweight for conditions

National Transportation Safety Board releases preliminary report on loss of aircraft that killed all 10 onboardA commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people onboard, was half a ton overweight for the weather conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Wednesday.The report said the plane was too heavy for conditions that cause icing at the speed and altitude it was flying. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Israel launches ‘limited ground operation’ to retake Netzarim corridor in Gaza

UN calls for investigation after staff member among 20 people reportedly killed in renewed airstrikesIsraeli forces have launched a “limited ground operation” to retake the Netzarim corridor, a newly widened road protected by fortified bunkers that divides Gaza and is seen as essential to controlling the devastated Palestinian territory.The move is a significant escalation of Israel’s new offensive in Gaza and came less than 36 hours after a massive wave of airstrikes that killed more than 400, including 183 children and 94 women, the health ministry there said. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago What has Sir Gareth Southgate been up to since he left the England job?

The former England manager voices his concerns after a court heard a killer ‘turned to’ Andrew Tate the day before murdering three people

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28 h. ago Nightclub tragedy in North Macedonia hits a generation already doubting its future

North Macedonia is mourning the victims of a catastrophic nightclub fire that killed 59 people, mostly teenagers and young adults, and triggered nationwide protests against safety failures

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31 h. ago Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims

North Macedonia has shut down dozens of nightclubs following a deadly fire in eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people

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40 h. ago Netanyahu warns Gaza strikes 'that killed hundreds' are 'just the beginning' as he vows to keep fighting after deadly end to ceasefire

The strikes, by far the largest since a truce took effect in January, killed more than 400 people across the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.

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42 h. ago Rapper 'died a hero' after running back into North Macedonian nightclub inferno

Hero Andrej Gjorgieski ran back into the deadly blaze that engulfed a club in North Macedonia on Sunday - 59 people were killed, including Gjorgieski and a number of his bandmates

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45 h. ago Netanyahu says Israel has resumed ‘fighting with force’ against Hamas

Israeli military’s renewed air strikes in Gaza kill more than 400 people, say Palestinian officials

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45 h. ago Netanyahu warns Israel’s renewed Gaza offensive ‘is only the beginning’

Israeli PM says attacks will continue until Hamas is destroyed and hostages freed, as airstrikes kill hundredsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe wave of deadly airstrikes that shattered the pause in hostilities in Gaza is “only the beginning”, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned, also promising that the new offensive would continue until Israel achieved all of its war aims – destroying Hamas and freeing all hostages held by the militant group.Any further ceasefire negotiations would take place “under fire”, the Israeli prime minister said in a televised address on Tuesday night, his first after Israel launched attacks that killed more than 400 people in the devastated Palestinian territory, in the bloodiest single day of violence since the first months of the war in 2023. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Mourners attend funeral of man killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian city of Daraa

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of one of the victims of an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian city of Daraa, in which three people were killed

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48 h. ago Rapper 'died a hero' running back into North Macedonian nightclub inferno to rescue young fans, his devastated manager reveals

On Sunday, 59 people were killed after a deadly inferno erupted in Club Pulse in the city of Kocani after a deadly inferno erupted.

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49 h. ago King's College London: Pedestrian killed in crash on the Strand

King's College London: Pedestrian killed in crash on the Strand  BBC.comWoman killed and two injured after van mounts pavement in central London  The GuardianWoman killed as van crashes into group of people in central London  The Independent

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50 h. ago Woman killed and two people injured after van crash in London

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and drug driving

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