2 h. ago Roger Allers dead: Legendary Disney animated director of The Lion King died aged 76

Roger Allers who co-directed the 1994 film The Lion King and worked on other major films including The Little Mermaid has died at the age of 76, a close friend has confirmed

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2 h. ago Thousands gather in San Francisco to celebrate Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir’s life

Joan Baez and John Mayer spoke on a makeshift stage in front of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium after four Buddhist monks opened the event with a prayer

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3 h. ago At least ‘two dead & multiple passengers injured’ while others are trapped after two high

TWO high-speed trains have derailed in Spain, killing two and injuring many others. Emergency services were deployed to the scene, with images circulating on social media showing rescue teams working in pitch-black conditions. One of the trains had departed from Málaga and was travelling to Madrid when it came off the tracks. A second train,...

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5 h. 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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6 h. ago Man in his 60s arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in her 40s is found dead in the street

Police officers arrived at Catherine Gardens in Thorpe St Andrew just before 11.45pm on Saturday amid reports that a woman had been injured.

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7 h. ago Teen 'played house in dead neighbour's home while body rotted in yard'

A teenager has been charged with murder and burglary after breaking into his neighbours home - killing him and leaving his body in the garden to decompose and decay

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8 h. ago Debris found in hunt for missing plane which crashed ‘killing all 11 onboard’ as rescuers frantically search mountains

SCATTERED pieces of debris have been found after an Indonesian plane carrying 11 people onboard crashed. Rescuers confirmed on Sunday that pieces of the aircraft's wreckage had been located in South Sulawesi, one day after it vanished mid-flight. New footage reveals debris strewn down a steep mountainside, reinforcing suspicions that the crash was unsurvivable with...

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8 h. ago Police granted more time to question three suspects over Wayne Reid murder

The 43-year-old was found dead at an address in the Society Court area last week.

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9 h. ago Australia’s koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others?

There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereOn French Island in Victoria’s Western Port Bay, koalas are dropping from trees. Eucalypts have been eaten bare by the marsupials, with local reports of some found starving and dead. Multiple koalas – usually solitary animals – can often be seen on a single gum.Koalas were first introduced to French Island from the mainland in the 1880s, a move that protected the species from extinction in the decades they were extensively hunted for their pelts. In the absence of predators and diseases such as chlamydia, the population thrived. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Mum speaks out about 'deeply painful' court hearing as group of parents sue TikTok over children's deaths

'For the court, this is about motions and procedures. For us, it is about our children. Our dead children'

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13 h. ago Shopping centre blaze sees at least six dead and dozens injured in 'mass disaster'

Shoppers visiting a multi-story shopping centre in Kurachi, Pakistan, saw their trip turn to horror after a major blaze started on the ground floor quickly engulfed the whole building

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13 h. ago Wolves vs Newcastle TV channel, live stream info and how to listen

Newcastle United make the trip to Molineux on Sunday when they'll hope to keep climbing the Premier League ranks with a fifth straight win over Wolves, who sit dead last

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13 h. 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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14 h. ago Horror fire rips through shopping mall leaving at least 6 dead and 11 injured as cops declare ‘mass disaster protocol’

A HUGE fire has ripped through a shopping centre in Pakistan, killing at least six people and injuring 11. Dramatic footage shows flames rising through Gulo Plaza shopping Centre in Kurachi as firefighters laboured through the night to stop fire from spreading. Hundreds of people had gathered around the multi-storey building, including distraught store owners...

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15 h. ago Tragic reason newlyweds who survived Bolton crash must live apart to recover

Newlyweds Georgina, 28, and Tom Daniels, 29 face a "cruel" battle for recovery after surviving the horrific crash in Bolton that left four dead

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22 h. ago She was at the center of one of Netflix's most shocking documentaries after being kidnapped TWICE

Mary Ann Broberg, the mother of kidnapping survivor Jan Broberg and a central figure in the story told in the 2017 true-crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, has died.

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22 h. ago Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco

Thousands of mourners gathered at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate Bob Weir, the legendary Grateful Dead guitarist who died last week at 78

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23 h. ago Waitress who escaped Swiss bar fire reveals staff had no safety training & says she’s ‘haunted by the faces of the dead’

A SURVIVING employee of the Swiss ski resort bar where a deadly fire killed 40 says she is "haunted by the faces of the dead". French national Louise Leguistin, 25, was one of the only staff members of Le Constellation to escape unharmed after the horrific blaze tore through the downstairs nightspot in the early...

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24 h. 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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25 h. 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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