3 h. ago Attacker's five chilling words as retired NHS nurse beaten in horror Thailand assault

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Des and Mary Byrne, 77 and 69 respectively, moved to Thailand hoping to enjoy their retirement - but a planning dispute with neighbours soon turned it into a "nightmare"

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump and media: attention is power. Can Democrats grab it? | Editorial

The presidency is no longer just a ‘bully pulpit’. It’s become part of the disinformation machineDonald Trump won the White House not with money, though he spent plenty of it, but by dominating the conversation. He hasn’t stopped campaigning. He uses attention to bolster his political power, and uses his office to make sure that everyone keeps watching.He was barred from leading social media platforms after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, but four years later, their owners attended his inauguration. Many of his key hires appear picked for their media presence as well as their ideological bent and sycophancy. Tuesday’s interminable address to Congress was garnished with the kind of wild claims or outright lies that he knows take off on social media. For him, posting online ultimatums to Hamas and a disturbing AI-generated “Trump Gaza” video is all part of foreign policy. One of the most chilling, and telling, moments of last week’s attack on Volodymyr Zelensk...

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3 d. ago ‘You get sucked in’: crypto scam victims on how they lost up to £162,000

Retired NHS doctor and others conned into investing – only to sink larger sums in trying to get cash backRevealed: the scammers who conned savers out of $35mHow call centre scammers duped 6,000 peopleA “sprat to catch a mackerel” is how one victim describes being reeled in by the skameri working from call centres hundreds of miles away in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. It is the local term for scammers and a huge data leak reveals the inner workings of a fraud network that has tricked Britons out of £9m.Like in any call centre, the script is always the same. For the victim it starts by clicking on a (fake) social media ad or news alert. The promotion tips a great crypto investment but it’s a trick, leading only to fraudsters impersonating a real business. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago British man who died in horror 30ft plunge quad bike crash in Thailand pictured

British expat Kevin Morgan, 62, had been riding a quad bike in Lopburi, Thailand, when he hit a concrete barrier at high speed and died after being thrown 30ft through the air

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7 d. ago Scots oil rig worker dies in horror quad bike crash in Thailand

Kevin Morgan, 62, was reportedly driving the vehicle when he smashed into the concrete barrier on a motorway flyover in Lopburi.

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1 week ago Bristol dog attack neighbour reveals chilling warning about 'XL Bully' before woman killed

A man and woman in their 20s were taken into custody on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death after the "lovely" 19-year-old was killed

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1 week ago Chilling moment humanoid robot 'attacks' crowd and has to be dragged away at Chinese festival

This is the chilling moment a humanoid robot appeared to attack a crowd at a Chinese festival. 

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1 week ago Blind mystic Baba Vanga's terrifying Putin prediction she said would happen this year

Baba Vanga's chilling predictions for past events such as the 9/11 attacks and Princess Diana's death have come true - but what does she have to say about Vladimir Putin?

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1 week ago Chilling unseen footage shows Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana walking up community centre stairs to launch stab rampage after fight with garage workers over unpaid taxi

The 18-year-old is seen in dashcam video from a taxi calmly walking through an open door into Southport's Hart Space building before slowly climbing the first few steps.

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2 w. ago EastEnders fans left reeling as Cindy's attacker revealed in chilling scenes

After last night's cliffhanger, EastEnders has returned with a major bombshell as Cindy Beale discovered who stole her locket on the night she was brutally attacked

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2 w. ago Teenager arrested after suspected ‘chilli spray’ attack at Costco

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the superstore in Avonmouth, Bristol

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2 w. ago Ten people injured in 'mystery liquid' rampage in Costco as police hold teenager suspected of 'administering a noxious substance'

Ten people have been injured after being sprayed with a homemade 'chilli spray' during an attack in a Costco store.

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