25 m. ago Russian minister 'shoots himself dead' hours after being sacked by Putin

A Russian minister has shot himself dead just hours are being sacked by Vladimir Putin.

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28 m. ago Three dead and ten hurt after gunmen start firing randomly in Philadelphia neighborhood

The incident took place shortly before 1 a.m. along a residential street in Grays Ferry

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54 m. ago France 'intensifies' efforts to stop 'small boat' migrant crossings, says No10 ahead of Macron UK state visit

The French president will arrive in Britain on Tuesday for a three-day state visit

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57 m. ago No10 urges France to 'operationalise' tougher Channel boat tactics ahead of Macron's State Visit... but 'one in, one out' deal still not done

Emmanuel Macron is due to get the red carpet treatment in the UK this week, with No10 saying Keir Starmer hopes to make 'good progress' on tackling migrant crossings.

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60 m. ago Boy, 4, killed when gravestone fell on him in freak cemetery accident is named

Little Eli Testa was killed in a "freak accident" at Rawtenstall Cemetery in Lancashire on Saturday, despite the best efforts of the emergency services who raced to the scene.

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65 m. ago David Killick dead: The Crown and Touch of Frost star dies after short illness

Actor David Killick, who starred in a number of huge TV shows over the years, died last Friday after a short illness

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74 m. ago 3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting and a person is in custody, police say

Authorities say three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting

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81 m. ago Jeffrey Epstein's final moments captured on prison CCTV as cause of death issued

The shamed financier was found dead in the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City on August 10 - yet conspiracy theorists claim he was murdered.

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82 m. ago Beyond the bonnets: Jane Austen’s working women finally get their place in the spotlight

Exhibition looks at housekeepers, maids and governesses who ‘enable the lives of the heroines and heroes’After Elizabeth Bennet walked 3 miles across fields to visit her sick sister, the heroine of Pride and Prejudice came in for scandalising criticism of her “blowsy” hair and petticoats “six inches deep in mud”.What of the women who restored Elizabeth’s hair to coiffed curls and washed the filthy petticoats? Jane Austen’s novels include mentions of working women, such as housekeepers, maids and governesses, but now an exhibition puts their stories in the spotlight. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Pictured: Boy, four, crushed to death by falling gravestone as his grieving family lay floral tributes at the scene

Paramedics and police were unable to save the little boy, named locally as Eli Testa, after they were called out to Rawtenstall Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.

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88 m. ago Texas floods victims aged 11 and 13 sent family heartbreaking three word text before dying with 'hands locked together': Live updates

Blair, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were found dead with their 'hands locked together' after the catastrophic Guadalupe River flood ravaged the Texas Hill Country.

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93 m. ago Boy, 4, who died after gravestone fell on him in Rawtenstall Cemetery named

Tributes have been paid to the youngster after the horrific tragedy

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1 hour ago Missing man's family fear the worst after receiving letter with three disturbing words

Ricky Harris was last seen on CCTV on November 18 2023, but his family have been sent an ominous letter claiming the missing 31-year-old has been 'buried under gravel'

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1 hour ago Texas’s Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floods

Camp says the search continues for missing people while life-threatening flooding still remains a threat Texas floods – latest updatesCamp Mystic, the girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, has confirmed that 27 children and counsellors died in the flash floods that have wreaked devastation on the area since Friday.“Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,” a statement on the camp website read.Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Super Happy Forever review – glowing love story in reverse with echoes of Before Sunrise

In this beautifully acted film, a man returns to the Japanese seaside town where he met and fell in love with his wifeFor the first 40 minutes, this film’s title feels like a poke in the eye. There is nothing remotely happy about twentysomething Sano (Hiroki Sano). His wife has just died suddenly in her sleep, and Sano is visiting the sleepy Japanese seaside town where they met five years ago. He is rude and sullen, and obsessive about finding a red baseball cap he lost on that first visit. In the pain and anger of his grief, everyone sounds vapid and dumb, their words meaningless blah-blah-blah.It’s hard to see where the happy fits in, until the film flips back in time. In the same hotel five years ago, Sano first claps eyes on his wife Nagi (Nairu Yamamoto) in a chance meeting in the hotel lobby. Yamamoto gives the performance of the film as aspiring photographer Nagi: funny, scatty and earnest. She plays it so naturally, so true to life, that Nagi feels like someone you might hav...

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2 h. ago 8 of the best European river cruises for 2025 and 2026, from the enchanting Rhine to the magical Danube

Europe is home to some mighty rivers, and there’s no better way to get to know historic waterways than by cruise ship

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2 h. ago Professor explains why jab given to boy, five, did not save his life

Benedict collapsed and died at school despite efforts to revive him

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2 h. ago King Charles assigns Royal Family's 'secret weapon' to stand in for him on major trip

It has been announced that a key royal is set to step in for King Charles and embark on a major overseas visit later this week on his behalf, where they will also give a speech

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2 h. ago Noel Gallagher's secret weapon: How daughter Anais, 25, has a 'subtle yet strategic' influence over her father

Anais Gallagher, based in London, is a breakout Gen Z influencer, leveraging her nepo baby status to become an internet star in her own right, thanks to her down-to-earth nature and approachability.

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage says he ‘can’t apologise’ for lack of MP vetting in general election

Nigel Farage told Reform UK councillors ‘how we behave matters’ during a visit to Kent County Council in the wake of James McMurdock allegations.

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