27 h. ago Tributes to ‘loving husband and amazing dad’ killed in motorbike crash on Scottish road

Family pay tribute to ‘amazing dad’ killed in motorbike crash

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47 h. ago Brit woman killed in devastating gas explosion at Spanish holiday resort

Two have been killed in a gas explosion at a bar in southern Spain. The woman, who was an expat, had been visiting a nearby market

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48 h. ago Brit woman among dead after horror gas explosion at Spanish bar

A 56-year-old British woman was reportedly one of two people killed following a gas explosion at a bar in San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, southern Spain, as she was walking by a local market

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49 h. ago No charges over Brit woman shot dead in dad's home in America

Lucy Harrison was visiting her dad home's in Prosper, Texas, when she was shot in the chest from "medium range" on January 10. The Warrington woman was rushed to hospital but died later that day

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54 h. ago Neighbour 'who was paid £1,500 to hire a hitman to kill his friend's wife blew the cash on holiday to Benidorm'

Paul Lewis, 54, from Swansea is accused of handing over the cash to Dominique Saunders, 35, to arrange the murder of his ex-wife, Joanne Atkinson-Lewis.

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55 h. ago Neighbour 'scammed husband out of £1,500 saying he'd hire hitman to kill his wife

Paul Lewis, 54, from Swansea is accused of handing over the cash to Dominique Saunders, 35, to arrange the murder of his ex-wife, Joanne Atkinson-Lewis.

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3 d. ago Brit electrocuted while doing DIY for woman who gave him place to stay on holiday

Al Brown was due to fly home to meet his newborn grandson hours after the accident which happened at the property in Tepoztlan, a popular tourist destination near Mexico City

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3 d. ago Woman who plotted to kill her celebrity hairstylist husband in love triangle with porn star sentenced

Monica Sementelli, 53, got life without parole Monday for planning the 2017 fatal stabbing of her husband Fabio Sementelli, 49

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4 d. ago Murder accused ‘was seen grinning on bus CCTV after stabbing wife to death’

Kulsuma Akter was killed by her husband Habibur Masum after he confronted her in the street in Bradford while she was pushing their baby in a pram.

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5 d. ago Brit woman claims she was spiked on tube by 'zombifying' drug, 'Devil's Breath'

Deborah Oscar was on the Elizabeth Line leaving from Abbey Wood when she was wafted with a newspaper and began to feel "high" and "sleepy" before sitting next to her in an empty carriage

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5 d. ago Brit woman missing after hiring Formentera boat found alive after four days

The British woman had been reported missing after failing to return a motorboat she had hired. She was spotted adrift four days later by a ferry heading from mainland Spain to Ibiza

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5 d. ago Woman branded 'most hated' Brit after buying twin babies for £8k has 'no regrets'

Judith and Alan Kilshaw bought twin girls Kiara and Keyara for £8000 and flew them across the Atlantic in a 'repugnant' baby-buying scandal that saw the pair become infamous

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6 d. ago ‘Our era of violent populism’: the US has entered a new phase of political violence

The political temperature is dangerously high – and shows few signs of coolingIt has been a grim couple of weeks in the US, as multiple acts of politically motivated violence have dominated headlines and sparked fears that a worrying new normal has taken hold in America.Last Saturday, a man disguised as a police officer attacked two Democratic legislators at their homes in Minnesota, killing a state representative and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife. The alleged murderer was planning further attacks, police said, on local politicians and abortion rights advocates. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Minnesota shootings illuminate the character of the Trump era | Sidney Blumenthal

The attacks on lawmakers and a US senator’s callous reaction tell a dark tale of modern AmericaIn the early morning of 14 June, according to authorities, Vance Luther Boelter, disguised as a police officer and wearing body armor and a face mask, drove his black Ford Explorer SUV, equipped with flashing lights, to the home of the Minnesota state senator John Hoffman. There, he shot Hoffman nine times, critically wounding him, and shot his wife eight times as, relatives say, she threw her body over her daughter to shield her. He next drove to the home of the former house speaker Melissa Hortman, forced his way in, and killed her and her husband, officials say.The police arrived and Boelter fled, abandoning his car. In it they allegedly discovered a “kill list” of dozens of federal and state Democratic officials, mostly from Minnesota but also prominent Democrats in other midwestern states, and the sites of women’s healthcare centers and Planned Parenthood donors. He left behind notebo...

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8 d. ago Formentera search: Brit woman missing on holiday island boat ride pictured

British woman Mary Gavin, 39, has vanished on the Spanish island of Formentera after she hired a motorboat but never returned

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8 d. ago Female bodybuilding star dubbed 'She Hulk' is hammered to death in her Costa del Sol home before her US husband kills himself with a knife after the pair returned from Dubai contest

A professional female bodybuilder was beaten to death with a hammer at her Costa del Sol home before her muscleman husband killed himself using a knife, police believe.

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8 d. ago Brit woman missing after going for 'quick boat ride' as major search launched

According to local reports, friends of the unnamed 39-year-old British woman claimed that she failed to return the 15-foot motor boat she had hired yesterday evening as scheduled

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8 d. ago Major hunt launched at sea for missing Brit woman who vanished in Formentera after hiring boat

The 39-year-old woman failed to returned to the motor boat she hired yesterday, leading friends to raise the alarm and the Spanish coastguard to launch a major search operation

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9 d. ago 'My mum bludgeoned my father to death but it left me feeling relieved'

Sally Challen killed her husband Richard after years of horrific abuse and she was sentenced to 22 years behind bars but is now free after her murder conviction was downgraded to manslaughter

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9 d. ago ‘True model of humility’: hundreds pay tribute to victims of Minnesota killings

Candlelight vigil honoring Melissa Hortman and husband at state capitol was attended by Tim Walz and couple’s sonHundreds gathered at the Minnesota capitol on Wednesday night to honor state Democratic representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed at their home on Saturday night in what authorities have described as a “political assassination”.Some mourners reportedly brought flowers to place in front of this memorial, while others held candles. Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, grew teary at the vigil, and consoled attendees, as a brass band from the Minnesota Orchestra performed, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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