23 h. ago 6 people dead and 2 missing after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe during summer storm

Six people are dead and two remain missing after a luxury powerboat capsized on Lake Tahoe, authorities said.

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27 h. ago British woman missing after hiring a boat on the paradise island of Formentera on Tuesday found ALIVE four days later adrift at sea

It has emerged the woman, named locally as Mary Gavin, has been rescued adrift by a ferry covering the Ibiza to Valencia route.

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27 h. ago Global alarm at US strikes on Iran amid fears conflict could spiral out of control

Politicians express ‘grave concern’ and urge all parties to de-escalate and return to talks on Iran’s nuclear programmeMiddle East crisis – latest updatesNations in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night as the EU and the UN called for immediate diplomacy, amid mounting fears that the war could trigger a wider escalation that could spiral out of control.Qatar, which hosts the biggest US military base in the Middle East, said on Sunday that it feared there could be serious repercussions regionally and internationally. Continue reading...

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3 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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4 d. ago Asylum seeker who raped girl, 15, was not aware of 'cultural' differences, claims his lawyer

An Afghani asylum seeker who entered the UK illegally on a small boat kicked off in court after he was caged for raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl.

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5 d. ago Mike Lynch’s tragic superyacht to be finally raised from Sicily seabed this weekend

The mast has been left on the seabed for future retrieval

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7 d. ago Gareth Bale lined up for shock return to football amid club takeover talks

The former Wales captain could be about to make a return to football

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9 d. ago Ange Postecoglou 'talks moving quickly' over swift return to management after Tottenham sacking

The Australian could be managing the likes of Ivan Toney and Riyad Mahrez next season

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1 week ago Boat firm wins alcohol licence despite locals' claims they've seen customers ram into others, defecate in gardens, enjoy al fresco sex and get naked in public

GoBoat's application was opposed by nearly 40 local residents who said they'd witnessed public sex, nudity, harassment and even punters using their gardens as toilets.

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1 week ago Israel ‘deporting six more activists’ detained on Gaza aid boat with Greta Thunberg

Israel is deporting six more activists who were detained when it seized an aid boat bound for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip

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1 week ago The dangerous new strategy used by people traffickers to outwit French police and smuggle boat loads of Channel migrants into the UK

EU border agency Frontex said in an official updated that traffickers were adapting their methods in an attempt to boost the number of successful crossings.

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1 week ago Mystery after fishing captain and his girlfriend go missing while taking their boat out off Cape Cod

Shawn Arsenault, the boat’s captain, was going clamming with his girlfriend when their boat seemingly vanished.

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1 week ago Viking woman from over 1,100 years ago found buried with her dog and boat

Researchers suspect she was important figure with significant social status

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1 week ago Greta Thunberg speaks out as she lands in France after 'dehumanising' Israel detention and deportation: 'We won't stop'

Charity organisers claimed the Swedish activist was among volunteers ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver aid to Gaza

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1 week ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist 'refused to watch October 7 footage' before being kicked out of Israel

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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1 week ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist 'refused to watch October 7 footage'

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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1 week ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist leaves Israel after Gaza

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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1 week ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Activists to be deported 'in next few hours' after Gaza

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg to be made to watch October 7 attack video after Israel seizes ‘Freedom Flotilla’ Gaza aid boat

‘Freedom Flotilla’ organisers accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ the Madleen and acting with ‘total impunity’

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2 w. ago Cambridge boat race clash with travellers' funfair: Safety fears after students 'attacked by catapult

The Midsummer Fair is a popular traveller gathering held on a common in Cambridge, opposite many college boathouses, and is one of England's oldest such events dating back to 1211.

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