68 h. ago Brothers horror 'honour killing' as they gouge out sister's eyes and cut off both her feet'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two brothers in Pakistan have been accused of gouging out their sister's eyes and cutting off her feet in a brutal 'honour killing'

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68 h. ago Brothers cut off sister's feet and gouge out her eyes in chilling 'honour killing'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two brothers in Pakistan have been accused of gouging out their sister's eyes and cutting off her feet in a brutal 'honour killing'

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3 d. ago Boy, 8, dies after being attacked by family dog as teen sister watched in horror

A teenage girl watched in horror as her little brother was brutally attacked and killed by their family dog at their home. The dog is now due to be put to sleep.

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4 d. ago Electric shocks, starvation, sick surgical experiments... and brutal castration: Horror stories from bloodied survivors of Putin's savage conveyor belt of torture

Earlier this year, a soldier known only as Vladyslav was taken prisoner along with seven others. Their Russian captors sliced off their genitals, gouged out their eyes and cut off their ears, noses and lips.

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1 week ago Dad accused of killing daughter says he draped her in pride flag to 'honour her'

He allegedly wrote on the wall: "I'm a man of my word my kids died by my hand. I'm tired of them being made fun of" and "I'm going! My kids are going with me."

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1 week ago ‘The room started to spin, my breath grew short’: could I conquer my fear of public speaking?

For years, speaking in public has triggered panic attacks. So to overcome them, I road-tested some popular methods, from psychotherapy to virtual realityMy vision is fuzzy, my heart is racing and my lungs are emptying of oxygen. I’ve just been asked to speak in a meeting at my first graduate job on a fashion magazine. My task is simple – read out the week’s social media stats – but I can’t make it through. I cut the presentation short. I sit down, murmuring an apology, my eyes stinging with tears.This isn’t the first time this has happened. I had my first panic attack during a university class presentation. As the room started to spin and my breath grew short, I ditched most of what I’d prepared just to reach the end of my speech as fast as possible. When I returned to my seat, the lecturer carried on as though nothing had happened, but I was mortified. It had blindsided me. I’d enjoyed public speaking at school. Since when had I become such an anxious wreck? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Breakdown | Jac Morgan’s pivotal Lions moment reignites jackling debate in rugby

Some people consider it sacrosanct but has World Rugby extended too much latitude to the jackler or ‘stealer’?Another Lions tour added to the annals, and everyone is more or less happy. The British & Irish Lions take a series win, just about, and Australia have a pivotal moment at the end of the second Test to whinge about, or console themselves over, depending on your viewpoint.Certainly, these days, it is difficult to know what disciplinary outcome may pertain to each incident in the cut and thrust of elite rugby. Most people with eyes can appreciate there was no head contact when Jac Morgan tried to clear out the jackling Carlo Tizzano in the buildup to Hugo Keenan’s winning try, but there is no doubt, either, that Tizzano was in an exposed position, just as that particular split-second represented an impossible situation for Morgan. Had he gone any lower he would have made contact with the head, higher and he would have missed the clearout altogether. Continue read...

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3 w. ago Bake Off star Paul Hollywood says brother 'punched to the floor' in horror attack

Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood has claimed his brother, Lee, was the victim of an assault while walking his dog in Merseyside, and urged fans to contact police with any information

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3 w. ago Uncle who ordered honour killing of his niece, 20, loses legal fight over ITV programmes he says made him look bad

Ari Mahmod (pictured), 69, was jailed for life in 2007 for murdering Banaz Mahmod at the family home in London in January 2006.

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