13 h. ago California teenager mauled by pack of 10 dogs asks mom heartbreaking question after brutal attack

Craig Arthur Simmons, 61, was arrested August 13 after his dogs attacked 17-year-old Tracy Hurtado

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24 h. ago Princess Beatrice's heartbreaking question after Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson decision

Princess Beatrice’s childhood was marked by heartbreak at a royal event, when she witnessed her mother, Sarah Ferguson, sidelined following her separation from Prince Andrew

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65 h. ago ‘Death always feels imminent’: a moving Netflix documentary on prison, music and forgiveness

In Songs from the Hole, a man convicted of murder when he was a teenager finds healing in music during his sentenceIn 2014, a sergeant at a California state prison sent James “JJ’88” Jacobs, who was 25 at the time, to “the hole” – solitary confinement in a 6-by-6 cell. One bunk, one strip of a window. Jacobs had already been incarcerated for a decade by then; at 15, he was given a double life sentence for second-degree murder. Alone in the hole, Jacobs thought, as he always did, about the most devastating month of his life, April 2004: on the 16th, he shot and killed a fellow teenager outside a nightclub in his home town of Long Beach, California. Three days later, another young man shot and killed his beloved older brother Victor. For years, Jacobs was caught in a terrible cycle of grief – for what he had done, for what had been done to him.In the hole, Jacobs would lie on the floor, eyes closed, and imagine his life outside prison. He’d make beats by pounding on his bunk or chest....

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3 d. ago Co Down community ‘shaken and upset’ after priest attack and death of man

Father John Murray was struck on the head in a brutal attack at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick on Sunday.

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4 d. ago ‘Shocking and brutal’ attack on a priest in church may be linked to man’s murder, police say

‘Brilliant’ Father John Murray struck to the head with a bottle by suspect who asked if he would hear his confession

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5 d. ago 'Brutal bottle attack' on priest in church before mass 'may be linked to murder fewer than two miles away', police say

Police received a report that a man was found dead at an address in the Marian Park area of Downpatrick at about 12pm on Sunday.

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5 d. ago Murder probe may be linked to ‘brutal attack’ on priest, say police

A murder investigation has been launched and a man aged in his 30s is in police custody.

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5 d. ago Priest in serious condition after ‘brutal attack’ in Co Down church

It was reported to police that a man walked into the church and hit the priest on the head with a bottle.

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1 week ago Crossbow killer to be kept in hospital after 'the devil made him' shoot mum dead

Parker was cleared of murder and attempted murder after court heard he was mentally unwell at the time of the brutal crossbow attack.

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1 week ago Model Chloe Ayling's heartbreaking question over 'unbelievable' kidnap ordeal

Eight years on from her harrowing ordeal, Chloe Ayling, who was kidnapped by Lukasz Herba, has asked what makes her story 'so unbelievable' in a new BBC documentary

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1 week ago Emmerdale couple 'to get back together' after brutal attack and fans will be delighted

Emmerdale fans are predicting a beloved couple's reunion in upcoming episodes

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Result and standings as Ineos’s Thymen Arensman wins brutal stage 14 with solo attack

The Tour de France continued with the toughest stage of this year’s race, featuring four mammoth Pyrenean climbs

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4 w. ago Heartbreaking question Fiona Phillips asked husband 72 times in Alzheimer's ordeal

Fiona Phillips' husband Martin Frizell has spoken about the 'wretched days' he deals with as he cares for his wife, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2022

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4 w. ago Heartbreaking question Fiona Phillips asked her husband 72 times on drive

Fiona Phillips's husband Martin Frizell has told how her advancing condition has left her increasingly confused and isolated – unable to understand why she is being taken to hospital

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4 w. ago Horror in chemists as thug walks up to man and stabs him in neck

Alexander Davidson, 38, who has been convicted of 59 offences, carried out the brutal attack while "desperate" for heroin and crack cocaine

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4 w. ago Albanian who beat man with umbrella before smashing his face on the pavement wins right to stay in UK after judge says attack was a 'one

Vangel Gkika, 50, won an asylum case after serving a two-and-a-half-year jail term for the 'brutal' assault and faced deportation over the attack.

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