9 h. ago US Open finalist's dad died of sudden heart attack days before her 18th birthday

Amanda Anisimova is set to face WTA No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's US Open final, with the American holding hopes of clinching the first-ever Grand Slam title of her budding tennis career

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13 h. ago Police name beloved grandmothers who died two days apart after falling from coastal resort cliffs

Joan Blanchon, 69, and Susan Fawcett, 58, (pictured) tragically fell to their deaths from the Whitby cliffs last month.

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19 h. ago Beloved grandmothers who fell from Whitby cliffs hours apart have been named

Joan Blanchon, 69, and Susan Fawcett, 58, were found dead near the cliffs in North Yorkshire last month. They were among four people who died after falling from the cliffs in five days

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31 h. ago Valerie Kneale: Sexually assaulted woman didn't die of stroke as bombshell ruling issued

Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 16 2018, four days after she was admitted following a stroke at her home in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire

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31 h. ago Hospital sexual assault victim was unlawfully killed, says coroner

Grandmother Valerie Kneale was assaulted after she was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital following a stroke in 2018. She died four days later.

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39 h. ago Summer’s ending – and the delusion that a new me might be possible is back | Emma Brockes

The start of a new school year always awakens my resolve: time to be more disciplined, less cluttered and nicer to the catsSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreEvery year at this time, I think of a quote from the Bible, but which I know from Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, in which seven-year-old Jeanette stitches a needlepoint sampler decorated withthe inscription: “The summer is ended and we are not yet saved.” We are not yet saved: no, not in this house, where I experience the back-to-school week in September far more urgently than New Year’s Day as the time of year for a behavioural reset. New school year, new me, new cast-iron conviction I can put the rocky road on the top shelf after I’ve used it in my girls’ packed lunches and not get it down until tomorrow.This is the first and most pressing item on the list: diet. Ten days o...

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41 h. ago Influencer Rolling Ray dies aged 28 days before birthday as mum speaks out

Influencer and TV personality Rolling Ray, real name Raymond Harper, has died aged 28 days before his birthday

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41 h. ago Reality star dies suddenly aged 28 days before birthday celebrations

An influencer and reality star who appeared on MTV's Catfish Trolls has died, with their mum sharing an emotional tribute and saying it was going to be a 'long road'

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49 h. ago Pathologist found stroke patient was 'sexually abused to death'

Valerie Kneale died in hospital in November 2018, four days after having a stroke.

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49 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne's family 'never expected' he would die so soon after farewell show

Jack Osbourne has revealed no one in his family expected rock icon Ozzy Osbourne to die just days after his huge Black Sabbath farewell show at Villa Park in Birmingham

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56 h. ago Skydiving horror as married dad dies after 'losing grip' and smashing into ground

The adrenaline junkie and dad had celebrated his 46th birthday just days before he died in a tragic skydiving accident, leaving behind his child and his wife.

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61 h. ago Senior nurse was in 'utter disbelief' after female patient, 75, bled to death following sexual assault in hospital bed, inquest told

Retired clerical assistant Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 16 2018, four days after she was admitted following a stroke at her home in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

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3 d. ago Pictured: Woman, 25, who plunged to her death from block of flats

Tia Langdon suffered severe injuries following the fall and died in hospital a day later. An 18 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with her death.

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3 d. ago Brit trapped in Amazon rainforest for 18 days makes miracle escape

Callan Bole was trapped in the Amazon rainforest for 18 days and feared he was going to die before a twist of fate meant that he was able to escape relatively unharmed

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3 d. ago Gerard Depardieu to face trial for alleged rape of fellow actor

It comes after he was convicted of sexual assault in a separate case in May

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3 d. ago Depardieu to stand trial over alleged rape and sexual assault of fellow actor

Judge orders case to be heard against French film star after allegations made by Charlotte Arnould about 2018 incidentsThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting the actor Charlotte Arnould at his Paris home in 2018.Depardieu, France’s biggest film star, has been under investigation in the case since 2020. A trial date has not yet been set. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gérard Depardieu to face trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been summoned to trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould

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3 d. ago Voices: So David Cameron, is this dead Syrian child one of the 'swarm' of migrants you fear so much?

In a piece published on the day Alan Kurdi died, former columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown wrote that those who have decided not to care will not be moved - but this should be moment when Britain finally finds its compassion

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4 d. ago Teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, 25, 'was killed when she fell from block of flats'

The 25-year-old woman was severely injured after falling from a building in Cuckmere Lane in Southampton and died in hospital the next day.

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4 d. ago Liam Gallagher dedicates Oasis song in 'emotional' tribute Minneapolis mass school shooting victims

While performing in New Jersey, the Oasis frontman dedicated one of the bands hit songs to the victims who tragically died in the shooting just five days earlier

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