76 m. ago The kindness of strangers: a gentle flight attendant made me feel I wasn’t alone

He didn’t try to tell me everything would be all right, because it wouldn’t have been. If he hadn’t been there, I would have been sobbing on my ownRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI’d completely forgotten it was my little sister’s 40th birthday, so that morning I hurriedly arranged to send some flowers to her house. She died before she could receive them. My sister died at 11am and I got a text from the florist saying they’d delivered the flowers at 11.30am – how ridiculous. They must have sat on her doorstep for days.I got the call as I was walking through the doors at Emerald airport in Queensland, about to fly home to Brisbane. My stepdad rang me and said, “I need to talk to you about something – your sister’s died.” I was like, “What? What do you mean?” I told him I was about to hop on a plane home and that I’d call him when I got on the ground. I hung up, stunned. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Great Wall of Devon' landowner wages war with neighbours AGAIN after building six foot concrete barrier to block locals

The 2-meter concrete barrier, which was hastily and mysteriously erected over the Easter holidays, stopped residents from getting their children to St James Primary School in Oklehampton, Devon.

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2 h. ago Blind man stabbed flatmate to death after TV remote row got out of hand

Scott Thomson stabbed his flatmate Jamie Murray 'straight into his heart' during a row over a TV remote at their home in Manchester

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3 h. ago ‘Have you heard of this BDSM trend?’ What I learned recording thousands of hours of teens on their phones

When documentary-maker Lauren Greenfield immersed herself in the online and offline lives of 25 teenagers, she unearthed a world of sexually explicit images, rape culture, bullying and suicidal ideation. Adolescence, she says, has become like the wild westReactions to Lauren Greenfield’s documentary series Social Studies tend to fall into two categories. Young people think it is validating; adults think it’s a horror show. After all, the screen of a teenager’s smartphone is a shiny black hole to which access is rarely granted. “Our kids are right there,” as Greenfield puts it, “and yet we don’t really know what’s going on in their lives.”Her five-part series, which tracks the online and offline lives of a group of teenagers and young adults – the first generation of social media natives – is being tipped for an Emmy. Under the noses of their parents, she captures teenagers climbing out of bedroom windows to spend the night with boyfriends, posting sexually explicit images, tracking ...

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3 h. ago Police warn of possible dangerous drugs batch after death and cardiac arrests

Northumbria Police have issued the warning after the death of a man in his 40s and four people suffering cardiac arrests in the Gateshead area.

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3 h. ago Dame Deborah James' husband finds love with new partner three years on from her death

Deborah had previously encouraged him to "move on" when she passed away from bowel cancer

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3 h. ago Four nurses investigated over death of boy, 5, at flagship children’s care home

Exclusive: Nurses facing fitness to practise probe as The Independent reveals a litany of failings at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children

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4 h. ago Three football fans dead and 70 injured in horror of Algeria stadium disaster

The incident occurred shortly after MC Alger secured their second consecutive top-flight title. According to local media, part of a barrier in the upper stand gave way.

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4 h. ago ‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely

Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda DelgadoA 68-year-old Mexican-born man has become the first Ice detainee in at least a decade to die while being transported from a local jail to a federal detention center, and experts have warned there will likely be more such deaths amid the current administration’s “mass deportation” push across the US.Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado’s exact cause of death remains under investigation, according to Ice, but the Guardian’s reporting reveals a confusing and at times contradictory series of events surrounding the incident. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago MrBeast gave pal £300k to lose 7st but YouTube video nearly shelved after death

The high-stakes YouTube star launched a viral challenge to help his friend Madj lose weight and the internet rallied behind the journey but a tragic turn of events risked its release

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5 h. ago Coronation Street's Peter Adamson died penniless and on benefits after soap stint

Peter Adamson rose to fame over the years, but was particularly known for his role as Len Fairclough in Coronation Stree, and was on benefits at the time of his death

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5 h. ago Wedding rampage horror as gunmen kill bride and injure three others

The day of celebration was ambushed by four hooded gunmen, who fired rounds at the bride and groom as they were leaving at around 4.30am on Sunday, June 22.

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5 h. ago Inside horror London nursery where babies were terrorised by 'evil' vaping abuser

Roksana Lecka tortured young children at the well-regarded Montessori Riverside Nursery, with harrowing footage showing how she attempted to conceal her sickening crimes

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5 h. ago Man, 37, fighting for his life after horror shooting in east London

Man, 37, in critical condition after Hackney shooting as police launch investigation

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5 h. ago Death Valley cast: who are the actors in Timothy Spall’s BBC show? Full list

Death Valley continues this weekend - and it boasts quite the recognisable cast 📺

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5 h. ago Husband of Dame Deborah James finds love again three years after her death

Dame Deborah died in June 2022 after a five-year battle with stage four bowel cancer

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6 h. ago What happened to EastEnders' 'Italian stallion' Marc Bannerman: Noughties lothario was axed from soap over co

For a certain generation of EastEnders fans, Marc Bannerman was famous for playing 'Italian stallion' Gianni di Marco.

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6 h. ago Inspirational England bowler David ‘Syd’ Lawrence dies aged 61 after MND battle

Lawrence took 18 wickets in five Tests for England between 1988 and 1992 before a knee injury curtailed his career

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6 h. ago Liverpool's next signing accidentally 'confirmed' off the back of Florian Wirtz's arrival

Liverpool have been one of the busiest clubs in the transfer window so far, and their next expected signing was seemingly confirmed rather prematurely by Gary Lineker on his podcast

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6 h. ago Inside eerie abandoned UK theme park that drew thousands before rollercoaster horror

Ocean Beach in Rhyl, Wales, was a funfair that was a pioneer back in the '70s and '80s and was filled with revellers enjoying rides including a merry-go-round, bumper cars and spinning tea cups

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