24 h. ago Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack

Revelation from Gustavo Petro follows shooting of Miguel Uribe Turbay by alleged 15-year-old hitman in BogotáThe security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally at the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country’s president has said.Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged 15-year-old hitman while campaigning in Bogotá on Saturday. He has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and, according to his wife, needs “a miracle” to survive. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate needs ‘miracle’ to survive, wife says

Miguel Uribe Turbay from opposition party who was shot on Saturday is showing ‘little response’ after surgeryMiguel Uribe Turbay, the rightwing Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally, has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and needs “a miracle” to survive, his wife said on Monday.The update on his condition comes as a judge confirmed the arrest of the 15-year-old suspect, after the prosecutor’s office submitted 129 videos, witness testimonies and the seizure of a pistol as evidence. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate survives emergency surgery

Miguel Uribe still fighting for his life, his wife says, after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custodyMiguel Uribe, the rightwing Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday, has made it through emergency surgery but is still fighting for his life, according to his wife.Uribe, a 39-year-old senator for the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party and an outspoken critic of Colombia’s leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, was attacked as he hosted the event in a public park in the Fontibón neighbourhood of the Colombian capital.Reuters and AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Colombian presidential hopeful shot in head is fighting for life, family says

The 39-year-old senator was attacked during a campaign event

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61 h. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate has had successful surgery, mayor says

Miguel Uribe said to have entered ‘critical hours’ after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custodyThe Colombian presidential candidate who was shot in Bogotá has successfully undergone a first operation after being flown to hospital in critical condition, the city’s mayor has said.Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old senator who has been running for the presidency in 2026, “overcame the first surgical intervention”, the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, told media on Sunday. Uribe had entered “the critical hours” of recovery, he added.Reuters and AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot at campaign event

39-year-old opposition senator reportedly hospitalised in serious condition after being shot in the back, with one suspect arrestedThe Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has been shot in Bogotá, with reports he was taken to hospital in a serious condition.The 39-year-old senator, who is running for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party founded by the former president Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trendy Brighton beach spa is embroiled in woke row as organisers apologise for banning transgender women from all

Beach Box Spa organised a female-only steam room session last Thursday and told instagram followers that trans-women were excluded.

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9 d. ago Two more people arrested after 'car drives into pedestrians following a fight at private event'

Police were yesterday called to De Montfort Street, in the centre of Leicester, just after 12.30am where two men and two women had been hurt in the crash.

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1 week ago Man is arrested 'after car drives into pedestrians following a fight at private event'

The driver and those injured in the crash are understood to have attended the gathering nearby, Leicestershire Police said.

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2 w. ago 'Worse than airline food': Crypto investors who paid $1.7m for Trump event furious at meal served

Trader Nichols Pinto said 'it was the worst food I've ever had at a Trump golf course' and 'the only good thing was bread and butter'.

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2 w. ago Calls for new Labour mayor to be sacked because he dressed up as Adolf Hitler for charity event

Photographs of Seve Gomez-Aspron MBE wearing a German Army uniform, complete with swastika, and a fake moustache, previously surfaced online in 2019.

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2 w. ago Mick Jagger's exes Jerry Hall and Bianca Jagger prove their friendship is still going strong as they pose at Burberry's Chelsea Flower Show event

Mick Jagger's exes Jerry Hall and Bianca Jagger prove their friendship is still going strong as they pose

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3 w. ago Donald Trump Junior steps out with his glam girlfriend Bettina Anderson, 38, for black

Wearing a dark suit, Donald Trump Jr proudly strode along the streets of Portsmouth, arms linked with his Palm Beach socialite girlfriend Bettina Anderson, earlier this evening.

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3 w. ago Revealed: China has secretly installed kill switches in solar panels sold to the West

Using the rogue communication devices to skirt firewalls and switch off inverters remotely could destabilise power grids, damage energy infrastructure and trigger blackouts

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3 w. ago Helen Flanagan, 34, takes to the stage at bingo event after being forced to put her house on the market for £1.5m and admitting she's 'broke'

Helen Flanagan was spotted attending a night at the bingo after being forced to put her house up for sale when she admitted she is 'broke'.

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3 w. ago 'Broke' Helen Flanagan, 34, hopes for a big win at the bingo as she attends event after being forced to put her house on the market for £1.5m

Helen Flanagan was spotted attending a night at the bingo after being forced to put her house up for sale when she admitted she is 'broke'.

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3 w. ago Princess Beatrice stuns in a £960 Rebecca Vallance belted dress as she joins the King and Queen at lavish event in London

Princess Beatrice looked striking in crimson at last night's star-studded event at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London.

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3 w. ago Princess Beatrice stuns in a £960 Rebecca Vallance belted dress as she joins the King and Queen at lavish event in London

Princess Beatrice looked striking in crimson at last night's star-studded event at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London.

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3 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz ignore feud as they post photos from latest promo event... but actress' followers urge the couple to ditch the LA parties and make amends with his family

After skipping Brooklyn's dad David Beckham's 50th birthday party in London two weeks ago, the couple have been focusing on their LA friendship circle.

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3 w. ago Bella Hadid exudes elegance in a black midi dress as she debuts a chic new look for second event of the night 

Bella Hadid turned heads once again on Tuesday evening as she debuted a chic new look for yet another glitzy Cannes outing - just hours after daring to go braless on the red carpet.

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