97 m. ago Rail firm is fined £1million over death of woman who was killed by a tree branch while sticking her head out of an open train window at 75mph

Bethan Roper, 28, died after hitting her head on an overhanging tree branch on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train travelling at 75mph near Twerton, Bath, in 2018.

Economics

2 h. ago Bankstown helicopter crash, Sydney: Shocking footage reveals the moment a helicopter falls from the sky and crashes on top of a car

The Robinson R22 helicopter is seen ripping through trees just seconds before it crashed-landed on top of a car in terrifying dashcam footage.

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2 h. ago Mother receiving treatment at New York hospital is beaten to death in her sleep by roommate

A Bronx woman, Cynthia Vann, 55, was beaten in her sleep by her hospital roommate at Lincoln Hospital and died from her injuries two weeks later.

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2 h. ago Tesla hit with second lawsuit over deadly California Cybertruck crash

Parents of another victim of 2024 crash say ‘catastrophic’ design flaw to blame for deaths of three peopleTesla is being sued by the parents of a another victim killed in a Cybertruck crash in the quiet town of Piedmont, California. This is the second suit filed against the car maker this week alleging a design flaw in its vehicle is to blame for the deaths of the passengers involved in the accident, according to court filings.The parents of Jack Nelson allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved faster to fix the problem but did not, leaving the passengers trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed them. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man dies and teen rushed to hospital after helicopter crashes into car park in Sydney

Emergency services, including police and teams from the ambulance service were called to a carpark in Birch Street, Bankstown, after reports a helicopter had crashed

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3 h. ago Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily

Politics

4 h. ago The 300 Kit Kat flavours that have turned the classic snack into a surprising craze among children

KitKats were invented as a practical snack, born from an employee's suggestion in the 1930s that they make a chocolate bar which could be taken to work.

Politics

4 h. ago Rite Aid just closed all its pharmacies. What will happen to customer prescriptions?

Rite Aid is selling off its assets — including its Thrifty ice cream brand — as part of the bankruptcy

Economics

4 h. ago Kelly Clarkson is 'healed' by a celebrity after admitting she feels intense grief over the death of her ex

Kelly Clarkson discussed grief on Thursday's episode of her eponymous daytime talk show. She welcomed music artist Lionel Richie to promote his new memoir and he shared words of wisdom.

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4 h. ago NHS warning over 'trait' that can be serious if inherited by children

Anyone with a sickle cell 'trait' does not suffer from the disease but carries one of the causative genes

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4 h. ago NHS alert over often symptomless 'trait' that may be serious if inherited by children

Having sickle cell disease is different from carrying a sickle cell trait - here is what you need to know

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4 h. ago Enzo Maresca: Liverpool may not fully recover from Diogo Jota's death

The Italian had a teammate pass away while playing for Sevilla in 2007

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4 h. ago Dementia patient 'saw woman as daughter', now carer is 'ashamed' of what she did

Amelia Doran used the elderly woman's bank card to take out thousands of pounds from her account over the course of around six months

Science

4 h. ago Paul Danan's will includes touching gift to son after Hollyoaks star's death

The star died at 46 back in January.

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4 h. ago Enzo Maresca doubts Liverpool will ever fully recover from Diogo Jota’s death

Maresca experienced the death of team-mate Antonio Puerta when he was playing for Sevilla.

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4 h. ago A senator’s wife, a tragic suicide and bullying claims: Strand Books owner accuses late assistant of major theft in new twist

Exclusive: Nancy Bass Wyden told The Independent that Brandon O’Brien made a ‘deliberate effort ... to ingratiate himself with [my] children over time, gaining their trust in order to twist isolated interactions and steal from me and my family’

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5 h. ago Kansas deputy charged with murder kneeled on inmate for 1 minute and 26 seconds

Court records show that a white Kansas sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black jail inmate shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for 86 seconds after he was wheeled back to his cell from the infirmary

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5 h. ago Man found mauled to death at Arkansas campsite after sending photos of bear to family: ‘Evidence of a struggle’

This is the second fatal bear encounter in Arkansas in the last month

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5 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentenced to more than four years in jail

Prosecutors argued the hip-hop mogul should be locked up for years while his children tearfully asked the judge to show mercy.

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5 h. ago Paul O'Grady's grave finally has a headstone two and a half years after his death and a 'lengthy application process'

The TV presenter passed away aged 67 at his home in Kent, in March 2023 after suffering form a cardiac arrhythmia.

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