62 m. ago Dad gives heartbreaking tribute to ‘extraordinary’ sons killed in head

Laurie Ellis has shared a tribute for his sons Mason Ellis and Louie Ellis, who were killed when the car they were travelling in with their mum crashed head-on with another vehicle

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33 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Jannik Sinner in action, Boulter v Bencic on day three – live

Live updates from all the action at Melbourne Park Dramatic day two marred by retirements | Email KatyAn inauspicious start from Boulter as she’s broken to 30. The Brit snuck into the main draw after a couple of late retirements but that’s where her luck ended, because she’s been handed a tough assignment against the Swiss, one of the most in-form players, who’s back in world’s top 10 after dropping as low as No 1,213 after the birth of her daughter in 2024. Bencic won all five of her singles matches at United Cup, including a very impressive victory against Iga Swiatek. Bencic backs up the break for 2-0.Jannik Sinner has made his way through the new upgraded tunnel on Rod Laver, which looks like a slightly discombobulating hall of mirrors, and he’s warming up against the French left-hander Hugo Gaston. Also getting going on Margaret Court: Katie Boulter against Belinda Bencic, and Boulter is already facing break points in the opening game. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Retired couple come up with brilliant way to survive storm power outage

When a severe storm knocked out electricity in Newquay, Tina and John Griffin came up with a surprising way to keep the lights on

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4 d. ago Snow is on the way back: Met Office warns cold temperatures will return for end of the month after Storm Goretti havoc

Snow and cold temperatures are set to return at the end of the month, just as the country recovers from being battered by Storm Goretti.

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4 d. ago We bought a house on A Place In The Sun after bumping into the crew during filming and it totally RUINED our retirement plans

Expat couple Neil and Sarah appeared on the Channel 4show back in 2023, where they bought a property in Spain.

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4 d. ago Prisoner kills cellmate who raped his baby sister by stomping on his head

Shane Goldsby, 25, was caught on camera killing his 70-year-old cellmate at Airways Heights Corrections Center in Washington after discovering Robert Munger had raped his little sister when she was a child

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6 d. ago Giant 6ft 9in necrophiliac killer 'kept victim's head for sex games' before murdering mum

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS. Edmund Kemper III was a giant of a man, standing at 6ft 9in, and he was also a necrophiliac serial killer who would eventually mutilate his victims in the most grisly of ways

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6 d. ago Giant 6ft 9in necrophiliac killer 'kept victim's head for sick reason' then murdered mum

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS. With a genius-level intellect and an imposing 6'9" frame, Edmund Kemper III is regarded as one of the most twisted and dangerous predators ever

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6 d. ago UK weather: More than half a month's rainfall to batter parts of the country TODAY

The Met Office is concerned about flooding and has issued a weather warning for rain for Thursday, which covers most of southern England including Hampshire and Surrey

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7 d. ago Teenage 'driver', 18, 'liked crazy speeds' and 'flipped his car' just weeks before he was killed in Bolton head

Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, also known as Jibril, was understood to have been driving his souped-up Seat Leon in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday.

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8 d. ago Toddler killed after being shot in head by child as mum admits leaving gun out

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The tot suffered a gunshot wound to the head and later died in hospital - his mother, Evelyn Leyva Etress, has been charged with reckless manslaughter and child abuse

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8 d. ago Shocking footage shows Seat Leon racing through suburban roads at 122mph... 'uploaded by teen' who was killed in horrific head

The heart-stopping clip is understood to have been uploaded onto social media by one of the trio who died when their Seat Leon ploughed into a private hire car in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday.

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8 d. ago Iran crisis live: Trump ‘unafraid’ to use ‘lethal force’ on Iran but wants diplomacy to be ‘first option’, says White House

Airstrikes would be ‘one of the many options on the table’ says press secretary Karoline Leavitt as Iranian regime seeks to downplay protests‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraintPeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationIran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said communication lines with the US remain open, as the Trump administration continues to weigh the option of military strikes.“This channel of communication between our foreign minister (Abbas Araghchi) and the special envoy of the president of the United States is open,” Baghaei said, in apparent reference to Steve Witkoff.Always opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs, maintains that the sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under in...

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9 d. ago Iran crisis live: foreign minister says country ready for negotiations but also ‘fully prepared for war’

Abbas Araghchi warns adversaries against ‘miscalculation’ as Trump mulls military response to protest crackdown‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraintIran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said communication lines with the US remain open, as the Trump administration continues to weigh the option of military strikes.“This channel of communication between our foreign minister (Abbas Araghchi) and the special envoy of the president of the United States is open,” Baghaei said, in apparent reference to Steve Witkoff.Always opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs, maintains that the sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under international law, and opposes the use or threat of use of force in international relatio...

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9 d. ago I fought on the front lines against Iran. Trump can topple the mullahs in 30 days, without putting US boots on the ground. Here's how...

US Army intelligence veteran Michael Pregent says American support for protesters in Iran could bring down the country's Islamist dictatorship in as little as a month.

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1 week ago Tourist dies after boat smashes into fishing yacht as 55 people thrown overboard

A speedboat packed with dozens of tourists collided head-on with a fishing trawler in Thailand, killing a teenage tourist and injuring at least 22 others onboard

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1 week ago Woman who caused car crash death of two while 'hurrying' to beauty salon spared jail

Laila Barnard-Wigley was driving her Mercedes Benz when she caused a head-on collision that killed Dean Yarrow, 33, and Faye Wardle, 32, while 'hurrying' to a beauty salon

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1 week ago Careless driver was rushing to beauty salon before killing two in horror 'head

Laila Barnard-Wigley, 27, from Bridlington, was driving 'too fast for the conditions' after heavy rain left the roads wet when her car aquaplaned into an oncoming vehicle

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1 week ago Syria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after three days of clashes with Kurds

US envoy welcomes pause in hostilities in contested region although it is unclear whether deal will holdSyria’s government has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, which has led to more than 140,000 people being displaced.The pause in the fighting, which was the most intense in the country for more than six months, came into effect at 3am local time (midnight GMT). Under the terms of the ceasefire, Kurdish militants were to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zaid, where clashes were happening. They would be provided safe passage to the north-east of the country, which is controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and be allowed to take light arms with them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US oil tankers sail towards Venezuela as risk of production ‘collapse’ looms

Country’s output could drop by a third in next month, threatening Trump’s hopes of windfall for energy sector

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