76 m. ago Three teenagers drown after driver crashes into swimming pool 'on laughing gas'

The three teens aged 14, 15 and 19 drowned inside the car after it smashed through a wall and landed in a swimming pool in Alès, France - investigators say the occupants were trapped inside

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80 m. ago Teen who died in fatal collision previously sent chilling messages about driver's conduct at the wheel

In one message, Matilda Seccombe, 16, told driver Edward Spencer collision - 'You could have rolled the car, and I will kill you if we don't die ourselves', a coroner was told.

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81 m. ago Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess – inquiry

Ms Sturgess died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle.

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85 m. ago The Abandons star Lena Headey's life from famous husband to children

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey now leads Netflix's new Western series The Abandons

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86 m. ago ‘One bite and he was hooked’: from Kenya to Nepal, how parents are battling ultra

Five families around the world share their struggles to keep their children away from UPFsParents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs)The scourge of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is global. While their consumption is particularly high in the west, forming more than half the average diet in the UK and the US, for example, UPFs are replacing fresh food in diets on every continent.This month, the world’s largest review on the health threats of UPFs was published in the Lancet. It warned that such foods are exposing millions of people to long-term harm, and called for urgent action. Earlier this year Unicef revealed that more children around the world were obese than underweight for the first time, as junk food overwhelms diets, with the steepest rises in low- and middle-income countries. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiry

Innocent people were caught up in an assassination attempt on a former Russian spy in Salisbury in March 2018. How did this happen?The novichok attack on Salisbury in south-west England in March 2018 was an extraordinary event, sending shock waves across the world. The targeted man, the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, recovered from an audacious assassination attempt, but an innocent British citizen, Dawn Sturgess, died. An inquiry was heard in Salisbury and London last year investigating the attack on the Skripals, the response of the emergency services and other public bodies, and how Sturgess was tragically caught up in an international incident. Here are some of the key questions it examined. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago WATCH LIVE: Dawn Sturgess inquiry rules Putin 'authorised' Novichok poisoning

Dawn Sturgess died after she was gifted a Nina Ricci perfume bottle by her partner, Charlie Rowley, who was unaware it contained the deadly Russian nerve agent intended for Sergei and Yulia Skripal

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87 m. ago M11 traffic LIVE: Huge crash leaves motorway closed with 'severe delays'

Two cars and a van have collided this morning, the National Highways confirmed - closing the M11 southbound between junction 7 and junction 6.

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1 hour ago Coroner's swipe at 'silly' selfie culture after teen kills three pals in horror crash

A coroner exploring the deaths has issued a selfie warning after the court heard Spencer "had a history of bad driving", adding social media is fuelling the "requirement" for dangerous behaviour

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1 hour ago 200,000 children under the age of five to die this year because of foreign aid cuts

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century

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2 h. ago Poland tram crash sees 35 injured including a child as two in 'serious condition'

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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2 h. ago Cruz Beckham shares first Instagram photo with Brooklyn since family feud began

Cruz Beckham has posted his first photo featuring brother Brooklyn since the Beckham family feud erupted, sparking speculation about a possible reconciliation between the famous brothers

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2 h. ago ‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claimAmerica’s top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff on Friday, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming that at least 10 children died from Covid vaccination – but he offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach.The top-down changes, without input from outside advisers or publication of data, worries experts who fear vaccines such as the flu shot may quickly disappear and that public trust will take a major hit. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Woman killed Brit in Thai crash and blamed her but dashcam told a different story

British national Suzanne Routledge, 75 who moved to Thailand with her husband, was killed when a car ploughed into her - the driver claimed the pensioner stopped suddenly in the road

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2 h. ago My mum died when I was 10, having my breasts removed was a 'no

Charlotte Hamer says she watched her mum suffer when she was a child

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2 h. ago Huge sign the heartbreaking Beckham family feud is over as Cruz makes bold statement

The heartbreaking feud that has torn the Beckham family apart could be at an end - after one member of the world-famous clan made on revealing move

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2 h. ago Former NBA champion and LA Lakers star Elden Campbell dies aged 57

Elden Campbell’s family confirmed his death to the Detroit Pistons earlier this week

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2 h. ago Man in his 30s dies after being hit by car outside London magistrates’ court

Emergency services scrambled to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision in Willesden

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3 h. ago Woman dead in horror car crash alongside boyfriend days after her 20th birthday

Chiara Garofalo and Antonio Graziadio died in a crash in southern Italy on Sunday just days after the young woman celebrated her 20th birthday

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3 h. ago Sir Rod Stewart expresses Rangers sorrow as Celtic diehard paints bleak Ibrox picture

The Light Blues are enduring a tough campaign with the club sitting in fourth spot and well off the pace in the title race

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