35 m. ago Pretoria mass shooting: 11 dead including boy, 3, with gunmen on the loose

At least 11 people including three children have been killed in a mass shooting in South Africa

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95 m. ago Holly Hagan tearfully reveals sister Darci's harrowing final hours: 'She looked dead'

Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan's sister Darci died in October after mixing the drug, crystal MDMA, into her drink during a night out at Manchester's Warehouse Project nightclub

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1 hour ago Woman 'kills schoolgirls with poisoned raspberries over love affair'

Interpol has issued a notice for a businesswoman who has been accused of sending poisoned raspberries to a luxury flat and killing two teen girls

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2 h. ago Eugenie sends festive support to Kate after missing carol service

Beatrice and Eugenie missed Kate’s carol service but sent a public message celebrating the ‘incredible’ event.

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2 h. ago An entire Victorian ghost street with 11 period homes left to rot overlooking the Lake District

When Lonsdale Terrace was built in the 1840s it was the pride of the coastal village of St Bees in Cumbria.

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2 h. ago My darling Darci went out with her friends... 48 hours later she was dead: Holly Hagan weeps as she describes her sister's final hours in unflinching interview that will strike fear in every parent

Holly Hagan has opened up to the Daily Mail for the first time about the harrowing final moments of her sister's life after she tragically died from an accidental overdose at just 19.

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2 h. ago Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue

Targets of more than Russian 650 drones and 51 missiles include western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday, as US and Ukrainian officials continue talks in Miami that the White House hopes will bring an end to the conflict.Russia used more than 650 drones and 51 missiles overnight, Ukraine’s armed forces said, with drones targeting locations across the country, including in the western regions hundreds of miles from the frontline. Warning sirens also sounded in parts of eastern Poland, close to the Ukrainian border. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 10 people shot dead and multiple injured in South African hostel

A mass shooting has taken place at a hostel in South Africa with 10 people confirmed dead and more than 10 injured in the early hours of the morning, according to police.

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3 h. ago Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit

The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasyAs Donald Trump deteriorates and his grasp on power fades, he has been lashing out furiously at female journalists and ethnic groups, most recently Somali Americans. His insults land because of their animosity and his power, not their accuracy. Likewise, his administration’s attacks on immigrants are sloppy and driven by lies. It’s strikingly clear that the target is not individuals with criminal records. It’s anyone and everyone guilty of being brown. Native Americans with tribal identification cards, US citizens, people doing crucial work from construction to nursing, military veterans, college students, people sleeping in their own beds, small children: all kinds of residents of this country are under attack.“ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety,” declares Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect. Masked thugs smashing car windows and dr...

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3 h. ago 10 dead and multiple injured in 'mass shooting' at South African hostel

Police have confirmed that 10 people were shot dead at Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, South Africa, while more than 10 others were injured and taken to hospital. Gunfire is understood to have broken out around 4am.

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3 h. ago Cops 'made me edit phone data' used to convict two men of Essex Boys murders

The new evidence will further fuel speculation that Michael Steele and Jack Whomes were wrongly convicted of the killings of three drug dealers shot dead in a Range Rover in a crime that became known as the "Essex Boys" murders after a 2000 film of the same name

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3 h. ago NATO scrambles fighter jets as Putin unleashes deadly strikes threatening Europe

Vladimir Putin's forces launched one of the harshest missile and drone onslaughts of the Ukraine war overnight, with NATO fighter jets scrambled following the attacks

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4 h. ago Canary Wharf's boom shows Britain doesn't need to have a glum future: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Wharf boss Sir Nigel Wilson believes the area is a prototype for other cities and towns in the UK.

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5 h. ago Putin's Russia already waging conflict on streets of London, says military expert

The warning came from Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey who served for over 24-years in the Royal Air Force

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6 h. ago Brian Cox on Tom Stoppard’s sensational Rock’n’Roll: ‘I looked through the curtain and saw Mick Jagger and Václav Havel’

The actor, who starred as a Marxist academic in the acclaimed 2006 play at the Royal Court, remembers an astonishing writer of ideas and eleganceBy the time I was cast in Rock’n’Roll in 2006 I had been following Tom for years. I saw Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead when it came to London in 1967 with the wonderful Graham Crowden as the Player King. It was a big sensation. The Real Thing was a great play and Arcadia was extraordinary.Rock’n’Roll was w at the Royal Court in London by Trevor Nunn and starred Rufus Sewell as Jan, a Czech student who returns to Prague in 1968. I played Max, a Marxist academic. It was a fascinating experience, because there were two plays there: the play about Sappho, the Ancient Greek poet, and the play about the Soviet takeover in Czechoslovakia. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Brit dad, 30, found dead on holiday in Thailand hotel in mystery

Jael Askum Ngozi Kuumba, 30, was found dead in a hotel room in Thailand while celebrating his birthday, and an inquest has now recorded an unascertained conclusion

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6 h. ago Ten people dead and multiple injured after shooting at Pretoria hostel

Police have confirmed that 10 people were shot dead at Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, while more than 10 others were injured and taken to the hospital

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7 h. ago What links Amy Adams, Teri Hatcher and Margot Kidder? The Saturday quiz

From Cecil at Waitrose and Slinky at Tesco to an app designed to be deleted, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 In 1932, Australia declared war on which bird?2 What became the world’s tallest church in October?3 Matthew Streeton is the voice of which much-maligned rail announcement?4 Which recent US president’s mother was called Stanley?5 In which country has the TV crime drama Tatort run since 1970?6 Which football club’s new stadium contributed to a loss of world heritage status?7 Which app’s makers claim it is “designed to be deleted”?8 Four-month-old Spencer Elden appeared on which album cover?What links: 9 Amy Adams; Kate Bosworth; Rachel Brosnahan; Teri Hatcher; Margot Kidder?10 Boardwalk; Rue de la Paix; Schlossallee; Shrewsbury Road?11 Hasbani, Banias and Dan rivers; Sea of Galilee; Dead Sea?12 Dian Fossey; Biruté Galdikas; Jane Goodall?13 Christopher Wren; John Houblon; Matthew Boulton and James Watt; Alan Turing?14 Cecil at Waitrose; Cuthbert at Aldi; Slinky at Te...

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7 h. ago Scotland can do without Donald Trump’s World Cup takeover and Tartan Army have just one question – Keith Jackson

Now seems like as good a time as any for someone on Hampden’s sixth floor to send a letter to America. And to address it straight to the Whitehouse. The thrust of it should be something along the lines of: Donald, we’ll be losers.

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7 h. ago Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson reacts to ‘strange’ World Cup draw: ‘Football was second’

Ireland would face a group comprising hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea if they progress to the World Cup

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