15 h. ago Adolf Hitler's bigamist brother's womanising legacy in Britain revealed... and the UK street that is horrified at becoming a Nazi shrine

With convictions for theft as a young man, Alois Hitler left Austria and his bullying father for Ireland where he met and married an Irish teenager by the name of Bridget Dowling

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15 h. ago Minister slams 'disturbing' and 'disgusting' online chat rooms exposed by the Manchester Evening News

He vowed to 'go after' these sickening online spaces

Politics

15 h. ago Disturbing secret history of woke LA mayor Karen Bass resurfaces amid immigration riots

Los Angeles' Mayor Karen Bass has been thrown into the hot seat yet again over her disturbing secret past as chaotic immigration riots rage on in the Democratic city.

Politics

17 h. ago Woman chokes dog until it's left wheezing in video 'too disturbing to watch'

A woman in Ohio, US, has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty and domestic violence after a disturbing video of her allegedly attacking her boyfriend and a dog circulated on social media

Politics

22 h. ago The Potato Eaters review – a descent from visceral dread into full

Lazzaretto Vecchio, VeniceOn the site of a hospital for leprosy patients, audience members are invited to wander in near darkness among twitching body bags into a choreographed scene of ritualised tyrannyThere are strong Death in Venice vibes to the setting of Romeo Castellucci’s site specific production at the Venice Biennale Teatro. The show, by the Italian writer-director and his company, inhabits its own island – a long, lizard-like colony. The audience boards a shuttle and skims across the water to arrive at a building that was once a lazaretto – a hospital for leprosy patients. Associations with fatal infection and social isolation are chillingly resonance of the Covid pandemic. But as you wander into this disturbing promenade piece, things turn chilly in more ways than one.The building’s interior is stripped of its skin so that its brick and rafters lie bare, and there is a low electronic rumble of sound along its corridors which is as disquieting as the near darkness. Window...

Politics

25 h. ago Looted from Syria, sold on Facebook: antiquities smuggling surges after fall of Assad

Collapse of once-feared security apparatus, coupled with widespread poverty, has triggered a gold rushThey come by night. Armed with pickaxes, shovels and jackhammers, looters disturb the dead. Under the cover of darkness, men exhume graves buried more than 2,000 years ago in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, searching for treasure.By day, the destruction caused by grave robbers is apparent. Three-metre-deep holes mar the landscape of Palmyra, where ancient burial crypts lure people with the promise of funerary gold and ancient artefacts that fetch thousands of dollars. Continue reading...

Culture

25 h. ago Joanna Dennehy's twisted henchmen: Female serial killer had two 'nodding dog' devoted followers plan murders, dump bodies and hide her in their homes but where are they now?

A tall but overweight man wearing scruffy clothes lifts up his shirt provocatively and stares gormlessly into the camera as he poses on the balcony of a suburban council block.

Events

26 h. ago Shocking rise of 'Ozempic HANDS': New disturbing side effect of weight

One video which honed in on the hands of reality TV star Khloe Kardashian had some users commenting that the stars have hands like those of a 'vampire' or 'Nosferatu'.

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41 h. ago Riot cops storm Glasgow city centre streets as man arrested amid 'disturbance'

Pictures show a heavy police presence hours after emergency services were called to Kent Road, near St Vincent Street, around 4.45am on Saturday.

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45 h. ago Glasgow city centre streets locked down for six hours as man arrested over 'disturbance'

Officers were called to the scene near St Vincent Street at around 4.45am on Saturday.

Events

45 h. ago Missing teen's family issue major update as body found after disturbing video

The family of missing 19-year-old Cole Copper has shared a heartbreaking update after a body was found during the hunt for the Scottish teen

Events

46 h. ago City centre road closed in Scottish city amid reports of 'disturbance'

The disturbance is believed to have happened in the early hours of Saturday morning

Politics

46 h. ago Man arrested after 'disturbance' in city centre closed roads for more than seven hours

The disturbance is believed to have happened in the early hours of Saturday morning

Events

47 h. ago Australia's worst mass killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on

New details have emerged about the Port Arthur killer's life behind bars, revealing serious health problems and disturbing claims about his sex life.

Events

48 h. ago Harrowing plight of world's loneliest killer whales and dolphins: Tragic stories behind majestic sea creatures neglected and abused in marine parks

Some of the most disturbing cases of animal abuse in recent memory have unfolded at marine parks.

Events

51 h. ago Australia's worst serial killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on

New details have emerged about the Port Arthur killer's life behind bars, revealing serious health problems and disturbing claims about his sex life.

Events

52 h. ago UK special investigations team doubles tax haul in crackdown on the rich

HMRC department raised £1.5bn in 2023-24 tax year

Economics

52 h. ago Guns, bullets and 2,000 blades in deadly haul of weapons taken into Scotland's courts

Figures obtained by the Daily Record have unearthed the stash brought by punters arriving to proceedings dangerously armed.

Events

57 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect makes sick taunt in letter about police investigation as German paedophile's prison release date draws closer

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has disturbingly taunted police in a new sickening letter about the toddler's disappearance as his prison release date looms closer.

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57 h. ago Body found in search for missing teenager after police investigate disturbing doorbell footage

The location of the find is a mere 15-minute walk from where Cole was last confirmed to be seen. Police Scotland are continuing their investigation to determine what happened

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