47 m. ago Fourth Disney World visitor dies in a month, as woman in her 40s is found dead at hotel

A Disney World guest was found dead inside a hotel, making her the fourth visitor to die at the doomed resort within just one month.

Events

64 m. ago Radiohead fans ‘incredibly excited’ for band’s first live show in seven years

Crowds gather outside Movistar Arena in Madrid for first concert of European tour that sold out in minutesAn hour or so before the sun rose over Madrid, Francesco Puddu staked out a prime spot in front of the city’s hulking Movistar Arena. He was among the first Radiohead fans to arrive at the venue, buzzing with expectations for the British band’s first live show in seven years, kicking off a 20-date European tour.“I’m incredibly excited. Like, I don’t think it’s real,” said the 27-year-old, who had travelled from Italy. “It’s been so long that even if they play the same song 20 times in a row, I’ll be happy.” Continue reading...

Culture

72 m. ago Maine’s largest healthcare provider accidentally sends more than 500 living patients letters saying that they are dead

The healthcare provider blamed an ‘error in MaineHealth’s computer system’

Science

95 m. ago Emmerdale star's horror after reading gruesome Dingle shooting twist in script

Joe Absolom, who plays Ruthless Ray Walters in the ITV soap, opens up about the shock he got while reading about his character shooting dead a beloved Dingle

Events

1 hour ago Kate Middleton and Prince William’s college classmate dead after 100

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s college classmate dead after 100-foot fall from London rooftop bar  New York Post

Politics

2 h. ago Does Marlon die in Emmerdale? Fans 'broken' as Dingle legend 'dead' in gruesome twist

Emmerdale's Marlon Dingle appeared to die on the ITV soap in a shocking twist that left fans asking if Mark Charnock was leaving the show after decades in the village

Events

2 h. ago Horror moment cars smash into each other at high speed leaving man, 22, dead as driver and passenger ‘flee scene’

THIS is the shocking moment two cars smash into each other killing a man, 22, as the driver and passenger flee. CCTV shows the horror smash on Stratford Road and Ladypool Road, in Birmingham, at just before 11.50pm on Friday, August 1. In an urgent appeal for information, West Midlands Police have now released the shocking...

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3 h. ago World's oldest Olympian dead at 101: Tributes pour in for 1948 cycling gold medallist

He won Olympic gold at the 1948 London Summer Games and later served as the penultimate torch bearer for the 2024 Pairs Games. Now, cycling legend Charles Coste has passed away at 101.

Sport

3 h. ago Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre” that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas, the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha, early last Tuesday to execute 100 arrest warrants. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago US government heads to longest shutdown as Trump resists calls to talk

President under pressure to end stand-off that has put food supplies to millions of Americans at risk

Politics

3 h. ago College appeals ruling blocking Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library

The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime Miami real estate so it can be used for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library

Politics

4 h. ago Donna Jean Godchaux supplied steel and soul to the Grateful Dead in their prime

Godchaux sang on classics by Elvis and Otis Redding and had a long solo career, but it’s as a member of the Dead’s classic, acid-drenched 70s lineup – and as the band’s only female member – that she will be remembered• Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies aged 78By her own admission, Donna Jean Godchaux was not a fan of the Grateful Dead when she arrived in California – then Donna Jean Thatcher – in 1970. Already a music industry veteran at 23, she had spent five years as a member of Southern Comfort, a group of singers regularly employed as backing vocalists at the renowned Fame studios in her native Alabama. But she was rigidly unimpressed with her San Francisco friends’ undying devotion to Jerry Garcia and co. She hated the band’s name and loudly opined that the only reason people liked them was because they were invariably out of their minds on drugs when they went to see them live. In fact, she could prove she was right: she offered to attend a Dead show sober...

Politics

4 h. ago Prince William & Princess Kate Middleton's Friend Ben Duncan Dead at 45

Prince William & Princess Kate Middleton's Friend Ben Duncan Dead at 45  TMZ

Politics

4 h. ago The murder that haunts the Kennedys: Martha Moxley's loved ones reveal their truth in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter... as accused cousin cleared in killing breaks cover

Martha Moxley, 15, was last seen by her family heading out into the cold October night to join friends carousing in the neighborhood in October 1975. She was found dead the following day.

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4 h. ago World's oldest Olympian dead at 101: Tributes pour in for 1948 cycling gold medalist

He won Olympic gold at the 1948 London Summer Games and later served as the penultimate torch bearer for the 2024 Pairs Games. Now, cycling legend Charles Coste has passed away at 101.

Sport

4 h. ago Paris launches lottery for burial plots next to famous stars like Doors' Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde

Are you dead keen on joining Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde for all eternity? Well now's your chance - as long as you don't mind moving to over to Paris

Politics

4 h. ago No Limit rapper Young Bleed dies aged 51 after brain aneurysm

His family has launched a GoFundMe to cover burial costs

Events

5 h. ago Grateful Dead legend and Elvis vocalist dies as family make urgent plea to fans

A former member of the Grateful Dead has sadly died at the age of 75 and a representative for the late star has confirmed the tragic news as fans gather to pay tribute

Events

5 h. ago Is Harry Mitchell dead in EastEnders? BBC soap fans in 'tears' as kidnap plot ends dramatically

EastEnders aired Harry's dramatic escape from Okie, but the mechanic was thrown unconscious in the middle of a road

Events

5 h. ago Britain's richest man worth more than £35.3billion dies aged 85

The businessman largely kept out of the public eye but was caught up in controversy in 2001, and has now died with an estimated net worth upwards of £35 billion

Economics