12 h. ago Female pensioner, 70, dies after fall from Shetland cliff as rescue boats and helicopter launched

The body of an elderly woman has been recovered from the water off the coast of Scotland after she suffererd a fatal fall from a cliff. Rescue boats and a helicopter were launched as part of the search

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9 d. ago Woman’s body found in husband's garden with multiple stab wounds

Paria Veisi, 37, originally from Iran and living in Cardiff, had been reported missing to South Wales Police on April 13.

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9 d. ago Voices: I’m a ‘woman of a certain age’ with an embarrassing body secret

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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9 d. ago DWP should have legal duty to look after benefits claimants, MPs say after woman’s body lay undiscovered for three years

Action needed after deaths of vulnerable claimants following benefits being stopped, MPs say

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9 d. ago DWP 'could have prevented' tragic deaths of benefit claimants, MPs' report says

The Work and Pensions Committee said the DWP provides a 'lifeline to millions of people' but when mistakes are 'it is possible that the severest consequences can arise'

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1 week ago Woman reveals how she was 'body slammed' to ground next to east London canal as police make arrest

Metropolitan Police say a 38-year-old man from Whitechapel has been arrested on suspicion of common assault - and is under investigation for similar incident

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1 week ago Jane Doe found beneath bleachers in a Houston park finally identified after seven years

Groundskeeper at Bayland Park discovered a woman’s body in a seated position under the bleachers in June 2017

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1 week ago Women deliberately 'body slammed' by strangers in sick trend spreading across UK

A horror Japanese trend called 'Butsukari otoko' in which a man deliberately body slams woman in public is being reported in the UK - it's been linked to online incel communities

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2 w. ago Bilston outdoor pool horror as woman's body found sparking probe into mystery death

A woman's body was found in an outside swimming pool in Bilston, Birmingham, earlier this morning, sparking a police investigation as enquiries continue this afternoon

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2 w. ago An overlooked factor could mean WASPI campaigners get their DWP compensation after all, says legal expert

WASPI women have been fighting for compensation after historic State Pension underpayments - but an often-overlooked factor in their case could mean they can get compensation afterall

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2 w. ago Body found in search for missing woman who vanished from seaside resort

June disappeared while in Bournemouth, Dorset, and was last seen at around 8.35pm on Wednesday April 30.

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2 w. ago Body found nine days after woman went missing from Brit beach resort

Dorset Police have confirmed that while the body has not yet been formally identified, it is believed to be that of missing woman June and her family has been informed

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2 w. ago The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town – podcast

On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier. For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 yearsBy Giles Tremlett. Read by Luis Soto Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Horror as body pulled from east London canal as police set up cordon

The body of a woman aged in her 50s has been found in the Lee Navigation in Homerton, east London, at around 11.40am yesterday, by police who are now investigating the case

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2 w. ago Horror as woman's body pulled from East London canal, Metropolitan Police confirm

Emergency service crews recovered her remains in the River Lee Navigation in Hackney

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2 w. ago Axe rampage at Warsaw University as woman killed and her body parts 'scattered' on campus

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after the horrific attack as local media reports a severed head has been recovered from the scene.

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Warsaw University axe rampage sees woman killed with body parts found 'scattered'

A 22-year-old man has been arrested by police after the horrific attack at Warsaw University as local media reports a severed head had been recovered from the scene

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2 w. ago Warsaw University axe rampage sees woman killed with body parts found 'scattered'

A 22-year-old man has been arrested by police after the horrific attack at Warsaw University as local media reports a severed head had been recovered from the scene

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2 w. ago Woman's dismembered body turns up on Gran Canaria beach after texting friend

The body of a woman who went missing later turned up on a beach on the holiday island of Gran Canaria.

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2 w. ago Woman's dismembered body found on Gran Canaria beach after 'going to a party' text

A Colombian woman had texted a friend to say she was going to party and was not seen alive after that — her body was later found dismembered on a beach in Gran Canaria

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