13 h. ago Elderly woman 'critical' in hospital after Mercedes collision

Police in Lancashire are appealing for witnesses

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23 h. ago Woman who caused car crash death of two while 'hurrying' to beauty salon spared jail

Laila Barnard-Wigley was driving her Mercedes Benz when she caused a head-on collision that killed Dean Yarrow, 33, and Faye Wardle, 32, while 'hurrying' to a beauty salon

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33 h. ago Man fighting for life after Paisley demolition site incident

The man was discovered at the site of the Waverley Road demolition works this morning and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

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42 h. ago Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two

Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beardIs it a bald elderly man with a big bushy beard and a wine-addled stare? Or a friendly young woman with flowing locks and a crown of braids?To Belgian art dealer Klaas Muller, an answer to that question mattered less than the fact that this particular take on the duck-rabbit optical illusion was painted by one Peter Paul Rubens. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago 'Greater Manchester is based on a great night out': Andy Burnham welcomes rumours of pub U

The Greater Manchester Mayor said the region's hospitality industry was 'critical infrastructure'

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4 d. ago Elderly woman dies in house fire horror as police launch urgent probe

Police have confirmed the body of the woman was found inside a house in the Sandwood Park area of Guisborough, Teesside as officers carry out enquiries into the tragedy

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9 d. ago Body of unidentified elderly woman is pulled from river in the Norfolk Broads

Emergency services were called to River Wavey, near picturesque Beccles Marshes, earlier today.

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1 week ago Man critical in hospital after police called to woodland over 'concern for welfare'

Police and paramedics descended on the scene

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1 week ago Handyman who raided £100k of elderly woman's savings as she lay unconscious in hospital is jailed for three years

Simon Appleby, 40, made one last payment to himself of £15,000 just an hour before the pensioner in her 80s died in hospital.

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1 week ago Driver 'in his 60s' shot dead by armed police after car crash had 'pointed handgun at girl before running through housing estate'

Witnesses said they saw the man brandishing a gun following the collision between a car and a Mercedes van on the A11 in Thetford, Norfolk, at 8.25pm on Sunday.

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1 week ago Driver involved in crash 'pointed handgun at girl before running through Norfolk housing estate' and being shot dead by armed police

Witnesses said they saw the man brandishing a gun following the collision between a car and a Mercedes van on the A11 in Thetford, Norfolk, at 8.25pm on Sunday.

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1 week ago Scots schoolboy, 13, in hospital after horror Boxing Day crash between dirt bike and Mercedes

A SCOTS schoolboy was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a horror crash between a dirt bike and Mercedes motor. The collision happened on Boxing Day on Peat Road in Glasgow near the junction with Dunside Drive. The alarm was raised at around 5.35pm following the smash which involved a grey 125cc M2R off...

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2 w. ago Third man arrested after assault in Cardiff as police appeal for dashcam or CCTV footage

The victim, a 37-year-old man from Heath, remains in a critical condition at the University Hospital of Wales tonight, police said tonight

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2 w. ago Man sat beside woman who died on easyJet flight slams horror claims

The easyJet flight was delayed by more than 12 hours after cabin crew noticed the elderly woman needed urgent medical assistance - she was later confirmed to have died.

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2 w. ago Man sat next to woman who died on easyJet flight hits back at horror claims

The easyJet flight from Malaga to London Gatwick was delayed by more than 12 hours after cabin crew noticed the elderly woman needed urgent medical assistance - she was later confirmed to have died

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2 w. ago Teen girl survives being shot in face after begging stepdad for life as he killed her mum

WARNING: DISTESSING CONTENT A 13-year-old girl is in critical but stable condition in hospital after her stepdad Jason Kenney shot her twice and killed her mother Crystal, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd

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2 w. ago Woman in her 80s dead after ‘serious assault’ on Christmas morning as another woman, 63, arrested in murder probe

AN ELDERLY woman has died after a reported serious assault on Christmas Day. The woman, in her 80s, died in a flat in Wiltshire and a 63-year-old woman, known to the victim has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Paramedics and police officers raced to the flat but tragically they couldn't save the victim and...

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2 w. ago easyJet passengers in uproar as some ask 'why did you let dead person on our flight'

Passengers on an easyJet flight from Malaga to Gatwick opened up about their horror after an elderly British woman was declared dead before takeoff, causing major delays

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2 w. ago Two Palestine hunger strikers hospitalised in UK after 40 days without food

Two hunger strikers for Palestine, Kamran Ahmed and Amu Gib, have been hospitalised after hitting a "critical point" with their health after refusing to eat for 40 days

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2 w. ago Brit granny found dead on flight 'was propped up and we all knew what happened'

Passengers on an easyJet flight from Malaga to Gatwick have described their horror after an elderly British woman was declared dead before takeoff, causing major delays

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