54 m. ago ‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network

Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm upValentyna Ivanivna showed off her new head torch. It was a present from her grandson, she said. Most evenings she wears it while doing household chores: cooking dinner, washing up and stacking plates. “It’s impossible to plan anything without power. You can’t even invite people round for a cup of tea because the kettle won’t work. It’s stressful and exhausting for everyone,” she explained.Ivanivna lives in Chernihiv, an ancient Ukrainian city known for its early medieval cathedrals. The border with Belarus and Russia is a short drive away, across a landscape of pine forests, villages with geese and the occasional wandering moose. In 2022, Russian troops invaded and occupied most of the oblast. They bombed and laid siege to Chernihiv, pulling out after six weeks and rolling north. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Federal prosecutors say Bondi’s comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case

Federal prosecutors say Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should carry on unimpeded

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3 h. ago Chilling moment killer attacks OAP with screwdriver in botched car park robbery

Neil O’Donnell, 83, was treated in hospital for an arm injury caused by one of the attackers grappling with him but sadly his health deteriorated and he died a week later

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5 h. ago Speedboat captain who killed CEO, 45, while drunk and high on cocaine off coast of Italy is jailed

A SPEEDBOAT captain that crashed and killed a mother while she was on holiday with her husband and two children has been found guilty of manslaughter. Elio Persico, 32, was sentenced to four years and nine months in jail after requesting a plea bargain on Friday. Adrienne Vaughan, a 45-year-old publishing executive, died after being...

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5 h. ago Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed

Tom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two GermansA survivor of the blizzard that killed a British woman and four others in Chilean Patagonia has said that tourists were concerned about adverse weather conditions ahead of the trek, but were told by staff it was “normal” and they could proceed.Tom Player, a London-based composer, told the Guardian that during the brutal blizzard about 30 volunteers worked together in an attempt to try to rescue hikers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Married British soldier accused of stabbing young mother to death in Kenya breaks his silence from behind bars as he fights extradition to Africa

An ex-soldier facing extradition over the 'murder' of a Kenyan mother has insisted he is innocent. Robert Purkiss, 38, has never spoken publicly. He is being held on remand.

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6 h. ago Chilling footage shows moment killer attacks man with screwdriver in botched car park robbery

THIS is the chilling moment a killer attacks a pensioner with a screwdriver in a failed attempt to steal his watch. Two men are facing jail after Neil O'Donnell, 83, tragically died just a week after the botched robbery in Hall Green, West Midlands. Neil was visiting his partner at a rehabilitation centre when he...

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7 h. ago Passengers warn 'maniac' driver going 80mph in 30 zone he is 'crazy' just moments before killing teenager, 19, as he crossed the road

Chilling mobile phone footage shows Regan Kemp, 26, speeding at 80mph on a 30mph road just before he knocked down 19-year-old Ashton Kitchen-White.

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8 h. ago Tragedy as man, 23, killed after car hits tree in horror crash is named

A YOUNG man has tragically died after a horror crash in the early hours of this morning. Sid Sefton was driving his blue Ford vehicle on the B1230 in the East Riding of Yorkshire when disaster struck. The 23-year-old had been heading towards Gilberdyke, near Howden, when he veered off the road and hit a...

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9 h. ago Moment show off driver told ‘that’s crazy fast’ just seconds before he killed budding doctor in horror hit

THIS is the chilling moment a show off driver is told "that's crazy fast" seconds before killing an aspiring doctor in a hit-and-run. Footage shows Regan Kemp, 26, barrelling down the 30mph road at 80mph in Leeds, West Yorks., on May 16 this year. The haunting video, filmed on a mobile phone inside the Ford...

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10 h. ago Girl, 11, killed in suspected drug death could 'make any day brighter' says mum

Olivia Curley, 11, passed away in hospital on Monday with her mother by her bedside after falling ill at her home in Helensburgh, near Glasgow

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11 h. ago Shock as 'kind gentleman' dies following attack outside Post Office in north London

Friends and neighbours of Jalal Khan described him as a ‘lovely, kind-hearted, peaceful gentleman’

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11 h. ago Your cats are killers – and scientists have thousands of videos to prove it

Around a third of American homes have a feline family member

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12 h. ago Twisted double life of cheerleader who ‘cooked body parts in a pot’

Sara Aldrete was a 'friendly and courteous' cheerleader during the day but hid a gruesome secret, as the leader of a bloodthirsty serial-killing satanic cult

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12 h. ago Judge sets bail for Indiana man accused of killing house cleaner, sets trial for March

A judge has set bail at $25,000 for an Indiana man accused of killing a house cleaner who mistakenly came to his home

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12 h. ago Florida eviction turns deadly as a deputy is killed, shooter and two others wounded

A Florida sheriff's deputy has been killed while serving an eviction notice on the state's Atlantic coast

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13 h. ago North Texas men indicted over bizarre scheme to sail to Haitian island, kill all the men and enslave the women and children

Their outlandish plan allegedly involved enlisting an army of homeless mercenaries, officials said

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14 h. ago Student's horror death at pancake eating contest after dad killed in 9/11 terror attack

Caitlin Nelson, 20, died after a charity pancake-eating contest, leaving her family struck by a second devastating loss

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14 h. ago Pilot killed after fighter jet crashes at Dubai airport during air show demonstration

An Indian home-produced Tejas fighter jet crashed at the Dubai Air Show during an aerial display

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15 h. ago Pedestrian, 72, killed in horror collision on Manchester city centre road

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries

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