4 h. ago ‘It was a bad dream – but I never woke up’: what it is like to lose your best friend

For 25 years, Justin and Nichola were an essential part of each other’s lives. Then, one random Wednesday, came a terrible, wrenching phone callMany lifelong alliances begin with a period of mild intimidation, and so it was with my friendship with Nichola. We were 18, in the first year at university, and shared a few French classes. I didn’t know her name, had never heard her speak in English but, with her voluminous curls and friendly, curious stare, she stood out. I assumed she would be too cool to hang around with someone like me.One weekend, at a student social in the grotty union bar, booze acted as an icebreaker and the guardrails dropped. Nods of recognition in the corridor became cheery hellos, then toasties in the cafe, followed by nights out and nursing hangovers in front of the TV in our dilapidated student houses. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Family of Black student found hanging from tree on school campus hires lawyer Ben Crump

Questions mount after Delta State University staff found body of Demartravion Reed near campus pickleball courtsThe family of a Black student who was found hanging from a tree on a college campus in Mississippi has retained the civil rights attorney Ben Crump as questions continue to mount around the death.On Monday, staff at Delta State University found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed near campus pickleball courts. Michael Peeler, the Delta State police chief, has said Reed appeared to have died by suicide and that there were no signs of foul play, but concerns have grown and the case has brought up painful memories of the state’s history of racist violence. Continue reading...

Society

12 h. ago Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State

Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University

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15 h. ago Family of Mississippi university student found hanged on campus seek independent probe: ‘We need answers’

While police said there was no evidence of foul play, rumors began to swirl online

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36 h. ago A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there's no sign of foul play

Police are investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi

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1 week ago Romeo Beckham cuts a trendy figure in a black leather jacket as he rings in his 23rd birthday with family at lavish London venue

It was a night for Romeo Beckham's nearest and dearest to celebrate his 23rd milestone.

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2 w. ago Ozzy Osbourne's death after farewell show was 'never expected' by his family

Ozzy Osbourne's son, Jack Osbone, shared that the family 'never expected' the 76-year-old Black Sabbath legend to tragically die just weeks after his farewell show

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2 w. ago No Mor Chikin! Detroit school launches legal fight to stop Chick

The Giving Tree Montessori School says Chick-fil-A should find a new location for its store, set to be built right next to its playground.

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3 w. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla delight royals fans as they share sweet family photographs of their holidays at Balmoral Castle

The Royal Family's social media post included black-and-white snaps of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with their children when they were very young.

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4 w. ago Family in fear after Tommy Robinson shares video of black man with white granddaughters

Olajuwon Ayeni racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile as far right weaponises clip of family in parkA family say their lives have been ruined after a video of a black man and his brother playing in the park with his white granddaughters was shared by Tommy Robinson and weaponised by the far right.Olajuwon Ayeni, a musician from Redcar, North Yorkshire, has been racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile in the week since the family video was stolen from the TikTok account of his wife, Natalie, who he married five years ago, and shared by extremists online. Continue reading...

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