14 h. ago Police watchdog to investigate force's actions in relation to Amen Teklay death

Teenager Amen was killed in an attack on Clarendon Street in St George's Cross in Glasgow on 5 March.

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15 h. ago Police investigated over claims they knew tragic teen Amen Teklay’s life was in danger prior to brutal death

COPS are being investigated over their actions before a 15-year-old boy was killed. Amen Teklay died in an attack in the St George’s Cross area of Glasgow on March 5 this year with two teenage boys facing a trial next June over allegations of murder. Watchdog, the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) said it has...

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19 h. ago Scientists issue urgent warning as once 'harmless' shark species kills snorkeler in first ever recorded attack

It was once considered a harmless species. But scientists have issued an urgent warning over Dusky sharks, following a fatal attack on a man in Israel.

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20 h. ago Soft Cell star Dave Ball dead aged 66 as bandmates pay tribute

The tragedy comes days after he and bandmate Marc Almond completed what is now the final Soft Cell album.

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40 h. ago More than 30 people killed by US strikes on ‘narco’ boats as Trump launches first attack in Pacific waters

At least 34 killed in war-like campaign over mounting questions about legal justification and evidence

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40 h. ago Liverpool Women kit manager Jonathan Humble dies as club pay emotional tribute

Liverpool Women have released a statement announcing that their first-team kit manager Jonathan Humble has sadly passed away after being taken ill on Sunday evening

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47 h. ago Trump’s call to freeze Ukraine conflict at current frontlines is ‘good compromise’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

Ukrainian president’s comments come amid suspension of planned US-Russian summit and fresh attacks on Kyiv and KharkivChildren among six killed in Russian attack on KyivRussia said on Wednesday that preparation for a presidential summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was still continuing, despite the latter announcing it had been shelved (see 10.30am BST).“We are saying that preparations for a summit are continuing,” Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by the state TASS news agency.I want to officially confirm: Russia has not changed its position compared to the understandings that were reached during the Alaska summit. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago The Voice star dies aged 56 after health battle as fans pay tribute

Singer and guitarist Virginia Lillye, who was a contestant on The Voice Australia in 2020, has died at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with advanced ovarian cancer

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49 h. ago Gaza ceasefire live: JD Vance has ‘great optimism’ truce will hold as he meets Netanyahu

On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered dealIsrael has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Authorities identified the deceased hostages as Arie Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar. Their bodies were transported in coffins by the Red Cross and handed over to the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. A military ceremony attended by the chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces was planned for later in the day, Netanyahu’s office said. The two were killed in kibbutz Nir Oz during the 7 October 2023, attack by Hamas militants, which triggered the two-year war. Since the ceasefire began on 10 October, the remains of 15 hostages have been returned to Israel. Another 13 still need to be recovered in Gaza and handed over, a key element to the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, the burial of m...

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49 h. ago Manchester City fan, 35, found dead in Spain hours before Villarreal match as devastated family pay tribute

Guy Bradshaw was found dead in Benidorm just hours before City's Champions League match against Villarreal

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50 h. ago Limp Bizkit Sam Rivers' new death update issued after sudden loss aged just 48

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers died on Saturday 18 October and his heartbroken bandmates, along with his fans, flocked to pay tribute to the musician after the sad news broke

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51 h. ago Children among six killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack

Explosions heard across Ukrainian capital after ballistic missile strikes, with further blasts reported in other regionsRussian drones and missiles have pounded the Ukrainian capital and other cities, killing six people in the Kyiv region, including a six-month-old baby, a 12 -year-old girl and a woman, and damaging key energy facilities and several high-rise residential buildings.The attacks lasted most of Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as Kyiv was hit by at least four ballistic missiles. A series of loud explosions could be heard across the city. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago A massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 2, Ukrainian officials say

Ukrainian officials say Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, killing at least two people

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64 h. ago Security guard who plotted kidnap, rape and murder of Holly Willoughby loses appeal

Gavin Plumb was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years in July last year after being unanimously convicted of soliciting murder and encouraging or assisting others to rape and kidnap the former This Morning presenter.

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69 h. ago Security guard who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses challenge against his 16

Gavin Plumb was unanimously convicted of soliciting murder and encouraging or assisting others to rape and kidnap the former This Morning presenter following a trial.

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2 d. ago Man who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses appeal against prison sentence

Security guard Gavin Plumb was jailed over plan to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby

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2 d. ago Security guard who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby loses sentence appeal

Gavin Plumb was jailed for at least 16 years in July 2024 for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the former This Morning presenter.

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2 d. ago Man who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses appeal

The security guard said Holly Willoughby was one of his fantasies

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3 d. ago Two further arrests made after death of Ian Watkins in prison

The Lostprophets singer, a convicted child sex abuser, was killed in an attack earlier this month

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3 d. ago I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan review – startling stories of China’s new precarity

The viral blog turned book details the exhausting life of a courier, but something may have been lost in translationFrom the early 2000s until the Covid lockdowns, Hu Anyan was one of China’s vast army of internal migrants, moving between cities in pursuit of work. He did 19 jobs – shop assistant, hotel waiter, petrol attendant and security guard, among other things – in six cities. Although all these jobs were atrociously paid, they still earned him more than the one he tried for two years in the middle of this period: writer. (An 8,000-word story earned him less than 300 yuan – about £30.) Then, during Covid, he wrote a blog about his night shifts in a logistics warehouse, and it went viral. The blog expanded and became I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, which has sold nearly 2m copies in China since being published in 2023, and now appears in Jack Hargreaves’s English translation.The low-paid Chinese worker is at the mercy of an entirely unrestrained market. The jobs Hu does dema...

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