3 d. ago South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like the last condemned inmate before him

A second South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets

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5 d. ago South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis

Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites Authorities in South Korea are battling wildfires that have doubled in size in a day in the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster.At least 26 people have died and hundreds of buildings destroyed in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, with the country’s disaster chief saying the fires had exposed the “harsh reality” of global heating. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread againAt least 18 people have died and another 19 injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, according to government officials.Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said five days of fires had caused “unprecedented damage” and asked agencies tackling the disaster to “assume the worst-case scenario and respond accordingly”, according to Yonhap news agency. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago First picture of motorcyclist killed after horror crash on Scots road as police make fresh appeal

Iain Macrory, 61, lost his life after his motorbike crashed with a lorry in Dumfries and Galloway on March 19.

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6 d. ago Woman died of injury to heart in South Wales shooting, inquest hears

Joanne Penney, 40, died after being shot in the chest at an address in Llys Illtyd in Talbot Green on March 9.

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7 d. ago First picture of motorcyclist who died in South Ayrshire crash

Brian McGill, 59, from Dailly, sadly died at the scene.

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8 d. ago Fresh appeal issued after motorcyclist killed in Ayrshire road horror crash

The 59-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

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1 week ago Man, 43, dies days after attack outside Sainsbury’s in south

Andrew Clark, 43, died after being attacked outside a Sainsbury’s in Beckenham

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1 week ago Eddie Jordan's brave final appearance as F1 legend kept working weeks before death

F1 legend Eddie Jordan's family confirmed on Thursday that he had died at his South African home following an 'aggressive' battle with bladder and prostate cancer

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2 w. ago Family pay tribute to woman who died in South Wales shooting

Joanne Penney, 40, died after being shot in the chest at an address in Llys Illtyd, in Talbot Green, South Wales on Sunday evening.

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2 w. ago Ayrshire driver who killed woman in horror crash bids to get licence back early

Patricia McIlwraith was killed in the crash and her husband Robert was badly hurt following the smash on the A77.

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3 w. ago Police name woman believed to have died in South Wales shooting

South Wales Police said the victim is believed to be Joanne Penney but formal identification has not yet taken place.

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3 w. ago Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris

The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than angerI feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, Paula Fourie, changed my life in the autumn of 2022 when I visited South Africa to spend time with them and their daughter Halle. We were supposed to be working on a book together, and we did; but our time became so much more than that. There were lunches in the house or the restaurant round the corner; walks in the woods; a braai that went on past midnight.Over coffee in the mornings I’d sit with Athol and we’d use an app on his phone to identify the calls of all the birds in the garden. Then he might tell me a story from his life – the awe he felt when he asked Yvonne Bryceland to smash a chair to bits during rehearsals for Antigone and she proceeded to do so for a full 30 minutes; the journey he made by sea at 18 from Cairo to Japan, when an illiterate Somalian sailor used to watch him every night as he wrote a novel...

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3 w. ago Talbot Green shooting: man arrested after woman dies in south Wales town

Crime scenes set up in Green Park area with 40-year-old man taken into custody, say policeA man has been arrested after a 40-year-old woman who was shot dead in Talbot Green, about 15 miles west of Cardiff.The woman was found with serious injuries in the Green Park area of the Welsh town just after 6pm on Sunday and could not be saved by emergency services, south Wales police said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92

A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The IslandThe South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works included the plays Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island and the novel Tsotsi, has died at the age of 92.A major political dissident playwright of the 20th century, Fugard wrote more than 30 dramas including Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act (in 1972) and “Master Harold” and the Boys (1982). Both of those drew upon the time in the 1950s when he could only find employment as a clerk in one of the courts where black South Africans were charged (and inevitably convicted) of breaches of the “pass laws”, designed to control the movements of a racially segregated population under the apartheid system. There, he witnessed hourly the dehumanisation of those who had chosen the “wrong” streets or people. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mickey 17 review – two Robert Pattinsons for the price of one in Bong Joon

Pattinson plays a hapless space explorer replicated for further hazardous duties every time he dies in the South Korean director’s timely follow-up to ParasiteWe can only speculate about the reasons behind Warner Bros’ decision to delay the release of Mickey 17 for a full year (it was originally scheduled to hit cinemas in March 2024). A science-fiction satire with the tantalising prospect of Robert Pattinson in a dual role, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up to his 2020 best picture Oscar winner, Parasite, has been at the top of most film fans’ need-to-see list since it was announced. The date shift sparked alarm and speculation that the director’s consistently high standards might have slipped. In fact, while Mickey 17 isn’t in the same elevated league as Parasite, it’s a lot of fun. What’s more, the delay has made the picture, with its themes of genetic “purity” and an on-the-nose Donald Trump parody courtesy of Mark Ruffalo’s performance as politician turned space co...

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3 w. ago Stockwell shooting: Boy, 16, dies after being shot in south London

Stockwell shooting: Boy, 16, dies after being shot in south London  The Telegraph

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3 w. ago BREAKING Clapham shooting: Teenager, 16, dies after being shot in south London

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3 w. ago Clapham shooting: Teen, 16, dies in south London attack after neighbours hear 'three bangs'

A murder investigation is underway after a 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead in Clapham, south London, this afternoon following reports of gunshots in the area

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