76 m. ago Man, 88, killed wife, 85, and told emergency services he 'had to do it'

Jurors found 88-year-old William Haxworth had killed his wife of more than 60 years by smothering her to death, before her body was discovered at their Bath home

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79 m. ago They want to talk to somebody. That ‘somebody’ ends up being AI

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

Politics

89 m. ago Donald Trump breaks silence on swirling speculation about health amid 'death' rumours on social media

He also announced that the United States Space Command headquarters would move to Alabama

Politics

1 hour ago Family of worker who died while building Vegas F1 stands files lawsuit after saw didn’t have ‘safety stop’

Tizoc Antonio was only a few hours into his first day on the job when he was killed

Society

2 h. ago Google avoids breakup in search monopoly case, but judge orders other changes in landmark ruling

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government’s request to break up the company

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2 h. ago US conducts ‘lethal strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, Rubio says

Trump says ‘we took it out’ amid US-Caracas tensions but not clear if incident occurred inside Venezuelan watersThe US military has conducted “a lethal strike” against an alleged “drug vessel” from Venezuela, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has announced amid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas.Donald Trump trailed the announcement during an address at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters the US had “just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a drug-carrying boat”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago MAGA sheriff fumes at ‘irritatingly high’ standard of care that migrants allegedly have in ICE facilities

Arizona congresswoman said detainees inside ICE detention facility have faced medical neglect and unsanitary conditions

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2 h. ago Lucas Paquetá faces fine after being found guilty of two misconduct charges

West Ham forward cleared in July of spot-fixing Paquetá to have hearing to determine punishmentLucas Paquetá is poised to receive only a fine after being found guilty of two misconduct charges relating to the spot-fixing allegations he was cleared of in July.The independent commission that acquitted Paquetá of being deliberately booked to fix betting markets upheld two lesser charges against him of failing to answer questions and provide information to the Football Association’s investigation, with its written reasons for both verdicts due to be published this week. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago

Madagascar has received three skulls of Indigenous warriors returned from France, including one believed to be of a king killed by French troops 128 years ago

Society

3 h. ago Couple who tragically fell to death from beauty spot cliff are named

The couple were the first of four people to fall from the cliffs over five days

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3 h. ago YouTube commenter arrested after allegedly posting threat to ‘shoot and skin’ Black preschoolers

Zachary Charles Newell, 25, wrote that he would murder and mutilate 20 young children ‘like the animals they are,’ according to an FBI probable cause affidavit

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3 h. ago Gregor Townsend signs new contract: length of deal, World Cup implications, Franco Smith latest

Scotland keep faith with long-serving head coach

Economics

4 h. ago Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center

The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy

Politics

4 h. ago Cake shop owner can remain in Britain despite being wanted for murder in his home country of Portugal

Carlos Kassimo Dos Santos, 33, was given in his absence a 14-year prison sentence in Portugal nine years ago, in connection with an alleged gang killing.

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4 h. ago Neighbor realizes he unwittingly helped murderer dispose body after being told it was 'hockey mannequin', police say

Christopher Caron (pictured), 42, was charged with murder after he allegedly tricked his neighbors into helping him move a dead body by telling them it was a 'hockey mannequin'.

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4 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'solve who dies' in clifftop plunge as John and Aaron face death

Emmerdale viewers think they know who lives and who dies, if there's a death, in next week's clifftop stunt as John Sugden takes revenge against Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden

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5 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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5 h. ago Franchise that was 'blueprint for possession movies' drops 'scariest' film yet

If you're feeling brave it lands in cinemas in a matter of days

Culture

6 h. ago Teens who murdered virgin as part of a sickening 'satanic ritual' freed from jail

Elyse Pahler was killed on July 22, 1995, by her high school classmates Royce Casey, Jacob Delashmutt, and Joseph Fiorella. She was stabbed, choked, kicked and left to bleed to death.

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6 h. ago Killer, 88, wrote note asking for forgiveness after smothering ‘wonderful’ wife to death

He told a fire service watch manager his wife was ‘very ill’

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