8 h. ago Body of teenage boy is found in lake after huge search operation

Emergency crews descended on Powell's Pool, a large body of water on the edge of the park near the Boldmere area of Sutton Coldfield at around 9pm following reports a boy had gone missing.

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10 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teenage boy pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police have confirmed he has died

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10 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teen pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died

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12 h. ago Sutton Park death: Tragedy as body of teenage boy is pulled out of lake

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service led a huge rescue operation in Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield after a teenage boy got into difficulty in Powell's Pool

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53 h. ago Christian Horner sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as principal at F1 team

Laurent Mekies appointed as Horner’s replacementRed Bull have had turbulent time on and off trackChristian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull’s team principal with immediate effect. Horner, who has been in charge of Red Bull since the team was formed in 2005, will be replaced by the principal of sister team Racing Bulls, Laurent Mekies.Horner’s surprise removal as principal and chief executive of Red Bull Racing was confirmed in a statement from Red Bull’s parent company on Wednesday morning and comes just over 17 months since Horner was embroiled in a scandal involving accusations of inappropriate behaviour by an employee, though he was later cleared by an investigation. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Woman's rubbish found dumped on country lane 'after her neighbours were moaning'

She was taken to court by the council over the offence

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61 h. ago Man with meth pipe accused of stealing tourist train and taking passengers for a ride before telling cops: ‘It’s my birthday’

Man accused of picking up ‘two random passengers’ before employee retook tourist train and police arrested alleged hijacker

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2 d. ago Woman 'dumps newborn baby girl in bin with umbilical cord still attached'

According to police, mum Angela Onduto, 46, dumped her little baby girl behind a block of flats while she was still attached to her umbilical cord. She has been charged with murder.

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4 d. ago Major incident as woman found dead in popular UK park as police rush to scene

A member of the public called the police after a body was found in Handsworth Park, Birmingham, with the woman being pronounced dead at the scene despite best efforts

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1 week ago Disabled Amazon workers in corporate jobs allege ‘systemic discrimination’

Workers claim the company has used AI to deny requests for accommodation and policed an employee Slack channelDisabled corporate workers at Amazon have accused the company of engaging in “systemic discrimination”, aggressively quashing their attempts to organize, and using artificial intelligence systems that they allege do not comply with US disability laws.At the center of the Amazon workers’ complaints are allegations that the company has denied requests for accommodations for disabled staff in an “automated” or “semi automated” way and have allegedly repeatedly removed messages and a petition from an employee Slack channel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Searchers recover 2nd body after rockfall near Canada's Banff National Park hiking trail

Search teams located a second body following a massive rockfall off a hiking trail in Canada’s Banff National Park

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2 w. ago 15 sets of twins are graduating from one New York high school

A high school in the New York City suburbs has a high number of twins set to graduate this year

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3 w. ago Georgia university employee accused of dumping woman’s body in park and throwing her belonging away when he went to work

Steven Simmons, 57, was charged with concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence and released on a $17,500 bond

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3 w. ago Ant no stopping us now: insect with potent bite continues march across US

Experts say Asian needle ant ‘not especially dangerous’ but warn some people have gone into anaphylaxisLast year, Dan Suiter, a professor of urban entomology at the University of Georgia, received at least three calls from people who had been stung by an Asian needle ant – or knew someone who had been – and went into anaphylaxis, an allergic reaction that can be life-threatening.While there is no new evidence on the continued spread of the ants in the US – detected now in 20 US states – Suiter and his colleagues are determined to raise public awareness of the risks the species poses. Continue reading...

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