13 h. ago Tributes paid to 'one of a kind' Scots dad killed in horror Ayrshire lorry crash

John McKinstry was tragically pronounced dead at the scene in South Ayrshire on Monday.

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52 h. ago Ayr United in mourning as tributes paid to iconic defender Rikki Fleming

Former teammates have led tributes to one of the stalwarts of Ally MacLeod's famous side.

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: Netanyahu orders military to speed up occupation plan as funeral held for five journalists killed

Gaza residents reported heavy shelling east of Gaza City as Israel faces criticism for the death of six journalists

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3 d. ago ‘If these words reach you Israel has succeeded in killing me’: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza

Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night. This is the message he had prepared for his family, and his call for the world not to forget Gaza• Report: Funeral held for five journalists killed in strikeThe following statement was posthumously published on Anas al-Sharif’s X account, after an attack on a tent for journalists near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. Seven people in total were killed including al-Sharif, the Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, according to Al Jazeera.This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Global outrage mounts as funeral held for five journalists killed by Israel

Last post from Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif, one of ‘Gaza’s bravest journalists’, decries failure to stop ‘massacre’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of mourners carried the body of the prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif through the streets of Gaza City on Monday, a day after he and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike, prompting condemnation from across the world.Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. Seven people in total were killed in the attack, including the Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and the camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, according to the Qatar-based broadcaster. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Funeral held for Dr. Greg Brannon, North Carolina tea party favorite and ex

A funeral has been held for Dr. Greg Brannon, a North Carolina physician and former figure in state Republican politics

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9 d. ago Trump posts photo to commemorate Hulk Hogan’s funeral: ‘I thought everybody would enjoy’

The WWE legend’s funeral was held Tuesday in Florida

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9 d. ago Hulk Hogan’s daughter posts about ‘questions’ over his death on day of his funeral

The WWE legend’s funeral was held Tuesday in Florida

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3 w. ago The true story of Saudi's Sleeping Prince: As funeral prayers are held today for Prince Al

For 20 years, the prince was kept alive on a hospital ventilator - but his doting father refused to give up hope that one day his son might awaken, before the young man's tragic death yesterday.

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3 w. ago Scots Snapchat sex creep paid underage girls hundreds of pounds for naked photos

Sleazy Martin Murray was spared prison over the sex crime.

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4 w. ago Scots TV icon Glen Michael laid to rest with fitting final farewell

'That’s All Folks': Scots TV legend Glen Michael was given a heartwarming final send-off on Tuesday, July 15.

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4 w. ago Glen Michael funeral to be held in Ayr as tributes paid to Scots TV icon

Glen Michael passed away earlier this month at the age of 98.

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