78 m. ago Haunting details emerge after killing of two Australian brothers on surf holiday in Mexico

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in relation to the alleged murder of of two Australian brothers Mexico as their families give statements to the court

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14 h. ago Police officer killed in horror crash while responding to emergency

The male officer died in the line of duty yesterday lunchtime

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3 d. ago 'Bright and dedicated': Emotional tributes to Scottish student Chloe Hipson killed in Ireland car crash

Scottish student Chloe Hipson was killed in the car crash in Ireland

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3 d. ago Heartbreaking details emerge after five young people killed in Co Louth crash horror

Chloe McGee, 23, Shay Duffy, 21, Alan McCluskey, 23, Dylan Commins, 23, and Chloe Hipson, 21, tragically lost their lives in the early hours of Saturday morning

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6 d. ago Bus crashes into shelter as multiple dead people after 'screams' heard in major city

A horror incident in Stockholm, Sweden, has prompted a major response from emergency services after multiple people were injured and some reportedly killed following a bus hitting a shelter

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6 d. ago Bus crashes into shelter as multiple people dead after 'screams' heard in major city

A horror incident in Stockholm, Sweden, has prompted a major response from emergency services after multiple people were injured and some reportedly killed following a bus hitting a shelter

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2 w. ago Sudanese militia group accused of war crimes agrees to a ceasefire

International mediators broker three-month halt to civil war as further evidence emerges of mass civilian killingsA Sudanese paramilitary group accused of killing thousands of unarmed civilians in an ethnically motivated massacre has agreed to a truce.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is facing mounting criticism over apparent war crimes committed by its fighters in the city of El Fasher last month, said it had agreed to a “humanitarian ceasefire” put forward by the quad countries of the US, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tragic final moments before UPS plane crash as deadly jet 'acted like a bomb'

First investigative details about the UPS plane crash have emerged following the disaster near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport which killed 12 people

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2 w. ago My teenage son and his friends died in a car crash. This is the horrifying detail that will haunt me for ever... and what must be done to stop this happening to anyone else

Almost exactly two years ago, my son Harvey was about to turn 17. We were planning to celebrate with a family meal in a local restaurant and his favourite red velvet cake.

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2 w. ago Aussies left furious after Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher mock the Australian accent during Melbourne concert

Australian fans have been left outraged after Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher cheekily mocked the Aussie accent during their sold-out show in Melbourne on Friday.

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3 w. ago Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group

Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent daysReports of ethnically motivated mass killings and other atrocities are emerging from El Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control of the city in Sudan’s western Darfur region last week.Video released by local activists showed a fighter known for executing civilians in RSF-controlled areas shooting a group of unarmed civilians sitting on the ground at point-blank range. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘He trained us like Cool Runnings’: how Australian brothers took on niche Finnish sport to become the Finskaroos

Traditional Finnish skittles has become an unexpected hit, and now Australia has a self-selected national team to cheer onFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBernie Bolger and his brother didn’t really know much about Finska when they spotted an advertisement four years ago for the national championships in Sydney.“We told some friends and all decided it would be funny if we signed up,” he recalls. “We didn’t know how serious or legit or what the structure would be of the tournament.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk

Rupert Russell’s fascinating documentary is a sophisticated analysis of how real life and fiction merged in post-empire Britain in the 1960s and 70sCentred on the unsolved 1945 murder of Warwickshire farm labourer Charles Walton in Lower Quinton, this fascinating and feverish documentary starts under the true-crime umbrella. But it quickly expands, exploring the killing’s influence on the emerging folk-horror film genre, particularly 1973’s The Wicker Man, and almost reaching Adam Curtis-type grand sociology in mining these pop-cultural ley lines for what they say about the British psyche.After Walton was found on Meon Hill with a pitchfork pushed through his head and a billhook in his neck, rumour soon spread that his murder was ritualistic. When the Warwickshire police called in crack Scotland Yard inspector Robert Fabian to lead the investigation, he was comprehensively stonewalled by the villagers. The notorious case set a blueprint for the you-ain’t-from-round-’ere tone of 60s ...

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