61 m. ago Man dies after ambulance collides with pedestrian during emergency call

Police were alerted to the crash on the A96 near Elgin, Moray, at about 3.30am on Saturday.

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89 m. ago Rampaging knifeman kills one and leaves police officers seriously injured in France horror

A police officer has died and four more have been injured after an armed man, who was heard yelling Allahu Akbhar, attacked several people at a market in Mulhouse, France this afternoon.  

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1 hour ago GPs to receive new training to spot cancer in young adults after 27

Jessica Brady died three weeks after she was admitted to hospital in December 2020, after her symptoms were dismissed by her surgery more than 20 times in appointments with four different GPs.

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1 hour ago Rangers fall to another lacklustre Ibrox defeat as St Mirren pull off shock

Rangers remain 13 points behind league leaders Celtic, who lost 2-1 at Hibernian earlier in the day

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1 hour ago Police appeal after van driver flees scene of tram crash that left girl dead

The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday between a van and a tram in Manchester City Centre on Mosley Street.

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2 h. ago One police officer dead and five more injured in suspected terror knife attack in France

A police officer has died and five more have been injured in a suspected knife terror attack in France. 

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2 h. ago Manchester police launch urgent manhunt for van driver after girl, 3, dies in horror tram crash

Greater Manchester Police is looking for the driver of a van that collided with a tram this morning. A three-year-old sadly died from her injuries after the crash

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2 h. ago Daniel Munoz and a Joachim Andersen own goal see Crystal Palace past Fulham

Victory for Oliver Glasner’s men made it four league wins in their last six matches and they remain 13th as a result.

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2 h. ago Van driver fled the scene after tragic Metrolink crash that killed 3

A girl, 3, died after the van crashed into a tram and mounted the pavement

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2 h. ago The week in audio: Facing the Music; Tara and George: Last Rights; Why Is Amy in the Bath? and more – review

The lives of Beethoven, Haydn and co enthral; Audrey Gillan updates her award-winning rough sleepers series. Plus, a choir of cicadas and bathtime fun with Amy Adams Facing the Music Radio 3/BBC SoundsTara and George: Last Rights Radio 4/BBC Sounds)Why Is Amy in the Bath? Grab Bag Collab & Because It’s True ProductionsBetween the Ears: A Symphony of Cicadas Radio 3/BBC Sounds“It’s almost midnight,” purrs Dominic West, all honey and velvet, straight after we hear the famously doomy, four-note opening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The wild-eyed composer is in a cart, West tells us energetically, his latest piano sonata getting ruined by the rain, after throwing some coins at the driver and growling his preferred destination. West relishes every syllable of it: “Vi-ennnn-a!” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago "The tram hit the van and it just didn't stop": Shock as girl, 3, dies in city centre collision tragedy

The M.E.N understands police are hunting the van driver after a three-year-old girl died of her injuries

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4 h. ago Air ambulances sent out following tram and van crash which killed girl, 3

Officers are searching for the van driver

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5 h. ago Woman charged in dating app druggings and one death of older men in Las Vegas

FBI says Aurora Phelps met men online for dating then drugged them and stole cars and moneyA woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “sinister” romance scheme, FBI officials in Las Vegas said on Friday.Three of the men died, authorities said, and she has been charged in one of their deaths. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office

Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counselThe US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over the agenda of Donald Trump’s second presidency.The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel, could remain in his job at least until Wednesday. That’s when a lower-court order temporarily protecting him expires. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Chaotic scene unfolded as 3 were shot and killed outside Kentucky driver's license office

Witnesses and authorities described a chaotic scene in which three people were shot and killed outside of a Kentucky driver’s license office, including one man shot multiple times by masked assailants

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5 h. ago Mum gives her baby name so unique she 'can't spell it correctly'

A mum has chosen a name for her son that is so unique that she isn't quite sure how to spell it - as employees at her child's nursery have seen her use two different spellings

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5 h. ago Police hunting van driver who 'left scene' after girl, 3, killed in tragic Metrolink crash

Officers remain at the scene

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5 h. ago Armchair F1 fans will lap up these toy collections – from LEGO to Hot Wheels

Armchair F1 fans will lap up this collection from their at home cockpit

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6 h. ago Girl, three, dies after 'being hit by van that had smashed into tram' in Manchester city centre

A three-year-old girl has died after being hit by a vehicle following a crash involving a city centre tram.

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6 h. ago The late Gwen McCrae brought emotion to dance music like no one else

Spanning deep soul, disco and beyond, McCrae – who has died aged 81 – didn’t get the recognition she deserved for a discography charged with pain and wonderRockin’ Chair, 90% of Me Is You, All This Love That I’m Givin’, Keep the Fire Burning, Funky Sensation – Gwen McCrae, who has died after a long illness aged 81, sang all these soul-funk anthems and more. Songs that refreshed radio, songs that lit up discos and clubs, songs that saw her called “The Queen of Rare Groove”, songs that were covered and sampled and sound as fresh today as when she originally recorded them in Miami in the 1970s and early 80s.Gwen Mosley was born in Pensacola, Florida, and grew up singing in church before marrying a sailor she met the week before when he was on shore leave. Her new husband, once free from the navy, insisted they form the duo George & Gwen McCrae in 1963, with Gwen out front. Betty Wright, then a 14-year-old vocal prodigy, brought the couple to soul singer and label owner Steve Alaimo...

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