30 m. ago Royal family live: Prince Harry announces £1.1m donation to Children in Need as he visits Nottingham charity

Funding will be used to support organisations primarily in Nottingham

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13 h. ago He shot a policeman, made his children live in the wild for years and even took one of them on armed robberies. So why are so many still saying New Zealand's fugitive dad died a victim?

Shot dead yesterday by police in New Zealand having attempted to rob a shop, Tom Phillips, one of the world's most notorious fugitives, somehow still divides opinions.

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26 h. ago Yungblud exhibits bizarre behaviour as he makes strange faces and flashes his armpits while joining Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards

The English rock star, 28, whose name is Dominic Richard Harrison, sparked fan concern as he went shirtless on the ceremony's red carpet on Sunday.

Culture

27 h. ago Yungblud puts on a wild display and flashes his armpits as he joins Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards

The English rock star, 28, whose name is Dominic Richard Harrison, sparked fan concern as he went shirtless on the ceremony's red carpet on Sunday.

Culture

27 h. ago Wilderness dad fugitive's deadly last stand after refusing to give himself up: New Zealand father shot policeman in the head and left him fighting for life before hero cop killed him

A New Zealand father who disappeared with his three children into the wilderness has been killed in a shootout with cops. 

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27 h. ago Dad snatched kids and raised them in wild for four years after 'clash with ex'

The children of fugitive Tom Phillips have been found safe just hours after their dad was shot dead by police after almost four years spent living off grid in the New Zealand bush

Politics

31 h. ago Fugitive dad Tom Phillips shot dead as kids found safe after four years on the run

Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers confirmed the kids were discovered at a campsite around 4.30pm on Monday, describing them as safe and well.

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32 h. ago 'Into the wild' fugitive dad is killed in shootout with cops four years after vanishing into the wilderness with his kids

Fugitive father Tom Phillips has been shot dead by police in New Zealand after being on the run with his three young children for almost four years.

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34 h. ago Tom Phillips shooting: NZ police race to find children before nightfall after fugitive father shot dead by police – latest updates

Fugitive father who has been on the run with his children for four years was shot by police after an attempted burglary of a building in Piopio. Police are now searching for two of his missing childrenFull report: Tom Phillips shot dead after attempted burglary, NZ police confirmThe mayor of Waitomo, John Robertson, told the Guardian this morning’s events were the worst possible outcome for the community.“I’m shattered, to be honest, and there will be many in the community that are devastated that this was the outcome after three and a half, four years,” he said.So it’s just devastating news. Really the worst outcome we could have expected.No day that goes by that I don’t think about all four of them.It hurts every time I see photos of the children and of you, and see some of your stuff that is still here, thinking what could have been if you had not gone away. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Tom Phillips shooting: NZ police search for children after fugitive father shot dead by police – latest updates

Fugitive father who has been on the run with his children for four years was shot by police after an attempted burglary of a building in Piopio, authorities sayFull report: Tom Phillips shot dead after attempted burglary, NZ police confirmThe mother of the three children has said she is “deeply relieved” the situation is over but is also saddened by what happened today.The woman, who gave only her first name, Cat, said in a statement to New Zealand broadcaster RNZ that she looked forward to welcoming her missing children home.We are deeply relieved that for our tamariki [children] this ordeal has come to an end. They have been dearly missed every day for nearly four years, and we are looking forward to welcoming them home with love and care.At the same time, we are saddened by how events unfolded today. Our hope has always been that the children could be returned in a peaceful and safe way for everyone involved. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Celebs Go Dating's Anna Williamson split from boyfriend after heartbreaking conversation

Celeb's Go Dating expert Anna Williamson seems to live a charmed existence with her Italian husband and two children but as she tells us, her happy-ever-after has not always come easy

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49 h. ago Celebs Go Dating's Anna Williamson split up with boyfriend as he didn't want kids

EXCLUSIVE: Celeb's Go Dating expert Anna Williamson seems to live a charmed existence with her Italian husband and two children but as she tells us, her happy-ever-after hasn't always come easy

Politics

8 d. ago Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored

Across the world, women at the heart of their communities are leading the struggle to protect their culture, land and way of life“We, the daughters of mother earth have come together to collectively decide what we can do to bring about a world which we would like our children and our children’s children to live in,” so states the Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women.Adopted in 1995, the document outlined the oppression of women around the world and demanded governments recognise “the social, cultural, economic, and religious rights of the Indigenous peoples in their constitutions and legal systems”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Days without war: Ukrainian children enjoy time at summer camp – photo essay

While missiles and drones are exploding in Kyiv during the bloodiest attack of the year, a mountain retreat provides a brief, peaceful escape from the chaosOn the last day of July, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the bloodiest one this year: 300 drones and eight missiles killed 31 people. On the same day, 700km (435 miles) away in a camp near the city of Svalyava in the Carpathian mountains, 30 children are roasting marshmallows. Most of the children live in Kyiv, but for now, they are at the Zefir summer camp.Sofia, 15, from Uzhhorod, dresses up for a theatre performance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 'Deeply loved' young dad with 'heart of gold' stabbed to death as two arrested

Victim Kailem Reece Gibson, 28, died hours after being stabbed in Manchester. Two men have been arrested in connection with the tragic incident, police have said

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1 week ago Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais

Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough?Today I watched those children again, the ones who stood before the cameras at al-Shifa hospital on 7 November 2023. They spoke in English, not their mother tongue, but the language of those who they thought might save them.“We want to live, we want peace, we want to judge the killers of children,” one boy said. “We want medicine, food and education. We want to live as the other children live.”How holy their concern now sounds, rising over a land emptied of the living.As if starving a child pre-disposed to death makes the violence more justified?Ahmad Ibsais is a first generation Palestinian American, law student and poet who writes the newsletter State of Siege Continue reading...

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1 week ago Murder probe launched after woman, 29, stabbed to death in Greenwich home

Police were called to Trafalgar Road late on Wednesday night but despite efforts from paramedics the victim died at the scene

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1 week ago Murder investigation launched after man stabbed in Newton Heath

Two arrests have been made after the victim died in hospital

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1 week ago Tesla sued after car explodes and 'melts bones' of driver in 5,000F inferno

The Cybertruck owner tragically died in the huge inferno, but the family of the victim has now brought a huge lawsuit against the company arguing he suffered a wrongful death

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1 week ago Killer branded 'madman' jailed for life as victim dies after tree branch attack

Anthony Ellis was 23 in 2012 when he battered Igor Pavlov with a tree branch in a park whilst in a rage - his victim died from his injuries more than 10 years later

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