38 h. ago Six police officers face misconduct probe over Cardiff crash that left three dead

Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and driver Rafel Jeanne, 24, died when their car smashed into trees near a roundabout near Cardiff in the early hours of March 4, 2023. Sophie Russon, 20 and Shane Loughlin, 32, suffered life-changing injuries

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41 h. ago Afghanistan and Pakistan are holding peace talks. Here's what to know

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding peace talks as a tenuous ceasefire holds following cross-border clashes last month that left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded

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42 h. ago Air India flight captain not to blame for crash that killed hundreds, says court

India's Supreme Court told the grieving dad of Air India captain Sumeet Sabharwal that his son was not to blame for the crash that left 241 dead, including 52 Brits

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43 h. ago Six police officers to face disciplinary proceedings following crash which left three dead

The IOPC has provided an update in its investigation into Gwent Police's handling of missing person reports following a crash in St Mellons, Cardiff, in 2023

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57 h. ago Three flight crew killed in UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville that left at least 12 dead are named

Crash investigators located the aircraft’s black box and have extracted 63 hours worth of ‘good data’ from the device

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66 h. ago ‘We need help’: devastated Jamaican communities still await aid after Hurricane Melissa

Ravaged communities near Montego Bay recount what last week’s category 5 storm took from them‘New reality’: Hurricane Melissa strength multiplied by climate crisis, study says‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane MelissaSitting outside her house in muddy slippers amid the ruins left by category 5 Hurricane Melissa that ravaged parts of Jamaica last week, Narva Maxwell Taylor recounted how she and her family had to fight for their lives when the storm sent flood waters surging through their home.“We have to give God thanks we are alive. We could be dead. But everything is gone. I don’t have anything left now,” Taylor, a resident of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Philippines declares state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi death toll passes 100

The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of CebuPhilippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year.The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Philippines declares a state of emergency after typhoon left at least 241 people dead and missing

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 241 people dead and missing in central provinces

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3 d. ago Japan sends in troops after ‘daily’ bear attacks threaten schools and tourist spots

Bear attacks have left 12 people dead and over 100 injured since April

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3 d. ago British boxer assaulted Turkish cab driver and left him for dead by the road 'after panic attack caused him to think he was being kidnapped'

A British boxer facing 33 years in a Turkish prison for allegedly brutally assaulting a taxi driver told a court he acted in panic because he thought he was being kidnapped.

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3 d. ago Japan deploys troops to help combat deadly wave of bear attacks

Bear attacks have left 12 people dead and over 100 injured since April

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3 d. ago "I just screamed no, no, no": Woman left traumatised as horror attack leaves pet chihuahua dead

Lesa Vallantine's chihuahua was killed in a vicious dog attack which left 90% of its skin detached

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4 d. ago Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 52 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines

Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del SurTyphoon Kalmaegi has left at least 52 people dead with 13 others missing in the central Philippines, mostly in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said on Wednesday.Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday while en route to help provide humanitarian help to provinces battered by Kalmaegi, the military said without providing other details, including what could have caused the crash. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 66 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines

Among the 66 fatalities were six military personnel whose helicopter crashed on the island of Mindanao during a humanitarian missionTyphoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said.Among the dead were six people who were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday while en route to help provide humanitarian help to provinces battered by Kalmaegi, the military said without providing other details, including what could have caused the crash. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' legend will save April following Marlon's death scene

Emmerdale fans were left in tears as Marlon Dingle was shot dead by drug dealer Ray Walters in a shocking twist

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4 d. ago Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre” that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas, the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha, early last Tuesday to execute 100 arrest warrants. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Slow drivers have killed 19 and injured 1,500 people over the last decade

Eighteen of the crashes sparked by slow driving left 19 dead and another 281 smashes left 310 victims with severe, often life-changing, injuries, the AA has warned.

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7 d. ago Cruise cancelled after gran 'left behind' and found dead alone on remote island

The woman was found dead on the remote island Lizard in Australia - but it's not clear how she came to be left behind by the luxury cruise ship Coral Adventurer.

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7 d. ago Major update as tourist, 80, found dead on island after cruise left without her

Suzanne Rees, 80, was left behind by her cruise on a remote island after falling ill on a hike - she was later found dead, and the voyage has now been cancelled

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8 d. ago Floods kill 13 in Central Vietnam as rescue operations push forward

Rescue operations have intensified across central Vietnam as floodwaters recede after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead and 11 missing

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