3 h. ago New York helicopter broke apart in midair before deadly crash, report shows

NTSB report is US government’s first public explanation about what might have happenedUS transportation safety officials have released images of the New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed earlier this year, killing a family of five and the pilot, showing that the aircraft began to break apart in midair, according to a preliminary report released on Wednesday.The report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is the government’s first public explanation about what might have happened on 10 April, when the Bell 206L-4 helicopter plunged into the river. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Pakistan says one civilian killed and 12 Indian drones shot down

Military spokesperson accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozensPakistan claims to have shot down 12 Indian drones overnight and said drone attacks had left one civilian dead and four soldiers injured.Pakistan’s military spokesperson Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at a press conference that India had “apparently lost the plot” as he accused it of“yet another blatant military act of aggression” in sending more than dozen drones overnight over major Pakistani cities including Rawalpindi, where Pakistan’s military has its headquarters. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Haunting images of doomed New York helicopter wreckage after crash kills six people

The Bell 206L-4 - used by sightseeing tour firm New York Helicopter - broke apart midair and crashed, killing Agustin Escobar, who was the CEO of Siemens Spain, and his family

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17 h. ago Report reveals new details into New York helicopter crash that killed six

A lack of video or data recording could make the investigation challenging

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25 h. ago On the ground in Kashmir: The Independent reports live from wreckage site

India said it had conducted precision strikes in Pakistan in an overnight military operation on Wednesday, 7 May, following a terrorist attack in Kashmir that left 26 people dead and escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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50 h. ago Israel bombard Yemen’s biggest airport and capital city in response to Tel Aviv attack

The strike on Sanaa International Airport and power stations follows an Israeli attack on Hodeidah Port on Monday which left at least one person dead

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51 h. ago Inside the risky world of Superbikes: Crashes at 200mph, fears over issues with 'old

The 2025 British Superbike season got off to a tragic start on Monday after two riders died in a horrifying 11-bike pile-up at Oulton Park.

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52 h. ago Man charged with murder and attempted murder after collisions in Rochdale which left woman dead

Keith Micheal Knight will appear in court today

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53 h. ago Livestock worrying: Lamb killed and three others missing after livestock 'chased into sea' in Highlands

Police are appealing to the public for information after an attack left one lamb dead and others missing in Sutherland.

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53 h. ago Australian 'mushroom poisoner' was 'reluctant' to show guests her kitchen pantry at beef Wellington lunch that left three dead, sole survivor tells court

He said the accused also rejected offers of help before serving up the dish - a beef Wellington entirely encased in pastry and filled with 'steak and mushrooms'

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57 h. ago Heartbreaking final post from British Superbikes rider emerges just hours after fatal crash on live TV which left two dead

The horrific incident saw eleven riders fall at turn one of the race on Monday evening. Medical personnel quickly rushed to the scene and the British Superbikes event at Oulton Parkwas cancelled.

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58 h. ago Oulton Park crash latest as police launch investigation into incident that left two dead

11 riders fell from their bikes on Monday afternoon during the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship

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60 h. ago ‘We know what is happening, we cannot walk away’: how the Guardian bore witness to horror in former Yugoslavia

During the decade-long conflicts, the major powers dithered as Serb militias carried out their brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing. Guardian reporters became more passionate and more outspoken in their condemnation, attracting praise and criticismAmong many courageous correspondents covering the war in the former Yugoslavia, the reporting of Ed Vulliamy and Maggie O’Kane received plaudits and numerous awards. Both were inexorably drawn to where the action was, and wrote unblinking, vivid accounts. But what made their work controversial was their refusal to be neutral. For many journalists, including some of their colleagues at the Guardian, it was vital to maintain the distinction between being a witness – a “neutral” observer – and becoming actively caught up in the conflict. Some felt they crossed a line that should not have been crossed.The war – a series of ethnic conflicts that started in 1991 and lasted for nearly a decade – left more than 200,000 dead and 1 million displaced...

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68 h. ago Trump’s crypto dinner, where plates cost $1.5m, draws ethics concerns as president could make millions from meme coin

Despite having his own memecoin and being involved with a crypto company, Trump has signed executive order pushing the US to use crypto more

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5 d. ago What is behind the latest round of clashes in Syria between Druze and pro

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead and raised fears of deadly sectarian violence

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6 d. ago 'Hospital didn't save my brother and then they let his body rot, I will never forget the smell'

WARNING - UPSETTING CONTENT: Wayne Lammond, 36, was left brain dead at The Countess of Chester Hospital after a series of failings by medical professionals, his inquest heard

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6 d. ago One dead and another critically injured after car ploughs into restaurant as police launch manhunt for driver

Police have launched a manhunt in a desperate bid to find the driver who fled the scene on foot bfore officers arrived. The collision left one dead and one fighting for their life in hospital

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7 d. ago Breakthrough in Easter egg poisoning that left boy, seven, and sister, 13, dead as cops reveal substance 'used by woman in revenge plot on ex

Police believe that Jordélia Pereira Barbosa, 36, had intended for the chocolates to be laced and delivered to her ex-husband's new girlfriend last month.

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7 d. ago Police suspect 2 shootings that left 4 dead in Minneapolis were connected and gang related

Police strongly suspect that a pair of shootings three blocks apart in Minneapolis that left four people dead and two others seriously injured were connected and were gang related

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7 d. ago Holidaymakers throw fists in cruise ship carnage as dozens want a bit of the action

A video posted by a passenger on the Carnival Jubilee ship showed several people involved in a massive fight as the company banned a staggering 24 people from ever sailing on its ships again

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