12 h. ago Horrifying final moments of teenage girl as crocodile drags her to death in front of friends

Being near the water's edge is commonplace in a local Zimbabwe village and often, children are sent to fetch water or clean crockery, but on one fateful day, the children weren't alone

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45 h. ago Watch: Terrifying moment driver 'slammed' on brakes to avoid hitting teenagers running across M60

A driver had to 'slam' on their brakes to avoid hitting them

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68 h. ago A moment that changed me: I was an excruciatingly shy teenager. Then Courtney Love roared into my life

I swapped my drab clothes for charity-shop nightdresses, highlighted my hair with Sun In – and realised I didn’t need to apologise for being angryI had no tribe during my first three years of high school. Desperate to be accepted by the in-crowd, but sick with anxiety if I was invited to one of their parties, I had no idea who I was. I had spots, wonky teeth and my hair was lank. I was kind of gangly and excruciatingly shy. I didn’t fit the mould, and I had no idea you could carve out your own space in the world.Bombarded with TV shows such as Beverly Hills 90210 and Baywatch, while poring over teen magazines, I compared myself with the glossy, wholesome models that I saw – and felt that I was failing. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The truth about the deadly drug ketamine that killed The Vivienne and left my friends in nappies... few realise exactly what it does

Ketamine use has more than tripled among young people in the last 12 years. The drug is wreaking havoc on society at large and was responsible for drag queen The Vivienne's death.

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3 d. ago Horror moment teenagers seen running across M60 slip road and narrowly missing cars

The pair were seen deliberately running across the slip road in front of oncoming vehicles

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3 d. ago Andreeva continues to defy odds of the modern teenage tennis prodigy

Changes in WTA tour means the days of child stars are gone, which is why 17-year-old’s achievements are so significantThere are two teenagers in the top 100 of the WTA rankings at the moment. Women’s tennis, in some ways, was built on the success of its child prodigies – Chris Evert, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis and the Williams sisters – who audaciously stormed towards the top in their youth, demanding attention.Those days are long gone. Between the improved depth, physicality and professionalism at the lower levels, possibly a more sparse talent pool and the WTA’s age eligibility rules restricting the number of tournaments a child can contest, it is increasingly more difficult to flit up the rankings so early. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Chilling moment wannabe school shooter prepares to slaughter his whole family: Teenager practices firing gun before murdering his mother and siblings

Nicholas Prosper, from Luton, Bedfordshire, slaughtered his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in September of last year.

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3 d. ago Dangers of ketamine exposed as Drag Race icon The Vivienne's death linked to 'party' drug

EXCLUSIVE: Ru Paul's Drag Race and Dancing On Ice star The Vivienne died after taking ketamine, their family have now shared. We take a look at the dangers of the so-called 'party' drug

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4 d. ago Horror moment car ploughs into pedestrians sending man and teenager flying through the air after a row over an Airbnb rental

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The car speeds up in pursuit of the victims and mows into them as it turns right into Malefant Street in Cathays, Cardiff.

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4 d. ago The Vivienne's cause of death revealed: 'Devastated' family of tragic Drag Race star release statement

The drag artist and former winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK was found dead at their home earlier this year

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4 d. ago The Vivienne family's selfless act revealed as Drag Race star's cause of death confirmed

RuPaul Drag Race star The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, tragically died at the age of 32 at the start of the year as their family have now revealed their selfless act to help others

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4 d. ago RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne's cause of death revealed as 'devastated' family issues statement

The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams , was found dead in the bathroom of their home near Chester on January 5 this year.

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4 d. ago Drag Race star The Vivienne's tragic cause of death revealed as family speak out

An update from the family of James Lee Williams, aka The Vivienne, revealed that the cause of death was due to a cardiac arrest caused by the effects of taking ketamine

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4 d. ago The Vivienne's cause of death revealed as Drag Race icon's family shares warning

James Lee Williams - better known as The Vivienne - passed away at the age of just 32, and a spokesperson has revealed the cause of their heartbreaking death

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7 d. ago Moment ‘career criminal’ is arrested for murder of Amazon driver who was dragged to death by his own van

This is the moment a "career criminal" was arrested in Leeds after dragging an Amazon delivery driver to his death with his own van last year.

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7 d. ago Horrifying moment crocodile rises from the water with a dead woman in its mouth after she was dragged to her death as friends tried to hold on to her

Tarti Kolengsusu, 43, had been gathering water spinach with her friends when the huge reptile latched onto her leg and dragged her beneath the water on Wednesday morning.

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1 week ago Heartbreaking moment chronically ill mother watches her teenager throw home

On last night's episode of Batch From Scratch on Channel 4, Joe Swash and Suzanne Mulholland met the Brooks family from Falkirk in central Scotland.

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1 week ago Cocaine burned a giant hole in Alan's nose. Just a few lines can do the same

For Alan Brown, it was the final, horrific sign his cocaine habit had spiralled out of control. Catching sight of his reflection, he clearly saw the damage: his nose was collapsing.

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1 week ago Cocaine burned a giant hole in Alan's nose. Just a few lines can do the same: A top surgeon's chilling warning

For Alan Brown, it was the final, horrific sign his cocaine habit had spiralled out of control. Catching sight of his reflection, he clearly saw the damage: his nose was collapsing.

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1 week ago Boy, 16, was electrocuted after being chased onto train tracks by armed gang who then beat him with a hammer

In a terrifying attack caught on CCTV, the teenager was struck with a hammer moments before he fell onto the tracks near Westgate-on-Sea railway station in Kent.

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