7 h. ago More than one million evacuated in the Philippines as super typhoon Fung

Fung-wong heading for the Philippines days after the country was hit by typhoon Kalmaegi, killing more than 220 peopleMore than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago More than a million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung

One woman found dead as super-typhoon heads for Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 220More than a million people had been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Horror death of car worker who was first person to killed by a robot

Robert Williams was just 25 when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot

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57 h. ago Factory worker first person to be killed by a robot with colleagues unaware

This man was 25-years-old when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot - and it didn't take long for a second death to occur in similar circumstances

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57 h. ago Car factory worker first person to be killed by a robot in horror death

The victim was 25-years-old when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot - and his death led to a huge lawsuit against the manufacturer of the machine

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2 d. ago British tourist trapped in hotel room as horror Category 5 hurricane batters Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has left a path of death and destruction across Jamaica – recounting the horror, Pooja, 30 revealed she was forced to barricade herself during the hurricane

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3 d. ago Teen paralysed and then dies horror death after eating slug for a dare at party

Sam Ballard was drinking red wine with his friends when he ate the slug

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3 d. ago Agonising death of famous author killed in horror accident with a toothpick

Sherwood Anderson was a celebrated American writer who suffered a nervous breakdown and had four separate wives - living a life full of drama before his shocking death

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3 d. ago Horror accident with a toothpick led to famous author's agonising death

The US writer, who penned more than a dozen novels and short story collections, was a huge literary figure but his life and death were both equally dramatic

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3 d. ago Young child dies as 11 killed in 'apocalyptic' plane crash 'like something from The Terminator'

A UPS cargo plane crashed during take-off on Tuesday, causing a horror fireball and sending thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, and killing at least 11, with another person feared dead

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4 d. ago Man's chainsaw horror death as he was about to be evicted from his home

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT David Phyall, 50, was found dead in his home in Bishopstoke, Hampshire

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5 d. ago Horror as pensioner stabbed to death at home just months after being given all

Police attended the house yesterday after reports of a man being 'violent and aggressive'. They found another individual - named locally as Terry Macfadyen, in his 70s - with stab wounds.

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6 d. ago 'I was spared by train attack knifeman after screaming four desperate words'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. When looking into the face of death aboard the horror Huntingdon train, one woman made a brave four-word plea to the violent attacker, which ultimately saved her life

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6 d. ago Air India crash survivor says it's a 'miracle' he's alive but he's 'lost everything'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only person to survive the Air India crash which killed 241 people - including his brother Ajay

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1 week ago Man, 70, dies and multiple people injured after helicopter crash in Doncaster

One person was killed and three were injured in a helicopter crash near Doncaster

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1 week ago Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals

Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisisRising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed.It says the world’s addiction to fossil fuels also causes toxic air pollution, wildfires and the spread of diseases such as dengue fever, and millions each year are dying owing to the failure to tackle global heating. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Uxbridge stabbing: Afghan arrested after one man killed in three

Uxbridge stabbing: Afghan arrested after one man killed in three-person stabbing in London  GB News

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1 week ago Afghan man arrested for murder after one man killed in three

Afghan man arrested for murder after one man killed in three-person stabbing in London  GB News

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1 week ago WH Auden formed ‘intense friendship’ with sex worker who burgled him, unseen letters reveal

Exclusive: the newly released correspondence reveals how a strong bond developed between the Funeral Blues poet and the sex worker who broke into his homeA “once in a century” discovery of a cache of long-lost letters has revealed how the English poet WH Auden developed a deep and lasting friendship with a Viennese sex worker and car mechanic after the latter burgled the Funeral Blues author’s home and was put on trial.York-born Auden, a prominent member of a generation of 1930s writers that also included Christopher Isherwood, Louis MacNeice and Stephen Spender, described his unconventional arrangement with the man he affectionally called “Hugerl” in the posthumously published poem Glad. Continue reading...

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1 week ago One killed and six injured after shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University

One armed person detained as historically Black school shooting comes amid rising violence at homecoming eventsAt least one person was killed and six others wounded in a shooting at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania late on Saturday, as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at outdoor festivities at the historically Black university, authorities said.A person who had a firearm was detained, and officials are investigating the possibility that there was more than one shooter but don’t believe there is any active threat to the campus, Chester county’s district attorney, Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe, said during a brief news conference early on Sunday. Continue reading...

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