80 m. ago Poignant tribute to victims and memory of Wales' worst disaster

The tribute will mark 60 years since 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a massive coal spoil collapsed and engulfed a school

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18 h. ago Irish president says recent lives lost in Venezuela ‘appalling’ and ‘overlooked’

Catherine Connolly made the comments as she made a speech during the open ceremony of the Young Scientist exhibition.

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20 h. ago Three LA wildfire victims on surviving the horror – and what happened next

After their lives were upended last year, they’re finally regaining their footing – but memories of the fires still haunt themFew among the nearly 10 million people who live in Los Angeles county were left untouched by last year’s disastrous firestorm. Driven by strong winds through parched vegetation, multiple fires exploded in quick succession last January, and devoured roughly 16,000 structures on all sides of LA.Thirty-one lives were lost and thousands more were for ever changed. For many, a new chapter of the disaster began to unfold when the flames were extinguished, while the slow road to recovery started to take shape in the year that followed. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago The 8 teens who lost their lives to violence on the streets of London in 2025

The 8 teens who lost their lives to violence on the streets of London in 2025  News Shopper

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39 h. ago Manchester Arena attack families demand MI5 held accountable in 'Hillsborough Law'

Families of those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding action over MI5 as part of a new law designed to prevent cover-ups

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43 h. ago Elon Musk is moving back into politics. Can’t he take up a new hobby instead? Arwa Mahdawi

It didn’t go very well for him last time, but the tech billionaire seems to have abandoned his plans for a third party and has renewed his bromance with the president “You know, I’ve generally found that when I get involved in politics, it ends up badly,” Elon Musk mused on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast in November.Oh, we know, Elon, we most definitely know. The world is still reeling from the tech billionaire’s little experiment in politicking last year. Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) slashed federal jobs, dismantled foreign aid programmes and left a trail of chaos in its wake. It’s not clear whether any taxpayer money was saved, but experts are warning a lot of lives will be lost. By one calculation, there could be about 14 million excess deaths across the globe by 2030 if the US fails to restore aid funding. Thanks, Elon! Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US' Venezuela operation claims 40 lives as civilians say they 'lost everything' in airstrike

At least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel, have reportedly been killed during a US operation in Venezuela, with residents describing devastation and loss

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4 d. ago BREAKING: Anthony Joshua returns to UK to attend funeral after fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria last week, in which two of his close friends lost their lives.

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4 d. ago Anthony Joshua returns to UK to attend funeral after fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria last week, in which two of his close friends lost their lives.

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6 d. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in resort fire, as investigators rush to identify victims

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 peopleLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so farSwiss investigators are racing to identify the victims of a fire that tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.President, Guy Parmelin, has said the country will hold five days of mourning, describing the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago King Charles issues statement after 'night of celebration turns into tragedy'

“Our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of all those who have so tragically lost their lives"

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6 d. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in resort fire

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 peopleSwiss resort fire: latest updatesLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so farSwitzerland will hold five days of mourning after an “unprecedented” fire tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.The country’s president, Guy Parmelin, described the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Switzerland resort fire latest news: 40 dead and 115 injured in Crans

Police have ruled out an attack on Le Constellation bar as investigation starts into cause of fireOfficials at the press conference are asking for “prudence” from those in the town, reminding them not to make unnecessary demands on hospitals, which are overwhelmed.Please leave investigators to do their work, they say. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Switzerland resort fire latest news: ‘several dozen’ dead in Crans

A further 100 people were injured in the bar early on Thursday morning, but police have ruled out an attackOfficials at the press conference are asking for “prudence” from those in the town, reminding them not to make unnecessary demands on hospitals, which are overwhelmed.Please leave investigators to do their work, they say. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Switzerland resort fire latest news: ‘several dozen’ dead after blast at ski town of Crans

About 100 people were injured in the bar early on Thursday morning, but police have ruled out an act of terrorismOfficials at the press conference are asking for “prudence” from those in the town, reminding them not to make unnecessary demands on hospitals, which are overwhelmed.Please leave investigators to do their work, they say. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Truck driver at centre of Anthony Joshua crash 'on the run' after fatal smash

Anthony Joshua's close friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, both 36, lost their lives in the crash. The Lexus SUV they were travelling in collided head first with truck

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7 d. ago Eddie Hearn pays tribute to Anthony Joshua’s two friends after fatal car crash

Ghami and Ayodele lost their lives on Monday after the vehicle they were travelling in struck a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos.

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9 d. ago Concerns over possibility of Stakeknife suicide raised in 2003

An interim report from Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of agent Stakeknife.

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9 d. ago Jake Paul breaks silence after Anthony Joshua is involved in fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua suffered minor injuries following a car crash in Nigeria on Monday, in which, two men lost their lives - and Jake Paul has sent a message to his latest boxing rival in the aftermath

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9 d. ago Jake Paul reacts to Anthony Joshua car crash 10 days after KO loss to boxer: ‘I am praying’

Joshua was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday, as two lives were lost in the incident

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