92 m. ago Sweden shooting horror: Armed police descend on university city after three people killed and more gunned down on eve of spring festival

Swedish police said on Tuesday that multiple people in the city of Uppsala were found with injuries that indicated there had been gunfire.

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2 h. ago Moment house is destroyed in huge explosion that left two men with serious burns: Video shows debris flying across street before pair are spotted fleeing on foot 

Debris was seen scattered across the street after Shrewsbury Close in Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, was rocked by the huge blast.

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2 h. ago Man who tricked his way into Wembley for Champions League final may face jail

A court heard Steven Carruthers and his four-year-old son rubbed shoulders with celebrities and sat in seats which should have cost more than £20,000.

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2 h. ago Uppsala shooting: police hunt under way after three people killed

Suspect reported to have fled on electric scooter after shooting at hair salon in Swedish city at about 5pmThree people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday, police said.A large area was cordoned off in the centre of Uppsala, a university city 44 miles north of Stockholm, after witnesses described hearing multiple shots at about 5pm local time and seeing people running in different directions and hiding. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree 'kept a wedge of trunk as a trophy' and exchanged messages 'revelling' in their infamy, court hears

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, are on trial accused of felling the 19th Century Sycamore Gap tree in an act of 'mindless vandalism'.

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3 h. ago Three killed in 'mass shooting' at Sweden market square as suspect fled on scooter

Three people have been killed after gunshots were heard in the Swedish city of Uppsala earler today - police were reported to be searching for a suspect on a scooter

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3 h. ago Uppsala mass shooting: 'Multiple people killed' by man on electric scooter gun rampage

Police are reportedly hunting down a man on an electric scooter after multiple people were killed in a shooting - with terrified members of the public reporting loud bangs at the scene

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3 h. ago Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears

The former Sinn Fein president entered the witness box on the first day of his defamation case against the BBC.

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5 h. ago Five people rushed to hospital after 'severe' blaze in Walsall and gas explosion in Bristol send homes up in flames

Emergency services were called to Walsall last night after an inferno left a two-storey, mid-terraced house completely decimated. And just seven hours later, a separate house in Bristol went up in flames.

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6 h. ago Two men filmed felling of Sycamore Gap tree during ‘mindless’ act, court hears

Jury shown phone footage with sound of chainsaw and toppling tree taken by pair, who deny criminal damageTwo men filmed themselves using a chainsaw to fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in an act of “mindless criminal damage”, a court has heard.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a “moronic mission” to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told Newcastle crown court. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial: Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell tree in act of 'mindless vandalism’, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their actions, court heard

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8 h. ago 'It was like an earthquake': Witness recalls moment Bristol house burst into flames after 'gas explosion'

Three people have been hospitalised after the house, in Yate, burnt to the ground

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8 h. ago Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang

Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang

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8 h. ago Woman thrown onto railway track seconds before announcement that train was approaching

The terrifying incident happened at Shotts station, Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week.

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9 h. ago Two men felled Sycamore Gap tree in ‘mindless’ criminal act, court told

Pair showed ‘expertise and a determined, deliberate approach’ during their ‘moronic mission’, prosecutor saysTwo men used a chainsaw to deliberately fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in an act of “mindless criminal damage”, a court has heard.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a “moronic mission” to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told Newcastle crown court. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'mindless vandalism’ jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their actions, court heard

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9 h. ago Young boy made to eat paint and cat food during vile abuse campaign at Glasgow home

The court heard that the boy and a girl - now aged 32 - were frequently not fed by Keenan and sent to bed hungry.

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9 h. ago Pair accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree filmed themselves on 'moronic mission', court hears

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, are on trial accused of felling the historic Sycamore Gap tree.

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9 h. ago Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell Sycamore Gap tree, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their ‘mindless vandalism’, a court heard.

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10 h. ago Man, 35, accused of killing two people and dumping remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge admits one charge of manslaughter but denies murders

Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on or before July 11 last year in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

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