11 h. ago Human remains washed up on Prestwick Beach linked to body found in Northern Ireland

A witness reported a leg bone washed up on the Ayrshire coast with a sock and boot attached. The man's body has now been identified and linked to a discovery on the Northern Irish coast.

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4 d. ago Volunteers uncover ‘hugely exciting’ burial site underneath Welsh park

Human remains were found in three pits during a dig at Cardiff’s Trelai Park

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4 d. ago US state department told to terminate nearly all its overseas pro

Exclusive: All but two of the programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor would be cut, affecting nearly $1.3bn in grantsThe US state department has been advised to terminate grants to nearly all remaining programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), which would effectively end the department’s role in funding pro-democracy programming in some of the world’s most hostile totalitarian nations.The review could affect nearly $1.3bn in grants, three state department officials told the Guardian, citing briefings on the results of a Foreign Assistance Review produced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Funeral director appears in court accused of fraud and 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial after human remains were discovered at parlour

Robert Bush, 47, faces 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial and 30 counts of fraud by false representation relating to bodies found at his firm in Hull in March last year.

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6 d. ago Australian police offer $500,000 reward in bid to find murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio’s remains

Falconio killed while travelling in Northern Territory with girlfriend Joanne Lees in 2001 but his body has never been foundNorthern Territory police are offering a $500,000 reward for information on the location of the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio, whose murder in the Australian outback more than 20 years ago captured worldwide attention.In July 2001, Falconio, then 28, was travelling Australia with his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, on a remote stretch of highway about 300km north of Alice Springs in the NT when he was pulled over by Bradley John Murdoch, who said their van might have an engine problem. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Human remains discovered near Taylor Swift’s home have been identified

Eric Wein, 31, was reported missing on April 18

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1 week ago Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn

Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human sufferingThe planet’s remaining carbon budget to meet the international target of 1.5C has just two years left at the current rate of emissions, scientists have warned, showing how deep into the climate crisis the world has fallen.Breaching the target would ramp up the extreme weather already devastating communities around the world. It would also require carbon dioxide to be sucked from the atmosphere in future to restore the stable climate in which the whole of civilisation developed over the past 10,000 years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cops were searching for missing people. Inside a home, they found remains stored in jars

‘It’s something like out of a horror movie. Very horrific,’ Florence County Sheriff TJ Joye said

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1 week ago Tragic update in case of human remains that washed up near Taylor Swift's £10m mansion

Police have issued an update almost a month to the day after human remains were found near Taylor Swift's home in Westerly, Rhode Island

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1 week ago Pheobe Bishop's heartbreaking final days from desperate texts to living in squalor

Human remains found in bushland have been confirmed to be missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who vanished on the way to the airport a month ago. Her flatmates have been charged with her murder

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2 w. ago 'Human remains' wash up on Prestwick Beach as police probe grim discovery

It is not yet known whether the remains belonged to a male or female, however a witness claimed a leg was discovered.

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2 w. ago Inside collapsing funeral home with 'human remains and Polaroids of corpses'

An urban explorer ventured into an abandoned funeral home that had begun to collapse - what they found inside was truly shocking, and definitely not for the faint-hearted

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3 w. ago Major update after human remains were found in search for Pheobe Bishop

Human remains were found in the search for Pheobe Bishop on Friday afternoon.

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3 w. ago Murdered sheep farmer remembered as loving relative and proud Kerry man

There were searches for Michael Gaine before human remains found on his land were positively identified as his.

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3 w. ago Update after human remains found by gas workers digging at major project

Police and the council have outlined the next steps

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3 w. ago Human remains found in search for missing teen Phoebe Bishop hours after housemates charged with murder

Police found the remains at around 2.30pm near Good Night Scrub National Park

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3 w. ago Human remains found in search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop hours after housemates charged with murder

Police found the remains at around 2.30pm near Good Night Scrub National Park

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3 w. ago Pheobe Bishop: Queensland police find suspected human remains in search for missing teenager

Police say remains found during search of area near Good Night Scrub national park on Friday afternoonAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say they have found what is believed to be human remains as part of the search for missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, the day after her housemates were charged with her murder.The discovery of what is believed to be human remains was made at about 2.30pm on Friday and were found after a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin, police said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Heartbreak as human remains found in search for missing teenage girl

Tributes have been placed near Bundaberg Airport with Pheobe's sister Kaylea placing cards and flowers near a fence.

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3 w. ago Pheobe Bishop search finds 'human remains' as cops arrest her housemates over murder

Police have announced that 'human remains' have been found during the search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who went missing last month, who her housemates arrested over murder

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