57 m. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder as mum and her three children die in fire

Police confirmed four people died - a mum and her three children - and two people were taken to hospital aftre a blaze at a house in London. A man is in custody on suspicion of murder

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6 h. ago What we know about the plane crash that killed alternative music executive Dave Shapiro

Investigators say a plane crash in San Diego that likely killed six people happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog

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10 h. ago Warning over deadly virus as cases surge in popular European holiday hotspot

Brits have been warned after hundreds have already fallen ill and six people died from a deadly infection

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47 h. ago Music agency employees among several people dead in San Diego plane crash

Sound Talent Group says three employees killed as officials investigate what caused Cessna 550 plane to crashSeveral people have died, including the co-founder of a music agency, after a small aircraft crashed in a neighborhood in San Diego early on Thursday morning, clipping one home and damaging several vehicles.Sound Talent Group, which has represented artists such as Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton, confirmed on Thursday that three of its employees died on the private plane. Among those who died was the agency’s co-founder Dave Shapiro, who was listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot’s license, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Several people dead after small plane crash in San Diego neighborhood

FAA said a Cessna 550 crashed in the early morning, damaging several vehicles and a homeSeveral people are dead after a small aircraft crashed in a neighborhood in San Diego, California, early on Thursday morning, the San Diego police department confirmed, clipping one home and damaging several vehicles.The crash killed the plane’s passengers, Dan Eddy, the assistant San Diego fire chief, said at a Thursday morning news conference. The aircraft could hold eight to 10 people but it is unknown how many were on board. No one on the ground in the military housing neighborhood was injured. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Multiple people dead after private jet crashes in San Diego neighborhood: More than 100 evacuated from homes

It was not immediately known how many people were aboard the plane when it crashed.

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55 h. ago San Diego plane crash: 'Multiple' people dead as aircraft crashes into residential street

Neighbours report ‘loud boom’ with homes evacuated

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67 h. ago NSW floods: one dead and ‘grave fears’ held for three missing people as crisis worsens

With 48,000 already isolated, forecasters say ‘heavy, intense rainfall’ has spread north bringing life-threatening riskNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man has died and authorities hold grave fears for another three people reported missing in unprecedented flooding on the New South Wales mid-north coast.The premier, Chris Minns, said the region had experienced “a very difficult 48 hours” with more to come as communities braced for 100mm of additional rainfall over the next 24 hours and up to 300mm in some isolated areas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'People always tell me I wish you died instead of him': PETER HITCHENS remembers sibling rivalry with late brother CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS on new Mail podcast

Christopher Hitchens, the brother of Alas podcast host, Peter Hitchens, was a prodigious author and journalist, known for his divisive atheism and left-wing politics.

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3 d. ago Two people die attempting to cross English Channel as hundreds more migrants arrive in small boats

The pair reportedly lost consciousness on a boat carrying nearly 80 people

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3 d. ago Tell us about a poem that reminds you of someone you’ve lost

We would like to hear about the poem that invokes memories of someone you loved and lost• ‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved onesIn the Guardian’s new video series “Poems to remember” (published in collaboration with “Celebration Day”, an initiative that honours people who have died), actors including Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Jones, Stephen Mangan have read poems in memory of people they’ve lost. Now we would like to hear from you.You can tell us about a poem that reminds you of someone you’ve lost – and why – below and we’ll include a selection in our Bookmarks newsletter. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mike Lynch's superyacht 'Bayesian' dredged from sea nine months after tragedy

The billionaire businessman and his daughter were among seven people who died when the vessel sunk off the coast of Sicily

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4 d. ago Foreign Office warning to people travelling to European country after Brits die

Just a month ago, a British man and his pilot plunged thousands of feet to their deaths

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4 d. ago Bicester mourns as local hero dad, 57, dies aiding firefighters in devastating business park blaze

Dave Chester, 57, was one of three people who died after a fire broke out at the Bicester Motion business park last week, with the furious inferno also claiming the lives of two firefighters

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5 d. ago 'I cook the final meals for dying people – they all want the same thing'

Spencer Richards is the chef at Sobell House Hospice in Oxfordshire, and makes sure that the last meals he serves to patients are filled with comfort, care and love

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5 d. ago DWP urged to make major changes after three tragic claimant deaths

Three people died in cases that could have been prevented, a committee found. Some PIP claimants said that their claims had been ended without them being told

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6 d. ago Suspect identified in ‘intentional’ explosion at Palm Springs fertility clinic

Man, 25, who died after car bombing, reportedly wrote he was against bringing people into world against their willThe person suspected of detonating a car bomb outside a California fertility clinic on Saturday – and dying in the process – has been identified by local media reports as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus.According to outlets citing sources familiar with the matter, Bartkus is a resident of Twentynine Palms, home to a large marine base located about an hour away from Palm Springs, where the explosion in question occurred. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Israel systematically targeting hospitals, Gaza health ministry says, after scores die in new IDF strikes – Israel

Gaza officials says hospitals are overwhelmed but are being repeatedly hit by Israel as reports say more than 100 people died in new strikesThe Israeli military said this morning it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel, where sirens sounded in several areas.The Iranian backed Houthi rebel group said they had targeted Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, with two ballistic missiles in an overnight operation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Pictured: Firefighters who died in huge blaze at former RAF base

Three people died after explosions were heard at Bicester Motion on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Man and two firefighters killed in fire at former RAF base named

Three people died after explosions were heard at Bicester Motion on Thursday.

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