16 h. ago BBC Breakfast star delivers sad death news just minutes into live show

BBC Breakfast presenters Jon Kay and Sarah Campbell delivered the latest headlines on Wednesday

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38 h. ago BBC Morning Live stars pay tribute to host's dad after tragic death

BBC Morning Live aired a heartbreaking and poignant tribute on Tuesday's show

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57 h. ago John Barrowman breaks down in tears while cradling his dog's body after the beloved pet 'waited until I got home' before dying peacefully in his arms

The actor, 58, sobbed as he revealed that the beloved pet had died peacefully in his arms, after 'waiting until I got home' to say goodbye.

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3 d. ago Mount Everest's most haunting death as climber made 'unbelievable' mistake

Mount Everest has claimed the lives of hundreds of climbers over the years, but few deaths are as strange or as haunting as that of Maurice Wilson

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3 d. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch in NSW storms as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave on Saturday night, after death of woman near WollongongFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer storms on Australia’s east coast have claimed one life and threatened dozens more as flood waters rise.Residents and holidaymakers have been told they can return back after being evacuated Narrabeen Lagoon in Sydney’s northern beaches overnight on Saturday, while a landslide damaged three homes and injured at least one woman 20km north, at Great Mackerel beach. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The suicide pod for couples: Inventor of the Sarco death capsule reveals new euthanasia device that will see two people end their lives together

Philip Nitschke, the controversial right-to-die campaigner, has designed a new euthanasia device, the Double Dutch Sarco pod, for couples who want to die together.

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7 d. ago Iran closes airspace to all flights as foreign minister denies it plans to execute protesters – live

Abbas Araghchi says hangings over anti-government demonstrations are ‘out of the question’ while flight tracking data shows airlines avoiding Iranian airspaceUS and UK military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threatsAnalysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting end days for Iran’s regimeMassacres and executions: what are we hearing from inside Iran? – podcastFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and monitors tracking the status of internet ...

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7 d. ago Trump Iran LIVE: Chilling 'bullet will not miss' death threat issued on President

Donald Trump and the Iranian leadership have traded threats in recent weeks with the US president warning that he would take action if executions of protesters takes place

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7 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 31 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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7 d. ago BBC Breakfast guest says 'our lives are shattered' after devastating deaths

Two women who lost children in the Manchester Arena bombing appeared on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday (January 14)

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7 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 29 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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7 d. ago Iran latest: Protester facing execution today after Trump threatens Tehran with ‘very strong action’

Erfan Soltani, who lives in Fardis, just west of Tehran was rushed through the justice system after his arrest just days ago

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7 d. ago 80s music star Paul Hardcastle pulls out of live show appearance following his son’s tragic death

EIGHTIES music star Paul Hardcastle has pulled out of a live show appearance following his son's tragic death. Record producer Paul, 68 revealed yesterday the tragic news that his son Paul Jnr, 35, had sadly passed away following a motorbike crash. As Paul Snr and his family grieve for their boy, the producer has taken...

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7 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 25 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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7 d. ago Thailand latest: At least 22 dead after large crane falls onto moving passenger train

At least 80 passengers injured, with some still in critical condition in hospital

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7 d. ago Thailand accident latest: At least 22 dead after large crane falls onto moving passenger train

Rescuers are searching through derailed carriages with many passengers still trapped

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7 d. ago Thailand accident latest: Many feared dead after large crane falls onto moving passenger train

Police say toll could rise to 22 with at least 12 bodies recovered so far

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7 d. ago Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and mon...

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7 d. ago Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday.The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one of the many thousands of protesters arrested last week. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68

Cartoonist – who was dropped from US papers in 2023 after calling Black people a ‘hate group’ – had prostate cancer Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind the satirical comic strip Dilbert and conservative commentator, has died aged 68 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.On Tuesday, Adams’s ex-wife Shelly Miles revealed his death in a tearful livestream of his YouTube channel Real Coffee with Scott Adams. Continue reading...

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