8 h. ago The Guardian view on UK national security: a case of state failure | Editorial

This week’s partisan blame game is the wrong response to the collapse of the alleged Chinese spying case. The failure of governance runs deeperThe China spying row has revealed disturbing weaknesses in the processes of the UK state. It cannot be in the national interest for a case involving national security to get so close to the courts and then for it to be abandoned in what remain mysterious circumstances. Public confidence, as well as security itself, are inevitably placed at risk. But this genuinely important issue now risks being blanketed by the fog of the party-political battle at Westminster.For the third time this week, MPs spent Thursday trading accusations about whether the Conservatives or Labour are more to blame for the fiasco of last month’s collapsed prosecution. To be fair, the latest exchanges did not descend to the abject “did-didn’t” level that was reached at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday. Politicians from Sir Keir Starmer...

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12 h. ago 'I heard a loud bang in our sitting room, and then our lives changed forever': Influencer recalls the moment her three

Annabelle was airlifted to Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin, immediately after the accident to receive treatment for the 'severe trauma to her head'.

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13 h. ago Influencer dies in mysterious circumstances days after plastic surgery

Alejandra Esquin, who went by the moniker Baby Demoni online, had a substantial following on social media when her body was found in critical condition at her home in Bogota, Colombia

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36 h. ago Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80

Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in IndiaThe veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who ran five times for the presidency and had a profound influence on the country’s politics, has died aged 80 in India.Odinga was in the southern city of Kochi for treatment. The Press Trust of India news agency reported that he suffered a cardiac arrest during a morning walk. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Influencer dies 30 minutes after her final livestream, and police spot eerie detail

Korean influencer Yoon Ji-ah was found dead on a mountainside after her final livestream. According to authorities, the TikToker was attacked just 30 minutes after she finished filming

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8 d. ago Influencer dies after complications from 'fox eyes' cosmetic surgery

Adair Mendes Dutra Junior, 31, complained of complications from a cosmetic 'fox eye' procedure and died shortly after he shared photos of his swollen and bruised face

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9 d. ago Brazilian fashion influencer Junior Dutra dies at age 31 after alleged 'fox eyes' procedure complications

The influencer - who goes by Junior Dutra on Instagram - passed on October 3, a month after claiming to have suffered complications from a 'fox eyes' surgery.

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1 week ago Influencer dies on live stream while climbing infamous 3,000ft 'El Capitan'

A popular climbing influencer has fallen to his death while live streaming his climb of the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California as viewers watched on

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1 week ago Fans in shock as climbing influencer dies during livestream after fall from Yosemite's El Capitan

Balin Miller, a 23-year-old climbing influencer, died while live-streaming himself climbing El Capitan, a famous vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park.

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1 week ago TikTok influencer Jacinda Jenkins dies as mum shares heartbreaking video

Mother-of-two Jacinda Jenkins died on September 29 at the age of 28 - and her heartbroken mum wants to .

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2 w. ago Woman, 23, who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

Paloma Shemiran turned down cancer treatment and instead followed an “alternative treatment programme” led by her mother, prominent online conspiracy theorist Kate “Kay” Shemirani

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2 w. ago Graduate who died at 23 after refusing chemo was 'influenced' by conspiracy theorist mum

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed last year after refusing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Cambridge student had followed an 'alternative' treatment plan including daily coffee enemas

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2 w. ago Woman who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed on July 19 last year and was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital where she died five days later.

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2 w. ago Horrifying moment influencer dies in fireball crashlanding while live

Tang Feiji was broadcasting the flight to his followers on September 27, before he suddenly lost control of the twin-rotor craft in Jiange Country, central China.

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2 w. ago 'Ryan knows more than he's telling us': She vanished from her boyfriend's yacht in mysterious circumstances. Now her tearful friend insists he still has questions to answer

More than four years have passed since Kate Owen's friend Sarm Heslop disappeared from he boyfriend's yacht in the Caribbean. 

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2 w. ago Influencer dies in front of thousands of fans in ultralight helicopter fireball crash

Over 1,000 people were watching Tang Feiji fly his ultralight helicopter when there was a sudden crash, causing the aircraft to burst into flames and kill the pilot

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2 w. ago Influencer dies after crashing plane during livestream in front of horrified fans

Viewers sat back and watched the influencer crash a plane as he livestreamed his own death, and they desperately tried to raise alarm bells to "save him"

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2 w. ago TikTok star Paola Caldera dead: Influencer mum dies of cancer aged just 30 after amassing 237k fans

TIKTOK star and mum-of-two Paola Caldera has died aged 30 following a year-long battle with cancer. The beloved Venezuelan influencer had amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across social media advising US immigrants on how to achieve the American Dream. Paola was best known for her well-documented story - fleeing her home country before applying...

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3 w. ago The late DJ Chris Hill galvanised funkateers, brought Black music to the clubs – and got Mick Jones dancing

The legendary Essex DJ, who died earlier this month, was a cultural influencer before there was such a thing. He democratised the dancefloor, fearlessly blended genres and understood the power of personalityIf you are a fan of club culture, soul, Brit funk, acid house, all-dayers, the radio edit of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn, weekenders or Sinéad O’Connor then – whether you know it or not – you are part of the world shaped by Chris Hill, who died on 11 September after a short illness.Hill was an Essex-born, working-class DJ who loved Black music so much he made it his mission to bring it to the pubs, clubs, airwaves, pop charts and record shops of England by any means necessary. He started out in the 1960s trading blues records and landed a residency in 1967 playing jazz at The Orsett Cock in Essex; later came a soul residency at the Goldmine nightclub on Canvey Island, Essex, and from there to the Lacy Lady in Ilford, east London, and headlining the Caister Soul Weekender in Norfolk. Con...

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3 w. ago Teen beauty queen, 16, found dead in house after night out with friends

Gabrielly Moreira, 16, was found dead at a consruction site in Brazil last week. Her father said she died under 'mysterious' circumstances after her friends gave different stories about what happened

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