20 h. ago Couple caught having sex in 'holy' church grounds by parishioners learn fate

Two people caught by shocked parishioners at a city centre church have learned their fate after pleading guilty to a 'lewd, obscene and disgusting act outraging public decency'

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22 h. ago Twelve injured after woman stabs people at Hamburg train station

Police say six victims critically wounded in attack by 39-year-old assailant in the German cityTwelve people have been wounded – six critically – after a woman with a knife stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg.Police said the assailant was a 39-year-old woman who was believed to have acted alone when she attacked people on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 in the station late on Friday. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Dog owners using pooches to replace kids and it's affecting birthrate

Many dog owners regard their pets as as their children and consider them as part of the family – but the UK birthrate has plummeted since 2010

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33 h. ago Inside the city where people are choosing pampered pets over children

The rising passion for dogs has coincided with falling human fertility

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54 h. ago Ariana Grande posts tribute to Manchester on anniversary of Arena bombing

The singer posted a subtle tribute to the city, where a suicide bomber killed 22 people after her performance at the Manchester Arena

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61 h. ago Washington shooting: Terrorism police swarm city street as two people killed in horror attack

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

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68 h. ago At least 4 people involved in killing of Mexico City mayor's senior aides, police say

At least three vehicles and four people were involved in the killing of the personal secretary and a close adviser of Mexico City’s mayor

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69 h. ago Minister condemns Israeli military after British diplomats caught in shooting

Two British diplomats are understood to have been among a group of around 20 people involved in the West Bank city of Jenin.

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3 d. ago Peter Andre is supported by children Princess and Junior at screening of Jafaican after defending his decision to star in 'disrespectful' movie

The singer has been accused of 'posing in modern blackface,' after wearing dreadlocks and adopting Jamaican accent for his role as con artist Gary Buckle.

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3 d. ago Peter Andre is supported by children Princess and Junior at screening of controversial film Jafaican after accusations of 'modern blackface'

The singer has been accused of 'posing in modern blackface,' after wearing dreadlocks and adopting Jamaican accent for his role as con artist Gary Buckle.

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4 d. ago People say city 'is dead' as huge cost of keeping shopping centre open revealed

Readers have been reacting to the news that Newport's Friars Walk shopping centre has been kept afloat by taxpayer funds for the last eight years, to the tune of £3.5m

Economics

4 d. ago German police arrest a suspect in the attack that injured 5 people outside a bar

German police have arrested a suspect in the attack that injured five people outside a bar in the western German city of Bielefeld

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5 d. ago Soccer still has the power to leave us in tears. I should know

Whether fans were celebrating, saying goodbye to an old home or remembering those no longer with us, the game’s power was on show this weekendSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereWhat was striking on Saturday, after Crystal Palace had beaten Manchester City to win the FA Cup, was how many people were in tears. The camera roamed the stands, capturing the images of Palace fans in disbelief after winning their first ever major trophy. Some were hugging those next to them, some waved their arms incoherently and others just stared, overcome. But a significant proportion were sobbing. Soccer can often seem an angry game, with crowds fuelled by rage; this was something very different, very hard to explain.Palace’s pre-match tifo had shown an image of a father hugging his two sons in the stand at Old Trafford after Darren Ambrose had scored a 35-yard drive there for Palace in a League Cup quarter-final in 2011-12. It turned out the two lads were among the Palace fans at Wembley and t...

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6 d. ago German police search for man who attacked and injured several people outside a bar

German police are searching for a man who attacked and injured at least five people in the western city of Bielefeld

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6 d. ago This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness

During the McCarthy era’s darkest days, public lands came under attack. History now repeats itself – and this may be the last chance to defend what’s oursIn 1913, on a remote, windswept stretch of buffalo-grass prairie in western North Dakota, Roald Peterson was born – the ninth of 11 children to hardy Norwegian homesteaders.The child fell in love with the ecosystem he was born into. It was a landscape as awe-inspiring and expansive as the ocean, with hawks riding sage-scented winds by day and the Milky Way glowing at night. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Brooklyn Bridge LIVE: Two dead and two fighting for life after Mexican Navy ship hits landmark

The 147-foot mast of the Cuauhtémoc collided with the lower level of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, killing two people and injuring several more in horror scenes

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6 d. ago Brooklyn Bridge ship crash live: 19 people injured after Mexican navy vessel hits New York City landmark

Incident occurred at around 9 p.m. leaving 19 injured as all three masts of sail ship snapped bringing down rigging

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6 d. ago Mexican navy ship hits Brooklyn Bridge during promotional tour

Three of the ship’s masts could be seen snapping and partially collapsing after they brushed the bridge in New York CityA Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.The New York City mayor said 19 people were injured in the incident, four seriously. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge leaving two people dead

Three of the ship’s masts could be seen snapping and partially collapsing after they brushed the bridge in New York CityA Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.New York City mayor Eric Adams said two people were killed in the incident – another 19 people were injured, including two critically. There were 277 people aboard the ship – the Cuauhtémoc – when it lost power and struck the bridge, Adams said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Massive gangs hanging around city centre make people not want to shop there

Youths have been gathering in huge numbers in areas around Liverpool city centre and intimidating residents and visitors with reports of individuals being kicked, spat on and verbally abused

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