20 m. ago Sir Keir Starmer opens up to Pete Wicks about brother's death in 'very difficult' admission

The Prime Minister's brother Nick died on Boxing Day 2024 at the age of 60 following a battle with cancer

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23 m. ago Russian toddler stung by jellyfish during Malaysian holiday dies

Two-year-old succumbs to complications related to box jellyfish sting after four days

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45 m. ago This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical | Gaby Hinsliff

It is uncomfortable to watch royals appealing to the nation’s best instincts while an elected government feels compelled to chase our worstEvery child has the right to feel safe, loved and as if they belong.Put like that, there is nothing remotely radical about what the Princess of Wales used her first public speech since recovering from cancer to say: that families need consistently nurturing environments to flourish; that the world could actually use a bit more tenderness; that we are all responsible for the culture in which future generations grow up; and that (as she told an audience of blue-chip employers) caring for others is work deserving of respect. It’s the reasons why those motherhood-and-apple-pie values don’t always prevail in real life, rather than the values themselves, that are generally too contentious for the carefully apolitical royals. Yet what were once safe, bland nothings are increasingly no longer so – and not just because of the awkward shadow now cast over ...

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1 hour ago Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire

‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.Donations collected by volunteers and funnelled to needy families living in temporary shelters and struggling with illness, hunger and malnutrition have been harder to raise since then, according to organisers, many of whom have been running volunteer initiatives for Palestinians in Gaza on third-party crowdfunding platforms over the past two years. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Boris chaos during pandemic led to needless deaths of those we loved

Record View says the inquiry report does not feel like justice for those who suffered the most.

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2 h. ago Haunting details emerge after killing of two Australian brothers on surf holiday in Mexico

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in relation to the alleged murder of of two Australian brothers Mexico as their families give statements to the court

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2 h. ago Haunting details emerge after killing of two Australian brothers 'thrown down a well' in Mexico

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in relation to the alleged murder of of two Australian brothers Mexico as their families give statements to the court

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2 h. ago North Korean soldier 'beaten to death by superiors' for failing to collect fuel

The soldier was reportedly beaten into unconsciousness and left for dead after failing to source enough fuel, with the death shining a spotlight on corruption and bullying in the army

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2 h. ago Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

Capitol Police said the lawmakers Trump targeted were going to be on ‘24/7 security,’ Senator Elissa Slotkin said

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3 h. ago Mani's devastating final Facebook post to wife Imelda before Stone Roses' star's death

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield, the legendary bassist for Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died aged 63, just days after posting a Facebook tribute to his late wife Imelda

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3 h. ago A popular supplement has been linked to the deaths of six people in California. But no one knows the exact danger it poses

Several states have banned kratom, an unregulated supplement, that has been linked to six deaths in Los Angeles County

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4 h. ago Florida rapist on death row for 36 years becomes record 17th to be executed this year

Florida has now more than doubled its previous record of executions in a year, after Richard Barry Randolph was punished by lethal injection for the brutal murder and rape of Minnie Ruth McCollum

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4 h. ago Suicidal British woman travelled to the US 'to be murdered in Airbnb by man she met in an online fetish chatroom'

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sonia Exelby, a 32-year-old digital content creator, flew to Florida last month 'seeking a violent death' just days before her body was found buried in a shallow grave.

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5 h. ago Did Bradford shopkeeper fake his own death? Friends left baffled by worker who reappeared five years after he vanished without a trace

Colleagues assumed Ismail Ali, a 'polite' and 'straightforward' 46-year-old, would be back behind the counter at a corner shop in Bradford, the following morning, as he always was.

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6 h. ago Florida rapist executed for killing his former manager who 'knew he was going to kill her'

Richard Barry Randolph was convicted of murder, armed robbery, sexual battery and grand theft and sentenced to death in 1989 - Minnie Ruth McCollum died six days after the brutal attack

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6 h. ago Democrats targeted in Trump’s death penalty threat disappointed over Republican reaction: Live updates

Democrat lawmakers told the military to refuse illegal orders in a video released Tuesday

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6 h. ago Dad stabbed to death is pictured as family pay tribute to ‘much loved father’ & cops charge man with murder

A MUCH-loved father who was stabbed to death in an alleged burglary has been pictured as his family pays their tributes. Cops have now charged a 28-year-old man with murder and aggravated burglary. The first picture of Anthony Priestley, 53, has been released after he was stabbed to death at a home in Coventry on...

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7 h. ago Judge criticizes federal prosecutors for relying on testimony by officer with credibility concerns

A federal judge has ruled that police in the nation’s capital illegally seized a gun from a man they stopped outside a laundromat

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7 h. ago MARK ALMOND: Why I fear a $100m corruption scandal involving a crony with a gold loo could force Zelensky to accept Trump's suicidal peace deal

On the home front, he is mired in an escalating corruption scandal involving some of his closest cronies.

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7 h. ago Justice Department insists Comey indictment was properly approved as it tries to keep case afloat

The Trump-appointed prosecutor overseeing the James Comey case is insisting in a new court filing that the full grand jury approved the final indictment against the former FBI director

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