20 m. ago Traitors winner was on luxury cruise where grandad, 60, died in 'stag do fight'

Beloved grandad James Messham, 60, was reportedly on a stag do when he was killed in an "altercation" after the MSC Virtuosa set sail from Southampton for a two-night mini-cruise

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23 m. ago More than 40 Labour MPs say welfare cuts ‘impossible to support’

The backbenchers called for planned cuts to be delayed until at least the autumn.

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33 m. ago Trial of Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant ends in hung jury

The trial of a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Black man has ended in a mistrial

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38 m. ago Amazon says it’s a ‘myth’ that robots kill jobs. Here’s the reality | Benjamin Y Fong

The company is sending more packages every year – but with fewer fulfillment center workersStefano La Rovere, director of global robotics, mechatronics and sustainable packaging at Amazon, has the unfortunate task of trying to convince the public that Amazon is not in fact automating away human labor with its robotics deployments.“It is a myth that technology and robots take out jobs,” La Rovere told CNBC last year. He said robots assisted workers “by reducing walking distance between assignments, by taking away repetitive motions, or by helping them to lift heavy weights. In turn, our employees can learn new skills.”Benjamin Y Fong is associate director of the Center for Work & Democracy at Arizona State University and keeps a newsletter on labor & logistics at ontheseams.substack.com. Continue reading...

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42 m. ago Mother saw gunman shoot son near Damilola Taylor centre, court told

Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was fatally injured close to the Damilola Taylor centre in Peckham, south-east London, the Old Bailey was told on Thursday.

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56 m. ago Disabled man killed himself by driving his motorised wheelchair over harbour wall and into the sea in front of stunned passers

Murdo Macleod Mackenzie was seen feeding birds at Poole Quay in Dorset before steering the machine and plunging over the edge.

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62 m. ago Man shot dead in road rage horror brought back to life by AI to address killer

US Army veteran Christopher Pelkey was fatally shot by Gabriel Paul Horcasitas in a road rage incident on his way home from a church softball game in Arizona on November 13, 2021

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78 m. ago Smokey Robinson blasts ‘vile’ lawsuit where housekeepers accused him of rape and calls it a money grab

Smokey Robinson, 85, denies four housekeepers’ allegations that he sexually assaulted them from 2007 to 2024

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93 m. ago Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month UK politics live – latest updatesMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago New York helicopter broke apart in midair before deadly crash, report shows

NTSB report is US government’s first public explanation about what might have happenedUS transportation safety officials have released images of the New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed earlier this year, killing a family of five and the pilot, showing that the aircraft began to break apart in midair, according to a preliminary report released on Wednesday.The report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is the government’s first public explanation about what might have happened on 10 April, when the Bell 206L-4 helicopter plunged into the river. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Twins, 12, among those killed in Indian border town in Pakistani shelling: ‘We are paying with our blood’

Pakistan’s attack in Poonch has left a trail of devastation, with homes shattered and families torn apart in the border town that never saw it coming, Shweta Sharma and Mohammad Dawood report

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1 hour ago Bodybuilder was 'on date with secret lover hours after he killed wife' with mum's help

Luiz Garnica was accused of using rat poison to kill his wife Larissa Rodrigues - with help from his elderly mum - and allegedly went on a date with his mistress the night his wife died

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1 hour ago Teacher with deadly allergy says £10k honeymoon flight could kill her

Bethany Roads, 27, says she could be forced to cancel her £16,000 honeymoon over fears that she could suffer a deadly allergy attack from peanuts being served on board her flight

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1 hour ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola issues gushing message to 'special' axed co

The dancer shared a social media post about his former Strictly Come Dancing co-star as they marked a personal milestone ahead of their planned return to the UK

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2 h. ago Teen best friends die 'hand in hand' on roadside after driver ignores pleas to slow down

Anthony McGinn, 61, crashed into a tree killing Kiea McCann, 17, and Dlava Mohamed, 16, after he drove at more than 90mph in a 50mph zone on a wet road

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2 h. ago New image of what a proposed Valleys hotel and spa could look like

Plans for the Rock Grounds in Aberdare are undergoing pre planning consultation

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2 h. ago Screen time is 'killing the family dinner chat', survey shows

Children are having to tell their parents to put their phones down at the table too 👀

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2 h. ago Redevelopment of Curzon Mayfair set to go ahead after lengthy legal dispute ends

Leaseholder drops its opposition to plans to modernise the historic art deco venue

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2 h. ago Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts

Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045

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2 h. ago Killer of Met sergeant Matt Ratana loses conviction and sentence appeal bids

Louis De Zoysa, 27, was given a whole life order in July 2023 after being convicted of Sgt Matt Ratana’s murder the previous month.

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