20 h. ago Body of schoolgirl, 11, wasn't found for more than an hour after she drowned at water park during birthday party, inquest told

Kyra Hill, 11, went missing in a designated swimming area at Total Wipeout-style assault course Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, in August 2022.

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22 h. ago Liquid Leisure park where girl, 11, drowned at birthday party 'had no signs warning of deep water'

An inquest into the death of 11-year-old schoolgirl Kyra Hill after she drowned at a water park in August 2022 has heard there were no signs warning of deep water

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22 h. ago Lanarkshire crime: Teenage girl raped in Bellshill park as police hunt for two men

Police are searching for two men seen in the Sandy Park area of Bellshill following the serious sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl.

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23 h. ago No deep water warnings at leisure park beach where girl drowned, inquest hears

Kyra Hill got into trouble in a designated swimming area when attending a birthday party at Liquid Leisure near Windsor.

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23 h. ago Lanarkshire crime: Teenage girl, 17, seriously sexually assaulted in Bellshill park as police hunt for two men

Police are searching for two men seen in the Sandy Park area of Bellshill following the serious sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl.

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47 h. ago Sex predator raped teenage girl near Hampden Park then fled to Germany

Marwan Al-Bakr was extradited from Germany after leaving the UK in the days following the attack in February 2022.

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5 d. ago British & Irish Lions: Henry Pollock in, Owen Farrell out and Maro Itoje captain for tour of Australia – live

All the latest as Andy Farrell’s touring party is unveiledEmail Niall your thoughts | Sign up for The BreakdownThis will be the Lions’ first tour of Australia since 2013, when the tourists prevailed 2-1. Warren Gatland’s side won 23-21 in Brisbane, lost 16-15 in Melbourne and then roared to a 41-16 victory in the Sydney decider.The Lions will play 10 fixtures this summer – one in Dublin and the rest in Australia. Here’s the full list of opponents: Continue reading...

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5 d. ago British & Irish Lions rugby squad announced with Itoje captain for tour of Australia – live

All the latest as Andy Farrell’s 40-strong party is unveiledEmail Niall your thoughts | Sign up for The BreakdownThis will be the Lions’ first tour of Australia since 2013, when the tourists prevailed 2-1. Warren Gatland’s side won 23-21 in Brisbane, lost 16-15 in Melbourne and then roared to a 41-16 victory in the Sydney decider.The Lions will play 10 fixtures this summer – one in Dublin and the rest in Australia. Here’s the full list of opponents: Continue reading...

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6 d. ago British & Irish Lions rugby squad announced for tour of Australia – live

All the latest as Andy Farrell’s 40-strong party is unveiledEmail Niall your thoughts | Sign up for The BreakdownLions szn is officially here. The first Test against Australia in Brisbane is just over a couple of months away, and the curtain-raiser against Argentina in Dublin will be upon us in six weeks’ time.This is the biggest milestone on the road to opening night, as Andy Farrell picks an expected 40-man squad from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales’ finest. It’ll be a career highlight for many players, and a day of great disappointment for others. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Manhunt launched after girl, 13, 'raped in woodland': Police say attacker was 'seen at McDonald's'

The attack on the young girl happened yesterday at around 7pm in Telford Town Park, Shropshire, in a wooded area with police now searching for a teenage boy.

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7 d. ago Theme park horror as girl falls from rollercoaster after carriage detaches

The child was rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries' after the ride malfunctioned on Saturday morning.

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8 d. ago UK theme park chaos as girl falls after rollercoaster carriage detaches

The horror incident happened on Saturday morning at Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza, which features a street fair, old time fair rides, steam engines and era-themed street entertainment

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8 d. ago North Wales theme park horror as girl falls 'several metres' after rollercoaster malfunctions

A young theme park visitor at Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza has been raced to hospital in North Wales after the ride she was on detached from the tracks, causing her to fall from height

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8 d. ago "She got away with it" Mum of autistic girl battered in park shares harrowing hospital pic as attacker walks free

Abbie Jarvis, then aged 12, was beaten unconscious after she was lured to a skatepark in Glasgow in October 2022.

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1 week ago Financial markets have become a bulwark against populist excesses | Phillip Inman

Custodians of global wealth have reacted with anger at attempts by people like Trump and Truss to revolutionise the economyYou say you want a revolution, sang the Beatles back in 1968. And that seems to be the interpretation of electoral results across the industrialised world.From the seismic shifts in recent US and German elections to the rise of Reform and the Green party in the UK, electorates are signalling that they reject the status quo. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Who is Mark Carney? Canada's new prime minister and former Bank of England governor

Mark Carney has been elected as Canada's new prime minister following a significant victory for the Liberal Party, overcoming Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives

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2 w. ago Labour peer says party 'will get its head kicked in' by Reform in local elections and must 'stop talking gibberish about diversity'

Maurice Glasman, the founder of the influential Blue Labour group, issued a grave warning days before the local elections in which Nigel Farage 's party is expected to make significant gains.

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2 w. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Sienna Miller spotted at 'party rottweiler' Fran Cutler's 62nd birthday

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Sienna Miller (pictured) was among the guests at Fran Cutler's 62nd birthday party this week, but there was no sign of Kate Moss.

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3 w. ago Girl, 8, breaks neck on zipline at park after being flung into the air

Lois Smeeth's parents are concerned other children could suffer broken bones as the "lethal" zipline in Ashford, Kent, remains in use following their daughter's accident

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3 w. ago Lion snatches teen girl from residential compound and mauls her to death near national park

The 14-year-old girl had been in a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park in Kenya.

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