18 h. ago Haydock stabbing: Second person arrested on suspicion of murder after man knifed to death

Police have launched a murder investigation and have arrested two people in connection to a man who was found stabbed to death inside a flat in Liverpool on Friday

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24 h. ago LIVE: Large emergency service presence after 'police incident' on major Rochdale road

Whitworth Road is closed in both directions

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24 h. ago LIVE: Attempted murder inquiry launched after four people injured in two different car incidents in Rochdale

Police said the incident is not being treated as terrorism related

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26 h. ago Moment driver left woman seriously injured after crashing into crowd at car meet

This the moment a driver lost control and struck a crowd of people at a car meet, leaving a young woman with serious injuries.

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44 h. ago Several injured after car drives into crowd of pedestrians in Stuttgart

Authorities in Germany say a vehicle slammed into a group of pedestrians in the southwestern city of Stuttgart, injuring several people, some of them seriously

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45 h. ago Several injured when a car slams into them in the German city of Stuttgart. The driver is arrested

Authorities in Germany say a vehicle slammed into a group of pedestrians in the southwestern city of Stuttgart, injuring several people, some of them seriously

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62 h. ago One dead and another critically injured after car ploughs into restaurant as police launch manhunt for driver

Police have launched a manhunt in a desperate bid to find the driver who fled the scene on foot bfore officers arrived. The collision left one dead and one fighting for their life in hospital

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68 h. ago Brit actor breaks down as wife killed and child injured after brutal Vancouver car attack

Noel Johansen has spoken out after his wife Jenifer Darbellay was one of 11 people killed when a car ploughed into crowds at a festival in Vancouver, Canada

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2 d. ago Riots break out across France as cops and protesters pelt each other with tear gas and projectiles during May Day marches

Riot cops were seen detaining people as protestors launched smoke flares and marched in their thousands.

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3 d. ago Car ramming in Japan injures 7 schoolchildren and suspect is arrested on the scene

Police in Japan say a man was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into seven schoolchildren who were walking home

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3 d. ago Question 7 by Richard Flanagan audiobook review – a bold memoir of life and near

History and autobiography are brilliantly intertwined as the Booker-winning author explores the choices and chance connections that shape our existenceAt the start of this boldly experimental memoir, the Booker prize-winning author Richard Flanagan visits the site of a Japanese labour camp where his late father was interned during the second world war and where he ends up awkwardly having his photo taken with a former guard, Mr Sato. The war ended weeks after the US launched an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 60,000 people in less than a minute. That bomb also led to Flanagan’s father, then days from death, being freed, which in turn allowed him to father a child who would grow up to become a writer. “How many people need to die in order that you might read this book?” Flanagan asks.Question 7, named after a riddle posed by Chekhov, is a book about the connections and choices that shape our lives, for better or worse. Flanagan is the narrator, his reading by turns mournful, reflec...

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3 d. ago Investigation launched into Welsh tourist attraction after 28 people fall ill

Public Health Wales is investigating an incident at a farm in Wales

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3 d. ago Two people fighting for their life and 10 others injured after electric car ploughed into crowds in Copenhagen

An elderly man rammed his vehicle into over a dozen pedestrians, benches, and tables near the city's iconic Queen Louise's Bridge, according to Denmark's emergency services.

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3 d. ago Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy

Spain’s environment minister, Sara Aagesen, promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outageEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s environment minister has warned against attempts to blame Monday’s unprecedented blackout across the Iberian peninsula on the increasing use of renewable energy, defending the reliability of the national grid and promising a “complete audit” to establish the causes of the outage.Speaking on Wednesday afternoon as a specially designated committee prepared to meet to investigate the blackout, Sara Aagesen pushed back at opposition parties’ claims that the socialist-led government’s drive to embrace renewable energy had compromised the grid’s stability. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Government moves to secure Supreme Court appeal option in Sean Brown case

Judges in Belfast have ruled that NI Secretary Hilary Benn is acting unlawfully in failing to hold a public inquiry into Mr Brown’s murder.

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4 d. ago Celebrity hairstylist Jenn Lagron suffers ‘devastating’ injuries after being hit by alleged drunk driver

Lagron recently styled celebrities during the Grammys and Super Bowl week

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4 d. ago Fantasy Football for Pope launches as fans pick top 11 – but the Vatican isn't happy

With the Cardinals heading to Vatican City to start the process of selecting the next Pope, punters are making their own 'Fantasy Football' style team of candidates

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4 d. ago Car ploughs into several Copenhagen pedestrians as multiple people injured

A car has ploughed into a number of pedestrians on a busy bridge in Copenhagen, Denmark, with emergency services - including police and ambulance crews - rushing to the scene

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4 d. ago Queen Louise's Bridge: Car ploughs into Copenhagen pedestrians with five injured

Police in Copenhagen, Denmark, are investigating after at least five people were hurt by a driver whose vehicle ran into them on the city's Queen Louise's Bridge

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4 d. ago 'I survived a car accident and here are five things I won't get in vehicle without doing'

A 25-year-old woman named Ambrelyn has urged all drivers and car passengers to follow list of five safety things to do before getting into a car to prevent serious injuries in case of an accident

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