10 h. ago Dramatic moment paraglider smashes into a tree as he recklessly dashes down ski slope in an illegal wingsuit

THIS is the terrifying moment a paraglider crashes into a tree after using a banned "speedwing". Dramatic footage filmed from a nearby ski lift shows the paraglider soaring above Mammoth Mountain, California – but the high was short-lived. The reckless thrill-seeker suddenly lost height and crashed to the ground. Video shows the paraglider skidding some...

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34 h. ago Ibiza hotel where two Scots plunged to their deaths confirms re

AN IBIZA hotel where two Scottish men died after plunging from their balconies has announced a re-brand. Evan Thomson, 26, and Gary Kelly, 19, both lost their lives last summer at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. Evan, from Aberdeen, fell from the sixth floor of the hotel on July 7 and Gary, from Dundee, died after...

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51 h. ago Hundreds of children placed in illegal care homes because of chilling failures

A damning report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee warned that the use of unregistered care homes for children is widespread despite the Government vowing to stamp this out by 2027

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3 d. ago Hospital trust slammed by watchdog after woman dies while waiting almost three months for cancer treatment

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust figures show that at the end of August, 664 patients were waiting longer than 62 days to confirm a cancer diagnosis, or rule it out, and begin treatment

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3 d. ago Home secretary says she has lost confidence in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

Statement by Shabana Mahmood is blow to Craig Guildford’s chances of remaining West Midlands police chief constable UK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary has said she has lost confidence in the West Midlands chief constable after a “damning” report into a ban on Israeli fans from a football game in Birmingham.The inquiry, which was ordered by Shabana Mahmood and carried out by the policing inspectorate His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, found the force made a series of errors in how it gathered and handled intelligence. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago London in grip of worst new homes crisis since Second World War, warns damning new report

The housing shortage is leaving many Londoners having to pay sky-high rents or take out big mortgages to buy a property

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5 d. ago London in worst new homes crisis since WW2, warns damning report

London in worst new homes crisis since WW2, warns damning report  MSN

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6 d. ago Scots firefighters warn lives will be lost if service hit with more cuts

The warning comes ahead of Tuesday's Scottish Budget where SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison will set out the government's spending plans.

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7 d. ago At least six people are killed in Mississippi shooting rampage as gunman opens fire at three locations

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said the shooting saw 'multiple innocent lives lost' before authorities took a suspect into custody.

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7 d. ago More than 1,000 events planned in US after ICE shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

ICE Out for Good vigils and rallies are being tracked online by Indivisible, the group behind the No Kings protestsMore than a thousand protests are planned across the US this Saturday and Sunday after ICE agents shot three people, one fatally, in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, this week.“This weekend, people all over are coming together not just to mourn the lives lost to ICE violence, but to confront a pattern of harm that has torn families apart and terrorized our communities,” said Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, an organizer of “ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Multiple people are killed in Mississippi as cops arrest suspect

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said the shooting saw 'multiple innocent lives lost' before authorities took a suspect into custody.

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9 d. ago Poignant tribute to victims and memory of Wales' worst disaster

The tribute will mark 60 years since 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a massive coal spoil collapsed and engulfed a school

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1 week ago Irish president says recent lives lost in Venezuela ‘appalling’ and ‘overlooked’

Catherine Connolly made the comments as she made a speech during the open ceremony of the Young Scientist exhibition.

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1 week ago Three LA wildfire victims on surviving the horror – and what happened next

After their lives were upended last year, they’re finally regaining their footing – but memories of the fires still haunt themFew among the nearly 10 million people who live in Los Angeles county were left untouched by last year’s disastrous firestorm. Driven by strong winds through parched vegetation, multiple fires exploded in quick succession last January, and devoured roughly 16,000 structures on all sides of LA.Thirty-one lives were lost and thousands more were for ever changed. For many, a new chapter of the disaster began to unfold when the flames were extinguished, while the slow road to recovery started to take shape in the year that followed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The 8 teens who lost their lives to violence on the streets of London in 2025

The 8 teens who lost their lives to violence on the streets of London in 2025  News Shopper

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1 week ago Manchester Arena attack families demand MI5 held accountable in 'Hillsborough Law'

Families of those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding action over MI5 as part of a new law designed to prevent cover-ups

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1 week ago Elon Musk is moving back into politics. Can’t he take up a new hobby instead? Arwa Mahdawi

It didn’t go very well for him last time, but the tech billionaire seems to have abandoned his plans for a third party and has renewed his bromance with the president “You know, I’ve generally found that when I get involved in politics, it ends up badly,” Elon Musk mused on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast in November.Oh, we know, Elon, we most definitely know. The world is still reeling from the tech billionaire’s little experiment in politicking last year. Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) slashed federal jobs, dismantled foreign aid programmes and left a trail of chaos in its wake. It’s not clear whether any taxpayer money was saved, but experts are warning a lot of lives will be lost. By one calculation, there could be about 14 million excess deaths across the globe by 2030 if the US fails to restore aid funding. Thanks, Elon! Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scots patient waited over 400 days to start tests for suspected prostate cancer

EXCLUSIVE: The horror figure was revealed amid an ongoing row over long waits for cancer treatment.

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1 week ago US' Venezuela operation claims 40 lives as civilians say they 'lost everything' in airstrike

At least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel, have reportedly been killed during a US operation in Venezuela, with residents describing devastation and loss

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Anthony Joshua returns to UK to attend funeral after fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria last week, in which two of his close friends lost their lives.

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