76 m. ago Welcome to Crack Alley: Desperate locals call high street a 'no

Parts of Bradford have become Britain's latest no-go zone, where drug-fuelled chaos and violence have left locals scared to walk the streets and businesses go to the wall.

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5 h. ago London leaver: 'It's easy to almost forget there's life outside the M25'

On Friday evenings Tori Halman and her boyfriend Rob Overall would be cosy at home, cooking pasta and enjoying a glass of wine, while listening to the shrieks and shouts of twentysomething revellers beginning their big nights out.

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11 h. ago Locals in seaside town where beloved grandfather died after being attacked by 'plastic gangsters' are terrified to leave their homes due to violent gangs of catapult wielding yobs

EXCLUSIVE: Terrified locals in a quaint seaside town claim they are terrified to go outside after dark due to mobs of violent drunk youths.

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21 h. ago ‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France

Almost 300 researchers have applied for for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia It was on a US-bound flight in March, as Brian Sandberg stressed about whether he would be stopped at security, that the American historian knew the time had come for him to leave his home country.For months, he had watched Donald Trump’s administration unleash a multipronged attack on academia – slashing funding, targeting international students and deeming certain fields and even keywords off limits. As his plane approached the US, it felt as though the battle had hit home, as Sandberg worried that he would face reprisals over comments he had made during his travels to the French media on the future of research in the US. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Is THIS Britain's saddest seaside shopping centre? Locals say the once

EXCLUSIVE: A seaside resort's 'ghost town' shopping centre has become the latest casualty of a downward spiral which had seen the once proud area plagued by drunks and vandals.

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29 h. ago ‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing

Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops on the highway – have led to questions about the safety of the brand. Why won’t Tesla give any answers?It was a Monday afternoon in June 2023 when Rita Meier, 45, joined us for a video call. Meier told us about the last time she said goodbye to her husband, Stefan, five years earlier. He had been leaving their home near Lake Constance, Germany, heading for a trade fair in Milan.Meier recalled how he hesitated between taking his Tesla Model S or her BMW. He had never driven the Tesla that far before. He checked the route for charging stations along the way and ultimately decided to try it. Rita had a bad feeling. She stayed home with their three children, the youngest less than a year old. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Screams erupt as cabin full people is washed away by historic Texas floods

Screams from inside the home could be heard as the structure rapidly followed the current, leaving a group of young people stranded on the floating house.

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41 h. ago Boy, 4, mauled to death by landlord's dog after mum 'leaves kids alone with pit bull at home'

Four-year-old Enzo Gabriel Silva Custodio died at his rented family home in Itumbiara, Brazil, this week after he and his siblings were left alone with a pit bull

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42 h. ago Alison Hammond's son Aidan confesses to leaving home after disputes with TV star mum

Alison Hammond's son, Aidan, has opened up about his relationship with his famous mum as the pair are set to appear on screen together in the latest series of Celebrity Gogglebox

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45 h. ago Smartphone bans in Dutch schools have improved learning, study finds

After initial concerns, pupils are said to be more focused and have better social interactions with each otherBans on smartphones in Dutch schools have improved the learning environment despite initial protests, according to a study commissioned by the government of the Netherlands.National guidelines, introduced in January 2024, recommend banning smartphones from classrooms and almost all schools have complied. Close to two-thirds of secondary schools ask pupils to leave their phones at home or put them in lockers, while phones are given in at the start of a lesson at one in five. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Haiti gangsters like 'Barbecue' now have 'near total control' as nation 'on brink'

A worrying new UN report has warned Haiti's violent criminal gangs have nearly taken over the capital and are pushing the country 'closer to the brink'

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49 h. ago Council pays domestic abuse victim £1,600 after leaving him homeless for weeks

‘Waltham Forest Council let this man down when he approached it for help,’ a watchdog finds

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3 d. ago Teenager dies after doing backflip to celebrate leaving home to 'start new life'

Sonny Blundell was celebrating moving out with his girlfriend.

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4 d. ago Travellers terrorised families with drills and threatened to burn down their homes after they ask them to leave a park

Terrified residents claim travellers attacked their cars with drills and threatened to torch their homes after they begged them to leave a park.

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4 d. ago Workers living in fear of ICE raids in Los Angeles are hiding ‘like Anne Frank’

Immigration officials inspiring climate of ‘insanity and fear’ in California city leaving many too scared to leave their homes or go to work, locals say

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5 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews 24 Hours In Police Custody: The Butcher Of Suburbia: Armchair sleuths will have cracked this case before the first ad break...

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Channel 4 is agog for anything to do with homes and properties, but the serious crime squad should leave guided tours to Phil and Kirstie.

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6 d. ago El Salvador threatens to send its violent gangsters to France after Paris Fashion Week criticised the country's mega

Nayib Bukele, the Central American country's president issued the grim warning after a Paris Fashion Week show criticised the treatment of inmates at one of the nation's mega prisons.

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6 d. ago Government says stock up on nine emergency items as war risk increases

The items can all be kept in an emergency bag in case you need them urgently, or need to leave your home quickly

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7 d. ago Wrestling fan arrested after trying to break into WWE star Liv Morgan's home while brandishing an air rifle

An obsessed Canadian wrestling fan was arrested after showing up at WWE star Liv Morgan's home with an air rifle, before leaving a handwritten note on her porch claiming it was just a 'friendly visit.'

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7 d. ago 'A dog adopted me in Peru and wouldn't leave my side, now I'm bringing him home'

EXCLUSIVE: Mirelle Radley had originally planned to hike Machu Picchu with her cousin but a spinal fracture forced a change of plans - and landed her with a new friend

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