47 m. ago True crime obsessed Brits become 'detectives' to crack cold cases like Jill Dando murder

Four out of ten people have become amateur detectives to try to crack unsolved crimes like the Jill Dando murder or Lord Lucan disappearance using digital databases, researchers found

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66 m. ago England’s Shoaib Bashir unfazed by Nathan Lyon’s opinion ahead of Ashes series

The spinner is currently recovering from surgery on a finger.

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76 m. ago Last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank was honoured for courage and dedication during an attack on a German submarine that left him seriously injured.

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1 hour ago Mayenda sparks stunning Sunderland start to increase Potter’s West Ham pain

Advertising hoardings dotted around Sunderland are adorned with inviting images of long, sandy beaches and invite visitors to embark on adventures in “our city by the sea”. It is all part of an £80m project designed to reinvent and regenerate the post-industrial riverside area around the Stadium of Light, but West Ham had evidently not bargained for this rejuvenation to extend to the football team.As the second half unfolded an exhilarating afternoon that exceeded the wildest dreams of even the most optimistic Sunderland fans became not so much so an adventure as an ordeal by the North Sea for West Ham. Right from the start a Sunderland starting XI featuring seven debut-making summer signings and only three survivors of May’s playoff final triumph, looked quick, agile and extremely nimble footed. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Spurs benefit from brand new Premier League rule as Burnley star embarrassed

History was made during Tottenham's clash with Burnley as goalkeeper Martin Dubravka became the first player in the Premier League to fall foul of a new rule change

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2 h. ago ‘The Left blacklisted me for criticising smug London Review of Books’

‘The Left blacklisted me for criticising smug London Review of Books’  The Telegraph

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2 h. ago Boris Johnson splashes out on Greek holiday cocktails with Carrie and kids

The ex-PM lounged on the beach and swam in the sea on the sunshine break in Greece with his wife and children, enjoying cocktails under a parasol and munching on crisps

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2 h. ago Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation

Marah Abu Zuhri, 20, arrived in Pisa on an Italian humanitarian flight along with other critical patientsA 20-year-old Palestinian woman suffering from severe malnutrition who was evacuated from Gaza to Italy this week has died, a hospital in Pisa has said.The woman, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on an Italian government humanitarian flight on Wednesday night. Zuhri had come to Italy with her mother on one of three Italian air force flights that arrived this week with a total of 31 critical patients suffering from serious congenital diseases, wounds or amputations, the Italian foreign ministry said at the time. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man arrested after allegation of racist abuse during Liverpool match

A 47-year-old man from Liverpool has been taken into to custody, police said

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3 h. ago Firefighters called to over 40 obese people a week after it was revealed ambulance service had to spend £30million on specialist transport

The shocking reality of the UK's obesity crisis has been laid bare by Home Office data on the number of firefighter callouts for helping members of the public who are 'overweight or plus size'.

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3 h. ago Pregnant Katherine Ryan shows off her growing baby bump as she heads out with daughter after hitting back at her critics over past sexual arrangement

Katherine, who is expecting her fourth child, already has son Fred, four, as well as daughters Violet, 16, and Fenna, two, with husband Bobby Kootstra.

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3 h. ago 'Suspenseful' Netflix crime drama fans are binging in two days revealed

With six episodes in the mini series, fans are hooked

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3 h. ago 'I just want his face melted': The chilling EncroChat texts revealing how gangland enforcer ordered Liverpool hitman to blind his rivals with acid attacks

EXCLUSIVE: Philip Waugh is among hundreds of British gang bosses now in jail after police hacked into EncroChat, an encrypted communication platform used by criminals.

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3 h. ago ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ spent months planning Arkansas prison escape – report

Corrections department review shows how Grant Hardin made fake guard uniform and details lax security at facilityA former police chief known and convicted murderer known as “the devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and he said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed him to gather the supplies he needed, according to an internal review by prison officials released on Friday.The state corrections department’s critical incident review of Grant Hardin’s 25 May escape from the Calico Rock prison provides the most detailed description so far of his planning – and the issues that allowed him to walk out of the facility. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ITV One Night star Jodie Whittaker's real life from husband to family tragedy

Jodie Whittaker has enjoyed a successful career in both TV and film, with the star now set to return to our screens in new ITV crime drama One Night

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3 h. ago Middle East crisis live: time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – updates

Mette Frederiksen says recognition should take place when a ‘sustainable and democratic state’ could be created, and that Denmark would use its EU presidency to increase pressure on Israel and HamasThe Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700 people have been arrested for supporting the group since its proscription on 5 July.We are deeply concerned about the unimaginable crisis in Gaza, which is having a terrible impact on civilians and especially the children. Starvation is deepening. Water scarcity is increasing very much each day. Colleagues on the ground are reporting that people are now basically rationing between either using water for drinking or for hygiene. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Face of 'knifeman' hunted over serious attack inside a house is released by detectives on his trail

Lee Boocock, 36, is wanted by police following a serious attack which took place yesterday inside a property in Shipley, West Yorkshire, and left a man critically injured.

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3 h. ago Glenn Maxwell steers Australia to T20 series win over South Africa in thriller

Third T20i: Australia, 173-8, bt SA, 172-7, by two wktsMaxwell’s 62 gets hosts home with one ball to spareAustralia’s Glenn Maxwell produced an unbeaten half-century in a tense chase to help the hosts edge out South Africa by two wickets in the third and final T20 international in Cairns on Saturday. Maxwell’s unbeaten 62 off 36 balls helped Australia chase down 173 with one ball to spare at the Cazalys Stadium, completing a 2-1 series victory in style.After 18 overs, it was a run-a-ball target for Australia with Maxwell in the middle. The South African bowler Corbin Bosch (three for 26) claimed two wickets and kept Maxwell away from the strike. Needing 10 off the last over from Lungi Ngidi, Maxwell took six from the first four balls before reverse-sweeping for four to seal Australia’s dramatic victory. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Pregnant Katherine Ryan shows off her growing baby bump as she heads out with daughter after hitting back at her critics over past sexual arrangement

Katherine, who is expecting her fourth child, already has son Fred, four, as well as daughters Violet, 16, and Fenna, two, with husband Bobby Kootstra.

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3 h. ago Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was released and returned to Israel after being charged with luring a child for a sex actAn Israeli government cybersecurity official was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since evidently been released from custody and returned to Israel. Continue reading...

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