9 h. ago Dad, 37, killed in Air India crash had travelled to scatter wife's ashes

Arjun Patoliya's wife had died from cancer 18 days earlier

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16 h. ago Minnesota police search for suspect after Democratic lawmaker shot dead and another wounded

Governor Tim Walz condemns ‘politically motivated assassination’ as search continues for Vance Luther BoelterA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband were killed and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot in the early hours of Saturday.State representative Melissa Hortman died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. Walz said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. The Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both shot multiple times and are out of surgery, and Walz said he was “cautiously optimistic” both will survive. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Two Democratic lawmakers shot, one fatally, in ‘politically motivated assassination’ in Minnesota

Police say suspect dressed as law enforcement and shot at responding officers before escapingA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband have been killed, and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot, in the early hours of Saturday.State representative Melissa Hortman has died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. He said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Minnesota politician and husband shot dead by person 'pretending to be police officer'

Senator Tim Walz says lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband have been killed while John Hoffman and his wife were injured after "targeted shootings".

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25 h. ago Minnesota politician and husband shot dead in home by man 'posing as a police officer'

State representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed and senator John Hoffman and his wife were injured by the gunman in the 'targeted shootings' which took place in their homes

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26 h. ago Girls orphaned when father died in Air India crash after scattering wife’s ashes

Arjun Patoliya, 37, was killed 18 days after his wife Bharti died from cancer, a GoFundMe to support his children said.

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26 h. ago Minnesota politician shot dead by 'person pretending to be police officer'

Senator Tim Walz says lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, in the US state of Minnesota, have been killed while John Hoffman and his wife were injured after "targeted shootings"

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35 h. ago Man killed his wife and then microwaved their beloved dog to death

Police found a woman's body stabbed to death, locked in a bedroom in an apartment strewn with rotting food, dog poo and pills. They also found a Pomeranian microwaved to death before the man responsible was found at the Canadian border.

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46 h. ago Husband who stabbed wife to death as she pushed their baby in a pram made threats to 'kill her if she ever left him', court hears

Kulsuma Akter, 27, suffered more than 25 knife injuries during the attack by Habibur Masum, 26, when he confronted her while she pushed the infant in a pram.

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52 h. ago Man who stabbed wife in front of baby threatened to ‘kill her if she left him’

Kulsuma Akter, 27, was confronted in the street by Habibur Masum, 26, who had tracked her to a refuge in Bradford.

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53 h. ago Two girls orphaned after Air India crash victim killed as he fulfilled wife's dying wish

Arjun Patolia had been visiting the north Indian city of Amreli to scatter his late wife's ashes in a local river

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54 h. ago Air India victim, 4, mourned as her friend 'keeps asking when she'll come home'

Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hanaa Vorajee and daughter Sara were tragically killed onboard the Air India flight 171 - a close friend of the family has revealed that little Sara was just about to turn five

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57 h. ago Dad killed in Air India crash while scattering wife's ashes leaving 2 little girls orphaned

Father-of-two Arjun Patolia had travelled to India to carrying out his dying wife's final wish but his two young daughters have been left orphaned after he died in yesterday's tragic air disaster

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67 h. ago Canadian husband reveals dentist wife was among those killed in Air India disaster

Canadian dentist Nirali Patel was identified as one of the victims of the Air India crash on Thursday.

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2 d. ago Killer husband who murdered his wife dies in prison after being found unresponsive

An inquest has been opened into the death of Russell Trelore at HMP Buckley Hall

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2 d. ago Dad fell to his death from cliff into the sea while trying to save family dog

Gary Conlon, 64, was only holiday in Cornwall with his family, including his new grandchild, in October 2024 when he took his pet for a walk along the coast and sadly died

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3 d. ago Teen locked dog in cupboard and bludgeoned parents to death before throwing party

Tyler, now 22, continues to brag about his horrific crimes a decade on from behind bars, regularly signing autographs for fellow inmates with his self-proclaimed nickname: Hammer Boy.

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4 d. ago Hide the pain: how a war reporter keeps going when their own family are victims

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of Wael al-Dahdouh, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purpose amid the desolationPurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘It was as if I had been poisoned when I left Gaza’: journalist Wael al

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of the Al Jazeera reporter, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purposePurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Drunk couple decapitate and stab dog to death to 'avenge' dead cat

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The couple 'brutally' executed their Argentinian mastiff after drinking heavily, a court in Auxerre, France heard

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