2 h. ago TOM LEONARD: How the savage murder of a white Ukrainian refugee by a black serial criminal has opened a new front in America's toxic race wars

Iryna Zarutska was returning home by train after a work shift when a deranged homeless man sitting right behind her pulled out a pocketknife and savagely stabbed her in the neck repeatedly.

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6 h. ago Father of Ukrainian refugee who was knifed to death on North Carolina train could not attend her funeral due to ban on travel for fighting

Stanislav Zarutskyi was 'devastated' not to be able to pay his last respects after his beautiful daughter was brutally stabbed to death on a train, allegedly by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr.

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6 h. ago Terrifying moment teacher hid in toilet with child inches from Southport killer

Heidi Liddle broke down in tears and described the terrifying moment she hid from killer Axel Rudakabana to the Southport inquiry at a hearing in Liverpool Town Hall on Wednesday

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6 h. ago Nik Kershaw will perform live for one night only at Airdrie Town Hall next month

The singer/songwriter behind global hits such as ‘The Riddle’ and ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good’ will share his “songs, stories and silliness” with Lanarkshire audiences on Saturday, October 11, at Airdrie Town Hall.

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7 h. ago Johnny Cash Roadshow returning to Airdrie Town Hall in October

Set on a Grand Ole Opry style stage, The Roadshow brings you the very best of Johnny Cash in one unforgettable night.

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8 h. ago Manchester has a £9.1m problem as blueprint outlines vision for the city

The key talking points from the latest meeting of Manchester's town hall bosses

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9 h. ago Previous charges, delayed mental health evaluation were missed opportunities in Charlotte stabbing

After Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested for the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a North Carolina commuter train, he was quickly sent to a state mental hospital for an evaluation

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9 h. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20 (6.30pm BST start)Get in touch with Tim with your thoughtsMy optimism about the weather may have been misplaced. The cameras are showing the outfield, which is doing an impersonation of Grimsby Town’s home turf when they beat Man United. “Looks like a paddy field,” says Ian Ward. The umpires venture out for a look in their pink cagoules, and soon put their umbrellas up.Some team news: Lungi Ngidi is out of the series. He has a hamstring strain, according to our friends at Cricinfo. His place in South Africa’s battery of seamers will go to Nandre Burger, but not until the second game at Old Trafford on Friday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Bit by bit, the magnitude of what they've done becomes clear

High above Albert Square, a painstaking operation is underway as Manchester Town Hall comes back into view

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10 h. ago Syrian man gets life imprisonment for stabbings in German city of Solingen

Issa al-Hasan, 27, who contacted Islamic State handler prior to attack, acted out of ‘treacherous and base motives’A Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2024 stabbing attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and 10 others injured.Issa al-Hasan, 27, who arrived in Germany as a refugee after travelling through Turkey and the Balkans in 2022 and had been a member of the Islamic State militant group, had acted out of “treacherous and base motives”, the court in Düsseldorf said. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago It was supposed to open in 2023, now they want to start again

The town needs more secondary school places, but politicians want to resassess the plan

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10 h. ago Projects added to plan to deliver more housing in North Lanarkshire

The plan aims to deliver around 2,300 new affordable homes over the next five years, regenerating and investing in local communities and town centres, bringing benefits to the local economy including new jobs and improving the lives of residents.

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11 h. ago 'The stupidest idea' one man said he'd heard in a long time scrapped

A public outcry has led to major changes proposed for Ramsbottom town centre's roads being thrown out

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11 h. ago Businesses demand Renfrewshire Council rethinks Paisley town centre parking charges amid serious economic impact

Local authority urged to hold talks with Paisley First to discuss a "compromise" that gives traders a "fighting chance".

Economics

11 h. ago Cronos: The New Dawn review – survival horror is dead on arrival

PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch 2; Bloober TeamAn intriguing setup sees an unnamed protagonist time-travel to discover the origins of a devastating outbreak, but a stingy inventory and one-sided battles lead to frustrationBloober Team, the Polish developer behind 2021’s hugely underrated psycho-thriller The Medium and last year’s excellent Silent Hill 2 remake, clearly understands that there is an established, almost comforting rhythm to survival horror games. It’s baffling, then, to see this latest game excel in so many areas while failing spectacularly on several of the genre’s most basic tenets.You play an unnamed traveller, the latest of many, sent to gather information about a devastating outbreak that transformed the citizens of a town called New Dawn into the sort of misshapen monsters that have become the staple of sci-fi-adjacent survival horror: contorted of limb, long of fang, and ample of slobber. As you explore the stark, often beautifully devastated aftermath of the outbreak, yo...

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11 h. ago Swastika and offensive graffiti appears in Welsh valleys town

Police confirmed they are investigating the offensive graffiti in Maesteg

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12 h. ago Horrific moment teen is repeatedly gored and tossed around by a rampaging bull during Spanish festival

The incident happened in the town of Mocejon, in the province of Toledo in central Spain , on Tuesday, 9th September, during festivities in honour of the Virgin of Angustias.

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12 h. ago Dead body is found in allotment as forensics in hazmat suits comb scene for clues

Neighbours and plotholders have told of their shock after the discovery at Town Farm Allotments in Middlesbrough.

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12 h. ago Dyson’s latest cordless vacuum handles long hair better than anything I’ve tried

Hairy households can wave goodbye to tangled attachments

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12 h. ago Ukraine refugee’s final moments caught on camera before she was stabbed to death on US train

Warning: distressing footage – Decarlos Brown Jr. has been charged with first-degree murder after he was accused of fatally stabbing Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina train

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