76 m. ago BARBARA DAVIES: How the Dutch Letby walked free... She was a paediatric nurse jailed for killing seven patients

Her story is horribly familiar. A hard-working blonde nurse found guilty of killing seven of her patients, including at least three babies, and told she will spend the rest of her life behind bars.

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82 m. ago The Guide #204: The local dystopian TV shows captivating global audiences

In this week’s newsletter: A new wave of post-apocalyptic dramas are serving up disaster tales shaped by the cultures they come from, and the results are fascinatingI’m scandalously late to The Eternaut (El Eternauta), the Argentinian dystopian thriller that was released way back in April on Netflix. I inhaled all six episodes of the show’s first season only a few weeks ago, after a glowing review on the podcast The Watch (which was also fairly late to it, making me feel a little better about my own finger-off-the-pulseness). Anyway, it’s absolutely terrific, an end-of-the-world chiller that is vividly, realistically rooted in the socio-politics of the country in which it is set. This despite a premise that sees Buenos Aires beset by an unseasonal flurry of what turns out to be killer snow.That specificity, as anyone familiar with The Eternaut will know, is mixed into the story’s foundations. The show is based on Héctor Germán Oesterheld’s 1957 comic strip of the same name, which pr...

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2 h. ago Floods in Pakistan wash away homes and leave at least 220 dead

Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by landslides and flash floods, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220

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3 h. ago Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the Sunshine State

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3 h. ago Scotland's Godfathers: Real story behind Ice Cream wars horror flat fire that killed six trapped inside

In 1984, six members of the Doyle family were killed in a petrol-bomb attack on their Glasgow flat, a tragedy at the heart of the notorious ‘Ice Cream Wars.

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4 h. ago Shady past of Virgin Atlantic passenger who threatened to 'gang rape' stewardess

Salman Iftikhar launched a prolonged and vile verbal assault on a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant on a plane for Lahore, Pakistan, and the dad was jailed last week

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5 h. ago Warning issued as common toxic substance could 'kill dog in minutes'

Dog owners are being urged to keep their dogs away from a common toxic substance that is found in freshwater and which can make them extremely ill and even lead to death

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6 h. ago BARABARA DAVIES: How the Dutch Letby walked free... She was a paediatric nurse jailed for killing seven patients

Her story is horribly familiar. A hard-working blonde nurse found guilty of killing seven of her patients, including at least three babies, and told she will spend the rest of her life behind bars.

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9 h. ago Puerto Rico police charge a suspect in the recent killing of a US tourist

Authorities in Puerto Rico say a 37-year-old man has turned himself into police and was charged in the recent killing of a U.S. tourist who had flown to the island for Bad Bunny’s residency

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9 h. ago This man won the lottery and plans to spend it on ‘better bologna’

An appliance repairman changed his life with a second chance drawing

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9 h. ago Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says

U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead, sent 10 to hospitals and damaged part of the sprawling facility

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9 h. ago Vladimir Putin's chilling response when asked if he'll stop killing civilians

Vladimir Putin touched down in Anchorage, Alaska for talks with Donald Trump - and has been asked some pointed questions.

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10 h. ago Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents, California official says

A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway

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10 h. ago 'I can't hear you!' Putin points to his ear when reporter asks if he'll 'stop killing civilians'

The moment occurred after Putin and Donald Trump greeted each other in Alaska .

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10 h. ago Thousands of Brits face 48 hours without water after major Welsh Water outage

Water company Welsh Water has confirmed that the repair of the burst water main in Broughton has been completed but the disruption will continue over the next 48 hours

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10 h. ago ‘Trump’s terror campaign’: Protests erupt after man dies fleeing federal agent raid at LA Home Depot

Democrats call on president to end immigration raids after vehicle collision kills man in Monrovia

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10 h. ago UN warns 1,760 Palestinians have died while seeking aid in Gaza since May

The update came as Gaza's civil defence agency said at least 38 people were killed by Israeli fire on Friday, including 12 who were waiting for humanitarian aid.

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10 h. ago Coronation Street fans sobbing as legend’s death 'sealed' and it's bad news for Carla

Coronation Street fans fear a beloved resident is going to be killed off

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11 h. ago Former mayor is killed trying to defend Portuguese town from wildfire inferno

The former mayor of a Portuguese town has died after trying to fight dramatic wildfires which have ravaged Europe including Spain and Greece.

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11 h. ago EuroMillions: Winning numbers revealed for huge £201m jackpot

The massive £201 million jackpot would make it amongst the largest in history

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