3 h. ago Met Police under fire after recruiting more than 1,000 officers without checking their references over the course of more than a year

The Met police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking their references before they started at the force.

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12 h. ago Agonising final days of man who suffered most painful death ever after 'burning from the inside out'

After a horrific incident at a uranium processing plant, Hisashi Ouchi spent 83 hellish days in hospital, enduring what is widely believed to have been the most painful death on record

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18 h. ago British skier found dead at bottom of cliff in French Alps, prosecutor confirms

Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff near the Avoriaz ski resort on Monday.

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35 h. ago Homeless man tragically starved to death after trapping arm in skylight of empty home

Khaled Aribi, 32, was tragically found by an estate agent when she arrived for a viewing of the empty property in Walthamstow, northeast London, last summer.

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35 h. ago Kim Kardashian sued by man she misidentified on Instagram as death row inmate

The man’s attorney told The Independent that his client is still “in treatment” and “working through it.”

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35 h. ago South Carolina man to be killed in US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, chooses to be shot dead amid concerns that lethal injections have caused ‘excruciating’ painA South Carolina man on death row has chosen to be killed by firing squad, and if his execution goes forward next month, it would be the first time in 15 years that capital punishment in the US is carried out by gunfire.Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to be shot to death on 7 March, part of a spate of rapid killings the state has pursued in the last six months as it revives executions after a 13-year pause. South Carolina now directs those on death row to choose how they will be killed – electric chair, lethal injection or shooting. If they decline to make a selection, the state electrocutes them. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Who is Luigi Mangione: What to know about man charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting death

Mangione is expected to appear for a pretrial hearing in New York on Friday

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38 h. ago Man dies at Manchester Airport after swallowing drugs hidden in underwear

The IOPC has launched an investigation into the man's death, which occurred after he was detained by Border Force officers.

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39 h. ago Man starved to death after getting trapped in skylight for days before body found

Khaled Aribi, 32, was believed to have been breaking into an empty house for shelter in Walthamstow, northeast London, when he became trapped and starved to death when he could not get free

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40 h. ago Met Police hunt three men after ‘good guy’, 20, stabbed to death in Hackney street fight

Public urged to call 999 if they see Raynolph Asante, Rhamyah Bailey-Edwards or Travis Mitchell

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42 h. ago Death in Paradise's former detective favourite to 'replace' Selwyn Patterson as exit 'sealed'

Death in Paradise is set for a huge shake-up as the Commissioner's future is thrown into turmoil

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43 h. ago Luigi Mangione is due back in court over UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death – here’s what to expect

The 26-year-old is facing murder and terror charges

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50 h. ago Wind up to 70mph, heavy rain expected to batter parts of Britain

A number of yellow weather warnings come into force on Friday morning across Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of Scotland.

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54 h. ago Liam Payne's final hours revealed as new court documents claim 'drug

A new 35-page court has exonerated three people were accused of negligent manslaughter in relation to Liam Payne's death after the singer fell from a hotel room to his death last year

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55 h. ago Six New York prison workers indicted for murder in beating death of inmate

Assault on Robert Brooks in December caught on body cameras, triggering widespread outrage and calls for justiceSix New York prison workers have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of an incarcerated man who had been handcuffed, while four others were charged with lesser crimes.The beating of Robert Brooks by multiple officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December was caught on body cameras, triggering widespread outrage and calls for justice. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community

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56 h. ago Kim Kardashian sued by innocent man she wrongly labeled a death row inmate

The 44-year-old reality star shared a picture to her social media last February of a man identified as Ivan Cantu a project manager from Westchester - but identified him as a death row inmate.

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58 h. ago Man dies at Manchester Airport after being stopped for 'behaving unusually'

The IOPC is now investigating the man's sudden death at the airport after he was detained by Border Force officials on Wednesday

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58 h. ago Susan Hall says she wants to throw Sadiq Khan into a black hole, in row over London's finances

The row began after the mayor sought to blame Boris Johnson for the Met Police’s current funding gap

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59 h. ago Brit who axed pensioner to death in Finland is 'troubled' and has been in and out of jail, his mother says as she reveals he rang her after the incident to tell her 'I'm not guilty'

A British man accused of axing a pensioner to death with an axe in Finland after he was allegedly tied down and raped told his mum: 'I'm not guilty.'

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