64 h. ago Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’

Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school churchAn eight-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl who were killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified by their parents.Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church on Wednesday morning, their parents confirmed. A further 17 people, 14 of them children, were injured in the shooting. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Robin Westman ‘wanted to watch children suffer’ as officials probe motive

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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2 d. ago Pictured: Girl, 10, and boy, 8, killed in US Catholic school shooting as father brands killer a 'coward'

Ten-year-old Harper Moyski and eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed during mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Grieving father's emotional plea as victims in Minneapolis shooting identified

Harper Moyski, 10, and Fletcher Merkel, eight, have been named as the victims of a Minneapolis school gun attack that injured 18 others

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Robin Westman ‘wanted to watch children suffer’, officials say

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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3 d. ago Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski identified as fatal victims of Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman as devastated father slams 'coward' killer

LIVE UPDATES: The victims of Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.

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3 d. ago Incredible story of hero boy who dived in front of his friend as bullets flew during school massacre: More victims are identified

Endre Gunter, 13, and Sophia Forchas, 12, are fighting for their lives in hospital after the shooter opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic School and Church.

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3 d. ago Second victim of Minnesota church shooting identified as ‘bright, joyful and deeply loved’ 10

Both victims of Minneapolis shooting have been identified, as wounded remain in critical condition

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3 d. ago Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski identified as fatal victims of Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman as devastated father slams 'coward' killer: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The victims of Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.

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3 d. ago Minneapolis shooting victim named as 'wonderful' boy, 8, killed as he prayed

Fletcher Merkel aged 8 and a girl, aged 10, died after gunman Robin Westman, 23, fired shots at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning - before turning the gun on himself

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3 d. ago Fletcher Merkel identified as fatal victim of Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman as devastated father speaks: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: One of the two victims of Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Catholic school has been identified as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkles.

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3 d. ago Fletcher Merkles identified as fatal victim of Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman as devastated father speaks: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: One of the two victims of Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Catholic school has been identified as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkles.

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3 d. ago Minneapolis shooting victims fighting for lives named as boy, 13, and girl, 12

Endre Gunter, 13, and Sophia Forchas, 12, are fighting for their lives after the horror shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, which left two children dead

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4 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting updates: two children and shooter killed as 17 people injured – latest

Police say children were aged eight and 10; 14 of the injured are children as police say gunman approached during massMultiple victims in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and suspect reportedly deadMinneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara provided more details about the shooter, saying:“It appeared he had some black clothing on, cargo type pants.”“I do believe there was one, I guess you would call it a smoke bomb, like not an explosive, but a sort of a firework that would release smoke.”“We believe it is one suspect, a sole shooter. We believe he is deceased. He is in his early 20s, does not have an extensive known criminal history, and we are looking through information left behind to try and determine some type of motive ”“There’s a vehicle that we believe that the suspect used, that is being searched, and we will be conducting other searches related to this inside the parking lot,” he said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooting UPDATES: 'At least 20 victims' as shots fired at school

There are fears of at least 20 victims following reports of a shooting at a school and church site in Minneapolis, US - emergency service alerts suggest an explosive device might also be at the scene

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5 d. ago Girl, 13, 'raped and murdered by teen boy' had 'suffered multiple cardiac arrests' before her death, inquest hears

Casey-Louise Horrocks, a schoolgirl from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was found 'unresponsive' in the bedroom of a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on August 11.

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6 d. ago Teenage girl dies while boy and woman are rushed to hospital after falling ill at UK festival

Police have launched a probe into the sudden death of a girl - in her late teens - at the Emerge dance music festival.

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6 d. ago Teenage girl dies while boy and woman are rushed to hospital after falling ill at British festival

Police have launched a probe into sudden death of a girl - in her late teens - at the Emerge dance festival, which is held at Boucher Playing Fields in the south of the Northern Ireland capital.

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9 d. ago KPopped: the bizarre musical duel where South Korea’s hottest stars make the Spice Girls look like dead weight

This battle of the bands-style show teams western pop artists with K-pop stars to retool their songs. And it isn’t exactly flattering to the likes of Boy George, Vanilla Ice and TLCI would like to understand K-pop better, as I believe it is very popular with the kids. That sentence is a hard-working one: it introduces the information that I have spent this week watching the new Apple TV+ show KPopped (from Friday 29 August), while suggesting I am too old to have any hope of success. But it’s nowhere near as hard-working as a Korean pop star.This battle of the bands-style show aims to raise awareness of K-pop in the west like it’s lymphatic filariasis or something. The format reminds me of PE lessons. You know how gym teachers split groups of friends up, so they concentrate? Here, Korean boy and girl groups such as JO1 and Blackswan are split in half. Each half works with a famous western pop artist, re-tooling their best-known song in K-pop mode. The resulting performances are voted...

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1 week ago Tributes paid after 'beautiful' teen girl found dead in flat as teen boy arrested

Casey-Louise was rushed to hospital when she was found in a flat by emergency services.

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