19 h. ago MoD is accused of 'sickening cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into Chinook crash that killed 29 people including MI5 spies

EXCLUSIVE: A former British Army intelligence officer has accused the MoD of a 'cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into the fatal crash of RAF Chinhook ZD576 by families were rejected.

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21 h. ago A week of heavy rains and floods across Pakistan kills 46 people including 13 family members

Pakistan officials say nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens as continuing severe weather similar to past emergenicies remains possible

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42 h. ago Iran says it has ‘serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Iran’s armed forces chief of staff says it is ‘ready to respond with force’ if attacked again; Iran says airstrikes on Evin prison killed at least 71 Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks have killed at least 14 people, including three children, so far on Sunday.Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency that 13 people were killed in airstrikes at four locations around the Gaza Strip, and another from Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago First interior images of Mike Lynch’s recovered Bayesian superyacht revealed

Vessel that sank in storm off Sicily last year killing seven people is being examined by investigatorsThe first images of the inside of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank in a storm off Sicily last year killing seven people including the tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter, have emerged in Italian media.The hulk of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel was raised from the seabed near Porticello last week and taken to the port of Termini Imerese, where it is being examined by investigators working to determine how and why it sank. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Britain's spies spent 20 years hunting a Russian double agent at the heart of MI6 in extraordinary global operation

The 'highly unusual' investigation, believed to have began in the mid-to-late 1990s before concluding in 2015, came following a tip-off from the CIA about an alleged spy.

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6 d. ago Victims’ concern over ‘need to promote narrative of peace’ before Omagh bomb

The Real IRA bomb in the Co Tyrone town in August 1998 killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins.

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9 d. ago Salvagers fully raise Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from sea off Sicily

Vessel to be transported to port where investigators will try to find cause of fatal sinking during stormSalvage teams in Sicily say they have lifted Mike Lynch’s superyacht “fully and finally out of the water” for the first time since it sank last year during a storm, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The rusting hulk of the Bayesian, which ran into trouble off the coast of the Italian island in August last year, has been slowly raised from the seabed over the last three days. Covered with algae and mud, it was visible clear of the sea in the holding area of a yellow floating crane barge, a witness told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Salvagers to remove Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from sea off Sicily

Final stage of operation will allow investigators to try to find cause of fatal sinking during stormSalvage teams in Sicily have said they aim to bring Mike Lynch’s superyacht “fully and finally out of the water” on Saturday after it sank during a storm, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The white top and blue hull of the Bayesian, which ran into trouble off the coast of the Italian island in August last year, emerged from the sea on Friday to sit the holding area of a yellow floating crane barge. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Salvagers raise Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from sea off Sicily

Final stage of operation will allow investigators to try to find cause of fatal sinking during stormSalvage teams in Sicily are working to bring Mike Lynch’s superyacht “fully and finally out of the water” on Saturday for the first time since it sank last year during a storm, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The white top and blue hull of the Bayesian, which ran into trouble off the coast of the Italian island in August last year, emerged from the sea on Friday to sit the holding area of a yellow floating crane barge. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian raised from seabed off Sicily

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter were among seven killed when vessel sank during storm last AugustMike Lynch’s superyacht, Bayesian, has been resurfaced for the first time since it sank during a violent storm off the coast of Sicily in August last year, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The white top and blue hull of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel emerged from the depths of the sea in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge, as salvage crews readied it to be hauled ashore for further investigation. The Italian coastguard said the recovery was scheduled to begin on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A Place In The Sun star Scarlette Douglas reveals she was meant to be on fatal plane crash that killed 228 people including her close friend

Scarlette revealed she was meant to be on a doomed Air France flight which tragically crashed and killed more than 200 people - including her close friend.

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1 week ago Air India Brit survivor's guilt as he explains why he didn't sit with brother

Vishwash, 40, is still recovering from the Air India disaster which killed 279 people, including his brother, and says he feels survivors guilt after the horror as they had hoped to sit together

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1 week ago It may be 'very difficult' to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says

A judge ruled that the Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year

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1 week ago Woman stabbed to death on Christmas Day after she and partner left door unlocked

Teohna Grant, 24, was stabbed to death by her neighbour Jazwell Brown, who also murdered his partner Joanne Pearson and tried to kill two more people, including his son

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2 w. ago Illegal Albanian migrant killed two people in car rampage including dad

Emiljano Kasaj, 34, ploughed into Leo Moran as he crossed the road before hitting Joel Carriedo as he cycled home from a night shift in Coventry in September 2023.

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2 w. ago Extraordinary new video shows moment miracle Air India survivor stumbles from crash

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from London, was the only survivor of the plane crash which killed 242 people on board, including pilots, crew members, and families

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2 w. ago Seven people, including toddler, killed in horror India helicopter disaster

The tragedy comes just three days after an Air India plane bound for London crashed in the city of Ahmedabad.

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2 w. ago Who are the victims of the Air India plane crash? Everything we know so far as first names released

Investigations are continuing into the Air India plane crash that killed at least 240 people, including 52 Brits

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2 w. ago Austria school shooting: Ten people, including students, killed in 'terrible tragedy' in Graz

The shooting took place just before 10am local time at a high school in Graz - Austria's second-biggest city.

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy calls for ‘concrete actions’ as Russian strikes hit seven of Kyiv’s 10 districts

Ukraine president criticises lack of response from allies as Moscow launches one of its largest attacks of war on KyivEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv of the war, with seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts hit overnight.A total of 316 drones and seven missiles were launched at Ukrainian targets across the country in the early hours of Tuesday, including at Odesa in the south-east, where two people were killed. But it was the capital that was the focus of Russia’s ferocious barrage. Continue reading...

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