88 m. ago Mushroom 'murders': Family's agonising final moments as woman accused of poisoning meal

The trial of Erin Patterson has begun, nearly two years after a fateful lunch in which four of her family members were allegedly poisoned by dangerous mushrooms - and three died in agony

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3 h. ago Kremlin accuses UK of providing explosives that killed Putin's top generals in bombings

The extraordinary comments came on the tightly controlled Russian state TV, with the broadcaster vowing revenge on the British security services for supply explosives

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4 h. ago Man accused of two suitcase murders admits manslaughter of one victim

Yostin Andres Mosquera is accused of killing Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth in London and dumping their remains near the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

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5 h. ago Man, 35, accused of killing two people and dumping remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge admits one charge of manslaughter but denies murders

Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on or before July 11 last year in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

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5 h. ago Man accused of killing two people and dumping remains in suitcases

Human remains were found in two suitcases near a landmark bridge

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5 h. ago Man accused of two suitcase murders admits manslaughter of one man

Yostin Andres Mosquera is accused of killing Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth in London and dumping their remains near the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

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6 h. ago Mushroom murder trial begins for woman accused of killing family members with poisonous fungi lunch

Jurors have been selected and opening statements are due on Wednesday in a case that has captured global attention

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7 h. ago What happened to Carol and Stephen Baxter and how did they die as ITV airs chilling documentary

ITV documentary Essex Millionaires Murder tells the devastating story of Stephen and Carol Baxter who were poisoned by their employee and family friend Luke D'Wit

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7 h. ago Beef Wellington poison accused cleared of three attempted murders of ex

Erin Patterson, 50, has had attempted murder charges against her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, dropped as the trial gets underway for the fatal poisonings of his family in Australia

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8 h. ago Trial begins of woman accused of killing three family members with mushroom dinner

Jurors have been selected and opening statements are due on Wednesday in a case that has captured global attention

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8 h. ago Erin Patterson no longer accused of attempting to kill husband as mushroom murders trial begins

Victorian supreme court judge tells jury that charges relating to Simon Patterson have been droppedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Simple test 'doubles survival time' for patients with 'aggressive' cancer

A 51-year-old woman who took part in the trial says she feels "incredibly lucky" after a new test detected cancer when a blood test did not

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17 h. ago Prince Andrew 'must come clean' after his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre killed herself, her lawyer says

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, David Boies, said the Prince had to take responsibility and even went on to request King Charles to intervene.

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62 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Suspect held in Moscow car bombing of general, Russia claims

Russian security service alleges Ukrainian agent Ignat Kuzin rigged car with homemade explosives; Trump meets Zelenskyy and expresses doubt that Putin wants a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,159Russia’s FSB secret service said on Saturday that it had detained a man it suspects of killing a senior general with a car bomb outside Moscow. Russia has accused Kyiv of being behind the blast on Friday, which killed Gen Yaroslav Moskalik. The FSB alleged a Ukrainian agent it named as Ignat Kuzin rigged a Volkswagen Golf in the city of Balashikha with a homemade explosive device from a Ukrainian secret service stash in the Moscow area and that the bomb was then detonated remotely from Ukraine. A video released by the FSB showed a man identified as Kuzin, and what was said to be his arrest taking place on a forest road. Kyiv has not commented on the blast, which bore the hallmarks of previous attacks on military figures and high-profile backers of the Kremlin’s offensive.Donald Trump has sai...

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3 d. ago Baby dies after eating 'poisoned' granola delivered to family home by mystery figure

Eight-month-old Yohana Maitê Filgueira Costa died after eating granola and fruit that was delivered as a gift to the family home in Brazil while a relative is also seriously ill in hospital

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4 d. ago Woman raped by former Britain's Got Talent contestant 'felt frozen' after the attack, court hears

Andrew Johnston, 30, competed as a singer on the show in 2008 and is on trial after being charged with raping and sexually assaulting one woman, and raping another woman.

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4 d. ago Nantes school stabbing suspect's told cops 'shoot me in the head' after knifing classmate

A boy accused of killing a classmate and injuriing others in a knife attack at a school in Nantes, France, allegedly make chilling remarks to police officers as he was arrested

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5 d. ago Trump accuses Zelensky of prolonging ‘killing field’ in Ukraine and harming peace talks in fresh attack

Trump’s deputy JD Vance had earlier given an ultimatum to Putin and Zelensky to say ‘yes’ to the Ukraine peace plan or the US would walk away from talks

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6 d. ago Woman charged over alleged Buckingham Palace bomb hoax ‘unfit to stand trial’

Diane Durham, from West Yorkshire, is accused of posting a message on X which suggested an explosive was being carried to the palace on a train.

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6 d. ago Brit was burned alive in Ecuador after 'unstoppable' mob overpowered police and dragged the victim to his doom after he was accused of killing a local

The Playas del Cuyabeno police claimed that the furious horde 'exceeded the capacity of seven officers' who were tasked with the responsibility of protecting the visitor.

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