23 m. ago Tributes to 'highly respected' factory worker, 43, after he plunged 30ft to his death inside empty silo

A huge emergency response rushed to Dugdale Nutrition's factory in Speke, Merseyside at around 7.20pm yesterday after a 43-year-old male had fallen in an 'industrial incident'.

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34 m. ago Mystery surrounds how NZ fugitive survived for years in wilderness with children

Detectives are looking into whether anyone helped Tom Phillips evade capture

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37 m. ago Sheriff finds ‘systemic failure’ by council after death of girl, 13

Robyn Goldie died in July 2018.

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61 m. ago Fifty people hacked to death with machetes as they mourned dead at funeral

More than 50 mourners at a funeral in Congo were killed by ISIS-linked rebels in its latest attack on the region - with the recent violence also fuelling a humanitarian crisis with thousands displaced

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82 m. ago Miriam Margolyes says she’s never forgiven ‘bitter old man’ John Cleese for university ‘pain’

Miriam Margolyes says she has never forgiven "bitter old man" John Cleese for the "pain" she experienced while at university.

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95 m. ago Boy, 12, last seen wearing only a nappy before alligator mauled him to death

The boy's mother, Hilda Vasquez, was arrested on Sunday, around two weeks after her 12-year-old son Bryan Vasquez was found dead in a lagoon near their home

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1 hour ago Liam Payne's sister issues heartbreaking 'you should be' message to late brother

The One Direction star's death in 2024 sent shockwaves globally

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1 hour ago Man appears in court charged over the death of Ed Sheeran dancer killed in horror bike crash

Lousha Liddell, 25, was killed when she was thrown from the back seat of Jordan Spartan’s bike in Earlsfield, south west London

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1 hour ago France to get third PM in a year as Bayrou resigns after confidence vote

Prime minister hands in resignation after thousands of protesters gather to celebrate ousting and plan day of actionThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has handed in his resignation after losing a confidence vote that has plunged France into government collapse and political crisis.Emmanuel Macron has said he will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, who would then have to form a new government. This will be the third French prime minister in a year, whose first task will be the major challenge of agreeing a budget among a divided parliament. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago British tourist, 28, is stabbed to death 'by friend who then tried to drag body down hallway' at holiday apartment in Budapest

Police responded to a report that a British man had been stabbed in Erzsébetváros, the party district of the Hungarian capital, at 4:13 a.m. yesterday morning.

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1 hour ago ITV Emmerdale stars exit 'sealed' in horrifying cliff plunge as tragedy teased

Viewers will finally witness the ITV soap come to a head this week as Aaron Dingle discovers the truth about his stalker but will he survive the horrifying cliff plunge?

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1 hour ago Pensioner, 80, was trampled to death by her by horse when it became spooked and stood on her chest

Margaret Davies, 80, was knocked to the ground and stepped on, suffering massive chest injuries. The former international horse trials competitor, died in hospital just over two weeks later.

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2 h. ago Experienced estate agent wins £21,000 after suing bosses over desk he thought did not reflect his seniority

Nicholas Walker, 53, quit Robsons Estate Agents in Herfs, over the desk position row, which saw his boss raging 'he could not believe a 'f***ing 53-year-old man' was 'making a fuss' over a table.

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2 h. ago British pair accused of smuggling cocaine into Bali are paraded handcuffed together as they face possible death penalty

Kial Robinson, 29, and Piran Ezra Wilkinson, 48, both from Chichester, in West Sussex, were photographed at a press conference today at the National Narcotics Agency office in Denpasar.

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2 h. ago Four hikers who took psychedelic mushrooms rescued from the Catskill Mountains after getting lost

One man was said to be experiencing a ‘debilitating high’ while lost in the mountains

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2 h. ago Heat stress and extreme weather threaten 2026 World Cup, report finds

World Cup may be forced into winter in futureReports also looks at risks for 2030 and 2034 editionsThe 2026 World Cup could be North America’s last without urgent climate adaptation, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats.The Pitches in Peril report found that 10 of the 16 venues are at very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress conditions. By 2050, nearly 90% of North America’s host stadiums will require adaptation to extreme heat while one third will face water demand equalling or exceeding supply. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Motorcyclist charged with causing the death of Ed Sheeran's BRIT awards dancer appears in court

Lousha Liddell, 25, was a pillion passenger when she suffered fatal injuries in a collision with a vehicle in Tooting, London on January 3, 2024.

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3 h. ago Schoolgirl dies after being mauled to death by friend's pet dog

A teenage girl who was left fighting for life in hospital after being attacked by a friend’s dog has died from her horrific injuries

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3 h. ago Iryna fled to the US to escape Putin's war... only to be stabbed to death by a madman who was left free to butcher the Ukrainian despite even his own mother pleading for him to be locked up

Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting quietly on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22 when she was stabbed three times in the neck and killed by a man sitting behind her.

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3 h. ago British 'drug mule's cryptic reason' for Dubai trip before being locked up in hellhole jail

Mystery still surrounds a British law student’s reasons for travelling to Dubai despite her being jailed for life for allegedly being found with around £2,500 of Class A drugs

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