17 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, burned to death while sleeping on her bunk bed after it was 'set on fire with cigarette lighter', inquest hears

Layla Allen, 13, died after the blaze ripped through her family home in Prescot, Merseyside last year.

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18 h. ago Mystery of schoolgirl, 13, in fire death after bed 'set alight by lighter'

A 13-year-old girl killed in a house fire was found in her bed by firefighters - a coroner has now revealed why police 'cannot rule out anything' in the tragedy

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29 h. ago Tragic schoolgirl, 13, died after her bed was 'set on fire with a lighter'

The tragic death of a 13-year-old girl in her bunk bed was likely caused by a child with a lighter, although police were prevented from gathering the evidence to find out more

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4 d. ago House party horror as 'beautiful soul' in sudden death after being helped to bed

Polly Zajdler attended a party last summer where she consumed alcohol and several controlled and prescribed drugs. She was found unresponsive the next morning.

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1 week ago American flag set alight and stamped on outside Downing Street as lefty protesters including Jeremy Corbyn rail against Trump's Venezuelan intervention chanted 'death to the USA'

The fire was lit by masked members of the Anti-Imperialist Front, one of a number of leftist groups which flocked to the rally last night.

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1 week ago Sabrina Carpenter risks wardrobe malfunction in sheer sparkly bra during racy New Year's bash

Sabrina Carpenter rang in the New Year in unmistakably bold fashion, treating fans to a carousel of unapologetically racy looks that quickly set social media alight.

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2 w. ago Threesomes, rough towels and ‘lesbian bed death’: 23 of the best Sexual Healing columns

The Guardian’s sex advice column is coming to an end after 20 years. Here are some of the most memorable questions and answers• Pamela Stephenson Connolly on two decades of solving readers’ sex problemsMy wonderful new wife is everything I have always looked for in a woman. The issue is that she is openly and proudly bisexual. When we first became involved, she even joked that she didn’t want me getting mad when it was time for her to visit her friend on girls’ trips. A threesome with a bisexual woman has always been my fantasy. She even gave me permission to go online and find a “unicorn” for us. But when I set up a meeting, she didn’t seem to want to follow through with it, so I stopped looking. Recently, on holiday, she made a sexual comment about a girl in a bikini, so I again brought up the idea of a threesome. But she said she might have grown out of that phase of her life and just wants to be with me. She also said that adding another person would ruin the marriage, and I wor...

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3 w. ago Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne

Police say the vehicle was set alight in the driveway of a property in St Kilda East in the early hours of Christmas DayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA car with a “Happy Chanukah” sign has been firebombed in a Melbourne suburb in the early hours of Christmas morning.The suspected antisemitic incident comes less than two weeks after the terror attack that targeted Jews celebrating the holiday of Hanukah at Sydney’s Bondi beach and claimed 15 lives. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago My friend was found guilty of murdering his wife in a killing that sent shockwaves through our village. This is why I'm convinced he's innocent

When sub-postmistress Diana Garbutt was found brutally bludgeoned to death in her bed above the Post Office she ran with her husband, the killing sent shockwaves through a Yorkshire village.

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3 w. ago The frantic 999 call as flames soar outside mum's home after car set alight

New footage has been released as police continue their enquiries

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4 w. ago Jealous husband who stabbed to death wife as she slept in bed jailed for life

Hai Van Nguyen murdered Hien Thi Vu with a kitchen knife at their Lewisham home after believing she was having an affair

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