14 h. ago New York resident charged after 69 live cats and 24 dead ones are found in his home

Three of the cats recovered were in such poor condition that they had to be euthanized

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4 d. ago Two racers dead in 'catastrophic' Oulton Park bike crash – everything we know so far

Shane Richardson and Owen Jenner died on the opening lap of the British Supersport race at Oulton Park on Monday in a ‘catastrophic incident’ that also left six others injured

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4 d. ago Oulton Park crash: Two British Superbike riders dead and six injured in catastrophic incident

Shane Richardson and Owen Jenner have both sadly passed away after an 11-bike crash on lap one of the British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park on Monday

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4 d. ago British Supersport race tragedy as two riders dead after 'catastrophic' crash

Tragedy struck on just the first lap of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park, in Chesire on Monday.

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4 d. ago Oulton Park crash updates: Two dead after catastrophic incident in British Supersport race

British Superbikes issued a statement on Monday evening after a crash at a race in the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park claimed two lives

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5 d. ago Dozens of dead cats scattered around house and freezer after 'stench' reported

Scores of the dead animals were found scattered around the house and even in a freezer of the property in Long Island, New York.

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5 d. ago Stench leads to grim discovery of 100 dead cats in house with some in freezer

Fire crews found dozens of dead cats scattered around a house including in the freezer of the property in Long Island, New York, after they received reports of a horrific stench

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9 d. ago Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release

Palestinian, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported despite not being charged with crimeUS politics live – latest updatesMohsen Mahdawi has walked out of immigration detention after a federal judge in Vermont ordered his release. The Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University had been detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime.“The two weeks of detention so far demonstrate great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime,” said Geoffrey Crawford, a US district judge, at a hearing on Wednesday, according to ABC News. “Mr Mahdawi, I will order you released.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Federal judge in Vermont orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi

Mahdawi, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration despite not being charged with a crimeUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University who was detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime.“The two weeks of detention so far demonstrate great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime,” said Geoffrey Crawford, a US district judge, at a hearing Wednesday, according to ABC News. “Mr Mahdawi, I will order you released.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cruel Scots carer struck off after leaving starving cats to eat animal's dead body

Hannah Band, of Glenrothes, Fife, was employed as a support worker caring for vulnerable people when left three cats locked in a kitchen for six weeks.

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1 week 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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2 w. ago 'Serial cat killer' arrested after felines 'tied up and injected with substance'

Alejandro Acosta Oliveros, 45, was arrested after several cats were found dead and footage allegedly caught him abducting felines from several different neighbourhoods

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2 w. ago New £250 cost of living support being given to families this year

City of York Council has two different sets of eligibility criteria that residents may fit into for its version of the Household Support Fund

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2 w. ago What did Pope Francis think of JD Vance? His view was more than clear | Jan

Francis was as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishopsWe might never quite know what Pope Francis said to the US vice-president during their very brief meeting on Sunday. In the widely shared video clip, it was hardly audible. The morning after, Francis died, and Vance jetted to visit India, finding time to tweet that his heart went out to the millions of Christians who loved Francis (implying, I suppose, that not all Catholics loved him) and patronizing the dead pontiff by calling one of his homilies “really quite beautiful”).Francis had been as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishops; but he was not just registering his rebuke of Trump and Vance’s cruel treatment of refugees and migrants; he was reacting to a broader trend of instrumentalizing religion for nationalist and authoritarian populism. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pope Francis dead: World in mourning as Head of Catholic church passes away aged 88 of 'stroke and heart failure'

Pope Francis died at 7.35am on Monday morning

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2 w. ago Pope Francis dead: King leads tributes as Head of Catholic church passes away aged 88 of 'stroke and heart failure'

Pope Francis died at 7.35am on Monday morning

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2 w. ago Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says, as tributes pour in for pontiff – latest updates

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died aged 88Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisPope Francis: share your tributesThe Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “holy man of God” who was “also very human”, PA News reports.In a statement on X, Stephen Cottrell said:Francis’s whole life and ministry was centred on Jesus who comes among us not to be served, but to serve.We saw that compellingly in Francis’s service of the poor his love of neighbour, especially the displaced, migrant; the asylum seeker, his deep compassion for the well-being of the earth and his desire to lead and build the church in new ways.I remember, in the brief times spent with him, how this holy man of God, was also very human.He was witty, lively, good to be with, and the warmth of his personality and interest in others shone out from him. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cardiff City v Oxford United LIVE: Updates as Aaron Ramsey takes charge of crucial clash

Aaron Ramsey takes charge of his first game as Bluebirds boss as they welcome Oxford United to Cardiff City Stadium

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2 w. ago Pope Francis dead: King leads tributes as Head of Catholic church passes away aged 88

Pope Francis died at 7.35am on Monday morning

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2 w. ago Pope Francis death live updates: King and PM lead tributes as head of Catholic church passes away aged 88

The King and Prime Minister have led tributes to Pope Francis, who has died aged 88.

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