20 h. ago Death of Iranian activist who burned picture of supreme leader causes outcry

Iran’s police say Omid Sarlak, 22, shot himself, but fellow activists suspect he may have been killed for his viewsThe death of a young Iranian man who had filmed himself burning a photograph of the country’s supreme leader has sparked a war of words between state media and activists over how he died.Government-sanctioned news websites reported that Omid Sarlak, who was in his 20s, had been found in his car on Saturday in western Iran with a gunshot wound to his head and traces of gunpowder on his hands. Iranian police said Sarlak had “died by suicide”. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago CCTV shows moment police pounce on notorious London phone stealing gang

CCTV shows moment police pounce on notorious London phone stealing gang  MyLondon

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2 w. ago British tourist, 56, is killed in fall from Canary Islands hotel balcony 'after railing broke'

A British tourist has died in the Canary Islands after plunging nearly 20ft when the railing of a hotel balcony reportedly gave way.

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2 w. ago Dragons' Den star behind £690million company 'forced to flee Russia after death threat from warlord'

British businessman Nick Jenkins, now 58, was a familiar face on Dragons' Den on seasons 13 and 14 and invested a whopping £842,000 on the show until his departure in 2017.

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2 w. ago US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela

Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás MaduroThey call themselves the Night Stalkers and their unofficial motto hints at the group’s lethal nocturnal line of work: “Death Waits in the Dark.” “You can flee, but they will find you,” warns a rare book about the US army’s secretive 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR).Since the elite helicopter unit’s creation in 1981, its daredevil pilots have taken part in some of the most dangerous missions in recent US military history: battling Islamic State during Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria, and Somali warlords during Operation Gothic Serpent; and spiriting Navy Seals into Pakistan to kill the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden as part of Operation Neptune Spear. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US man accused of faking own death after rape conviction gets at least five years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, who fled US, gets first of two sentences after being convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest of at least five years in prison for rape.The sentence handed down Monday for Nicholas Rossi, 38, was the first of two he faces after being convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November for the second conviction. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man who appeared to fake his death and flee to the UK faces sentencing for Utah rape

A U.S. man who authorities say faked his death and fled to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges is scheduled to be sentenced in Utah on Monday

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3 w. ago Students plunge from third floor as balcony collapses near University of Cincinnati

One of the 10 students rushed to hopsital following the balcony collapse was described as having 'critical injuries'

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3 w. ago Notorious gang leader filmed plunging off balcony to his death while trying to flee cops

A notorious gang leader plunged to his death as he fell off a balcony while attempting to run from armed police who were raiding his flat in Antioquia, Colombia

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3 w. ago Killer's mother who plotted to help son flee to Jamaica after he knifed footballer to death on nightclub dance floor avoids jail

Jahzeen Carpenter, 40, drove Kami Carpenter to London a day after he murdered Cody Fisher at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham on Boxing Day, 2022.

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3 w. ago Battle for Liam Payne's £24M fortune? His mansion is taken off the market as girlfriend Kate Cassidy is left with two weeks to make a claim

The troubled One Direction star fell to his death from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires a year ago today, sending millions of fans into mourning.

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3 w. ago Revealed: Liam Payne's mansion is mysteriously taken off the market a year on from his balcony plunge

The troubled One Direction star fell to his death from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires a year ago today, sending millions of fans into mourning.

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3 w. ago Liam Payne's final moments retraced, one year on: From landing in Argentina with girlfriend Kate Cassidy to his hotel lobby outburst just minutes before he plunged 45ft to his death from a balcony

DEEP DIVE retraces Liam Payne's final moments, from when the troubled 31-year-old landed in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy until he fell 45ft from his hotel balcony on October 16, 2024.

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