5 h. ago Nurses' stories recount terror of armed man's attack at Pennsylvania hospital

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details

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34 h. ago French fugitive whose escape left two officers dead extradited from Romania

Mohamed Amra’s arrest ends nine-month manhunt when armed assailants ambushed prison convoy in NormandyA notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has been extradited from Romania to France, days after his arrest in Bucharest ended a nine-month international manhunt.Mohamed Amra, nicknamed “The Fly”, was arrested near a shopping centre in Bucharest on Saturday after being identified by Romanian police, despite having dyed his hair red, possibly to evade detection. The Bucharest court of appeal approved his extradition request on Sunday. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Motorcyclist who lost arm in horror crash takes council to court over manhole cover

The 25-year-old has been unable to work since coming off his bike near Heathrow Airport in 2019

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38 h. ago Armed police called to reports teenager 'armed with gun' at busy shopping centre

Officers attended the incident last Friday (February 21)

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42 h. ago Man 'armed with blade' arrested as 'army of cops' swarm Glasgow street

Dozens of officers including armed units swarmed Pinmore Street in Glasgow around 8pm on Monday, February 24. Multiple police cars were lined up along the street.

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3 d. ago Police officer and suspect who took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital killed in shootout

A doctor, a nurse and a custodian at UPMC Memorial, and two other officers were shot and wounded in attackA man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said.Three workers at UPMC Memorial hospital, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack, York county district attorney Tim Barker said. A fourth staffer was injured in a fall.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rampaging knifeman kills one and leaves police officers seriously injured in France horror

A police officer has died and four more have been injured after an armed man, who was heard yelling Allahu Akbhar, attacked several people at a market in Mulhouse, France this afternoon.  

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5 d. ago Homeless man tragically starved to death after trapping arm in skylight of empty home

Khaled Aribi, 32, was tragically found by an estate agent when she arrived for a viewing of the empty property in Walthamstow, northeast London, last summer.

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7 d. ago Armed police descend on residential road and helicopter swarms area

Scene pictures showed multiple police vehicles and ambulances lining the street

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8 d. ago New Manchester United signing a vital part of plan to avoid PSR pain

Manchester United have hired Marc Armstrong from Paris Saint-Germain at a crucial time financially for the club

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8 d. ago Manchester United move to conclude deal for PSG figure given major role

Marc Armstrong has arrived at Manchester United as chief business officer from Paris Saint-Germain

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8 d. ago Man taken to hospital and arrested after armed police descend on Edinburgh flats

Emergency services raced to Peffermill Road in the capital's Craigmillar area after the alarm was raised at around 10.35am on Monday.

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9 d. ago ‘We should have done more’ for female soldier, senior army officer tells inquest

Brigadier Melissa Emmett said the army let down Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck ‘in so many ways’ at an inquest on Monday.

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9 d. ago Ana de Armas, 36, steps out with boyfriend Manuel Anido Cuesta, 27, for a romantic stroll in Madrid after she enjoyed a night out with Tom Cruise

The Cuban-born actress, 36, was seen linking arms with the lawyer, 27, as they enjoyed a hot drink together.

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9 d. ago ‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping

Despite government efforts, armed groups control many remote areas. Now researchers are caught in the crosshairsRaul*, a biologist from Quito, has been leading conservation projects in the Chocó rainforest in north-east Ecuador for more than 20 years. It has not been easy, he says, recalling the threats he has received over the years for reporting illegal hunters and loggers in reserves, but he never considered giving up.Last year, however, tensions in the area escalated after violence soared on the country’s coast. Accounts of almost daily killings in the cities of Esmeraldas and Guayaquil emerged as gangs appeared to fight over territory, while forced recruitment in rural areas increased, as did extortions, known locally as vacunas, or vaccines. Continue reading...

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