20 h. ago Munich Airport is closed as all flights are grounded as tourists try to jet in for Oktoberfest after 'drones spotted'

The travel disruption could affect thousands of passengers as the German city has been welcoming revellers from around the globe for its world famous Oktoberfest beer festival.

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46 h. ago Tennessee court sets execution date for state’s only woman on death row

Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer

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49 h. ago Tennessee court sets execution date for the state's only woman on death row and 3 male inmates

The Tennessee Supreme Court has set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row

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51 h. ago Munich Oktoberfest reopens after man’s deadly arson attack and bomb threat

Beer festival had closed after 57-year-old man shot parents, set house on fire, and left note mentioning eventA German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, prompting security fears in Munich that closed the world-famous Oktoberfest for seven hours.Authorities decided to close the event temporarily after finding a note the man had dropped in a nearby letterbox that included a vague threat to the Bavarian city’s beer festival. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago ‘Dior is drama’: Jonathan Anderson goes for the jugular at Paris fashion week

All eyes were on the Northern Irish designer’s debut – not just to reinvent Dior, but to jolt fashion itself out of its slumpIt was the biggest Paris fashion week moment in years. There were two best actress Oscar winners in the audience (Mikey Madison, Charlize Theron) and the daughter of a third (Sunday Rose Kidman Urban) on the catwalk. There were so many K-pop stars that the teenagers of Paris had packed out the Tuileries gardens from dawn.The French first ladies Brigitte Macron and Carla Bruni, both embroiled in news-making storylines of their own, chatted in the front row. The film-maker Luca Guadagnino designed the stage set around an upside-down glass pyramid directly invoking the Louvre, that shimmering icon of modern Paris. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Bomb Scare Shuts Down Oktoberfest After Deadly Munich House Blast

Europe’s biggest beer festival, the world-famous Oktoberfest, has been dramatically closed in a major security scare after a bomb threat was linked to a deadly explosion at a house in Munich

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56 h. ago Oktoberfest is closed after man shoots his father dead 'in inheritance row', sets off explosion, booby

Commandos were called to a burning home in the city's north earlier this morning after it was deliberately set on fire in what has been described as a 'family dispute' over inheritance.

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57 h. ago Oktoberfest closed amid bomb threat after explosion leaves one dead

A major police incident is now underway in Lerchenau, northern Munich, where bomb disposal experts raced to a residential building that was "deliberately set on fire" with explosives in an incident officers fear is linked to the festival.

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58 h. ago Oktoberfest: German festival shut down by police after fatal explosion

Authorities responded to a house fire early this morning as residents reported hearing explosions

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58 h. ago Oktoberfest closed after bomb threat and explosion leaves one dead

A major police incident is underway in Munich, where bomb disposal experts have raced to a property that was 'deliberately set on fire' with explosives in an incident police fear is linked to Oktoberfest

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60 h. ago Police shut down Munich Oktoberfest after deadly explosion and bomb threat

Up to six million people flock to the beer festival in Bavaria’s capital every year

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3 d. ago Michigan church shooting latest: Father of gunman breaks silence while investigators search for motive

Police believe attacker ‘deliberately’ set fire to the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

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3 d. ago Michigan church shooting latest: Father of gunman breaks silence after Iraq

Police believe attacker ‘deliberately’ set fire to the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

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3 d. ago Father of Michigan church shooter breaks silence in sorrowful address

Thomas Sanford - the father of 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford - issued the family's first words since his son rammed his pickup truck into the Grand Blanc Township church.

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4 d. ago Michigan church shooting latest: Killer’s father speaks out as it’s revealed Iraq

Police believe attacker ‘deliberately’ set fire to the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

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8 d. ago Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigrationAll working adults will need digital ID cards under plans to be announced by Keir Starmer in a move that will spark a battle with civil liberties campaigners.The prime minister will set out the plans on Friday at a conference on how progressive politicians can tackle the problems facing the UK, including addressing voter concerns around immigration. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Reform candidate couple are embroiled in £370k legal row with neighbour after 'disposable barbecue set fire to their seaside bungalow'

Harold Shearing, 79, (right) and wife Susan (left) are suing Michael Smedley for £362,000 after a blaze in 2023 gutted their home of 16 years in Frinton on Sea, Essex.

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1 week ago Bryson DeChambeau tells Rory McIlroy he’ll be in his face and in his ear as Ryder Cup row set to erupt

The outspoken LIV player has waded back into the controversy with the Northern Irish superstar at Bethpage Black

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1 week ago Lammy admits UK recognising a Palestinian state will do NOTHING to help people in Gaza and PM Starmer is setting up a costly row with US and Israeli allies just to give people 'hope'

The Deputy Prime Minister said that the incendiary move, expected to be confirmed by Sir Keir later today, was about giving the Palestinian people 'hope'.

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2 w. ago Dark secret of New Zealand wilderness family: As father who abducted his children is killed in shoot

The reality is that while the mystery of runaway dad Tom Phillips, who absconded with his three children for four years, has reached a tragic denouement, the full story is only just beginning.

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