11 h. ago Patient who absconded from psychiatric unit jailed for killing pensioner

David Parish, 38, attacked Beryl Purdy with a large golf umbrella he had taken from her porch and inflicted fatal head injuries

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3 d. ago Spain hit with nationwide mobile phone outage weeks after electricity blackout

Phone lines reportedly collapsed early on Tuesday morning following network updates by Telefónica

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4 d. ago Safety alert issued for crash death bus station where drivers 'fail to let pedestrians cross the road'

Health and Safety Executive sends TfL another warning about Walthamstow bus station, where a pensioner was killed by double decker

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5 d. ago Pensioner, 72, is killed after being hit by an electric motorbike as police release suspect, 17, on bail

The motorbike slammed into Shaat Bibi on Leeds Old Road in Bradford on Wednesday.

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6 d. ago Brit terror suspect linked to White Widow has release from prison blocked

Jermaine Grant - accused of being an associate of 7/7 bomber's wife Samantha Lewthwaite - was deported from Kenya in August last year and has been denied parole after breaching licence conditions

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8 d. ago Evri delivery driver is caught lying about scratching company director's Tesla by car's onboard cameras and must pay £2,000

Michael Owden, 66, was reversing his delivery van in a car park when he accidentally hit Joel Becker's electric car parked outside his flat in Dorset.

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9 d. ago Bronte country art installation inspired by stories of migration is smashed to pieces as police hunt motorbike gang seen fleeing the scene

Two intricately carved pink marble butterflies, part of a cultural trail set in the rolling moorland of Penistone Hill Country Park near Haworth, West Yorkshire, were left smashed to pieces.

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1 week ago 'Terrified' vulnerable pensioner, 76, was taunted by teenagers who branded him a 'paedo' before they shot fireworks into his house and killed him, court told

Robert Price, 76, had early signs of dementia and had been targeted so much by local youths that all his ground floor windows had been boarded up, the Old Bailey heard.

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1 week ago 'Terrified' vulnerable pensioner, 76, was taunted by teenagers who branded him a 'paedo' before shooting fireworks into his house and killing him, court told

Robert Price, 76, had early signs of dementia and had been targeted so much by local youths that all his ground floor windows had been boarded up, the Old Bailey heard.

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2 w. ago Luxury cruise ship murder suspect, 57, is released on bail over death of holidaymaker after 'fight broke out on board'

A 57-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder aboard a luxury cruise ship, MSC Virtuosa. has been released on bail. 

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3 w. ago Clawson woman charged with lying to FBI during London Thomas probe; second suspect released

Clawson woman charged with lying to FBI during London Thomas probe; second suspect released  The Detroit News

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3 w. ago The terrifying new threat on Britain's roads that's already killed a toddler, pensioner and nine

With an impish grin and a sparkle in her eyes, Louisa Palmisano was a bubbly, thriving three-year-old. But just before 10am one sunny Saturday morning, her life was cut short.

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3 w. ago Spain over the worst, investigating the causes and determined to prevent repeat of massive power blackout, PM says – Europe live

Spain and Portugal electricity services returning to normal after being hit by biggest power cut in recent European history Portuguese power network operator REN denied on Tuesday it was behind a message circulated on social media attributing the massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula to a rare atmospheric event, AFP reported.“REN confirms we did not put out this statement,” spokesperson Bruno Silva told AFP, without giving further details. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police hunting for Peugeot driver after schoolboy cyclist is rushed to hospital with head injuries following 'hit

The schoolboy was riding an electric pedal-bike when he was hit by a silver Peugeot 5008 car in Blakelaw, Newcastle.

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3 w. ago ISU shooting: Police hunting for suspect release new pictures of person of interest

One person was injured in the shooting at Illinois State University’s Bone Student Centre

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3 w. ago What caused Spain and Portugal power outages as experts suggest weather to blame

Millions of people across Spain and Portugal have been left without electricity today as a massive power outage has hit the Iberian peninsula.

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4 w. ago ‘Distracted’ dentist avoids jail after killing cycling pensioner

Lucinda Collins ploughed through a junction after being told on a call to her mother that her father was dying.

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4 w. ago 'Pervert' killer who murdered pensioner then called Babestation dies in jail

Evil Gareth Dack was caged for a minimum of 33 years after he strangled 39-year-old Norma Bell before cutting up her clothing and calling Babestation sex chat lines while she lay on the floor.

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4 w. ago 'Pervert' Babestation killer who called sex lines as pensioner lay dying found dead in prison

Evil Gareth Dack was jailed for a minimum of 33 years after strangling 79-year-old Norma Bell before cutting up her clothing and calling Babestation sex chat lines while she lay on the floor

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4 w. ago 'Pocket bully' dog overpowers pensioner as armed police rush to fatal attack

South Yorkshire Police said armed officers rushed to the scene where a 'pocket bully' dog had overpowered a pensioner and attacked her pet shih-tzu, ultimately killing it

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