10 h. ago Woman looks behind closet in rented flat and discovers secret hidden for 20 years

A woman has shared the bizarre hidden secret she discovered in her apartment which she believes hasn't been found for at least two decades – and it has left people very creeped out

Society

10 h. ago ‘Is there a place for the poor?’ Artists and activists try to revive Johannesburg, crumbling City of Gold

Issues around basic services, corruption and class trouble vibrant Johannesburg, which this year hosts the G20 summitBethabile Mavis Manqele mops the veranda of the house she has lived in for most of the last 40 years. The ceiling above her is full of holes, blackened by years of cooking fires. Manqele, 64, isn’t sure how many people live in the house’s seven rooms. There are no utilities, the landlord is absent and she hasn’t paid rent in years, she says through a translator. The occupants share a portable toilet provided and cleaned by an NGO, plus one outdoor tap with the house next door, which has no roof.Manqele’s home in the inner city district of Berea is emblematic of Johannesburg’s downtown, which was progressively abandoned by wealthy people, businesses and government from the 1980s. Hundreds of buildings left empty by landlords are now overcrowded, and the area is notorious for crime. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago From ‘tumultuous childhood’ to alleged shooter: Who is Phoenix Ikner the suspected Florida State campus gunman?

Political science major, 20, the son of a local sheriff’s deputy, arrested after attack on Tallahassee campus that left two people dead and six more injured

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34 h. ago Shocked students return to Florida campus after shooting that killed two

Suspect arrested and charged with attack on Florida State University in Tallahassee that also left six injuredStudents at Florida State University (FSU) were to return to a campus in shock on Friday to retrieve the belongings they abandoned in their scramble to escape a gunman, including laptops, handbags and even shoes, and a vigil is planned in the evening, after a student killed two people and left six others injured.Many gathered on Thursday night around a makeshift memorial on a sidewalk on campus, bringing candles, flowers, teddy bears and notes for the survivors. The impromptu memorials, dotted around the campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, came just hours after authorities arrested and charged a fellow student, Phoenix Ikner, 20, with the shooting. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Costa del Sol 'drunk driver' hits restaurant killing 2 and injuring 10 including baby

Two people have tragically died and a further 10 have been left injured after a horror accident on a popular Costa del Sol seafront where pedestrians were mowed down by a car that crashed

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38 h. ago Who is Phoenix Ikner? Sheriff’s deputy’s son suspected of killing two people in Florida State University shooting

Political science major, 20, the son of a local sheriff’s deputy, arrested after attack on Tallahassee campus that left two people dead and six more injured

Events

55 h. ago 'I'm a flight attendant and you'll never guess what I wear under my uniform'

A flight attendant has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a surprising detail about her uniform, which left people in stitches - and it's something passengers would never notice

Politics

60 h. ago Russian prisons filled with paedophiles and rapists as Putin frees most of the murderers

Vladimir Putin's panic-induced decision to send all of his worst criminals onto the front line against Ukraine has left his prisons filled with some of humanity's grimmest people

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65 h. ago Punters flee pub after chemical attack left drinker screaming four horror words

Stevan Newton squirted so much ammonia at three men in the toilet area of a North Tyneside pub, there was a puddle of it on the floor and a number of people were left in pain

Events

3 d. ago People left gobsmacked after realising hidden use for Imperial Leather sticker

For generations, the iconic Imperial Leather sticker has remained the same - but many are only just realising the hidden use behind the metallic label after the brand explained its purpose.

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4 d. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after grandmother, 68, killed by collapsing heating duct that left 18 people hurt

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of corporate manslaughter against Pontins' parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd.

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4 d. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after grandmother, 68, killed by collapsing heating duct that left 18 people in hospital

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of corporate manslaughter against Pontins' parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd.

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4 d. ago Domino's pizza releases 'wild' Easter egg and people are gobsmacked by one detail

People have been left divided after trying one of the most unique Easter eggs by Domino's Pizza - it is inspired by the pizza giant's iconic dip and even comes with a pot of the sauce to dip your chocolate in

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5 d. ago People left shocked after discovering Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are actually related

Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been friends since childhood but people have recently been left shocked after discovering they are actually related. 

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6 d. ago Gatwick fire: Dramatic moment car erupts into flames as 'people left screaming'

Explosions could be heard as the tyres burst, with the car soon becoming completely destroyed

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7 d. ago 'I get a takeaway for every meal – people can't believe how much it costs'

A woman has left people gobsmacked at how much she spends on takeaways per month, because she doesn't cook for herself, and treats herself to yummy food every day

Politics

8 d. ago Deserved punishment for foolish firefighter who drove truck into path of oncoming train

David Wyatt, the driver of the fire truck that collided with a Brightline train in West Palm Beach, Florida, in December, has learned his punishment months after the high-speed crash left 15 people injured.

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8 d. ago 'Disturbed' Black Mirror fans issue bleak warning over first episode of series 7

Black Mirror series seven recently landed on Netflix and the first episode, titled Common People, has a storyline so dystopian that streamers have been left feeling "uncomfortable" and "depressed"

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9 d. ago Black Mirror Common People ending explained as fans left destated over 'heartbreaking' new episode

Black Mirror has returned to Netflix with season seven but how does Common People end?

Politics

9 d. ago Residents 'scream for help' in terrifying flat block blaze in London

The blaze, which engulfed the building, has left 11 people in hospital.

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