39 h. ago The top 10 causes of death worldwide – scientists warn of new entry that ‘silently’ kills 1.5million every year

A DISEASE that often shows no symptoms until it is dangerously advanced has entered the world’s top 10 causes of death, US scientists say. Around 788 million people worldwide now have chronic kidney disease (CKD), more than double the number three decades ago, new figures reveal. That means more than 1 in 10 adults are...

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48 h. ago Air India flight captain not to blame for crash that killed hundreds, says court

India's Supreme Court told the grieving dad of Air India captain Sumeet Sabharwal that his son was not to blame for the crash that left 241 dead, including 52 Brits

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50 h. ago Two people arrested after death of baby boy in XL bully attack

Those being held were also arrested on suspicion of child neglect

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64 h. ago UPS plane crash: Mum feared dead is pictured amid hunt for 12 killed in inferno

A plane burst into a fireball on Tuesday evening in Louisville, Kentucky - with 12 including one child dead - and many people still remain missing following the tragic incident

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3 d. ago Philippines declares state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi death toll passes 100

The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of CebuPhilippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year.The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the death of the river.”

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4 d. ago Final moments of UPS plane crash victims from deadly fireball to 'significant' injuries

Following the deaths of at least seven people in a fiery plane crash, authorities are working to determine how such a catastrophe occurred, while harrowing accounts from those on the ground paint a grim picture of the victims' final moments

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4 d. ago Jamaica PM says hurricane Melissa caused damage equivalent to nearly one

At least 75 people were confirmed dead across the Caribbean, including 43 in Haiti and 32 in JamaicaJamaican prime minister Andrew Holness has said last week’s Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit the country’s shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure equivalent to roughly 28% to 32% of last year’s gross domestic product.Holness told the Caribbean nation’s lower house the $6bn to $7bn estimate was conservative, based on damages assessed so far, and short-term economic output could decline by 8% to 13%. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake kills 20 and leaves 300 injured as devastating tremor strikes

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 300 in northern Afghanistan, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue workers scramble to reach remote towns

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9 d. ago Maternity hospital horror as 460 killed in 'hell on Earth' Sudan shooting massacre

Paramilitary fighters went door-to-door shooting victims in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher and the death tally has reached over 1,500 people as 460 died at a hospital.

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9 d. ago Five people arrested in connection with death of Robert De Niro's grandson

Multiple people have been arrested in connection with the death of Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, who died aged 19 two years ago and was Robert De Niro's grandson

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1 week ago Hurricane Melissa 'ashes' to hit Britain in just DAYS as horror winds forecast batter UK

Hurricane Melissa has caused the death of dozens of people in the Caribbean and led to widespread devastation with its gusts reaching 185mph and here is how it likely to impact the UK

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1 week ago How much longer will the safety of the British people be endangered by a system that lets violent criminals walk into the UK? RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

A frenzied knife attack on three people in a quiet suburban street in Uxbridge, resulting in the death of one victim and another sustaining life-threatening injuries, has horrified Britain.

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1 week ago Moment migrant calmly strolled out of a bank after stabbing customer to death at random after asylum claim was rejected

Somalian national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, plunged a knife into the chest of father-of-three Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37 at a Lloyds Bank in Derby, before 'calmly' walking out of the branch.

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1 week ago Moment migrant calmly strolled out of a bank after stabbing customer to death at random because asylum claim was rejected

Somalian national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, plunged a knife into the chest of father-of-three Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37 at a Lloyds Bank in Derby, before 'calmly' walking out of the branch.

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1 week ago Man, 21, overdosed after trying it to 'fit in', but saved 3 lives after death

Chris LePage's family say it feels 'meaningful' that he was able to change three people's lives following his death after donating his kidney, pancreas and liver

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1 week ago Afghan national arrested after man stabbed to death and two people injured in Uxbridge

Afghan national arrested after man stabbed to death and two people injured in Uxbridge  Sky News

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1 week ago Moment 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey: CCTV shows buildings shaking as residents rush for cover

Shaking started at 10:48pm (1948 GMT), and was 5.99 kilometres deep, followed by several aftershocks. So far there's no immediate reports of deaths, but the rumble has left 22 people injured.

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1 week ago Moment mindless thugs crash stolen BMW into care home during police chase

The crash which took place at Highcliffe Care Home, Sunderland, on July 10 contributed to the death of two elderly residents and hospitalized eight people after a ceiling collapsed.

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2 w. ago Savage maulings & a severed head inside world’s bear attack capital with 100 attacks and record deaths in 2025

JAPAN has become the world's bear attack capital after a record number of fatal encounters which have left humans savaged and dismembered. Ten people have been mauled to death with over 100 injured in a horror spate of assaults across the country this year alone. Locals and tourists have been targeted by the prowling beasts...

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