65 m. ago Arrested Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision charged

British police said the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead

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68 m. ago Russian captain of North Sea crash ship charged over death of crew member

The Solong’s master Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, police said.

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68 m. ago North Sea collision: Russian container ship captain charged with manslaughter

Vladimir Motin was in charge of the Solong when it hit a tanker off East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man deadThe master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the ship when it collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday about 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Vogue Williams hits out at specific 'disgusting' Meghan Markle moment in Netflix show

Vogue Williams, who is married to Pippa Middleton's husband's brother Spencer Matthews, has hit out at Meghan Markle's new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan

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1 hour ago Person of interest reveals his final moments with missing Pittsburgh student in Dominican Republic

Virginia police previously clarified that Joshua Riibe – the last person to see Sudiksha Konanki – is currently not a suspect

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1 hour ago Houston man found covered in blood moments after beating his wife to death with an iron, cops say

The suspect was found covered in blood when police responded to a home

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1 hour ago Russian captain charged with manslaughter over deadly US oil tanker crash in North Sea

Vladimir Motin, 59, the Russian captain of container ship Solong which crashed into a US oil tanker on Monday, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, Humberside Police said

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2 h. ago Number of UFO sightings in UK plummets as cops reveal dwindling figures of reports

Only five reports of possible UFO sightings were made to the 43 police forces in England and Wales last year, compared to more than 400 in previous years

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3 h. ago Death in Paradise's Gary Carr's exit explained as fans left begging for character to return

BBC One police drama Death in Paradise has seen a lot of characters come and go over the years and now fans are reminiscing over one of their favourite characters

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3 h. ago Man charged with intoxication manslaughter in Texas crash involving 17 vehicles that killed 5 people

Authorities say a man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas, that involved over a dozen vehicles on Interstate 35

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3 h. ago Amanda Seyfried addresses Joni Mitchell biopic speculations after ‘California’ cover goes viral

‘Mamma Mia!’ star’s pitch-perfect cover of Mitchell’s hit 1971 track led to speculation that she was auditioning to play the folk singer in a biopic

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4 h. ago Houston man found covered in blood moments after allegedly beating his wife to death with an iron, cops say

The suspect was found covered in blood when police responded to a home

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4 h. ago Mum on £2,400 a month of DWP benefits claims she's 'skint' for one reason

Millie, who has three kids, receives £2,458.50 a month from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through Universal Credit on top of child benefits and her earnings

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4 h. ago Plea for billionaire’s son suspected of murdering woman in 2008 to return to UK

Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was raped and murdered after a night out with friends at the Maddox nightclub in Mayfair on March 14 2008.

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4 h. ago Lily Allen, Georgia Toffolo, the Camerons and a very animated Geri Halliwell hit the last day of Cheltenham alongside couples Nick Knowles and Katie Dadzie and Jeremy Clarkson and Lisa Hogan

Georgia Toffolo looked effortlessly chic as she attended the last day of the races at Cheltenham Festival on Friday. 

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4 h. ago Full timeline of Lucy Letby’s murder campaign as police widen investigation into her hospital

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

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4 h. ago Wigan Athletic manager makes emotional statement over popular missing fan Darren Orme as police issue new plea

The search for the 54-year-old is in its second week

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4 h. ago Thousands converging in Serbian capital for a major rally that tests the ruling populists

Serbia’s capital Belgrade is on edge ahead of a major rally this weekend, with President Aleksandar Vucic's government ramping up efforts to dissuade people from attending

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5 h. ago Voices: Tariffs, Trump, and trade: Independent readers give their verdict

Brexit has given the UK the freedom to negotiate its own trade deals, but as Trump’s tariffs hit British exports, the question remains: is Britain stronger alone or weaker without the EU’s collective bargaining power?

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5 h. ago Danny Jones breaks his silence on 'drunken kiss' with Maura Higgins as he 'deeply apologises' to wife Georgia Horsley

The married McFly singer, 39, hit the headlines after spending the evening with Maura, 34, at Universal Music's BRIT Awards afterparty last Saturday, where they were spotted in a compromising clinch.

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