4 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile attack in Zelenskyy’s home town kills 18

Nine children among the dead in strike on Kryvyi Rih residential area as Kyiv says Moscow’s claim it targeted military gathering is false. What we know on day 1,137See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian missile strike killed at least 18 people, including nine children, in a residential area of Ukraine’s central city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, local officials said – one of Moscow’s deadliest attacks this year in the war. The strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town damaged residential blocks and sparked fires, the regional governor said on Telegram. More than 30 people, including a three-month-old baby, were in hospital, Serhiy Lysak said. At least 50 people were wounded, the emergency services said, adding that the figure was growing. Zelenskyy said rescue efforts were still under way and called on the west to exert greater pressure on Moscow. “All Russian promises end with missiles, drones, bombs or artillery,” he said in his nightly video address. “Diplomacy mea...

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7 h. ago Brutal killer who murdered father in savage attack given life sentence

John Farquhar was ordered to serve at least 22 years in prison after he repeatedly stabbed his neighbour Garry Thomson with a knife at a flat in Guardbridge, in Fife.

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11 h. ago Israel restarts ground operations in northern Gaza Strip in renewed campaign

At least 25 killed in attack on Khan Younis in south as Israel says it is aiming to pressure Hamas into releasing hostagesIsrael has restarted ground operations in the northern Gaza Strip and killed at least 25 people in airstrikes on the southern city of Khan Younis in what it says is a renewed military campaign aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages.At least 25 people were killed in the attack on Khan Younis early on Friday, the local Nasser hospital told AFP, as the search for survivors continued. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Man locked up after killing pensioner with walking stick in random attack

Bernard Fowler, 87, was described by his family as a kind and caring man with a raw sense of humour.

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61 h. ago Police find 2023 Nashville school shooter sought notoriety, hid mental health from medical providers

Police say the shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been planning it for years while hiding their mental health issues from medical providers

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62 h. ago Pictured: Mother who was stabbed alongside son in terrifying knife attack at their home that killed husband, 57

Maria Marvin and her son Mario, 11, were stabbed in a terrifying knife attack at their home in Brighton where Maria's husband was found dead.

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63 h. ago Pictured: Mother and son stabbed in terrifying knife attack at their home that killed husband, 57

Maria Marvin and her son Mario, 11, were stabbed in a terrifying knife attack at their home in Brighton where Maria's husband was found dead.

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3 d. ago Brighton stabbings: Man killed as woman and boy rushed to hospital after home attack

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the incident after a man was killed. A woman and child were also injured

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3 d. ago Mother killed in her own home is pictured for the first time after her son appears in court charged with her murder

'Beautiful' mother Rachel Dixon, 49, who was tragically killed in her own home in Clacton, Essex, has been pictured for the first time. Her son, Oliver Grange, appeared at court charged with her murder.

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4 d. ago Crocodile kills swimmer with 'death roll' as cops shoot beast to unclamp its jaws

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man has been brutally killed in a horrific crocodile attack after the beast savaged the man in a devastating death roll – the croc was later pictured dragging the body of the man in the water

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4 d. ago Prince Harry's 'wild child' ex Chelsy Davy was never seen as a suitable royal bride... but her new life

Chelsy Davy, now 39, has re-entered the public eye more than a decade after her split from Prince Harry as she shared a glamorous Mother's Day picture from South Africa.

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4 d. ago ‘Beautiful’ mother and daughter, 4, pictured as three killed in Kettering house fire

Northamptonshire Police launch investigation into cause of blaze in Rushton on Friday night

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4 d. ago XL bully attack kills pensioner as armed cops shoot crazed dog 19 times

Armed police raced to the scene after reports of a pensioner sufering serious injuries in an XL Bully attack.

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4 d. ago Pictured: Mother and her daughter, four, killed in fire at Grade

Emma Conn, 30, her daughter Mayci Marion Fox, four, died in a fire along with Louie Thorn, 23, at a historic property in the village of Rushton, near Kettering on Friday.

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4 d. ago Red Cross ‘heartbroken’ by suspected Israeli attack killing eight aid workers in Gaza

Red Cross says all eight medics were wearing visible emblems and travelling in clearly marked ambulances

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4 d. ago Michelle Keegan shares sweet new pictures with newborn baby daughter on 'special' first Mother's Day

The actress welcomed her first child into the world earlier this month (March) with her husband Mark Wright

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4 d. ago Woman arrested after dog out walking killed in XL Bully attack

The seven-year-old dog died at the scene

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5 d. ago Michelle Keegan delights fans with rare snaps of newborn Palma as she celebrates first Mother's Day

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright have delighted fans as they share adorable pictures of their newborn daughter Palma as they celebrate their first Mother's Day as parents

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5 d. ago Driver, 50, killed in 'road rage attack' was 'kind and inspirational' primary school teacher who asked pupils to help him propose to his wife

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bowles, 50, died after police were called to reports of two motorists fighting close to a roundabout, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday evening.

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5 d. ago 2 people killed and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Kharkiv

Ukrainian officials say two people were killed when Russian drones struck a military hospital, shopping center and apartment buildings in Kharkiv late Saturday

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