6 h. ago Four girls, aged 7 to 18, killed after car crashes into Illinois school building named as tributes pour in

Marianne Akers, 44, drove a vehicle into a school building on Monday which left four girls dead and six other children injured, one of whom remains in critical condition in hospital

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44 h. ago Woman left homeless after council evacuate private flats amid safety fears

Wendy Murray was given only a few hours to leave her home after structural issues were found in the building - and says she has now been left in limbo waiting to hear what happens next

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3 d. ago Residents hear 'loud bang' as car ploughs into side of National Tyres garage

The building was left with a huge hole in it

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3 d. ago The Eubanks are REUNITED: Father and son bury the hatchet as Chris Eubank Sr walks side

In a shocking sign that they may have buried the hachet, they were pictured entering the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium alongside each other on Saturday night.

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8 d. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus debut SHOCK new romance with sweet PDA picture

Elizabeth Hurley just dropped a country-fried bombshell-posing for a steamy Easter smooch with none other than Billy Ray Cyrus.

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1 week 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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1 week ago My schizophrenic uncle set me on fire leaving half my body covered in horrific burns

Terry Dunnage, a builder from Portsmouth, was left feeling as though he was going to die when he was set on fire by his paranoid schizophrenic uncle in 2007, leaving 46 per cent of his body burned.

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1 week ago 'Snoring builder was first sign our dream home project was turning into a nightmare'

One family's life savings were left in ruins after hiring a builder for a home improvement project

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1 week ago Sydney Sweeney pictured in shocking Euphoria spoiler that could upset her ex

Footage from the set of the HBO Max series shows Sydney in a full wedding dress as she walked down a rose-strewn aisle with various assistants carrying her gown's train.

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2 w. ago Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa age gap floors fans as shocking pictures emerge

Love Island star Chris Hughes and Dance Mom's icon JoJo Siwa have struck up an unlikely friendship in the Celebrity Big Brother house - but some fans think there's more to it

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2 w. ago Bob Mortimer leaves fans swooning after sharing throwback picture of himself with his 'original teeth' following shock dentistry admission

Bob Mortimer has left fans swooning after sharing a throwback picture of himself with his 'original teeth'. The Gone Fishing BBC star, 65, shared the striking snap on Instagram.

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2 w. ago Jamie Borthwick looks downcast as he's pictured for the first time since he was embroiled in shocking sex toy video with Strictly's Wynne Evans

Jamie Borthwick was pictured on Sunday heading for a catchup with an EastEnders friend, hours after the emergence of a shocking sex toy video. 

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2 w. ago Shocking aerial picture of home destroyed in major incident gas blast shows utter devastation as emergency crews continue on site this morning

A major incident was declared after the terrifying incident on John Street in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, at 7.39pm yesterday evening.

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2 w. ago US government wrongly link British man’s tattoo with Venezuelan gang

A British man was shocked to see a picture of one of his tattoos being used in US government documentation on symbols identifying Venezuelan gang members.

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2 w. ago Shocking pictures show famous actors before and after they went bald... from Stanley Tucci to Steve Harley

There are many beloved bald-headed celebrities that are hard to picture with a full head of hair.

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2 w. 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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3 w. ago To my husband, Mahmoud Khalil: I can’t wait to tell our son of his father’s bravery | Noor Abdalla

Your wrongful detention is testament to the fact that you have struck a nerve. They are trying to silence you, but they will fail‘We will persist’: Mahmoud Khalil’s wife says pro-Palestinian voices won’t be silencedExactly a month ago, you were taken from me. This is the longest we have been apart since we got married. I miss you more and more every day and as the days draw us closer to the arrival of our child, I am haunted by the uncertainty that looms over me – the possibility that you might not be there for this monumental moment. Every kick, every cramp, every small flutter I feel inside me serves as an inescapable reminder of the family we’ve dreamed of building together. Yet, I am left to navigate this profound journey alone, while you endure the cruel and unjust confines of a detention center.I could not be more proud of you, Mahmoud. You embody everything I ever hoped for in a partner and the father of my children. What more could I ask for as a role model for our children ...

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3 w. ago Builder charged woman £17,000 then left massive hole in her house and walked away

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

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3 w. ago Man wrecked woman's home weeks after signing contract with her

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

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