17 m. ago ‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus

Activists fear unprecedented levels of violence, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities, part of drive to force Palestinians out of the West BankIt was around 6pm, just after its Palestinian residents had finished their daily Ramadan fast, dozens of masked Israeli settlers, armed with batons, knives and assault rifles, entered the West Bank village of Susiya in the rural Masafer Yatta area of the south Hebron hills. Among them were a group of Israeli soldiers who escorted the settlers into the village where Hamdan Ballal, one of the four directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, lives.About three weeks after appearing on stage at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles to accept the Oscar, Ballal has become the victim of the very violence shown in his film. Continue reading...

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30 m. ago Egypt submarine crew made one fatal mistake before vessel sank killing 6 people

WARNING - DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: One tourist on The Sindbad submarine who survived described the panic as the tragedy unfolded in the Egyptian Red Sea destination of Hurghada

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45 m. ago How does Reacher kill Paulie in the brutal finale of season 3?

The third season of Amazon Prime's series Reacher has now come to an end, with the bruising titular hero finally getting the better of his most fearsome opponent yet

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49 m. ago EastEnders fans predict which character will be the next 'killed off’' despite admitting they’ve had 'enough death'

Three characters have died in the opening three months of the year

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60 m. ago Two killed in Kathmandu rally demanding return of Nepal monarchy

Dozens of royalists injured in clashes with police fuelled by political instability and economic discontentTwo people have been killed and dozens injured after protests in Kathmandu calling for the restoration of Nepal’s monarchy ended in clashes with police.Thousands of protesters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Friday to demand a return to the Hindu monarchy, which was abolished in 2008, and the re-establishment of the country as a Hindu rather than secular state. Pro-democracy and republican groups held a counter-protest that passed peacefully. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Selena Quintanilla's killer refused parole over 'brutal' murder three decades on

Selena Quintanilla's killer Yolanda Saldivar has been denied parole in Texas, with the board citing the "brutal" nature of the murder as the reason for their refusal

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68 m. ago Emmerdale Mack's brutal death 'sealed' and fans know who kills him

Emmerdale fans are convinced Mackenzie Boyd is going to be killed off on the ITV soap after 'telling clues', and some theories are rolling in about who might cause his death

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77 m. ago How I lost 35lbs and got a killer body in three months, without Ozempic: Woman reveals secrets behind jaw

Raminy Dapaixao, from Miami, has become a TikTok sensation after sharing her hacks to lose weight quickly and has gained millions of views on her videos where she reveals her daily routines.

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87 m. ago Trump asks supreme court to lift order barring deportations under Alien Enemies Act – live

Lawyers for the administration make emergency appeal to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under wartime lawCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Father of femicide victim made OBE warns of ‘negative role models’ for young men

Nick Gazzard set up the Hollie Gazzard Trust after his daughter’s death in 2014, when she was stabbed to death by her ex-partner at her place of work.

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2 h. ago ‘I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back’: Will Smith gets jiggy with the Slap

Three years after the infamous incident at the Academy Awards, Smith is continuing to rap about his attack on Chris Rock on a new albumWhen you have embarrassed yourself in front of the entire world, as Will Smith did during the 2022 Oscars, you find yourself confronted with two choices. Either you can slink off embarrassed and wait however long it takes for the furore to die down, or you can make an entire album about it.You probably don’t need to be told which option Smith took. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Another law firm targeted by Trump sues to block punishing executive order – live

Law firm Jenner & Block sues Trump administration seeking to block executive order that would halt the firm’s business with the government and revoke security clearancesCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Babes In the Wood killer Russell Bishop's girlfriend whose lies kept him free to try to kill again is out of jail after just three years

Mother-of-four Jennifer Johnson, 55, lied at Bishop's first trial in 1987, leading to him walking free after murdering nine-year-old friends Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in Brighton .

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2 h. ago Bournemouth beach killer's chilling 'recces' along pier before knifing two women

Criminology student Nasen Saadi, who has been jailed for life, went for walks along Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth before launching his savage knife attack, which left Amie Gray dead

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2 h. ago The Adolescence alarm: ‘If there’s a problem with boys’ behaviour, it’s because of us’

Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children that’s been called a ‘wake-up call’. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?There is a scene in the Netflix super hit Adolescence, about an elfin-faced 13-year-old boy who stabs to death a female schoolmate, motivated by a fear and loathing of women apparently fuelled by his exposures online, that is not – relatively speaking– very tense.The lead investigator, DI Luke Bascombe, played by Ashley Walters, is roaming the children’s bleak, grey high school searching for clues as to the murder weapon and the motive. His own son, Adam (Amari Bacchus), a gangly, bullied senior, takes his father aside into a room of stacked chairs and blue-tinged light. He wants to help him understand. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago I discovered my mother was evil in a grey prison visitors' room... I'd hoped for remorse after her sick attack on me as a baby but was met with a confession so cold it still haunts me years on

Up until I was ten, I had the same reoccurring nightmare. I was a toddler, watching my father snooze on the couch. My mother picked me up and took me to the kitchen, placing me on the benchtop...

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2 h. ago ‘Dangerous’ inmate locked up indefinitely for attempting to kill prison officers

Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly made attempts to wound or kill prison officers, the Old Bailey has heard.

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3 h. ago DWP minister issues blue badges update after fears people will be 'locked out'

A DWP minister has responded to concerns that people no longer eligible for disability benefits due to recent changes to the welfare system may also not be able to access other assistance that they need - such as disabled parking permits

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3 h. ago Nasen Saadi planned beach murder to ‘know how it felt to make women afraid’

Nasen Saadi extensively planned the random killing of Amie Gray and attempted murder of Leanne Miles in Bournemouth.

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3 h. ago Emmerdale fans rumble Joe Tate's 'comeuppance' as he 'must exit' the Dales

Joe Tate could be in trouble if Caleb survives his deadly attack

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