17 h. ago Raging 'warrior' mother 'beats rapist to death with the help of furious mob after finding her disabled daughter undressed in his house' in South Africa

The 44-year-old - who has been dubbed 'warrior woman' in her village - arrived home after shopping in Cacadu, Eastern Province, last month to find her 20-year-old girl missing.

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64 h. ago Inside the 58 hours that saw French police free a crypto hostage whose finger was chopped off

Police tracked the gang to a house in the Essonne region south of Paris

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68 h. ago ‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed

Victorian trial hears from online friends who say murder accused discussed her dehydrator and asked for advice on cooking beef wellingtonWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after a deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Alleged mushroom murders trial: husband denies asking Erin Patterson ‘is that what you used to poison them?’

Simon Patterson cross-examined by estranged wife’s lawyer as Victorian supreme court trial enters second week Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 d. ago French police investigate spate of cryptocurrency millionaire kidnappings

Victims have had fingers chopped off by attackers in crimewave targeting online influencers and entrepreneursFrench police are investigating a series of kidnappings of investors linked to cryptocurrency after a 60-year-old man had a finger chopped off by attackers who demanded his crypto-millionaire son pay a ransom.In the latest of several kidnappings of cryptocurrency figures in France and western Europe, the man, who owned a cryptocurrency marketing company with his son, was freed from a house south of Paris on Saturday night. He had been held for more than two days. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Deliberate poisoning or a tragic accident? The question at the heart of Australia’s mushroom murders trial

Jury hears of a collapsed marriage, cancer claim and mushroom foraging in week one of the trial of Erin PattersonWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?On the afternoon of 29 July 2023, five people sat down to lunch in the dining room of a house in Leongatha, a small town in the South Gippsland region of Australia’s south-east.Erin Patterson owned the house, and the guests were her parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson; Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson; and Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson turned ‘extremely aggressive’ in dispute with estranged husband, mushroom murders trial hears

Simon Patterson tells Victorian court of ‘inflammatory messages’ his wife sent to his parents amid a financial disputeErin Patterson trial – live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson was “extremely aggressive” during a financial dispute with her estranged husband about their children, a Victorian court has heard, as more message exchanges between the former couple were revealed.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Allanwater Homes bringing fourteen different house types to new Braidwood, Carluke development

Allanwater Homes, one of Central Scotland’s leading independent housebuilders, has broken ground at its latest development at Braidwood, Carluke, South Lanarkshire, bringing a choice of fourteen different house types to the area. The development will offer 132 family homes in total, the first of which will be made available to reserve in Spring 2025.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook’s murder trial continues in Victoria’s supreme court

Victorian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Hello and welcome to Guardian Australia’s live coverage of the Erin Patterson trial, which is expected to restart at 10.30am this morning.Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson by feeding them a beef wellington dish allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. The lunch took place in the regional Victorian town of Leongatha, in Australia’s south-east. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump protest art created on beach near Turnberry golf resort

Greenpeace UK has formed a portrait of the US president to mark the first 100 days of his second term in office.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson concocted cancer diagnosis to ensure children missed fatal mushroom lunch, murder trial hears

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have never recovered a phone used by Erin Patterson at the time of the deadly mushroom lunch, and another phone seized during their investigation was subject to a “remote factory reset” while they were searching her house, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson also told police she had never owned a food dehydrator nor dehydrated food, despite CCTV showing her dumping a dehydrator at a local tip, and forensic analysis later revealing it had her fingerprints, and contained traces of death cap mushrooms.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson used different plate to guests at deadly mushroom lunch, murder trial hears

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson, who allegedly murdered her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, will defend the charges by claiming the poisoning was accidental, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson weeps in court as prosecutor tells jury details of deadly mushroom lunch

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson, who allegedly murdered her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, will defend the charges by claiming the poisoning was accidental, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson to claim mushroom poisonings accidental as murder trial begins

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Erin Patterson, who allegedly murdered her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, will defend the charges by claiming the poisoning was accidental, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson no longer accused of attempting to kill husband as mushroom murders trial begins

Victorian supreme court judge tells jury that charges relating to Simon Patterson have been droppedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thousands of households to get £250 compensation payout this weekend

South West Water said around 13,000 households will receive £250 in compensation after enduring major problems with their water supplies in recent days.

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2 w. ago Cops find suspect holding bible after mom ‘beaten to death during exorcism’

Alexander Taylor Valdez has been accused of the murder of his mother Teresita Sayson in Tarrant County, Texas

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2 w. ago Baby bitten by bed bugs as young family stuck in 'house of horrors' in south

London family say they have had to endure widespread bed bug infestation, mould and mice in their studio flat

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2 w. ago Empty shelves and missed cancer appointments: Chaos continues as thousands of homes are left without water after burst pipe

South West Water said around 9,500 houses in the area were still experiencing a loss of water supply or lower water pressure than usual.

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2 w. ago Baby bitten by bed bugs as young family stuck in 'house of horrors' in south east London

London family say they have had to endure widespread bed bug infestation, mould and mice in their studio flat

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