26 h. ago War in Middle East 'to push oil price to $100': Experts sound alarm as Israel and Iran trade blows

Brent crude - the global benchmark for oil - reached a five-month high above $78 a barrel as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks.

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39 h. ago Police find body of retired detective in ‘mountains of garbage’ months after she was reported missing

Police said conditions in the home set off a rural road in the woods were among the worst they've seen

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41 h. ago Championship manager sacked just weeks after Premier League promotion heartbreak

Sheffield United have taken the bold call to sack manager Chris Wilder after the Blades missed out on Premier League promotion last month and appoint Ruben Selles

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50 h. ago Retired detective found dead in hoarding conditions in Connecticut, months after she went missing

A retired Connecticut police detective who went missing last year was found seven months later buried under debris in hoarding conditions in her home

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6 d. ago The girl who went to buy cereal and never came home: Lindsay Rimer was 13 when she went missing, months later, her body was found

On the evening of November 7, 1994, Lindsay Rimer went on a short walk from her home in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, to the local shop to buy cereal and never returned home.

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8 d. ago Emma Raducanu leapfrogs Katie Boulter to British No 1 after beating Sramkova at Queen’s

Raducanu wins 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finalsBoulter falls to fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Emma Raducanu will regain her status as the best female tennis player in Britain for the first time in two years as she continued her solid start to the grass-court season by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s.Raducanu, who currently sits at world No 35 in the live rankings, will return to British No 1 next week after Katie Boulter fell to the fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Raducanu has not been the highest-ranked player in the country since June 2023 when she was recovering from surgeries to her wrists and ankle. She missed a total of eight months in 2023 and consequently fell out of the top 300. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Falkirk investigation: Police Scotland treating death of young man missing for month as unexplained

"We remain in regular contact with the family to ensure they are kept up to date with all aspects of the investigation.”

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1 week ago Police treating death of young man missing for month as unexplained

A body has been discovered during the search for Cole Cooper, 19, who was last seen in Longcroft, near Falkirk, on May 7.

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1 week ago Beyond the apathy: the Manchester City and Chelsea fans off to the Club World Cup

Many were put off by sky-high prices for the month-long tournament but some found themselves unwilling to miss itThe Club World Cup, it is fair to say, has not captured the imaginations of domestic Manchester City and Chelsea supporters. Very few are talking about the tournament and, it appears, only true diehards will make the trip to the USA for the month-long end-of-season endurance test.Fifa slashed the prices of match tickets after poor uptake from fans and the UK broadcaster showing the tournament will be Channel 5, the home of World Seniors Snooker. Meanwhile, many, if indeed not most, players taking part are not overly enamoured by the prospect of losing five weeks of time off to recover from another gruelling campaign. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bukayo Saka reveals injury fears and 'horrible' truth behind Christmas Eve surgery

Arsenal talisman believes he is back in great shape after the frustration of missing three months of last season with a hamstring problem that required surgery

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1 week ago Bukayo Saka drops Arsenal transfer hint as he reflects on 'frustrating' season

Bukayo Saka missed three months of a season that brought no silverware to the Emirates and admits it left him feeling frustrated - but he is certain the experience will make the squad stronger

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1 week ago Family of missing teenager vow to 'fight for the truth' after body found following month

Cole Cooper, 19, was reported missing on May 9, prompting a major search investigation that involved helicopters, divers and financial investigators.

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1 week ago Scotland Yard 'increasingly concerned' for London teenager missing for three months as family issue appeal

Prince Watson, 15, was last seen on March 15 in Barnet

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2 w. ago Murder investigation launched as man charged over disappearance of Ilford woman

Yajaira Castro Mendez was reported missing last month

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2 w. ago Pheobe Bishop search finds 'human remains' as cops arrest her housemates over murder

Police have announced that 'human remains' have been found during the search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who went missing last month, who her housemates arrested over murder

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2 w. ago Mahmoud Khalil describes pain of missing son’s birth in latest court filing

Palestinian graduate describes weeping as he crouched on detention center floor listening to wife give birthMahmoud Khalil, the detained Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist, has said in a new court filing that the “most immediate and visceral harms” he has experienced during his nearly three-month detention have been missing the birth of his son and being separated from his wife.“Instead of holding my wife’s hand in the delivery room, I was crouched on a detention center floor, whispering through a crackling phone line as she labored alone,” Khalil said. “I listened to her pain, trying to comfort her while 70 other men slept around me. When I heard my son’s first cries, I buried my face in my arms so no one would see me weep. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police search in Manchester to find missing girl, 15, not seen since last month

Anyone who sees Bayan is urged to call 999

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2 w. ago Missing teen Phoebe Bishop’s housemates charged with murder one month after disappearance

James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were both charged with one count of murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse

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2 w. ago Urgent 'call 999' plea in search for missing teenager not seen since last month

15-year-old Bayan has not been since since May

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2 w. ago Charlotte Alice Peet: Full story of British journalist found in Brazil after four months missing

Charlotte Peet told police she did not want to be contacted by family after she was found in Sao Paulo

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