3 d. ago 'Shocking escalation' after UK elderly couple detained in Afghanistan for 'teaching'

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, had just finished a training session and were returning home in the central Afghan city of Bamiyan when they were detained on February 1

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5 d. ago Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks

Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereigntyThe leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrats has called on the prime minister to publicly support Canada and oppose the “shocking attacks” on Canadian sovereignty, as the Trump administration further escalates its global trade war against longstanding allies.Ed Davey, who leads the third largest political party in the UK, has called on Keir Starmer to travel to Canada in a show of support to the nation’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, as the commonwealth nation faces a generational crisis under Trump’s tariff war and suggestions that the country might become the 51st US state. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Granny and Grandad left gutted after heartless scammers swipe £200 for fake Teddy Swims tickets

The elderly couple were left "mortified" after being turned away from a concert because of fake tickets put on sale by heartless ticket touts.

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6 d. ago Elderly couple facing 'no fault' eviction can't get new home without reference

Elderly couple facing 'no fault' eviction can't get new home without reference  This is Local London

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2 w. ago Shocking moment mother with pram flees terrifying high street mass brawl breaking out in front of Primark

The shocking video shows shouting and commotion as bystanders try to de-escalate the brawl between half-a-dozen men violently throwing punches in Lewisham.

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2 w. ago Elderly British couple being held by Taliban 'are pawns' in deepening power struggle between Afghan hardliners

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were detained as they travelled to their home in the country's Bamyan province on February 1.

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2 w. ago Couple aged 87 and 89 accused of stealing $1m in pension and not reporting her mother’s death for a decade

Mary Ann Arceneaux’s mother died in 2010, but she allegedly fabricated documents suggesting she was still alive

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3 w. ago Elderly British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban for 'teaching good parenting skills to mothers'

Peter, 79, and Barbie Reynolds, 75, were arrested on February 1 after they returned to their home in the Bamiyan province in Afghanistan.

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4 w. ago Shocking moment mystery woman stuffs 'manure' through letterbox of elderly couple and smears paint stripper over their cars

Ken and Diane Lott, both 81, were left in tears when they arrived home from a gig on the Isle of Wight and discovered the grotesque scene on February 9.

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4 w. ago Food van's kind gesture for distressed elderly couple leaves people sobbing

People have been left feeling emotional after a heartwarming video of an elderly couple being offered free jacket potatoes has gone viral - and their response was extremely unexpected

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4 w. ago Horrific moment man has Molotov cocktail thrown at his head and goes up in flames after violence broke out at a Yorkshire bar: Police arrest three

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The violence broke out following a brawl in Redcar on Saturday night as a high street pub disagreement escalated into the shocking attack.

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4 w. ago Primary school teacher who killed church bellringing couple in horror car crash is jailed for seven years

A teacher who killed an elderly bellringing couple on their way to church in a horror car crash has been jailed.

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4 w. ago Elderly couple who died days before their 54th wedding anniversary in flood tragedy after getting trapped under a bridge drowned because sewer network couldn't 'cope', report says

Elaine Marco, 75, and her husband, Philip, 77, pictured, lost their lives in August 2023, after their car was submerged in floodwater where the road dips under a bridge in Liverpool.

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