17 h. ago Search for missing kayaker 'presumed dead' enters another day as Storm Ingrid batters the UK

High winds and heavy rain triggered huge waves that washed away part of Teignmouth's historic pier and caused severe damage to a main railway line in Devon.

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31 h. ago Sister of missing man issues heartfelt plea to bring him home as search enters fifth week

Declyn Cunningham, 30, vanished from Perth on Thursday, December 18.

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4 d. ago Vet's plea to owners who leave dogs alone when they're put to sleep as she sees final moments

A vet has issued a heartfelt plea to pet owners who choose to leave their dogs alone when they're put to sleep, urging them to be there for their furry friend until the very end

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6 d. ago 17 of the biggest celebrities to appear on Star Search as Netflix revives classic talent show

From pop stars Usher and Britney Spears to acclaimed comedians Dave Chappelle and Adam Sandler, the Ed McMahon-fronted ‘Star Search’ helped launch the careers of numerous famous faces

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9 d. ago A Native American mother vanished along a California highway in 1991. Now, a $20K reward offers a flicker of hope

Andrea ‘Chick’ White, a 22-year-old mother of four, has been missing for over three decades. Her sister Ana White tells Andrea Cavallier why a new reward is giving her hope of finally finding the truth

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1 week ago The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review – a powerful portrait of loss and violence

The death of a friend and the attempted murder of her husband Salman Rushdie loom large in the poet’s moving memoirThe night before her wedding to Salman Rushdie in 2021, the American poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths was fretting about her best friend. Kamilah Aisha Moon was due to read a poem at the ceremony, but no one had heard from her. Her phone was going straight to voicemail and staff at her hotel said she hadn’t checked in. “We’ll find her. She wouldn’t miss your wedding,” Griffiths’s sister, Melissa, assured her. But the next afternoon, in the middle of her wedding reception, Griffiths learned that Moon had died alone at home in Atlanta of unknown causes. On hearing the news she collapsed, hit her head on a table and blacked out. Paramedics pried open her eyes to shine a torch on them: “A particle of light that is so distant from the world I once knew.”For Griffiths, 47, the death of her best friend and “chosen sister” was one in a series of upheavals stre...

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1 week ago Frantic search for missing brother, 12, and sister, 15, who were last seen six days ago in city

COPS are concerned for the welfare of two siblings who disappeared last week. Alisha, 15, and her younger brother Jayden, 12, vanished last Thursday (January 8). The pair were last seen alive on on Shadygrove Road in Carlisle. Cumbria Police are calling for the help of the public as they desperately seek to find them....

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1 week ago Former New York Giants star Sam Beal has been missing for seven months, his sister says

‘At this point we’re in desperate need of support on all ends,’ his sister wrote on Facebook

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2 w. ago Mum got 'within inches' of daughter before drowning in tragedy

The search continues for missing 15-year-old Grace Keeling after entering the treacherous water

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2 w. ago Search for 'hugely loved' footballer last seen entering river called off

Police said they have done 'absolutely everything' to try and locate Kurtis Brooks, 30, who has been missing since January 4

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2 w. ago Gabby Logan's heartbreaking response to dad Terry Yorath's death as she speaks out

Terry Yorath, the father Gabby Logan, died at the age of 75 after a short illness, with the BBC Sport presenter issuing a heartfelt message

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2 w. ago Kamaru Usman issues heartfelt apology over leaked Anthony Joshua video

The former UFC welterweight champion has faced backlash after his interaction with Joshua - hours after the Brit's crash in Nigeria - was posted online

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2 w. ago Partner of hairdresser who died on holiday in plea for donations to bring body home

The devastated fiancé of much-loved Glasgow stylist Steven Hewitt has shared one of their final photos together as he urges people to donate to a fundraiser to repatriate his body to Scotland following his sudden death abroad.

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2 w. ago Popular hairdresser dies on holiday as friends launch plea to bring him home

Steven Hewitt, who owned a salon, was described as a 'famous and truly loved face' by pals

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2 w. ago Man last seen entering river remains missing after third day of search

Police said the family of a missing man are 'being supported'

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3 w. ago Kindness of strangers: I was ill and about to miss my flight when a well

I was running an hour late and couldn’t think clearly. I was in despair that I might miss my plane homeRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesTwelve years ago, I was in Queanbeyan to see a specialist for my chronic health condition. I was headed home to Queensland early the next morning and had set my alarm to wake me for the taxi I had ordered to the airport. But when I woke up, I realised that I had forgotten to allow for daylight savings. I was now running an hour late to the airport, with no taxi to get me there.I ordered another taxi and made my way out to wait in front of the motel, in despair that I might miss my flight. I stood on the dark footpath and spoke on the phone to my sister in Queensland about how I had missed my taxi and how unwell I felt. My health condition can affect my ability to think clearly, and I was telling her how my brain just wasn’t working that day. Then the taxi arrived – phew. Except, as the driver told me when I opened the door to get in, it ...

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4 w. ago SNL writer issues plea for help after his sister vanishes: ‘This is not like her’

Jimmy Fowlie, a writer for SNL, has pleaded for help in finding his sister who has been missing since November

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