48 m. ago Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht had ‘vulnerabilities’, UK probe finds

Bayesian capsized last year when strong winds knocked it over, killing British tycoon and six others

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51 m. ago Sex Education star's horror over terrorist attack that killed 270 people

For almost 30 years, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 has been a forgotten headline. Now, the BBC are shining a light on the tragedy - leaving Connor Swindells lost for words.

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51 m. ago Bayesian superyacht mystery as seven killed in capsize horror

Billionaire Mike Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily - a new interim report has shed light on what happened

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51 m. ago David Lammy in Turkey for Nato meeting amid prospect of Zelensky

Ukrainian leader Mr Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct negotiations.

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51 m. ago Sex Education star relives horror of terror attack that killed 270 people in new drama

The Bombing Of Pan Am 103 is a new BBC drama series that explores a devastating 1988 terrorist attack - and it's a 'real lesson' for Sex Education star Connor Swindells.

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52 m. ago The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s

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2 h. ago Motherwell boss pleased to send fans home happy with win over Killie

Motherwell beat Killie 3-0 in their final home game of the season

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2 h. ago Fred and Rose West documentary leaves viewers 'terrified' as chilling details emerge

A docu-series about serial killers Fred and Rose West was released on Netflix today, and fans who tuned in for the production have since shared their views

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2 h. ago Is Putin playing chicken? Russian leader's name is left off Kremlin's list of officials jetting to Turkey for peace talks with Ukraine

The Kremlin has left despot Vladimir Putin's name off the Russian delegation attending talks with Ukraine in Turkey. 

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2 h. ago Putin will not travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Zelenskyy, Kremlin confirms

Russian leader rejects Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for face-to-face meeting in TurkeyVladimir Putin will not travel to Istanbul for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Kremlin has said, rejecting the Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for a face-to-face meeting in Turkey to discuss peace.In a statement late on Wednesday, the Kremlin said its delegation would be led by Vladimir Medinsky, a hardline Putin aide who led the only previous round of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UK does not need to be a ‘supplicant’ to EU in forthcoming talks – Badenoch

The Conservative leader will claim that ‘Eurocrats in Brussels have had a 10-year tantrum over Brexit’.

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3 h. ago Kilmarnock ship three in late collapse as they fall to defeat in Motherwell

Three goals in the final 13 minutes saw Killie's winning run brought to an end

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4 h. ago Trump signs $200bn Qatar deal after hailing meeting with Syria’s ‘young, attractive’ president in Middle East tour

Donald Trump said ending sanctions on Syria would give the country a ‘chance for greatness’ after meeting with Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa

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4 h. ago Detective who helped wrongly jail man for 38 years implicated in second scandal

Former police chief Tom Baxter spearheaded the inquiry that saw Peter Sullivan wrongly convicted of the brutal killing of 21-year-old florist Diane Sindall before going on to clear detectives in the Bridgewater Four scandal

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5 h. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago James Argent's beauty queen girlfriend's tearful words to stranger after attack

EXCLUSIVE: James Argent's girlfriend was left emotional in the street after her clash with the reality star, a passerby has exclusively revealed to the Mirror

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5 h. ago Montana man killed wife, and kids, 6 and 7 months, in murder suicide, police say

Nicholas Olson-Hartley, 33, is believed to have killed his wife and young children before shooting himself on May 11 in their Montana home.

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6 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Funeral of José Mujica, Uruguay’s iconic former president

Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President José Mujica on Wednesday as thousands bid a poignant farewell to the iconic leader in the Uruguayan capital.

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6 h. ago Child remains fighting for their life after minibus crash on the M4 that killed boy, six, and seriously injured five other youngsters

The motorway in Berkshire was locked down in both directions following the incident which took place on the slip road from Junction 10 to the A329M near Reading at around 2.45pm on Sunday.

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6 h. ago After 35 years, the Menendez brothers have a chance for parole. Was that the Netflix effect? | Zoe Williams

It is hard to prove the judicial impact of two shows inspired by the notorious double murder case. But undoubtedly, they heightened public scrutinyWhen the true-crime documentary Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? aired in 2022 on Discovery+, its impact was not immediate, except on TikTok, where – chicken and egg-style – it was hard to determine whether people were talking about the case because of the show or because a general cultural osmosis had brought the topic to the fore.Erik and Lyle killed their parents in 1989, when they were 18 and 21. They alleged a childhood of sexual, psychological and physical abuse by their father, which their mother knew about but didn’t act on. The judge disallowed what was called the “abuse excuse” at the time, and the prosecution successfully landed the argument that they had murdered their parents for their inheritance, resulting in whole-life sentences without the possibility of parole. Continue reading...

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