14 h. ago Grizzly bear kills one and injures 11 in attack on schoolchildren in Canada

The ‘aggressive’ bear charged a group of children and teachers in Bella Coola, with police and conservation officers now searching for the animal

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15 h. ago Can a wildlife paradise on a Colombian island survive the arrival of a military base?

It took 40 years to turn Gorgona into a biodiversity haven and model marine protected area. Now a new coastguard station has sparked fears of militarisation and ecological ruinFor more than 15 years, Luis Fernando Sánchez Caicedo had dedicated himself to human rights in Colombia, supporting young people and advocacting for Afro-descendant and campesino – small farmer – communities in the Pacific region. A prominent local leader and adviser to the area’s administration in Nariño, he was also a longtime collaborator with the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz), working to promote dialogue in a country torn apart by decades of war.That all ended in September when the boat carrying him and the mayor of Mosquera, Karen Lizeth Pineda, was fired on, reportedly by the Colombian navy. Sánchez was killed and the mayor’s bodyguard was seriously injured in the attack. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago 'One person killed' after light aircraft crashes in Ireland, injuring three others

Gardai and other emergency services, including Rescue 117, rushed to the scene between Waterford Airport and Tramore after the crash shortly before 1pm.

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58 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post

Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza CityIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed 33 people and injured many more, according to medical officials, in one of the most serious escalations of violence since the US-backed ceasefire came into effect last month.Officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said they received the bodies of 17 people, including five women and five children, after four Israeli airstrikes targeted tents sheltering displaced people. In Gaza City, medical officials said two airstrikes killed 16 people, including seven children and three women. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wife killed and husband injured in knife attack as neighbours heard 'terrible screams'

The victims were named locally yesterday as Stella and Brian Gallagher, who had been living in Ballinlough, Ireland for more than twenty years

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3 d. ago Man charged after woman killed and husband injured in knife attack outside Cork home

A man in his 20s has been charged in connection with a fatal knife attack on the southside of Cork city, during which a woman was killed and a man was left with serious injuries

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3 d. ago Russian barrage kills 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy heads for talks with Turkish leader

Officials say Russian drone and missile attack has killed 10 people and injured dozens in Ukraine

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4 d. ago 23,500 young people facing homelessness this winter in worsening crisis, warns leading charity

The North West and Yorkshire and the Humber are among the worst affected places as homelessness is set to rise this season

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4 d. ago The former Marine sniper accused of a mass shooting and the warning signs that came before

Estranged friends and family and even a judge had raised concerns months before authorities say a wounded Iraq War veteran killed three people and injured five at a North Carolina waterfront bar

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4 d. ago Free community facility can save people almost £1,500 a year each

Users get access to everything from free wi-fi and a warm, quiet space to free access to books, magazines and newspapers

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4 d. ago Several dead as heavy rain triggers landslides and floods with search operation launched

Heavy rain swept central Vietnam on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven, injuring dozens and stranding thousands as a major search operation is underway

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5 d. ago Chancellor's Budget raid will make 500,000 more people in London and South East pay 40% income tax rate

Rachel Reeves is set to impose a ‘stealth tax’ in her Budget on November 26 with a further two-year freeze on income tax thresholds

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5 d. ago 500,000 more people in London and South East to pay income tax higher rate by 2029 with Reeves Budget raid

The Chancellor is set to impose a ‘stealth tax’ in her Budget on November 26 with a further two-year freeze on income tax thresholds

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5 d. ago Landslide strikes bus on mountain pass in Vietnam, killing 6, as heavy rain persists

A landslide has buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six people and injuring 19 others, as more heavy rain is forecast into the week

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6 d. ago Urgent search for gunman after two killed, including young boy, in New Jersey shooting

New Jersey police are urgently searching for a suspect after two people - including a child - were killed in a shooting that left three others injured.

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6 d. ago Everything we know so far as five killed pictured after 'devastating' Louth crash

Five people were killed and another three were injured in the horror two-car car crash in Co Louth

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6 d. ago Moment twister which killed one Brit rips through holiday park

Videos have appeared on social media of a massive twister that ripped through part of Portugal, killing one British pensioner and seriously injuring dozens of others

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6 d. ago ‘My best friend was happy, healthy and looking forward to new year. Then his heart just stopped’

Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome affects around 500 people every year in the UK

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7 d. ago Massive explosion at fireworks factory in Pakistan as 4 killed in blast with others injured

A blast at a fireworks factory in southern Pakistan has killed at least four people and injured 11 others, police and hospital officials said. The cause of the explosion has not yet been identified

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7 d. ago British woman, 85, is killed and dozens injured as Storm Claudia winds rip through Portugal holiday campsite

A British woman has been killed after Storm Claudia winds ripped through a Portuguese holiday campsite.

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