5 h. ago Spiteful trolls blamed me when I escaped the house fire that killed my children... Now I find comfort in the messages they send me from beyond the grave

In the early hours of a December morning, Jade Horton was woken from a deep sleep by the sounds of screaming...

Events

19 h. ago Israel is wiping out Gaza’s journalists – and it’s no longer even hiding it | Jodi Ginsberg

The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crimeIsrael always boasted that it was the only country in the region to support press freedom. That boast rang hollow even before the current war. Now, it’s not even pretending. On Sunday, Israel openly and brazenly killed six journalists as they were sheltering in a tent that housed reporters and media workers.Israel accuses one of those journalists – Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif – of being a terrorist. It has not said what crime it believes the others have committed that would justify killing them. The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crime. Continue reading...

Politics

37 h. ago Wrecked houses and 26 dead horses: residents return to Madrid suburb after wildfire

Families in Tres Cantos and Soto de Viñuelas take in scene of destruction after blaze and pay tribute to man who diedAdolfo López plunged his head and hands into his parents’ swimming pool early on Tuesday afternoon, keen to wash off the soot and dirt he had acquired from the gutted house his mother and father had called home for the past 25 years.The wildfire that would devour 1,000 hectares of land, consume their house, destroy some neighbouring properties and kill a man trying to rescue horses from a local stables was just a column of smoke when López saw it approaching Soto de Viñuelas at 7.45pm on Monday. Continue reading...

Events

42 h. ago Pregnant teen maniac plunged knife into neck of boy she barely knew at party

Conner Cowper was just 18 when he was murdered in cold blood during a house party in Holytown, Lanarkshire, by teenage killer Jolene Doherty who stabbed him without warning

Politics

44 h. ago FIREBALLS hit Spain as wildfires spark freak 'fire whirls' and reach Madrid, killing one person as Europe's heatwave hell continues

Extreme heat and strong winds in Spain caused 'fire whirls' on Monday night, as a hellish blaze burned several houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, killing one person in the capital. 

Events

50 h. ago Women who Kill: Glasgow 'House of Blood' where evil mum and son brutally murdered three men

The House of Blood killings remain one of the most disturbing multiple murders in Glasgow’s recent history.

Events

50 h. ago Women who kill: Teen maniac plunged knife into neck of boy she barely knew at party

Jolene Doherty, high on a cocktail of drink and drugs, killed Conner Cowper at a house party in 2018.

Events

63 h. ago 4 children and 2 adults are killed when fire rips through a house in Maryland

Authorities say four children and two adults were killed when fire ripped through a house in Charles County, Maryland

Events

3 d. ago White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber accuses police of 'shooting sister and framing him'

Bamber, who was jailed in 1986 of murdering his parents, sister and six-year-old twin nephews, still protests his innocence after 39 years in prison and is convinced an appeal will clear his name

Events

3 d. ago White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber makes twisted claim about his murdered family

The then 24-year-old (pictured) murdered his adoptive parents, his adoptive sister and her six-year-old twins at the farmhouse in the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, on August 7, 1985.

Events

3 d. ago White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber claims police shot his sister before framing him

Bamber claims officers shot his sister Sheila's body after arriving at the crime scene.

Events

3 d. ago White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber accuses police of shooting sister then framing him

Jeremy Bamber has accused Essex Police of accidentally shooting his sister Sheila Caffell's dead body and then framing him for her murder to cover it up

Events

5 d. ago Rapist who killed visiting nurse, spurred safety changes, sentenced to 50 years in prison

A convicted rapist who killed a Connecticut visiting nurse at a halfway house has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder

Events

6 d. ago Alleged killer of Minnesota politician and her husband expected to plead not guilty in court

Vance Boelter, charged with killing top Democrat and her husband and wounding two others, to be arraigned in federal courtThe man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is expected to plead not guilty when he’s arraigned in federal court on Thursday, his attorney said.Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted on 15 July on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty, though prosecutors say that decision is several months away. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Man charged with killing a top Minnesota House Democrat is expected to plead not guilty

A man is expected to plead not guilty in the killings of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband

Events

8 d. ago Meghan Markle's brand sends her gushing birthday message as pals share unseen photos

Meghan Markle has turned 44 but stayed silent on her Instagram account having not posted on there for over a month - however, her As Ever brand did send her a birthday message

Politics

3 w. ago Russian strikes hit Kyiv metro where hundreds were sheltering

At least one person killed in attacks on central Kyiv that also damaged shops, houses and a kindergartenRussia launched a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack on Monday, killing at least one person in Kyiv and hitting a metro station where hundreds of people were sheltering.There were fires across the capital and at least six people were wounded. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said rescuers and medics were working on sites in four districts. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Man, 31, arrested on suspicion of murder over house fire that killed elderly couple

Peter Eric Greener, 77, known as Eric, died on July 16 at his home in St Helens alongside his partner Sheila Jackson in the early hours of Tuesday.

Events

4 w. ago Man charged with killing Minnesota lawmaker plans to plead not guilty

The defense lawyer for a man accused of killing the top Democratic leader in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife, says he plans to plead not guilty

Events

4 w. ago Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife

Events