4 h. ago Teen 'played house in dead neighbour's home while body rotted in yard'

A teenager has been charged with murder and burglary after breaking into his neighbours home - killing him and leaving his body in the garden to decompose and decay

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38 h. ago Family of dad who died in Colombia 'living in hell' after remains 'buried without consent'

Ross Macquarrie, 38, from Mauchline in East Ayrshire, was discovered dead by housekeeping staff at his lodgings in Bogotá on November 11 last year, but his family in the UK are still fighting for answers over his remains

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51 h. ago Ugandan opposition MP says security forces stormed home killing 10 people

Muwanga Kivumbi says campaign staff shot dead after elections expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s ruleA senior member of the Ugandan opposition has said security forces stormed his house early on Friday morning and shot dead 10 members of his campaign team after a general election that was expected to result in President Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power.Muwanga Kivumbi, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), told Reuters the incident happened at about 3am local time when security forces “broke the front door and began shooting” inside a garage where the people were waiting for the results of the election for his parliamentary seat to be announced. “It was a massacre,” he said. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Barnet fire: Man and woman, both aged 90, killed in blaze at house in north London

Paramedics treated a 90-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman, but they were pronounced dead at the scene

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58 h. ago Barnet fire deaths: Two people killed in blaze at house in north London

Firefighters rushed to the scene on Albemarle Road, Barnet, and removed a man and a woman from the property

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5 d. ago ‘Beautiful’ woman, 29, found dead in bed by boyfriend after house party – as mum says ‘we will love her always’

A "BEAUTIFUL" woman was found dead in bed by her boyfriend after a house party, an inquest heard. Polly Zajdler, 29, was helped upstairs after pals described her as being "unsteady on her feet". Her partner Scott went to check on her in the morning and discovered Polly unresponsive in bed, the court in Bradford...

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5 d. ago Jodie Marsh gives devastating tour of fire ravaged house that left animals dead

Former glamour model Jodie Marsh has given fans a tour of her torched home after a fire ripped through her farm over the weekend, killing two of her animals, which she housed at her sanctuary

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5 d. ago 'Beautiful' young woman found dead just hours after being put to bed at house party

Polly Zajdler was described by her family as a 'free spirit'

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7 d. ago It's been 10 years since 'David's dead!' On the anniversary of CBB's iconic saga here's what REALLY happened on the show and where the housemates are now

It is hard to believe it is 10 year's since the iconic 'David's dead' gaffe on Celebrity Big Brother. 

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8 d. ago Mischa Barton loved working with Noel Gallagher and says he is ‘the best’

Barton shot to fame after playing Marissa Cooper in the hit American teen drama and went on to star in a number of music videos throughout the 2000s.

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1 week ago Horror as dad and son found dead in suspected murder suicide

Oisin O'Reilly, 11, was found dead at a house in Clondalkin, West Dublin, on Thursday morning after his father Wayne O'Reilly, 48, was discovered dead at a property in Ballyfermot

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1 week ago Albstadt house explosion sparks major street evacuation as multiple feared dead

A major house explosion has completely destroyed a property and damaged others on a residential street in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg, as police search for survivors

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2 w. ago Police issue update after person found dead following house fire

One person was found dead and formal identification is yet to take place

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2 w. ago Richard Smallwood dead: Gospel icon behind song covered by Whitney Houston dies

Grammy-nominated gospel icon Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77 from complications related to kidney failure, it has been announced

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2 w. ago New Year's Eve horror as person found dead in Wales house fire after home caves in

Emergency services responded to a fatal house fire in Glenboi, Mountain Ash, shortly before 2am on New Year's Eve, with the property suffering significant structural damage

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2 w. ago Murder probe after British man, 29, shot dead in Costa Blanca

The man was found dead at a housing development

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2 w. ago Driver involved in crash 'pointed handgun at girl before running through Norfolk housing estate' and being shot dead by armed police

Witnesses said they saw the man brandishing a gun following the collision between a car and a Mercedes van on the A11 in Thetford, Norfolk, at 8.25pm on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Woman found dead at Inverness house on Boxing Day as forensics comb scene

Emergency services were called to Merkinch Place in Inverness after the alarm was raised at around 1.30pm on Friday, December 26.

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2 w. ago One child is dead after Christmas holiday house fire injured five: Probe into what caused blaze continues

Six fire engines and a height vehicle were deployed to the semi-detached property, where crews worked to extinguish the fire, which had spread throughout the home.

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3 w. ago One child dead and another in hospital after house fire in Kent

Emergency services say ‘intense fire’ spread throughout semi-detached property in Hamstreet near AshfordA child has died and a second has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Kent, emergency services have said.The blaze occurred in White Admiral Way in the village of Hamstreet, near Ashford, on Sunday. Continue reading...

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