57 m. ago British siblings among four killed in cable car crash near Naples

Margaret Elaine Winn, 58, and Graeme Derek Winn, 65, died with Israeli woman and Italian driver of cable carA British woman and her brother were among four people who died when a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy.Prosecutors in Torre Annunziata have opened an investigation into possible manslaughter after the crash on Thursday at Monte Faito, a peak about 28 miles (45km) south-east of Naples. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago The Guardian view on Sudan’s third year of conflict: a war against civilians | Editorial

The ambitions of two generals and the interests of other states have led to the massacre of adults and children already forced to flee their homesSudan has begun its third year of civil war in the bleakest manner imaginable: mourning the massacre of hundreds of civilians and relief workers in displacement camps in Darfur. What began as a power struggle between generals has led to the killing of tens of thousands of people and widespread sexual and ethnic violence. The International Rescue Committee says the result is the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded: 640,000 people face catastrophic hunger. Basic services and infrastructure, already woefully inadequate, have been destroyed.“One thing that has been consistent since day one,” the Sudanese activist and commentator Dallia Mohamed Abdelmoniem observed this week, “[is that] it’s a war on civilians. Now, I think we’ve become so desensitised to it, that doesn’t make much of a difference any more. There’s no impact.” Continue re...

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3 h. ago Are cable cars safe? How they work and worst disasters after Naples crash kills four

Some 28 miles to the southeast of Naples in Southern Italy, four people have been killed including British woman Margaret Elaine Winn, 58, in a cable car incident but how safe are these roads in the sky?

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3 h. ago New RFK assassination files are released with 10,000 pages of investigative notes into 1968 killing

Latest record drop contains more than 10,000 pages related to the government’s investigation into the late senator’s assassination

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3 h. ago Police hunt twisted owner who dumped over 80 dogs, cats and a chicken in faeces covered home

Revolting images show the inhumane condition dozens of animals, including 78 springer spaniels, who were left to fend for themselves after officers raided the property in Bristol

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3 h. ago Lottery winner hired killer author who buried him under concrete slab and stole £26m jackpot

Abraham Lee Shakespeare won the Florida Lotto jackpot in 2006, but three years later he vanished before he was found shot and buried underneath concrete in a garden

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3 h. ago New Pornographers drummer arrested over child sexual abuse images

Musician Joe Seiders is in custody after reports of a man behaving suspiciously around underage boys at a restaurant in Palm Desert, California

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3 h. ago 'UK's most dangerous killer' out of 'glass cage' as he's sent to new prison after 46 years

Robert Maudsley, 71, has been transferred from Wakefield jail in West Yorkshire for the first time in nearly five decades, after the quadruple killer went on hunger strike

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4 h. ago 'He won't hurt' said dog owner, seconds later cavapoo was almost killed and needed £6,500 op at vets

The owner has described the incident, which left his dog 'screaming' in pain, as 'horrendous', and said it had left him anxious every time they went out now

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4 h. ago MSP visits Ayrshire community project aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation

South Scotland MSP Carol Mochan visited the Get Together programme at the Killie Community Hub.

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4 h. ago Naples cable car crash: Brit woman named among four killed in horror incident

Margaret Elaine Winn, 58, was tragically killed in the horror accident along with one other unidentified Brit.

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4 h. ago Shocked students return to Florida campus after shooting that killed two

Suspect arrested and charged with attack on Florida State University in Tallahassee that also left six injuredStudents at Florida State University (FSU) were to return to a campus in shock on Friday to retrieve the belongings they abandoned in their scramble to escape a gunman, including laptops, handbags and even shoes, and a vigil is planned in the evening, after a student killed two people and left six others injured.Many gathered on Thursday night around a makeshift memorial on a sidewalk on campus, bringing candles, flowers, teddy bears and notes for the survivors. The impromptu memorials, dotted around the campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, came just hours after authorities arrested and charged a fellow student, Phoenix Ikner, 20, with the shooting. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Oklahoma City to mark 30 years since the bombing that killed 168 people and shook America

A bomb with a force powerful enough to instantly destroy much of a nine-story building shattered a quiet Oklahoma City morning and sent a shock wave through America

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5 h. ago How Spencer Matthews and Charlotte Dawson became inseparable after bonding over 'sausages for breakfast'. Insiders tell KATIE HIND how the unlikely duo became close friends

When Spencer Matthews landed on the stunning Greek island of Ios to stay in a luxurious hotel, one can imagine it all felt like one home from pampered home.

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5 h. ago Brit woman named in Naples cable car crash horror as three others killed

Margaret Elaine Winn, 58, has been named as one of the four killed in a horrific cable car accident in Napes, Italy – as another unnamed Brit is understood to have also died in the tragedy

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5 h. ago Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 17 people including children as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem

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5 h. ago Our son died after being attacked while sticking up for his female friends on a Halloween night out

Ben Smith, 18, was punched outside a McDonalds in the early hours of the morning while dressed up for Halloween on a night out with friends in Bath.

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5 h. ago Family of teen killed by punch blast 'failure' of cops as boy 'blamed' for own death

Ben Smith died aged 18 after a punch his parents claimed "killed" him. The teen was out with friends for Halloween but ended up in hospital and later died - his family has slammed the police

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5 h. ago Naples cable car crash: Brit woman named among four killed in horror plunge

The cable car plunged to the ground near the 1,100-metre high Mount Faito in Naples, Italy, when one of its main supporting cables snapped - killing two British tourists, one Israeli tourist and the driver

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6 h. ago Ayrshire charity takes on Killie 2 Coast fundraising challenge

CHAP team to complete 18-mile trek from Kilmarnock to Ardrossan to raise vital funds for supporting local people facing housing, welfare, and debt challenges

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