10 h. ago Third man charged with murdering mother and three children in Bradford house fire

Sharaz Ali, 39, has been charged with four counts of murder following the blaze in August last year

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11 h. ago Third man charged over house fire in Bradford which killed mother and three children

A third man has been charged in connection with a house fire in Bradford which killed a mother and three children. This is a breaking news story - more to follow...

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11 h. ago Third man charged with murdering mother and three children in house fire

Sharaz Ali, 39, was due to appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Monday, West Yorkshire Police said.

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40 h. ago ‘We cleared rubble with our bare hands’: Iraqis rejoice as shattered Mosul rises from the ruins

City damaged during occupation by Islamic State group reopens 850-year-old mosque in time for Ramadan as reconstruction gathers pace In the small courtyard of Sara’s grandmother’s house, children are running and playing as if time had never passed. “The house kept our memories,” Sara says, sitting on the sofa of the courtyard. “It seems like we never left. On the contrary, when we came back, we felt we belonged to this house.”Located in the old Iraqi city of Mosul, right behind the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, their home is part of the local cultural heritage. It was heavily damaged during the occupation by Islamic State (IS) and the battle to reclaim the city by Iraqi armed forces, backed by US coalition airstrikes. Sara and her family were forcibly displaced during the fighting in 2017 and for many years feared they would never see their home intact again. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Grimes makes privacy plea for her children with Elon Musk after viral White House clips

‘I think fame is something you should consent to,’ singer said

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7 d. ago Suspected killer found in coma at house fire where mother died alongside her three children is now 'expected to survive', as alleged co

Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle died following the fire at their home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, early on August 21 last year

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9 d. ago Shouts of 'absolute joke' as planning committee makes controversial decision

Plans to turn a four-bed detached house into a residential children's home were the subject of more than 100 objections

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9 d. ago Vegan children are 'desperately trying' to have playdates with meat

One mum from an area 'where it's become fashionable to be vegan' said it is 'insane' watching vegan children come to their house who then 'never stop eating' the forbidden foods.

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1 week ago Private primary school wants to build new classrooms to house more children

Planning application submitted for standalone buidling

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1 week ago Judge sets $250M bond for Michigan mom accused of keeping 3 kids alone in squalor

A judge has set an extraordinary bond for a Michigan woman who is locked up and accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house full of trash and feces

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1 week ago Cycling to school almost became extinct – until one man revived the bike bus

Sam Balto took the idea from a local school to the White House and beyond, inspiring a global movement in which children feel the benefits of cycling together“It’s a movement, not a moment.” That’s the mantra from Sam “Coach” Balto, a former school teacher from Portland, Oregon who quit his day job to stoke a revolution called the “bike bus” – groups of kids and families cycling to school together.How did one person in a mid-sized American city turn a weekly bike ride into something of a phenomenon? He leaned on the power of social media. In the past two years his videos have been viewed by hundreds of millions of people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mother charged with abuse after children found in ‘revolting’ squalor

The three children were allegedly left alone in a house teeming with trash and feces for years

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1 week ago Michigan woman charged with abuse after 3 children left alone for years in 'revolting' squalor

A Michigan woman has been charged with child abuse, five days after police found her three children living alone for years in a house teeming with trash and feces

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1 week ago Horror as family dog 'saw red' and wouldn't stop 'until somebody was dead'

Emma Dean, 25, was staying at her mother and father-in-law's house with her three children when the family dog, Bruno, savagely attacked them in Woodchurch, Merseyside

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1 week ago Mum's horror as family dog 'saw red' and launched brutal attack

Emma Dean, 25, had been staying at her mother and father-in-law's house with her three children aged nine, seven, and four when the family dog, Bruno, 'saw red' and attacked them

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