88 m. ago Thousands armed with 'axes, bows and arrows' torch village after headless woman found in river

The grim discovery of a woman's headless body has sparked huge disorder and widespread arson as an angry mob invaded the murder suspect's village and torched around 50 homes.

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24 h. ago Protesters hit Crowborough over plan to house 600 migrants in army camp

Up to 600 male asylum seekers are set to be housed at the camp on the outskirts of Crowborough, East Sussex, as Britain continues to be gripped by a small boat crisis.

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45 h. ago Body pulled from river as police searching for missing woman, 79, issue update

Jill Grint was last seen near her home in, Earlham, Norfolk, around 10.30am on Friday - and in a new development today, police said they have recovered a body from the River Yare

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58 h. ago Spa town's residents up in arms after thousands left without drinking water for more than a week

Under-pressure South East Water (SEW) bosses turned the supply back on to 24,000 homes after Keir Starmer hit out at the 'shocking' extended interruption, which started last Saturday.

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69 h. ago German MPs rubberstamp military service plan amid school pupil protests

All 18-year-old men to be screened for suitability for armed forces, but proposal falls short of conscriptionThe German parliament has rubberstamped a new model for military service that aims to boost its armed forces as thousands of school pupils demonstrated across the country against the plans.The change will include the obligatory screening of all 18-year-old men to gauge their suitability to serve in the military from 1 January, but does not include conscription, as favoured by some conservative politicians. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Popstar dies in wife's arms aged 40 from sudden heart attack

Singer Shpat Kasapi has died after suffering a sudden heart attack. The 40-year-old pop star, who had hundreds of thousands of fans, tragically passed away in the arms of his wife

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2 w. ago Security ramps up in town awaiting arrival of 600 lone male asylum seekers as residents are told they'll only get '48 hours' notice' before migrants move onto army base

Residents are in revolt over the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with thousands of people turning out every week for noisy protests.

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3 w. ago Woman, 20, dies while kayaking on River Tees at Barnard Castle

The woman’s body was recovered after a huge rescue operation on Saturday afternoon

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3 w. ago Thrifty mum saves massive £6.6k on Lapland trip for family from Manchester Airport

Karen Armstrong saved more than six thousand pounds on her Lapland trip in November

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3 w. ago Body of woman pulled from river after 'kayaker in difficulty'

The body of a 20-year-old woman has been recovered from the River Tees in Barnard Castle, County Durham, by emergency services following reports of a kayaker in “difficulty”

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last month ‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth

Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to helpIt was early morning on 1 January last year when Colin McGarva dived into a flooding river in Worcester to rescue an unconscious woman. McGarva said he didn’t think twice about the risk to himself, or the devastating loss his newborn son would suffer had he too been swept away by the fast-flowing icy waters.“I didn’t stop to think because the instinct – the instant reaction – is to help someone in need,” he said. “Someone’s life is an important thing. Helping is just something you have to do.” Continue reading...

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