38 m. ago Horse who got stuck in Scottish Highland bog after being chased by 'out of control' spaniels put down

The pair of dogs charged at two horses who had to be rescued from a peat bog hours later

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41 m. ago Suspect named and charged with murder after man, 28, allegedly stabbed to death

He will appear in court today

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74 m. ago Luis Suarez 'spits' at MLS rival staff member as Inter Miami suffer huge defeat

Inter Miami were hammered 3-0 by Seattle Sounders in the final of the Leagues Cup but Sunday's match was marred by an incident involving Luis Suarez, who appeared to spit on a member of Seattle's staff

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1 hour ago ‘Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money

When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its consInua Ellams was walking through the streets of Lagos, the bustling former capital of Nigeria, when he began noticing a recurring phrase, spray-painted on to the sides of homes. “This house is not for sale,” it read. “Beware of 419.”The number refers to section four, chapter 19 of the Nigerian criminal code, which specifically deals with fraud – obtaining goods or property by false pretences – and the warnings were painted on houses to deter conmen who would access empty properties and sell them without the owner’s consent. Now the criminal code reference has become a catch-all term for Nigerian cons and illicit financial activity. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Footy player charged after car sale transaction went horribly wrong, leaving Queensland man paraplegic

An Ipswich rugby league player and coach has been granted bail after being accused of pushing a man from a balcony in Stapylton, leaving him paraplegic

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8 h. ago Murder investigation launched after man fatally stabbed in Luton

Police said it was an ‘isolated incident’.

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9 h. ago 'Several people seriously injured' in staircase collapse in Cornwall

Emergency services rushed to the horrifying incident on Carthew Terrace (pictured, file photo) in the seaside town of St Ives at around 7pm.

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11 h. ago Insane moment falling jockey clambers onto a rival horse in the middle of a race at Saratoga

The dramatic incident happened during the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga Race Course in New York on Sunday.

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11 h. ago Rudy Giuliani hospitalized after car accident in New Hampshire

New York City’s ex-mayor, 81, in ‘good spirits’ after being treated for fractured thoracic vertebrae, cuts and bruisesNew York City’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized after getting injured in a car wreck in New Hampshire over the weekend.On Sunday, Giuliani’s head of security, Michael Ragusa, released a statement, saying that the 81-year old was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday evening. According to Ragusa, prior to the incident, Giuliani was flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Two paramedics are rushed to hospital after car 'fleeing police' ploughed into ambulance: Teenager is charged

Harry Foster-Smith, 19, from Bexleyheath, London, is alleged to have committed a total of seven offences after the huge smash on the M2, near Gillingham, on Friday, August 29, at around 9pm.

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12 h. ago Murder suspect 'forced victim's boyfriend to DRESS UP in her wig and clothes to help bury her body'

Arnaldo Cintron, 42, has been charged with killing mother-of-two Hiojaira Velez Bonilla, 42, at her home in Riverview, close to Tampa, on August 15.

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15 h. ago Hollywood doctor charging £150,000 a pop to enlarge celebrity manhoods

Jason Emer says he has been flooded with requests to pimp stars’ packages since he posted the results of a recent procedure on Only Fans performer Beau Butler

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15 h. ago Olivia Colman made a child cry by hitting her with a belt as she thought she was acting

Incident happened when the actress while she was shooting 2019 musical Les Misérables and she had to say , ‘I’m so sorry' after the awful incident

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16 h. ago Donald Trump breaks his silence with first post since flurry of 'dead' rumours

US President Donald Trump has shared a new photo on Truth Social which shows him playing golf with Jon Gruden, after false rumours that he was dead spread on social media

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16 h. ago Lucky escape for pensioner, 92, and woman as their car overturns near Lord’s Cricket Ground

Man and woman in her 80s taken separately to a major trauma centre and a nearby hospital following St John’s Wood incident

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16 h. ago Boy, 12, 'flung from playground roundabout' in tragic incident as tributes pour in

Logan Carter, 12, died in the Wharton Recreation Ground in Winsford, Cheshire, on Friday evening after falling from a roundabout in a playground with a tragic history

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16 h. ago Boy 'flung from roundabout' to his death in second fatal incident at playground

Logan Carter, 12, died after an incident at the Wharton Recreation Ground in Winsford, Cheshire, on Friday. On Christmas Day 2020, Cason Hallwood died after falling ill at the same park

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16 h. ago Police release CCTV image after two stabbings at Oxford Circus tube station

Officers want to question a man after two men were injured within 24 hours over the weekend in LondonPolice have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question after two people were stabbed at Oxford Circus tube station in London within 24 hours of each other over the weekend.Emergency services were called to two incidents in the early hours over the weekend, which police said were connected. The first incident took place at 3.40am on Saturday and the second just after 1.30am on Sunday. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Schoolboy, 12, pictured after being killed in park incident as family pay tribute

Logan Carter was described as making ‘every day worth living’ by his family

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17 h. ago Lyon mayor condemns ‘Free Gaza’ defacement of Holocaust memorial

Mayor says city stands firm against antisemitism after message scratched into black marble memorial A Holocaust memorial unveiled only eight months ago in the French city of Lyon has been inscribed with the words “Free Gaza”, local officials said, amid growing concern about antisemitic incidents in France.The words were scratched into the black marble memorial late on Saturday, the city’s mayor, Grégory Doucet, said. Yonathan Arfi, of the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), posted a photo on social media and called the incident “despicable”. Continue reading...

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