6 h. ago MAGA provocateurs want whistles used by Minnesota protesters to be ‘considered a violent weapon’

‘High IQ people don’t respond well to shrill noises,’ Mike Cernovich tweeted before taking aim at the ‘hearing loss causing machines that terrorists use against ICE.’

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15 h. ago Mum's heartbreak as hospital handed wrong baby to dad after stillbirth tragedy

Lindsay Richardson, 40, from Glasgow gave birth to her stillborn son Charlie at 21 weeks, but a devastating NHS mix-up saw her ex-partner handed the wrong baby's body

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19 h. ago Horror as man dies after being hit by car while crossing road

The tragic incident happened on Saturday afternoon

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19 h. ago Older drivers hit with car tax hike from April as new fees confirmed

Almost all petrol, diesel and electric car owners will face higher bills from April as new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates are introduced, with standard rates rising from £195 to £200

Economics

51 h. ago Winter Storm Fern as it happened: three people found dead in New York City as tens of thousands go without power across US

Winter storm system brings emergency declarations as snow and ice create unsafe driving conditions and power shortages. This blog is now closed.Snow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for massive winter stormThe severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many roads throughout the midwest and southern US today. Sheets of ice are currently coating several streets and highways, causing increasing risk to drivers.Even after the ice has been cleared away, it often quickly comes back due to precipitation and freezing temperatures. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. Sgt Ellis from the Tennessee highway patrol posted a video on social media demonstrating the dangerous conditions. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Winter Storm Fern live: three people found dead in New York City as tens of thousands go without power across US

Winter storm system brings emergency declarations as snow and ice create unsafe driving conditions and power shortagesSnow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for massive winter stormThe severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many roads throughout the midwest and southern US today. Sheets of ice are currently coating several streets and highways, causing increasing risk to drivers.Even after the ice has been cleared away, it often quickly comes back due to precipitation and freezing temperatures. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. Sgt Ellis from the Tennessee highway patrol posted a video on social media demonstrating the dangerous conditions. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Winter Storm Fern live updates: nearly 135,000 homes and businesses without power and more than 11,000 flights cancelled

Winter storm system brings emergency declarations as snow and ice create unsafe driving conditions and power shortagesSnow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for massive winter stormThe severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many roads throughout the midwest and southern US today. Sheets of ice are currently coating several streets and highways, causing increasing risk to drivers.Even after the ice has been cleared away, it often quickly comes back due to precipitation and freezing temperatures. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. Sgt Ellis from the Tennessee highway patrol posted a video on social media demonstrating the dangerous conditions. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Winter Storm Fern live updates: nearly 85,000 homes and businesses without power and more than 11,000 flights cancelled

Winter storm system brings emergency declarations as snow and ice create unsafe driving conditions and power shortagesThe severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many roads throughout the midwest and southern US today. Sheets of ice are currently coating several streets and highways, causing increasing risk to drivers.Even after the ice has been cleared away, it often quickly comes back due to precipitation and freezing temperatures. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. Sgt Ellis from the Tennessee highway patrol posted a video on social media demonstrating the dangerous conditions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tributes paid to ‘best big brother’ who died in Greater Manchester car crash

Mohammad Danyaal Asghar-Ali died when the car he was travelling in collided with a taxi on Sunday, January 11

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3 d. ago Heartache after 4 killed in Bolton crash – 'Wouldn't wish this pain on anyone'

Young Mohammed-Danyaal Asghar-Ali died in a horror car crash earlier this month which also took the lives of two of his friends and a taxi driver - five others were injured

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3 d. ago Mother who broke America's heart after losing all three of her children in car crash dies of aggressive brain cancer aged just 48

Lori Coble broke hearts across America in 2007 when a big rig truck slammed into the back of her minivan, killing her children Kyle Christopher, 5, Emma Lynn, 4, and Katie Gene, 2.

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3 d. ago Why freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power — and heat

Utility companies and state officials are preparing for a forecasted ice storm that could bring down power lines and cause widespread outages

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4 d. ago Elderly woman dies three weeks after car crash that injured her and two others

Alma Duguid, 81, from the Fraserburgh area died yesterday, nearly three weeks after being involved in a car crash near Toll of Birness.

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4 d. ago Powerful winter storm to bring heavy snow across much of US this weekend

Storm expected to hit from south Rockies and plains into mid-south on Friday before spreading eastA powerful winter storm is set to sweep across much of the US this weekend, bringing potentially record-breaking cold, heavy snow and ice that forecasters warn could cause hazardous conditions, potential power outages and travel disruptions.The storm is expected to bring “widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain” from the south Rockies and plains into the mid-south beginning on Friday, before spreading east to the mid-Atlantic and New England areas this weekend, according to the US National Weather Service on Thursday. The impact in New England will potentially linger into Monday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Beautiful' girl dies after tragic episode in car park day before her 9th birthday

Despite the youngster being rushed to the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital for treatment, she was tragically pronounced dead a short time later

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4 d. ago Tragedy as baby dies after car hits patch of ice caused by blocked pipe

A baby boy died, aged just seven months

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4 d. ago 'Deepest sympathies' as baby dies after car hits patch of ice caused by blocked pipe in horror crash

A baby died, aged just seven months

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4 d. ago Family of 'beautiful' schoolgirl who died in car park say she suffered asthma attack

Olivia Grace Edwards, eight, tragically died after suffering an acute asthma attack in October last year.

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4 d. ago Everything we know as woman dies after car crashes into garden fence in Fife

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the car crash in Dunfermline and are appealing for information.

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4 d. ago Woman dies after car crashes into garden fence as police appeal for witnesses

The Vauxhall Corsa driver was pronounced dead at the scene after her car left the road and struck a garden fence in Dunfermline on Wednesday afternoon.

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