4 h. ago Trains on Greater Manchester line stopped after person found dead

Trains have been postponed between two stations until this afternoon after a body was found this morning

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6 h. ago LIVE: Trains STOPPED on Greater Manchester line after person found dead

Services are being cancelled and delayed after the tragic incident at Adlington station

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8 h. ago Kneecap apologise to families of murdered MPs over ‘dead Tory’ comments

Belfast rappers post apology to families of David Amess and Jo Cox after footage emerges of apparent call to kill MPsKneecap have apologised to the families of murdered MPs David Amess and Jo Cox after footage emerged in which the Irish-language rappers purportedly call for politicians to be killed.Criticism of the group has been mounting – including from Downing Street and the Conservative leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch – since a video emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from the group saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess urges Irish rap group Kneecap to apologise over 'kill your MP' call

Video has emerged of the band at a gig in November 2023 appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.'

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37 h. ago Kneecap concert footage assessed by police over alleged ‘kill your MP’ call

Footage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism policeFootage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism police.Video emerged of the band at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” Continue reading...

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41 h. ago A shooting at a small North Carolina college leaves 1 dead, 6 wounded

A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown

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5 d. ago One person dead in France school stabbing with at least three others injured

The horror unfolded at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides private school in Nantes before the alleged attacker was restrained by a member of staff until police arrived.

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1 week ago At least one reported dead and five injured after Florida university shooting

Police say one suspect in custody after shooting at Florida State University in TallahasseeA mass shooting on Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent several people to a nearby hospital, a medical center spokesperson said, with at least one person reported dead.Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said in a statement it had received six patients – one in critical condition and the rest in serious condition. Continue reading...

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1 week ago At least one reported dead and five critical after Florida university shooting

Police took one suspect into custody shortly after reported gunfire at Florida State University in TallahasseeA mass shooting on Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent several people to a nearby hospital, a medical center spokesperson said, with at least one person reported dead.Reports in the early afternoon said at least six people were hurt and taken to hospital, with further details and confirmation being sought from the authorities. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Seventh person in court in connection with murder of woman shot dead in Wales

Sai Raj Manne appeared before Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday and was remanded into custody until July 7.

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2 w. ago LIVE: Manchester trains STOPPED as 'trespassers' cause major disruption

Services are facing delays and cancellations

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2 w. ago Drone footage shows house destroyed after deadly gas explosion

New aerial footage shows the scene of devastation following a suspected gas explosion in a residential street which has left one person dead.

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2 w. ago Aircraft crashes into muddy field after vanishing from flight radars

At least one person has been confirmed dead in the latest disaster in a series of plane crashes across the US so far this year.

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2 w. ago Private plane crashes in New York with reports of at least one fatality

A small twin-engine plane crashed in a field in upstate New York on Saturday morning, with at least one person declared dead. The incident is the latest in a series of deadly aviation-related accidents this week

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2 w. ago Police searching for man who allegedly sexually abused corpse on New York subway

Video captured one person robbing corpse on idling train before another person robbed and sexually assaulted itA man sexually violated a corpse on a New York City subway train after stealing from the body, becoming the second of two people to rob that particular dead person, authorities said recently.One of the more grotesque US crime stories of late unfolded on a southbound R train near the Whitehall Street station in Manhattan at about 12.20am on Wednesday, when “an unidentified individual had sexual contact with an unconscious and unresponsive adult male” in plain view of surveillance cameras, according to a police statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Second tragic plane crash in 24 hours as police confirm at least one person dead

The incident in Justin, Texas, comes just hours after at least three people died in another plane crash in Florida.

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2 w. ago Man 'sexually assaults dead body on train' as cops launch hunt for necrophiliac

Police are on the hunt for a man accused of sexually assaulting a dead body on a subway platform after the person died suddenly while travelling in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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