12 h. ago Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdicts over deadly mushroom lunch that killed three

Lawyers lodge challenge to conviction of triple murderer who served relatives beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTriple murderer Erin Patterson has filed an appeal against her conviction for killing three relatives with poisoned beef wellingtons, but will not appeal against her sentence.Lawyers for Patterson, 51, signalled they would be appealing last month, but the deadline for her to lodge the challenge to the court of appeal passed late yesterday. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago The WWI sniper who killed 100 Germans: How deadly Scottish sharpshooter led crack team of 24 men who shot dead 3,000 enemy in two years

The exploits of a ruthless sniper who killed more than 100 Germans in the First World War can be revealed with the sale of his medals. Lieutenant Neville Methven led a unit of 24 men.

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27 h. ago Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over botched handling of deadly floods

Leader of Spanish region’s People’s party had clung to power despite calls for him to stand down over 2024 disaster‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after deadly floodsCarlos Mazón, the embattled president of the eastern Spanish region of Valencia, has bowed to public fury and political pressure by resigning over his botched handling of the deadly floods that killed 229 people in the area just over a year ago.Mazón, a member of the conservative People’s party (PP), had hung on despite calls for him to stand down after it emerged that he spent more than three hours having lunch with a journalist as the floods hit and people were drowning in their homes, garages and cars. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Mexican mayor shot dead in public during Day of the Dead celebrations

Michoacan is one of Mexico’s most violent state

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46 h. ago Children among 23 killed in Day of the Dead supermarket explosion in Mexican shop tragedy

The fire broke out in Waldo's discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as Mexico celebrated the Day of the Dead.

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49 h. ago Children among 23 killed in Day of the Dead supermarket explosion in Mexican supermarket tragedy

The fire broke out in Waldo's discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as Mexico celebrated the Day of the Dead.

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2 d. ago ‘We don’t feel safe’: after week of bombings, people in Gaza are losing faith in ceasefire

After initial enthusiasm, people fear ceasefire does not mean end to war but just less frequent, more unpredictable violenceAmeen al-Zein, like many in Gaza, was overjoyed by the news of the ceasefire. It was a rare moment of relief after years of fear and loss. On Tuesday night he gave an interview to a local NGO urging people to return to their homes in northern Gaza now that fighting had stopped. Just half an hour later, Zein was dead, killed in an Israeli bombing on the school where he had been sheltering in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.He died without being able to fulfil his vow to his wife that they would return to Beit Lahia and pitch a tent over the rubble, eager to be home even if their house was no longer there. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Turkish court sentences hotel owner and 10 others to life for deadly fire that killed 78

A Turkish court has sentenced the owner of a ski resort hotel and 10 others to life in prison for severe negligence in a deadly fire

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4 d. ago Gaza sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be urgently set up to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza is sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling for rapid progress in setting up the international security force and administration to pave the way for full Israeli withdrawal.“We don’t want to reach a situation of no war, no peace,” said Majed al-Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and spokesperson for the foreign ministry. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gaza risks sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be set up urgently to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza risks sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling for rapid progress in setting up the international security force and administration to pave the way for full Israeli withdrawal.“We don’t want to reach a situation of no war, no peace,” said Majed al-Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and spokesperson for the foreign ministry. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Man who brutally killed Manchester neighbour, 63, found dead in jail as inmate charged with murder

John Mansfield was jailed for life in 2007

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5 d. ago 'Thousands of officers and military' drafted in ahead of Prince William's visit to Rio over fears 'violence will erupt' after 132 killed in police 'massacre'

Believed to be Rio police's deadliest operation ever, Tuesday's raid saw 2,500 police and soldiers storm the favelas of Penha and Complexo de Alemao and fight armed residents who fought back

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5 d. ago CHRIS HUGHES: 'Only Netanyahu wins as Gaza ceasefire holds after 100 slaughtered'

After more than two weeks of the Gaza ceasefire, occasional flare-ups, another Israel soldier killed, and more than 100 Palestinians dead overnight - almost half of them children - peace deal 'holds'

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5 d. ago Haiti river bank bursts killing 25 and leaving dozens trapped as Hurricane Melissa's deadly rampage continues: Live updates

Hurricane Melissa is wrecking havoc on Cuba Wednesday morning and is set to unleash its powerful 105mph winds on the Bahamas as it moves through the Caribbean.

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5 d. ago Sudan 'killing field' massacre leaves piles of dead bodies visible to satellites

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Satellite images of El Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region show 'clusters' of objects 'consistent with the size of human bodies', according to analysts from Yale University

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6 d. ago Three US Air Force members are found dead overnight after husband 'murdered wife and her colleague before killing himself'

Jacob Prichard, 34, is believed to have killed his wife, Jaymee Prichard, 33, and Lieutenant Jaime Gustitus, 25, before taking his own life on Saturday morning.

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8 d. ago Hundreds of mobile phones on burning bus intensified deadly fire that killed 20, reports say

Officials say lithium-ion batteries in smartphones aggravated fire that engulfed Bengaluru-bound bus last week

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8 d. ago Britain's DEADLY critters: Experts reveal the unsuspecting creepy crawlies that can kill you

When it comes to countries full of deadly critters, Australia, Brazil, or Japan might spring to mind. But experts warn that there are surprisingly deadly creepy crawlies right here in the UK.

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9 d. ago Furious crowds take to the streets demanding resignations on first anniversary of floods which killed hundreds in one of Europe's deadliest natural disasters

Demonstrators, many carrying photos of the victims, denounced the handling of last October's disaster and called on regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign.

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1 week ago Could your holiday cocktail kill you? Foreign Office warns tourists over deadly methanol drinks in Mexico, Kenya and Japan that have already claimed nine lives

Brazil recorded a mass methanol poisoning earlier this month, leaving three dead, and the UK FCDO has doubled a list of countries it says have reported cases of bootleg booze poisoning.

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