9 h. ago Sadistic son of man who 'inspired' Trainspotting's Begbie found dead in prison

Dean MacLeod, who was found dead in his jail cell days after a violent attack on an officer, carried out horrendous crimes with his dad, Ian MacLeod, who was a notorious gang leader

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13 h. ago I was attacked by a 300lb shark while I was on holiday and needed 91 stitches... but it hasn't scared me

Curtis Miller, 30, had been on a fishing trip in South Africa for just three days before the terrifying creature attacked him.

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26 h. ago Kyle Clifford: CCTV shows movements of triple killer on day of his knife and crossbow attacks

Kyle Clifford denies a single charge of rape, against his former partner

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27 h. ago CCTV shows movements of triple killer on day of his knife and crossbow attacks

Kyle Clifford denies a single charge of rape, against his former partner, Louise Hunt.

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38 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Odesa drone attack cuts power, water and heating for second day

Woman aged 77 died of shrapnel wounds; Zelenskyy offers minerals deal signature and peace plan. What we know on day 1,106A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday killed one person and caused power, water and heating cuts in Odesa for the second day running, said the regional governor, Oleh Kiper. A 77-year-old woman died of shrapnel wounds on the outskirts of the city, he said, and drone strikes damaged critical infrastructure, leaving neighbourhoods without services.Kiper said fragments from downed drones had damaged private houses and started fires in outlying city districts. A missile strike had destroyed an empty sanatorium near the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, south of Odesa, he added.East of the capital, Kyiv, drones targeted a multi-storey apartment building near the town of Boryspil, smashing windows and triggering a fire in a business. Local officials reported no casualties.Zelenskyy has proposed a peace plan to end the war, saying he is willing to work “constructively” und...

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45 h. ago Ukraine could be left defenceless against Putin’s aerial drone attacks within days

Multiple sources told The Independent that supplies of US Patriot missiles could run out within days. Within hours, Volodymyr Zelensky had voiced regret for his clash with Donald Trump at the White House

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47 h. ago Twisted 'blowtorch killer' dies in jail days after attacking officer with boiling sugar water

Dean MacLeod had been serving a minimum term of 34 years in prison after he and his father were both found guilty last year of the joint torture and killing of two innocent men

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69 h. ago Man tried to rape mum while her son screamed nearby in horror daytime woods attack

He attacked his helpless victim near a park in broad daylight.

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3 d. ago Sadistic torture killer found dead in cell at Scots jail days after attack on prison officer

Dean ‘Denim’ MacLeod and his father were both found guilty of torturing and killing two innocent men.

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4 d. ago Revealed: New Orleans touted public safety street closures for years but didn’t implement them

A Guardian analysis shows that vehicles were allowed to approach Bourbon Street despite safety plans in years leading up to deadly attackLocal government officials in New Orleans, which endured an intentional, deadly truck ramming attack on its most famous street during New Year’s Day celebrations, have not shut down vehicular cross traffic on that street during major events nearly 90 times – evidently failing to fully enact public safety plans that they touted ahead of the gatherings, a Guardian investigation has confirmed.In many cases, cars and other vehicles were allowed to cross the street for the entire period that the city’s press releases said they would be forbidden from doing so. And during all but a handful of days, officials failed to place any physical barriers that would prevent motorists intending to attack crowds there from turning in either direction on to Bourbon Street, a one-way thoroughfare, leaving pedestrians vulnerable to terrorists for many years. Continue r...

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6 d. ago Scots MPs on Ukraine trip forced to shelter in bunker during multiple air raids

EXCLUSIVE: The MPs were subject to three different drone and missile attacks during their five-day visit to the war torn country.

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7 d. ago Engineer left unable to work after unprovoked attack in broad daylight

Nicholas Summerhayes, 55, and Sam Summerhayes, 26 attacked the victim when he came home after getting food

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7 d. ago His final photo was of the bomber that killed him: the last journalist to die before Assad fell

Anas Alkharboutli was fatally injured in a missile attack just four days before the president fled to Russia. His colleagues and friends explain why his life was more exceptional than his deathThe war was almost over when death came for Anas Alkharboutli. On 4 December last year, Bashar al-Assad’s forces, on the brink of collapse, killed the photojournalist in an airstrike near Hama. He was 32 years old.“We were excited to go to the frontline,” says Omar Haj Kadour, a photographer who was with Alkharboutli on the day he was killed. “Things were finally going well for the opposition.”Anas Alkharboutli (right) with his colleague Omar Haj Kadour. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'My husband died of a heart attack just days after our son was born

Sunil Rastogi, 40, who had been rushed to Southmead Hospital by ambulance, reportedly received minimal medical attention before suffering a fatal cardiac arrest in front of his wife and friends.

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8 d. ago Shirtless man with knife 'ran and lunged' towards people in Cardiff

Days later David Southwell attacked his former partner in a park

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1 week ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let Gen Z mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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1 week ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let GenZ mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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1 week ago Victim, 9, said she was having 'best day of my life' before Southport attack, dance teacher reveals

Dance teacher Leanne Lucas described the attack for the first time

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1 week ago Woman stamped on victim's head and attacked police officer in 10

A woman who committed five violent crimes in the space of 10 days – including biting two people, stamping on another's head and attacking a police officer – has been jailed for four years

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1 week ago Horrific final moments of men mauled to death over four days in worst ever shark attack

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 led to the deadliest shark attack in history with 150 people brutally mauled to death at sea over four horrifying days

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