3 h. ago Police hunt serial sex attacker preying on women in west London as officers release CCTV footage

Multiple women have reported being sexually assaulted in the Eastcote area of Hillingdon between January and June

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16 h. ago Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members amid reports vessel was returning to shore

Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ while US Congress demands justification for attackNone of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, while US media reported the attack came after the vessel had turned around and was heading back to shore.The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has provided little further information about the incident, even amid demands from members of the US Congress for a justification for the action. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Celebs narrowly missed in 9/11 tragedy including one star who overslept and missed meeting

The 9/11 attacks cost the lives of 2,977 innocent people, along with the 19 hijackers but a handful of celebrities had extraordinary escapes

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19 h. ago Chilling female genital mutilation warning as MPs say procedures happening in UK

A report by the cross-party Women and Equalities Committee has called for tough action to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision

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31 h. ago Viral infection that hits millions of people every year 'major heart attack trigger' experts discover

Heart attacks may not just be caused by high cholesterol, poor diet and stress-they could be triggered by a common viral infection, groundbreaking research has suggested.

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50 h. ago Syrian man gets life imprisonment for stabbings in German city of Solingen

Issa al-Hasan, 27, who contacted Islamic State handler prior to attack, acted out of ‘treacherous and base motives’A Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2024 stabbing attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and 10 others injured.Issa al-Hasan, 27, who arrived in Germany as a refugee after travelling through Turkey and the Balkans in 2022 and had been a member of the Islamic State militant group, had acted out of “treacherous and base motives”, the court in Düsseldorf said. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Syrian ISIS fanatic who murdered three people at German 'Festival of Diversity' is jailed for life

Issa Al Hasan, 27, stabbed three people to death during an attack at a 'Festival of Diversity' on August 23, 2024, marking the 650th anniversary of the city in western Germany .

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55 h. ago Emmerdale hit with Ofcom complaints as fans fume over violent murder scenes

Emmerdale has been hit with Ofcom complaints amid some huge scenes on the ITV soap - as evil killer John Sugden's reign of terror continues

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3 d. ago Report finds hundreds of Inuit women and girls were forcibly given contraception in Greenland

The governments of Denmark and Greenland officially apologised last month

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3 d. ago ‘Did people not love him?’ Girl stabbed in Southport attack asked mother ‘what made attacker so angry?’

Another mother said her children had showed ‘a level of bravery no child should ever need to show’ as they protected each other from killer Axel Rudakubana

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3 d. ago At least 60 people were killed in an overnight rebel attack in eastern Congo

At least 60 people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic-State-affiliated rebel group in eastern Congo

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3 d. ago At least 20 people killed in Russian glide bomb attack on village in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine's president says at least 20 people have been killed when a Russian glide bomb has struck a village in eastern Ukraine as pensions were being distributed

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3 d. ago Violent scenes outside chip shop see reports of men and women in their fifties and sixties attacking people

Police are looking for a group of people who are believed to have been involved in the incident

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4 d. ago 'London 7/7 terrorist' wished 'all the best' by judge before being set free

Haroon Aswat who has been linked to the 2005 atrocity which took the lives of 52 people and to a part in the New York's 9/11 attack which killed almost 3,000 people will soon be free

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4 d. ago The Noel Clarke judgment was a victory for the freedom of the press – but it should also act as a warning | Nik Williams

Embedded within Clarke’s legal action was a new threat to public interest reporting, despite his emphatic defeatNik Williams is a policy and campaigns officer at Index on CensorshipThe high court’s ruling in favour of the Guardian struck a powerful blow for the free press and for holding those accused of sexual misconduct to account. While across the globe, we have seen the courtroom as the venue of choice to push back against the legacy of the #MeToo movement, this victory sent a clear signal that the voices of those affected have lost none of their power, impact or poignancy.Noel Clarke is an actor, screenwriter, producer and director who is best known for the Hood trilogy, as well as acting in Doctor Who. In 2022, he sued the Guardian for its reporting based on the testimony of 20 women who accused him of “sexual harassment, unwanted touching or groping, sexually inappropriate behaviour and comments on set, professional misconduct, taking and sharing sexually explicit pictures an...

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4 d. ago Five people killed in Jerusalem shooting; Israel threatens Gaza City with ‘powerful hurricane’ – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has warned that a ‘powerful hurricane’ will ‘strike the skies of Gaza City’ later today Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding an “assessment” with the heads of the “security establishment” after the deadly attack in Jerusalem this morning, according to the prime minister’s office.Paramedics said at least five people were killed in the shooting attack in Jerusalem, in an update of the death toll. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building

Russia’s first strike on a key government building kills three, including a baby and an infantRussia has launched its largest ever air attack on Ukraine, hitting a key government building in Kyiv for the first time and leaving at least three people dead, including a baby and an infant, Ukrainian officials said.The bombardment of the capital with a large number of drones and missiles injured at least 18 people and set scores of buildings on fire. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Child among three people killed in Russian attack on Kyiv that also sparked fire at government building

Drones and missiles rain down on Ukrainian capital in overnight strikes, leaving another 18 people injuredAn infant is among three people who have died in Russian attacks that injured 18 in Kyiv and set on fire scores of buildings in the capital, including a government building, Ukrainian officials say.Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, on Sunday said a fire had broken out at the government building in the city centre after the overnight attack, which began with drones raining down followed by missile strikes. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building and kills three including child

Unclear if fire at main Ukrainian government building the result of a direct strike or falling debrisRussia’s largest overnight air attack of the war has set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.Russia hit Ukraine’s capital with drones and missiles, injuring 18 people and setting scores of buildings on fire, including . Continue reading...

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5 d. ago I visited UK's 'prettiest' seaside town that's home to the 'best' fish and chips

One family were 'blown away' by the 'prettiest town' in the UK - and had 'endless delights' during their stay, as it has a 'perfect' fish and chip shop

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