32 h. ago Who was the 'Modern day Jack the Ripper' as hopes of finding victims die with him

Derek Brown, 64, was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years in 2008 after he was found guilty of murder - his crimes mirrored the original Ripper in their location and the choice of victims

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58 h. ago The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities, in photos

Christians who are proudly Palestinian and live in the occupied West Bank continue to find hope in Sunday worship as they wish for independence and peace in the Holy Land, even as they struggle with growing violence from Israeli settlers, restrictions on daily life imposed by Israel and fears of growing Islamist radicalization. The village of Taybeh is entirely Christian — Catholics of the Roman and Greek Melkite rites and Greek Orthodox.

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3 d. ago Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and planktonWhen Shelby Riskin was handed disk-shaped samples of century-old soil from Toronto’s waterfront, the ecosystem ecologist was hopeful she might find trace evidence of plants – cattails, bulrushes, water lilies and irises – that had once populated a long-destroyed wetland.But when she and a graduate student peered through a microscope, they watched in astonishment as a brown wormlike creature greedily munching through green clumps of algae as if more than 130 years hadn’t passed since its last meal. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kate McCann's life after losing Madeleine from marriage and work to heartfelt rule

Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry have never given up hope of finding their daughter and continue to mark her birthday each year.

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3 d. ago Early Europeans butchered elephants and made tools from their bones 400,000 years ago

Analysis of several sites near modern day Rome in central Italy shows “consistent” evidence that ancient humans regularly slaughtered the giant mammals for meat and raw materials

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3 d. ago 'I hope he's rotting in hell': Devastated mother of woman murdered by Jack the Ripper copycat killer says she finally has 'closure' after his death in prison aged 64

Jackie Summerford has faced 18 years of agony after Derek Brown slaughtered her girl, Bonnie Barrett, in 2007. Her daughter's killer died suddenly last month while behind bars.

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4 d. ago Murderer dubbed 'Modern day Jack the Ripper' dies in prison – victims' remains never found

Derek Brown, 64, was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years in 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24

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4 d. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who murdered two women after stalking the streets of Whitechapel dies in prison aged 64

Derek Brown was jailed for a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24.

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4 d. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who stalked same streets as notorious serial killer dies in jail as victims’ remains never found

A JACK the Ripper copycat who stalked the same streets as the serial killer has died in jail. Derek Brown has died at the age of 64 after being taken to hospital. Brown was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller...

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4 d. ago Lancashire murderer dubbed 'one of Britain's most evil killers' dies in jail

Derek Brown was described as a modern day 'Jack the Ripper' before police put a stop to his killing spree

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4 d. ago Jesper Karlsson hopeful of Aberdeen catalyst as dazzling Swede finds his groove in Dundee demolition

The new Pittodrie hero hit a double against Dundee to hand the Dons their first Premiership win.

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5 d. ago Taylor Swift's ode to Travis Kelce is cringe – but is it worse than these other terrible lyrics?| Arwa Mahdawi

The singer-songwriter has proved herself a modern-day Shagspeare with Wood, a paean to the penis. When it comes to shocking lyrics, though, it faces strong competition ...Shall I compare thee to a redwood tree? Thou art more sappy and more decadent. Rough winds do shake OK, enough of that. I apologise for the cod Shakespeare but I just couldn’t help myself. Taylor Swift mania is at fever pitch and I have found myself swept up in the chatter about the lyrics from her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.Swift has routinely been described as a lyrical genius, and not just by 11-year-olds. Sir Jonathan Bate, a Shakespeare scholar, once called her a “literary giant” and used her work as a teaching aid. On her latest album the billionaire liberally sprinkles in plenty of Shakespeare references, but what’s really got people talking are the (supposed) allusions to fiance Travis Kelce’s “magic wand”. If you’re not interested in a blow-by-blow account of the magic, I’d advise you to do a vanish...

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6 d. ago From post WWII soldier to trans sensation: How Christine Jorgensen became the talk of the town decades before Caitlyn Jenner and Dylan Mulvaney

As the modern-day transgender movement has surged on social media, decades ago there was one trans woman who dominated headlines and captivated the nation, Christine Jorgensen.

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8 d. ago Signs of life? Why Saturn moon offers hope of finding ET in Earth’s back yard

Discovery of wide array of carbon-based substances on Enceladus shows solar system is fertile hunting groundFrom tentative evidence of habitable planets to the eyebrow-raising suggestion an interstellar comet might not be what it seems, the possibility of life beyond our solar system has long tantalised scientists and the public alike. But experts say ET is more likely to be found if we search in our own back yard.The prospect was revitalised on Wednesday when scientists announced the likelihood has risen that Saturn’s sixth largest moon may be habitable after a study found Enceladus is spewing out a wider array of carbon-based substances than previously known. Continue reading...

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1 week ago First photo emerges of boy who vanished without a trace in Australian outback

Police have declared that the search for a four-year-old boy missing in the South Australian outback is now in the 'recovery phase,' as rescuers hold little hope of finding him alive.

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1 week ago Customers praise the 'gorgeous' Le Creuset kitchen essential that now has over 30% off

Le Creuset's kettle offers a touch of tradition in the modern day kitchen.

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2 w. ago Letter that created a monster – 137 years since Britain's most infamous killer got his name

It was September 27, 1888 that the name 'Jack the Ripper' was first used in an anonymous letter sent to a news agency - 137 years on and the unsolved case still haunts the UK

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2 w. ago AFL 2025 grand final: where the Geelong v Brisbane decider will be won and lost | Martin Pegan

The Lions can draw on their kicking strength, while the Cats have the edge in midfield – but can the perennial contenders upset the reigning premiers?All your questions answered in our guide to the AFL grand finalGeelong v Brisbane is the AFL grand final we had to have. The pair of modern-day powerhouses have two of the past three premierships, and are the only sides to win more than two-thirds of their games over the past six seasons.They have already met in four finals in that stretch. Now, finally, they come together in the game that matters most. The 2025 grand final will be the first time in their 126 seasons that the Cats and Lions clash in a VFL/AFL decider. The winner at the MCG on Saturday will become the first club to claim two premierships this decade, as well as the first to secure five flags since the turn of the century. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wayne Rooney makes Man United ‘sacked’ claim as he dissects Ruben Amorim dressing room culture

The former Manchester United captain has spoken about the culture shift in modern day dressing rooms, which he has seen as a player and a manager.

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2 w. ago ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politicsMany professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.Of those interviewed in the survey, roughly a quarter of respondents said they applied for a job in higher education in another state since the start of 2023. Continue reading...

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