13 h. ago Mexican mayor slaughtered in front of revellers on Day of the Dead

Outspoken mayor Carlos Manzo, 40, was fatally gunned down during celebrations in the Mexican city of Uruapan after he called for cartel members to be beaten into submission or even killed

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28 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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42 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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45 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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47 h. ago Children among 23 dead after blast rips through supermarket in Mexico as millions celebrate ‘Day of the Dead’

CHILDREN were among 23 people killed after an explosion and fire tore through supermarket in Mexico. The blaze hit a Waldo’s discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as the country marked the Day of the Dead. A blast ripped through the downtown store around 3pm local time on Saturday, sending thick black smoke...

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58 h. ago Joyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally US Latino communities despite immigration raid fears

Day of the Dead commemorations in early November are a crucial religious, family and community celebration for most Mexicans and many other Latin Americans

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3 d. ago Travel expert reveals why 'cheap' extreme day trip deals are often too good to be true

Holiday expert Rob, known on TikTok as @robonthebeach, shared his advice in a video, and wrote: 'Extreme day trips are dead.'

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3 d. ago Elon Musk speaks out after beloved San Francisco bodega cat is killed by autonomous Waymo vehicle

A shrine to the pet has sprung up near where KitKat was killed, with one resident predicting it will “grow and grow” as Day of the Dead approaches

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4 d. ago Why you might see fewer Mexican marigolds on Day of the Dead this year as flowers face new threat

Farmers say they’ve begun to look at other crops that are more resilient than the crinkled orange flowers

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4 d. ago Mystery as British tourist, 52, is found dead 'with injuries on his body' a day after checking in to hotel on tiny Belize paradise island

The 52-year-old man had travelled on Monday to Caye Caulker for a dream holiday, but just a day after checking into the Casa Vista Hotel, he was found dead with injuries.

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4 d. ago Mystery as British tourist, 52, is found dead 'with injuries on his body' a day after checking in to hotel on tiny Belize paradise island with cops launching probe

The 52-year-old man had travelled on Monday to Caye Caulker for a dream holiday, but just a day after checking into the Casa Vista Hotel, he was found dead with injuries.

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5 d. ago Grieving daughter of cruise ship passenger left behind on remote Australian island says ‘there was a failure of care’

Suzanne Rees, 80, was found dead on Lizard Island a day after her cruise ship the Coral Adventurer left without herFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of an 80-year-old who was left behind by her cruise ship and died on a remote Queensland island has alleged there was a “failure of care and common sense”.Suzanne Rees was on the second day of a luxury 60-day circumnavigation of Australia when she disembarked the Coral Adventurer at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday morning. She and other passengers had intended to hike the island’s Cook’s Look mountain. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 8 places to celebrate Day of the Dead in London this weekend

8 places to celebrate Day of the Dead in London this weekend  Time Out

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5 d. ago Woke university bans students from wearing Mexican Day of the Dead outfits because 'the scariest thing of all is offensive costumes'

Officials have been posting warnings to university undergraduates telling them to avoid cultural appropriation in what they wear ahead of this weekend's festivities.

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8 d. ago Woman and newborn killed after boyfriend 'strangles her and sets fire to her home'

Kathleen Carrig, 29, and her four-day-old son, Noah, were found dead in a house fire, and her boyfriend and the baby's father, Kidane Haile, 30, has been accused of murdering them

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9 d. ago A big moth, or something from Day of the Dead? One man’s search for an otherworldly Australian insect

For seven years Ian McMaster has been mothing on his painstakingly rehabilitated Queensland property. But only once has he encountered the elusive southern pink underwingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDark descends upon a dead-end property atop a winding mountain road and Ian McMaster steps out into the forest.Protective goggles perched atop his grey hair, torch in hand, McMaster is drawn into the gums that surround his rammed-earth home toward a white sheet shining in UV light like a stage prop moon. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Day of the Dead at Corrochio’s | Corrochio's | Things to do in London

Day of the Dead at Corrochio’s | Corrochio's | Things to do in London  Time Out

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3 w. ago Ian Watkins was 'dead man walking' in prison and 'abused every day' before murder

Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins was a "dead man walking" in HMP Wakefield, where he was murdered, a former prisoner has said, as two men have been charged with his murder

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3 w. ago 'Dead flower' sent to Jewish day centre opposite Manchester terror attack site sparks evacuation

Emergency services descended on The Nicky, directly opposite the Manchester synagogue attack scene

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3 w. ago How to celebrate Day of the Dead in the US: Six cities that bring the Mexican tradition to life

Expect to see the living transformed into skeletons, exotic floats and plenty of live music

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