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A man who received the heart of a suicide victim turned his life upside down, ran up debts, married his donor's widow and eventually died of the same fate decades after his life-saving operation.

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10 h. ago Manager of Swiss bar, 40, 'was seen fleeing burning building with till full of cash' as inferno took hold

Jessica Moretti, 40, is accused of ignoring revellers as flames consumed Le Constellation in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, and making off with the evening's takings.

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32 h. ago Inside Maduro's luxury socialist retreat: How dictator basked in '$700m fortune' with 'lavish Dominican Republic mansion', Swiss watches and private jets

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4 d. ago Swiss bar owners appear in public after being charged with manslaughter

Jacques and Jessica Moretti, owners of Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, have been charged with manslaughter by negligence and other offences after the New Year fire

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4 d. ago Swiss ski resort bar owners charged with manslaughter as they break cover

Jacques and Jessica Moretti have been charged with manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence, and arson by negligence following the fatal New Year fire at their Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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4 d. ago Married Swiss ski resort couple charged with manslaughter as they break cover

The married couple who own the bar where at least 40 people died in the Swiss New Year fire have been charged with manslaughter by negligence

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4 d. ago Swiss ski resort fire as every victim named so far with 40 dead and 119 injured

Swiss authorities officially confirmed the first victims of the Crans-Montana fire this morning - after an Italian teenager staying in Switzerland was reported dead last week

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4 d. ago Swiss ski resort fire: Every victim named so far with 40 dead and 119 injured

Swiss authorities officially confirmed the first victims of the Crans-Montana fire this morning - after an Italian teenager staying in Switzerland was reported dead last week

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4 d. ago Witness to Swiss blaze ‘shocked for life’ after seeing victims burning

A witness to the deadly New Year’s Eve fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans‑Montana says he is “shocked for life” after seeing victims engulfed in flames as the blaze tore through the crowded venue.

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5 d. ago Tragic golf prodigy, 17, killed in Swiss ski resort fire pictured with Rory McIlroy

Emanuele Galeppini was the first victim to be named after a fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland left as many as 40 people dead and more than 100 injured

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5 d. ago Footballer, 19, badly burned in deadly Swiss nightclub fire with his team

In a statement, FC Metz announced that their youth team player Tahirys Dos Santos, 19, is among those to have been injured and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Germany.

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6 d. ago Miracle of the inferno: Witness reveals youth trapped in Swiss blaze sat down with crucifix in his hand 'and the fire just avoided him... he survived'

The fire broke out at around 1.30am local time (12.30am GMT) in the basement of 'Le Constellation', a popular venue located in the centre of the Alpine town of Crans-Montana.

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6 d. ago ‘It happened in seconds’: sudden inferno brings horror to Swiss ski resort

New year party at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana turned into tragedy as flames shot across the ceilingSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesThe new year had passed its first hour and the party in Le Constellation was in full swing with revellers dancing to thumping hip-hop. Dawn was far off and the teenagers and twenty-somethings were in no hurry to leave the bar. It was, after all, New Year’s Day.Outside, darkness draped Crans-Montana, a ski resort in the Swiss Alps with a reputation for posh luxury. Le Constellation, however, had few pretensions: a cavernous venue with TV screens on the top floor to watch sport, and a basement with low lighting, loud music and a dancefloor. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Moment Swiss NYE nightclub fire that killed 47 people started: Video shows ceiling catching fire after 'waiter held up sparkler in champagne bottle'

Witnesses described seeing people burning and suffocating to death as they raced to escape the 'horror movie'.

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6 d. ago Moment Swiss NYE nightclub fire that killed up to 40 people started: Video shows ceiling catching fire after 'waiter held up sparkler in champagne bottle

Witnesses described seeing people burning and suffocating to death as they raced to escape the 'horror movie'.

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7 d. ago At least 10 killed and multiple injured after horror New Year’s Eve explosion at packed bar in Swiss ski resort

AT LEAST 10 people have reportedly been killed in an explosion at a ski resort bar in Switzerland. A blast ripped through the packed bar in Crans-Montana, Valais before a fire erupted as revellers welcomed in the New Year, police say. Swiss police confirmed at least 10 people are dead with many injured after the...

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Experts believe that Robin Garbutt, 60, serving life for murder, is another victim of discredited Horizon computer scandal. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has a new case review manager looking at Garbutt's appeal bid.

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1 week ago Widow who watched husband with MND take own life in Swiss clinic backs assisted dying bill after being diagnosed with same disease

Barbara Shooter, 69, was told she has incurable MND less than three years after her railway executive husband, Adrian, 74, died of the disease in December 2022.

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1 week ago Inside the world's most expensive and exclusive private school where parents including royals fork out £150,000 per year for full boarding in Swiss mountains with ski tuition, yoga and global travel

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