12 m. ago Woman, 56, is one of two killed as family vendetta explodes into AK

Suspects armed with AK-47 assault rifles and shotguns carried out their assault in the Cretan village of Vorizia, 32 miles southwest of Heraklion, the capital of the Greek island.

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30 m. ago Iga Swiatek serves warning to rivals by crushing Madison Keys at WTA Finals

Pole eases to 6-1, 6-2 opening victory in Saudi ArabiaKeys commits 38 unforced errors on return from injuryThe second edition of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia began with the familiar sight of Iga Swiatek brutally laying waste another of the best players in the world. The six-time grand slam champion demolished Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 in their first match of the group stage.Swiatek had been struggling in recent tournaments, fatigue seemingly setting in at the end of a draining 10-month season. However, the Pole had three weeks to regroup after her 6-1, 6-2 loss to Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. She looked fresh and locked in from the beginning, affirming her status as one of the favourites alongside Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, by serving extremely well and putting Keys under relentless pressure off both wings with her weight of shot and defence while offering few mistakes. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Young woman airlifted to hospital after horror crash in Scots town

Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash in Dumfries in Galloway on Saturday afternoon.

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74 m. ago Woman, 38, breaks down in tears as she appears before magistrate charged over £76million Louvre jewellery heist

The 38-year-old was in tears as she appeared at a Paris court, saying she feared for 'her children' and for herself.

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2 h. ago Doncaster helicopter crash victim confirmed as 'beloved husband and grandad'

Peter Smith, 70, was tragically killed when the aircraft came down in a field in Bentley, Doncaster, at around 10.14am yesterday, and his family have now released a poignant tribute to him

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2 h. ago Family pays tribute to ‘beloved’ man who died in Doncaster helicopter crash

Peter Smith, 70, suffered serious injuries in the crash and died at the scene

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2 h. ago 'Beloved grandad' killed in Yorkshire helicopter crash named as family pay tribute

The 70-year-old tragically died at the scene in Doncaster

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3 h. ago Doncaster helicopter crash victim pictured as 'beloved husband and grandad'

Grandad Peter Smith, aged 70, died as a result of serious injuries he sustained in the helicopter crash in Bentley, Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, on Thursday morning

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3 h. ago 'I can't cope with my neighbour's 4am habit but they say my daytime routine is worse'

A woman has taken to social media to ask for advice on how to deal with her noisy neighbour, who she says stomps around at 4am and then has a complaint about her

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3 h. ago Vet explains whether you should let your cat or dog sleep in your bed

Many pet owners love to let beloved their cats and dogs sleep in bed with them, but should you? A vet has weighed in on the benefits and risks of letting your pet share your sleep space

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4 h. ago 'My neighbours wake me up with 4am habit but have the audacity to complain about me'

The woman has been living in her apartment for a few years, and the neighbour above has constantly been an issue for her due to their loud stomping - but they also have an issue with her

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4 h. ago I visited a small seaside town that has one of the most unusual buildings in the UK

One of my favourite spots is an ancient coastal town home to one of the UK's most unusual buildings.

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4 h. ago Vet weighs in on whether you should let your cat or dog sleep in bed with you

Should you let your beloved cat or dog sleep in the same bed as you at night? It turns out the answer is quite complicated, as there are both benefits and risks

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5 h. ago ‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit

Performance artist’s aggressive art historian shouts at visitors and insults curators – and his tours are sold outOn a recent autumn evening in Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast museum, the guide Joseph Langelinck paused next to a Renaissance sculpture of a man with a wooden club and challenged his flock of 18 visitors to name the mythical hero depicted.“Hercules?” a woman in the front row proposed in a soft voice. “If you know the answer, why can’t you tell us in a way that those at the back can hear you, too?” Langelinck admonished the visitor, before challenging her to name the 12 labours in chronological order. A non-answer elicited an eye roll and a tut. “Oh god, I feel like I’m back at school,” sighed the woman, 62-year-old Corinna Schröder. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Cruise cancelled after gran 'left behind' and found dead alone on remote island

The woman was found dead on the remote island Lizard in Australia - but it's not clear how she came to be left behind by the luxury cruise ship Coral Adventurer.

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5 h. ago A South Park Halloween: latest episode destroys Trump over White House demolition

A special haunted episode conjures supernatural forces, including the ghost of Melania, for another attack on the president and his croniesThe second episode of South Park’s abrupt 28th season was meant to air this past Wednesday (the immediately preceding season 27 was just five episodes) but ended up being pushed back to Friday. This worked in the show’s favor, since tonight’s installment, titled The Woman in the Hat, is very much a Halloween special.After shuttering Tegridy Farms, the Marsh family find themselves rudderless, living out of motels while patriarch Randy looks for work (thanks to the federal government shutdown, he can’t go back to his former job as a government geologist). Out of desperation, Randy moves his family into the old folk’s home where he’s stashed his elderly father. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC period drama that left viewers 'heartbroken'

The BBC's four-part period drama Miss Austen, starring Keeley Hawes, has been hailed by fans who called it a "masterpiece" and claimed it was "the best of the BBC"

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6 h. ago When life imitates art: A night out in Manchester to the woman in GAIL's...the ordinary people mimicking masterpieces

Oscar Wilde once said that life imitates art more than art imitates life. That maxim was proved on New Year's Eve in 2016, when a photo of drunken carnage in Manchester went viral.

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6 h. ago Syrian asylum seeker followed woman out of nightclub and strangled and sexually assaulted her in 'horrible attack'

The victim was walking home from a night out in the early hours of the morning on May 12 last year when she was attacked by Fawaz Alsamaou.

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7 h. ago 'My neighbours stomp around at 4am then complain about my afternoon habit'

A woman explained her neighbours make excessive noise by stomping around at 4 in the morning, but then they complain about something she does during the day while doing chores

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