98 m. ago Woman, 90, battered best friend to death with a saucepan over a melting Magnum ice cream

A woman was arrested and stood trial in court after a bicker with her friend got completely out of hand when she appeared to kill her after an argument over melted ice cream

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4 h. ago Woman, 90, 'batters best friend, 77, to death after argument over a melted Magnum ice cream'

The accused killer, named only as Brigitte W., had bickered with her 77-year-old friend Petra B. when the ice creams they had bought on a shopping trip melted on the way home.

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27 h. ago Alex Jones says she's 'terrified every day' as she opens up about friend's death

The BBC One Show presenter shared more about her personal life on the latest episode of Fearne Cotton's podcast - Happy Place

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52 h. ago Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85

Yorkshire-born cyclist won eight stages of Tour de FranceFamously beat Eddy Merckx at Gent-Wevelgem in 1974The pioneering British road sprinter and Classics rider Barry Hoban has died at the age of 85. Hoban was for many years the UK record holder for stage wins in the Tour de France notching up a tally of eight during his 17-year professional racing career, a total bettered only by the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, in 2009.Hoban’s first stage victory in the Tour, in 1967, was not one he cared to remember – or that he felt was really a win – as it came the day after the sudden death of his friend and rival Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux; he was “permitted” to escape and cross the line first by the grieving peloton. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Even if you’re not a person of faith, there are reasons to see Antoni Gaudí as a saint | Rowan Moore

The Catholic church has taken the first steps to canonise the architect of Barcelona’s extraordinary Sagrada FamíliaI don’t understand the processes by which people become saints, but the case for the canonisation of the great Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, now progressing with the blessing of the pope, seems strong. He was devout – he tried to go without food for 40 days in emulation of Jesus Christ, until a bishop friend talked him out of likely death. The unprecedented phantasmagoria that he designed in stone, iron and ceramic could be called miracles. He even suffered a form of martyrdom, being hit by a tram while apparently deep in thought about his most famous work, the church of Sagrada Família. It’s not quite the same as a burning at the stake or a fusillade of arrows or the other grisly ends of ancient saints, but has its own significance. Gaudí’s mission was to find spiritual meaning in a world transformed by industry and machines, of which the fatal tram might be conside...

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3 d. ago Medical neglect accusations and the star witness murdered: the Zizians’ first trial is as turbulent as you’d expect

Prosecutors aim to prove that Alex Leatham and Suri Dao are responsible for the death of their friend Emma Borhanian. But their case has been dogged by delays, disruptions, and allegations of abusive treatment, Io Dodds reports

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5 d. ago Woman battered with golf club as terrifying Glasgow sword fight unfolds

The horrifying incident unfolded in plain sight of residents last week.

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5 d. ago Downfall of drug baron's WAG who planned his 'horror' death and battered woman with hammer

Coleen Campbell was found guilty of manslaughter in 2023 after a five-week trial and this week she was back in the dock via video camera for an unrelated case that took place within days of the other

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7 d. ago Scots firefighter pays tribute to 'free spirit' mum who died suddenly in Brazil

Ruben, whose stage name is Deadloch, was devastated by the death of his mum, who he described as a best friend and trusted confidant.

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7 d. ago Moment gangster's moll battered woman with hammer in love triangle street attack just days before helping gang torture her drug

Brutal Coleen Campbell launched into the savage daylight attack against Niamh Wasik in Ashton-under-Lyne on June 29, 2022 - days before helping gangsters kill her ex-husband, Thomas.

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7 d. ago GMB's Richard Madeley admits 'I've lost a close friend' as he opens up on heartbreaking death

Richard Madeley spoke candidly on Good Morning Britain about the loss of a close friend in emotional scenes

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7 d. ago GMB's Richard Madeley emotional as he opens up on heartbreaking loss

Richard Madeley emotionally spoke about a close friend's death during a discussion on ITV's Good Morning Britain

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7 d. ago Coleen Campbell battered woman in love triangle street attack days before helping kill her ex

Campbell is currently serving a 13 year sentence for manslaughter in connection with the death of her ex-husband

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1 week ago Jury orders rapper Soulja Boy to pay $4m to woman who accused him of sexual assault

Star was held liable for claims of sexual battery, assault and imprisonment by woman who said she was his assistantA jury has ordered rapper Soulja Boy to pay $4m to a woman who has accused him of sexual assault during their nearly two-year relationship.On Thursday, a jury in Santa Monica, California, found the 34-year-old rapper – whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way – liable for a handful of claims including sexual battery, assault and imprisonment in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she worked as his assistant. A representative for Way had previously called the case “nonsense”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Knife thug stabbed friend to death after eyebrow shaved off in drunk prank

Matthew Higgins stabbed David Eaton twice in the heart.

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1 week ago Andrew Tate told woman ‘I’m debating whether to rape you’, court papers allege

Claims by four women are filed at high court, including of rape, coercive control and assault and battery Andrew Tate told a woman he was “debating whether to rape you or not” before he strangled and forced himself upon her, according to one of four women suing the self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer.He is also accused of whispering “good girl” as he raped a woman he employed at his webcam business whom he had separately threatened with a gun, and strangling another so often that she developed spots from burst capillaries around her eyes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago It's a cold case! Moment thieves steal 100 Magnum ice creams in cafe burglary

Stephanie Morgan, who has run Stephanie's SE21 in Dulwich, south London since July 2021, estimates she has lost thousands of pounds thanks to the 'constant' burglaries.

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2 w. ago Lesbian Afghan teen faces being tortured and stoned to death along with trans friend 'who confessed she is not a Muslim' after Taliban caught them trying to flee the country

Maryam Ravish, 19, and Maeve Alcina Pieescu, 23, were detained while trying to flee the regime, which carries out brutal executions against LGBT people.

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2 w. ago Love Island star left 'broken' as they announce heartbreaking death of friend

Love Island star Jess Spencer has said her "heart is completely broken" as she paid a touching tribute to her best friend Estera, who has sadly died from cancer

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2 w. ago Love Island star 'completely broken' as she tragically announces the death of her best friend

A Love Island star has been left 'completely broken' as she tragically announced the death of her best friend on Thursday.

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