1 hour ago Elderly woman, 89, hit and killed by recycling lorry as driver arrested

An 89-year-old woman has died in Llandudno, north Wales, after being hit by a recycling lorry - the driver was arrested and taken into custody while police taped off the scene

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5 h. ago Liam Gallagher dedicates Oasis song in 'emotional' tribute Minneapolis mass school shooting victims

While performing in New Jersey, the Oasis frontman dedicated one of the bands hit songs to the victims who tragically died in the shooting just five days earlier

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8 h. ago London faces windy and rainy weather for September as summer comes to an end

Temperatures will drop to as low as 13C in the capital following a record-breaking summer

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16 h. ago Woman loses 38 stone on 'lion's diet' and now needs £6,500 surgery

Danni, 37, was inspired by the bodybuilder's diet after she hit almost 50 stone

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31 h. ago Woman is killed by ‘massive’ tree branch that snapped in windy weather

Greater Manchester Police said death not being treated as suspicious

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33 h. ago Woman dies after being hit by falling tree branch on busy south Manchester road

Emergency services were called to West Didsbury at around 7.15pm on Saturday evening after calls about a woman who was stuck under a fallen tree branch after it 'snapped'

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33 h. ago Woman, in her 40s, dies after being hit by 'massive' tree branch that snapped in windy weather

The woman, in her 40s, died on Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, Manchester, when the branch plummeted onto her on Saturday evening, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed.

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35 h. ago Manchester horror as woman killed by huge tree which suddenly 'snapped'

Emergency services were called out to West Didsbury following the shock incident but were unable to save the woman, in her 40s, who died at the scene despite their best efforts

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39 h. ago Baby dies of whooping cough as vaccination rates hit historic low

Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, UKHSA deputy director, says the death reminds everyone how ‘severe’ whooping cough can be for young babies

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43 h. ago Summer set to fizzle out as wet and windy weather forecast for London

Summer set to fizzle out as wet and windy weather forecast for London  News Shopper

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66 h. ago UK summer set to fizzle out with wet and windy weather forecast into next week

The unsettled conditions are expected to continue through Sunday and into next week.

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3 d. ago Weather maps show how wet and windy it will be on the worst day of the weekend

The Met Office says Wales will hit by more heavy rain and strong winds this weekend marking a damp end to the summer holidays

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3 d. ago M8 crash: Pedestrian dies after being hit by HGV on busy motorway

The road was closed for several hours

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3 d. ago M8 crash: Pedestrian, 52, dies after being hit by HGV on busy motorway

The road was closed for several hours

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4 d. ago Waterloo Road and Coronation Street writer Ann McManus dies aged 67

Scots television writer Ann McManus, best known for hit dramas Waterloo Road and Bad Girls, has died.

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4 d. ago Man dies after walking on M8 motorway before being hit by HGV

A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being found injured on Thursday afternoon.

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4 d. ago Sailor, 37, died after part of superyacht rigging system failed and accidentally hit him on the head, coroner rules

Sam Richmond, 37, from Southampton, was fatally injured when a metal fitting failed aboard the 102ft yacht Farfalla during preparations for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua on 8 March 2022.

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5 d. ago Met Office maps show exact time giant band of rain set to sweep across UK on Saturday

The Met Office says Saturday will bring "wet and windy" weather for many

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5 d. ago Riots erupt in Swiss city after migrant teen is killed in scooter crash while fleeing police

A 17-year-old Swiss resident of Lausanne fleeing police on a scooter reported stolen on Saturday, hit a wall and died early Sunday.

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6 d. ago A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer has died after being struck by a fleeing driver

A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer has died after a fleeing driver hit tire-deflating devices and veered into him, authorities said

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