2 h. ago Hackney 'shooting' as man killed in Clissold Park and woman raced to hospital

A man in his 40s has died from gunshot wounds and a woman has been rushed to hospital following a shooting at Clissold Park in Stoke Newington, London this evening

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5 h. ago Part of Yellowstone National Park closed after hiker attacked by bear

A grizzly killed a woman just west of Yellowstone in 2023

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12 h. ago Woman killed by deadly limoncello drink sent her parents a message hours before death, now they want justice

Greta Otteson and her south African fiancée Arno Quinton were found dead in separate rooms on Boxing Day at Hoi An, Vietnam

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13 h. ago Aberdeen crime: Man charged after woman killed in American Bulldog attack at Aberdeen flat

The American Bulldog was put down following the incident.

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61 h. ago Family of Scots woman killed by evil boyfriend raise £22,000 for Women's Aid

Ewan Methven brutally murdered the 21-year-old at a flat they shared in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, last November.

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3 d. ago Woman cursed by tribe in woods is killed months later in horrific bus crash

A former 'handmaiden' of a self-styled African tribe camped out in a Scottish wood was cursed to 'cry until she dies' by its leader just months before she died.

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3 d. ago Charlie Kirk's 'killer' made sick jokes just hours after 'shooting activist dead' as his twisted messages emerge

Just hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, suspect Tyler Robinson joked in a Discord chat about the shooting, mocking the FBI's manhunt and referencing a 'manifesto.'

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4 d. ago Woman killed her friend then stayed in the flat with her body for 11 days

Her children said 'there are no words'

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5 d. ago Woman 'set house on fire on purpose', killing boy, 5, as babysitter screamed

Taquida Hendrix, 32, is facing charges of murder and arson in connection with the death of Malakai Stovall on August 1 in Rochester, New York, after his house was set on fire

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5 d. ago Europe’s cruel summer: Ursula von der Leyen faces an EU under pressure

European Commission president addresses a parliament reeling from Trump trade deal and escalations in Ukraine and GazaWhen Ursula von der Leyen arrived in the vast semi-circle debating chamber in the European parliament in Strasbourg, she greeted MEP leaders of some of Europe’s political groups warmly. Wearing a trim khaki-green jacket, the European Commission president smiled, shook hands and exchanged air kisses with some of the politicians, who had front-row seats for her annual state of the union address.The hour-long speech on Wednesday had a stark message: Europe must fight for its place in an “unforgiving” world, facing major powers that are either “ambivalent or openly hostile” towards it. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Heartbroken mother of woman killed by boyfriend in Hackney tells PM justice system is ‘broken’

Linda Westcarr sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting after her daughter’s killer was handed a hospital order

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6 d. ago Mother of woman killed by boyfriend tells Starmer justice system is ‘broken’

Linda Westcarr sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting after her daughter’s killer was handed a hospital order.

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6 d. ago Brave woman confronts 'evil' killer who brutally beat her disabled mum to death

“Pure evil” killer Robert Karl Huber, 69, frequently beat his partner Lindy 'Kimmy' Lucena, 64, over the course of their five-year relationship before murdering her on January 3, 2023

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6 d. ago Turkish asylum seeker who threatened to kill woman and her family in 'murder

Samet Arik, 23, moved into the same block of flats as his victim, told her he was in love with her and had been spying on her for three years.

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6 d. ago Nepal protesters propose former chief justice for interim leader as death toll rises

Violent protests leave at least 31 people dead

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7 d. ago Trump calls for 'the death penalty' as 'only option' after Ukrainian woman killed

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7 d. ago Woman who cut off mum's head and gouged eyes out admits to shocking prison act

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A woman who killed her own mum by stabbing her more than 100 times is facing a longer prison sentence after a shocking attack

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7 d. ago Six shot dead in two days as Cape Town reels from gang violence

Minister admits there is ‘no proper plan’ to tackle violent crime in divided city that pulls in 2.4 million visitors Six people have been shot dead in two days in a crime-plagued area of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the scourge of gang-related violence.At 11.30pm on Monday, two women, aged 19 and 25, were killed and a 24-year-old woman injured in a shooting in Wallacedene, an informal settlement on Cape Town’s north-eastern edge, South African police said. About 10 minutes later, two other women in their 20s were killed by gunshots to the head in a bedroom in the same area, with police saying the deaths may be linked. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Man charged with murder after woman is killed at London Road address

Man charged with murder after woman is killed at London Road address  Reading Chronicle

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7 d. ago Suspect in stabbing of Ukrainian woman in North Carolina charged with federal crime

Charge for Decarlos B Jr, accused of killing Iryna Zarutska in apparent random attack on train, could carry death penaltyThe justice department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty.The federal charge comes amid growing questions about why Decarlos Brown Jr was on the street despite 14 prior criminal arrests before he was accused of pulling out a knife and killing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in an apparently random attack captured on video. Continue reading...

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