3 h. ago Woman whose disappearance sparked major search in woods took her own life

Joanne Jones' death was described as an 'unimaginable' tragedy

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39 h. ago ‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

Julia Chuñil is one of 146 land defenders who were killed or went missing last year, a third of them from Indigenous communitiesOne day last November, Julia Chuñil called for her dog, Cholito, and they set off into the woods around her home to search for lost livestock. The animals returned but Chuñil, who was 72 at the time, and Cholito did not.More than 100 people joined her family in a search lasting weeks in the steep, wet and densely overgrown terrain of Chile’s ancient Valdivian forest. After a month, they even kept an eye on vultures for any grim signs. But they found no trace of Chuñil. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Last texts kayaker who faked death to start new life with other woman sent wife

Ryan Borgwardt vanished after kayaking in a lake, leaving his wife and children devastated - but had actually been plotting his disappearance for months to start a new life with a woman from Uzbekistan

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5 d. ago CCTV released showing last recorded movements of missing Sarm Heslop

The British woman disappeared from a luxury yacht in the US Virgin Islands in March 2021.

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7 d. ago Car crashes onto Scots railway line sparking major disruption

Emergency services went to the scene between Perth and Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross after the incident was reported early on Thursday morning.

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1 week ago Rassie Erasmus seeking ‘spark’ with major Springboks changes for All Blacks rematch

South Africa went down 24-17 to New Zealand in Auckland and head coach Erasmus has responded by ringing the changes to his starting line-up

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1 week ago Tube strike LIVE: RMT walkout sparks weekend travel chaos as major London Underground lines shut down

The RMT union walked out at midnight in a row over pay and conditions

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1 week ago Keir Starmer makes David Lammy deputy PM as Angela Rayner resignation sparks major cabinet reshuffle

Reshuffle takes place on tumultuous day at the top of Government as Rayner forced to quit over stamp duty scandal

Politics

1 week ago Holiday tragedy as British woman found dead 40km away 'after disappearing from Greek sunbed'

Michele Bourda had been "quite happy" the day before she disappeared

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing says 'it starts' in major update as star 'looks so good' after sparkles treatment

The hit BBC One dance contest is nearing a return for the 2025 run, with 15 new famous faces ready to take to the dance floor

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2 w. ago Woman found dead after disappearing on jet ski despite friends saying not to go

The 22-year-old could not swim and disappeared in the water on August 31 while on a jet-ski outing. Her body was found three days later after an extensive search operation.

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle's Netflix show sets new jewellery trend thanks to meaningful charm necklace

Meghan Markle has been wearing the same meaningful charm necklace for years, and now it's sparked a major new trend after featuring in her With Love, Meghan Netflix show

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2 w. ago Traffic hell on major motorway as crash shuts road and sparks seven

National Highways East has issued a major warning to drivers on the M25 at junction 17 near Maple Cross, while another warning was issued around junction 5 as well

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2 w. ago Premier League legend 'offered woman £14k to disappear' after she 'refused threesome'

Premier League winner David Luiz allegedly offered a woman £14,000 'to disappear' after she refused to have a 'threesome' with the engaged footballer

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2 w. ago Major solar storm set to slam Earth TONIGHT sparking Northern Lights spectacle AND outages

A powerful solar storm is set to hit Earth tonight, sparking a stunning Northern Lights display across 18 US states while raising serious concerns about potential power grid disruptions and communication blackouts

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2 w. ago County Dublin house sealed off as cops told child 'killed and secretly buried'

A house in Ireland's County Dublin has been sealed off after a woman claimed on Sunday that her ex-partner had murdered a child now buried at the property, sparking a major Garda probe

Society

2 w. ago Swimmer's late night dip sparks major emergency response off Welsh coast

Police, the Coastguard, an RNLI lifeboat and a rescue helicopter, were scrambled to the scene, after reports of a person in the water

Politics

2 w. ago Major motorway is shut down as car bursts into flames to spark huge delays as emergency crews rush to scene

The vehicle caught fire on the southbound carriageway as two crews from the West Midlands Fire Service scrambled to the scene just after 10am

Transport

2 w. ago Body found in pond ends distraught mother's two year nightmare

Police confirm human remains uncovered earlier this week belong to a 34-year-old woman who disappeared more than two years ago after making a phone call to her mum asking for a lift home

Politics

2 w. ago Major airline sparks fury after making expensive change for larger passengers

Plus-sized passengers make have to fork out hundreds extra if trying to fly thanks to a popular airlines new policy that sees plane seat restrictions tighten in the coming months

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