35 h. ago Worker trying to repair roof at retirement community dies after attack by a swarm of killer bees

A beekeeper was scheduled to remove a hive the following day, police said

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65 h. ago RecipeTin Eats cookbook author Nagi Maehashi breaks silence on Erin Patterson trial after mushroom killer used her recipe to make deadly beef Wellington in murder plot

Nagi Maehashi has spoken out after it was revealed that her beef Wellington recipe was used by killer Erin Patterson as part of a grisly murder plot. 

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3 d. ago 'Mushroom Killer' Erin Patterson's warped mind from 'Satanic' death wall to cancer deceit

'Mushroom Killer' Erin Patterson, who has been found guilty of murder, poisoned her own in-laws after they prayed for her over a family lunch, in a twisted story filled with shocking details

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4 d. ago ‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’

Findings will be handed down almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of YuendumuGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe inquest findings into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker will be handed down in Yuendumu on Monday, almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community.Zachary Rolfe shot Walker three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Screams of terror as Blackpool holidaymakers 'swarmed' by unwanted creatures

A beachgoer in Blackpool has shared footage of the moment she and fellow visitors were the subject of an 'attack' by a 'swarm' that resulted in screams of terror

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7 d. ago 'We couldn't even see him, say goodbye, give him a kiss or hold his hand one last time'

John Shelton's killer has been jailed

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8 d. ago 'Frankenstein Killer' Allan Grimson denied parole over 'public safety' fears

Evil killer Allan Grimson, who has been linked to deaths across the globe, has been denied the chance to walk the streets once again as a parole board found concerns over public safety

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1 week ago The Spanish resort where Brits 'can't stop cheating' revealed as tourist hotspot is nicknamed 'marriage destroyer'

According to new research, couples should be wary of one Spanish resort which has been dubbed the 'marriage killer' as people are more likely to cheat when they holiday there.

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2 w. ago Killer bees are spreading across the US – and are being drawn to northern states because of warming temps

Africanized "killer bees" are spreading across 13 southern US states, with their northward migration driven by climate change.

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2 w. ago Parents of murdered Brit backpacker Peter Falconio reveal they've been kept in the dark about jailed killer's move to palliative care amid fears he'll take secret of missing body to his grave

Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is out of jail receiving care at Alice Springs Hospital as he battles terminal throat cancer.

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2 w. ago Killer whales seen grooming each other with kelp in first for marine tool use

Behavior in orca population off coast of US and Canada captured by scientists using drone observationKiller whales have been observed mutually grooming each other with a type of seaweed, the first known instance of a marine animal using tools in a way that was previously thought to be the preserve of primates such as humans.A group of killer whales, which are also known as orcas, have been biting off short sections of bull kelp and then rolling these stems between their bodies, possibly to remove dead skin or parasites. The behavior is the first such documented mutual grooming in marine animals and is outlined in a new scientific paper. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'My uncle is serial killer Robert Maudsley – there's been startling change in last month'

Robert Maudsley, who is known as Hannibal the Cannibal, has been moved from HMP Wakefield to Whitemoor prison, and his nephew, Gavin, has now spoken about the impact of the change

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3 w. ago Killer serving life sentence jailed again over his part in brutal street attack

A killer serving a life sentence has been jailed again for his part in a brutal street attack in Carluke.

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3 w. ago The tranquil river that's actually one of the deadliest places in the world

It's been dubbed 'England's killer creek'

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3 w. ago Footage of Hainault sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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3 w. ago Footage of Hainualt sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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