3 h. ago Couple killed in Air India plane crash lost pilot son in earlier aviation tragedy

Prayers were held at Hindu temples across north-west London on Thursday evening following the Air India crash in Ahmedabad as the Gujarati community in the capital had been hit "especially hard"

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6 h. ago Couple killed in Air India crash had already lost pilot son in earlier tragedy

A temple leader who knew 20 victims of the tragedy says the community wants answers from the airline.

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55 h. ago Beyoncé's daughter Rumi, seven, sobs as she joins her superstar mother for emotional moment on stage during her Cowboy Carter Tour in London

Beyoncé's daughter Rumi Carter broke down in tears as she joined her superstar mother for an emotional moment on stage during her Cowboy Carter Tour in London.

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57 h. ago Gaza doctor and son evacuated after husband and nine children killed in Israeli strike

Alaa al-Najjar and her only remaining son, Adam, who was badly injured in the strike, are due to fly to ItalyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesA Palestinian doctor whose husband and nine of her 10 children were killed by an Israeli strike has been evacuated from Gaza, bound for Italy with her only surviving child.Alaa al-Najjar, a paediatrician, and her badly wounded 11-year-old son, Adam, are due to be taken by ambulance with other critically-ill patients and family members to an airport in Eilat on the Red Sea and then flown to Milan on a plane chartered by the Italian government. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Hide the pain: how a war reporter keeps going when their own family are victims

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of Wael al-Dahdouh, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purpose amid the desolationPurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago ‘It was as if I had been poisoned when I left Gaza’: journalist Wael al

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of the Al Jazeera reporter, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purposePurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'El Capo' Encrochat dealer who ran £26m drug empire thinks his prison sentence is too long

His younger brother was a youth football star at Liverpool before injuries blighted his career

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4 d. ago "Why would anyone do this to him?" Family pay heartbreaking tribute after 'smiley' boy, 14, stabbed to death

"The killers have killed two people- me and my son"

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6 d. ago Man killed wife and son, 7, before turning gun on himself after becoming depressed over ‘unemployment,’ family says

An unidentified Texas man allegedly struggling with his mental health is believed to have shot his wife, young son, and then himself in Katy on Saturday morning.

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6 d. ago ‘These are traps set for the people’: the story of a mother shot dead searching for food in Gaza

A family is reeling from the killing of a woman who walked for hours to an Israeli-backed distribution point with her son and daughterReem Zeidan was terrified of being separated from her children. As they trudged for hours through the ruins of Gaza towards a food distribution centre, she rehearsed over and over again with her 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son what they should do and where they should wait if an Israeli attack turned the column of hungry people into a chaotic, panicking mass and the family were torn apart.It was the last conversation she had with them. She was dead before dawn broke on Tuesday, killed by a single bullet through her forehead. Her daughter and son spent nearly three hours beside her body, pinned down by gunfire. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago How to talk to someone who is grieving: a mother who lost her son explains

Katja Faber’s son Alex Morgan was killed a decade ago — a story we delve into in the Standard’s new chart-topping podcast, Killer Privilege . She shares her story of heartbreak, acceptance, and how she has learnt to mourn

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7 d. ago Father and son 'rammed' into car in fatal crash that killed their four

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, from Darenth, Kent, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court this morning charged with the murder of little Peter Maughan.

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7 d. ago Killer dad ordered son to dig up pregnant mum's rotting body to get a lock of her hair

Killer Andrew Griggs crafted a grim makeshift tomb for his wife Debbie Griggs, so that he could always 'keep an eye on her', before making a despicable request of their son

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7 d. ago Fareham neighbour reported dad to council for casino birthday party despite 7pm finish

Jamie Obrien, from Hampshire, says his kill-joy neighbour complained about his son's birthday gathering. He says he receieved a phone call from environmental health over the 11-person party

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9 d. ago Mum kills son, 6, in 'exorcism' as she claims 'God told her to force demons out'

Six-year-old Ra’Myl Pierre had not been to school in two weeks but cops found his dead body at his home - his mum reportedly said she tried to 'exorcise demons out of her son's body'

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9 d. ago Mum pays tribute to ‘funny and genuine' son killed in motorcycle crash and calls for 'peace' on road

The 17-year-old and his 16-year-old friend died following a motorbike crash

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1 week ago Serial killer Rose West's son set to marry at one of Wales' most famous hotels

Stephen West grew up in the infamous 'house of horrors' where his dad was responsible for at least 12 murders over two decades, often with Rose's help

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1 week ago Fred and Rose West's paedophile son's fiancee opens up on life with evil in

Emma Bradley, the fiancee of serial killer Rose West's paedophile son Stephen, has spoken out about her relationship with the West family and her plans to marry Stephen

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1 week ago Parents CHARGED after son they allowed to walk home alone is hit and killed by a car

North Carolina parents have been arrested after their 7-year-old son was killed by a car when they let him walk home from the grocery store without them.

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1 week ago Dad unlocks dead son's phone and discovers 'mocking video left by killer'

Michael Boschetto is thought to have been stabbed to death by neighbour Giamcomo Fisco.

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