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Murder investigation launched after two bodies found in house on quiet reside…

Police have launched a murder investigation after two bodies were found at a house on a quiet residential street in Sussex. Emergency services were called to Lewes Road, Newhaven, shortly after 7pm on Friday. The bodies of a 33-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were found inside the property. Both were confirmed dead at the […]

With Probes of Russian Lines, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Takes Shape

In the south, Ukrainian soldiers are fighting on an unforgiving landscape, table-flat farmland with little cover for troops trying to advance. Sixty miles away, they are attacking across the plains in a coal mining region dotted with slag heaps, pushing toward a strategic railway junction. Farther east, they are targeting Russian positions on the hills […]

Snapshot: Earth Photo Awards 2023 – when humanity and nature collide

Ever since humans began to farm 10,000 years ago, they have altered Earth’s landscape. First in only small, local ways, but as humanity progressed, so too did its influence over nature. From mining and logging to relocating or eradicating species, our management of the natural world can be seen almost everywhere. In recent decades the […]

Severe turbulence that can lift flyers from seats is on the rise

Travel chaos: Flying to be 'more expensive' reveals expert Severe turbulence during flights has witnessed a 55 percent rise since the 1970s, making air travel nowadays a considerably more jarring experience, UK-based scientists have revealed. Each year, tens of thousands of aircraft experience severe turbulence, resulting in significant financial repercussions for the global aviation sector. […]

Woman who killed black neighbour called her child a 'slave'

The woman charged with shooting her neighbor over a dispute with her children admitted to calling the kids racial slurs in the past, according to court documents. Susan Lorincz appeared in court on Thursday for the first time since her arrest on Tuesday. She was charged with manslaughter for the killing of her neighbor, Ajike […]

Attack at private school leaves three seriously injured including two pupils

Two students and a staff member have been seriously injured in an attack at an independent private school in Tiverton, Devon. The three people suffered “multiple serious injuries” during the assault at Blundell’s school. A 16-year-old pupil at the school has since been arrested on suspicion of three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with […]

Macron Meets Victims and ‘Backpack Hero’ After Stabbing Attack in France

A day after a violent stabbing attack that injured six people, including four children, President Emmanuel Macron traveled to southeast France on Friday to meet with recovering victims and a bystander who has been hailed as “the backpack hero” after he tried to stop the assault by swinging his bag at the assailant. Mr. Macron […]

Putin says tactical nukes will be moved into Belarus in weeks

Vladimir Putin says deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus will begin ‘immediately’ after preparations are complete in a matter of weeks. The Russian President confirmed the news during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi today. ‘So everything is according to plan, everything is stable,’ Putin said, according to a readout from the […]

Dam’s Destruction Reshapes Ukraine, but Not Arc of the War

The Ukrainian soldiers sped along a dirt road, their pickup truck bouncing over ruts, lest they become an easy target for Russian tanks across the Dnipro River. Nearby, Russian howitzers fired with deafening booms, sending shells streaking over the ruins of the Kakhovka dam, the destruction of which this week unleashed a flood with far-reaching […]

Boy, 12, killed in car crash while riding his bike in Birmingham

A 12-year-old cyclist has died after being struck by a car in Birmingham yesterday. The boy was hit near a junction between Coventry Road and Berkeley Road in South Yardley shortly after 6.15pm. A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and being unfit through drugs. He remains in custody. […]