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Russia Targets Kyiv With Third Wave of Strikes in 24 Hours, Killing One

Russia unleashed another wave of attacks early Tuesday on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killing at least one and prompting evacuations, extending a day of terror for the city’s residents that started with midday strikes. Explosions rang out in different parts of Kyiv overnight, according to local and military officials, sparking a fire in a high-rise […]

Man surrenders after shooting relative dead at birthday party

A man turned himself in after allegedly shooting a relative dead at a birthday party and injuring a woman. Geoliver Tineo, 23, reportedly went to the birthday party at the Brooklyn apartment of Delvin Diaz, 33. An altercation broke out because Tineo, the nephew of Diaz’s sister-in-law, was not invited or had a guest who […]

Government in new crackdown on ‘unacceptable’ vape marketing to children

The Government is to launch a new crackdown on vape marketing to prevent the “unacceptable” targeting of children and young people, Rishi Sunak has said. Ministers have pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England amid concerns over the number of children trying e-cigarettes. The move […]

Why does ChatGPT keep lying? (Clue: It doesn't – it's hallucinating)

ChatGPT has been caught lying again – this time in an actual court. It all started when a passenger tried to sue the airline Avianca, claiming a metal trolley hit and injured his knee on a flight to New York. As part of the defence, the passenger’s lawyers submitted several relevant rulings in a bid […]

Mum left with skin peeling off face after egg exploded in TikTok 'hack'

A mum was left with skin peeling from her face after she tried cooking eggs in the microwave. Shafia Bashir, 37, said she’d been left in ‘absolute agony’ after making a poached egg using a ‘TikTok hack’. She’d first poured some boiling water in a mug before adding the egg and then put it in the microwave for a […]

Rishi Sunak faces backlash over '1970s-style' price caps at supermarkets

The government’s plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on basic foods has been met with heavy criticism. Rishi Sunak is understood to be drawing up proposals asking retailers to limit the amount shoppers pay for essential items such as bread and milk to help with the cost of living crisis. But the […]

Metropolitan Police officers will stop attending mental health calls

The Metropolitan Police’s commissioner has written to health and social care services to say their officers will no longer attend mental health calls. Sir Mark Rowley did say officers would still attend if there was a threat to life – but the move is designed to free up officers to spend more time on their […]

Man admits to making neighbour’s toddler cry, adding ‘he deserved it’

A dad is suffering the wrath of his local community after admitting to screaming at his neighbour’s toddler and making him cry.  To make matters worse, he confessed on Reddit that the four-year old ‘deserved it’.  Despite acknowledging he “rudely” acted within the moment, the man defended his actions, claiming the youngster had been bullying […]

Bike crash victims were ‘chased to their death by police’, aunt claims

Cardiff: Police provide update after fatal crash in Ely The aunt of one of the teenage boys who died in an electric bike crash claims they were “chased to their death” by police. Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, were killed a week ago. The tragedy sparked rioting in the Ely district of Cardiff […]