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Europe

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Young woman and man killed in night of bloodshed in London

A young woman and a man have been killed within minutes of each other in a night of bloodshed in northwest London. The woman, believed to be in her early 20s, was found with a stab wound in Camden and died at the scene shortly before midnight on Sunday. Meanwhile, half a mile away in […]

Russia’s ruling party hit badly in Moscow election

Russia’s ruling United Russia party has suffered major losses in Sunday’s election to the Moscow city parliament, nearly complete results show. The party lost nearly a third of the seats in the 45-member parliament, but remains on course to retain its majority with about 26 seats. With most opposition candidates disqualified, the Communists, independents and […]

Businessman 'woke naked on street' after 'bin lorry rampage'

A Norwegian businessman accused of taking a bin lorry on a drunk-driving rampage in Dublin city centre woke up naked on the street with no memory of the night’s events, a court heard. Rune Skinnarland (55) had been in the capital on a business trip before he allegedly got into the lorry and drove it […]

Obese man told 'do or die' loses weight to finish Great North Run

A man who was told he was on his way to an early grave when he reached 40 stone has completed the Great North Run. Darren ‘Dibsy’ McClintock, 28, lost 19 stone in a year to take part in half marathon, completing the course in two hours and 43 minutes. After finishing the race with […]