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Teenage girl and woman die after group gets into difficulties in sea off Essex beach
Three others in group, believed to know each other, are in hospital after incident at West Mersea A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died afte…
Scottish police officer was rapist who attacked women over 14 years
Alan Greer, who killed himself after officers visited his home, could be ‘Police Scotland’s Wayne Couzens moment’A police officer who took his own lif…
Calls for Moroccan rapper’s release outside a Casablanca court
Protesters gathered outside a court in Casablanca, Morocco to demand the release of Moroccan rapper Mehdi El Youbi.…
Jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi faints in Tunisian prison due to heat
The incident was witnessed by the daughter of Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, another prominent political prisoner.…
‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis
Exclusive: Darren Rosheski won NHS payout over partner Helen Dutton’s death from rectal cancer after GP misjudged her symptoms“I remember the doctor, …
Even camels can't cope: Africa's ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures
Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.…
Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas stationThe Mexican man who was hi…
Police formally investigate woman after Brit stabbed to death in French village
Karen Carter was found with stab wounds in the Dordogne village she had lived in for over a decade.…
Watch: Louvre reopens gallery without crown jewels after heist
The Louvre Museum reopens its Apollo Gallery nine months after a robbery that shocked France.…
A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake
For more than a decade, there's been something fishy going on in a lake that straddles Vermont and the province of Quebec. It involves cancer, a kind …
Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani says source of exposure has been eliminatedA fifth person has died in New York…
Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Daniel Siad faced allegations of rape and trafficking in France and appeared in more than 1,000 documents in Epstein filesA modelling scout who recrui…
CDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warn
As measles, hantavirus and cyclospora spread, experts say lost staff and expertise are slowing the responseA series of health challenges – hantavirus,…
NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks
Police open investigation into Nottinghamshire service that treated Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in 2023The NHS trust that treated the trip…
Jessica Morgan named new Tate director – with ‘big pay cut‘ to take job
Clear frontrunner leaves lucrative role at New York’s Dia Art Foundation to join UK arts organisation at critical junctureJessica Morgan has been conf…
British woman jailed in Hong Kong after making false rape allegations
Isabel Rose, 26, given six-year sentence for blackmail and perverting course of justice after accusing British bankerA British woman who reported bein…
Streeting and Mahmood accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme
Victims of crime say it’s ‘no laughing matter’ after ministers caught on hot mic ‘ribbing’ about schemeUK politics live – latest updatesVictims of cri…
More than 140 dead, missing on refugee boat stranded off Mauritania
Boat carrying migrants and refugees from Africa ran out of fuel, leading to a tragedy with 143 dead and 38 rescued.…
UK humanitarian worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital
The health worker was evacuated to the UK from the DR Congo after being potentially exposed to the virus.…
Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC
UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the diseaseA humanitarian worker is being monitored at a…
Saxophonist Plas Johnson, known for solo on The Pink Panther Theme, dies aged 94
Jazz saxophonist – who recorded with artists Frank Sinatra, BB King and more – died in Los Angeles, reports sayThe US jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, b…
RFK Jr says cyclospora outbreak is ‘under control’ after FDA recall reversal
Health secretary says source has been identified despite experts warning infections are likely to keep risingHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said…
Godzilla v Kong actor Kaylee Hottle dies aged 18
The deaf actor, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and its 2024 sequel, was killed in a car crash in MarylandKaylee Hottle, who played a major…
‘Sit down!’: Australian MP yells at dog then snaps at presenter in live interview
Barnaby Joyce had been defending One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s ‘working holiday’ on ABC current affairs showThe Australian politician Pauline Han…
Watch Texas police officer pull man from burning car
Bodycam and dashcam footage shows a police officer rescue a man seconds before his car was engulfed in flames in Texas.…
India tunnel collapse at a hydropower project kills 10 as 17 remain missing
Rescue teams have been struggling to reach the 17 people trapped because of hazardous conditions inside the tunnel.…
Clashes between police and people protesting Italy arrest death
Clashes between police and people protesting Italy arrest death…
Man found guilty of helping escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife
Adeel Khan, 32, from east London, assisted Khalife from within jail in the hours after his high-profile September 2023 escape.…
Fourth person dies in New York City legionnaires’ disease outbreak
US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has likely been eliminated after 76 people fell illAn outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in N…
Suspect who sent anonymous tip to Alaska police charged with 1993 killing
Christopher Popps, 54, arrested in Michigan on second-degree murder charge in death of Patrick DearthA Michigan man suspected of having murdered a co-…