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'You have no remorse': Judge sentences Lucy Letby to life in prison

'You have no remorse': 'Disgraced' nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to life in prison. Child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to another whole-life order for the attempted murder of a baby girl.


Shocking moment fireworks malfunction and fly into crowd during July 4 event in Utah stadium

Shocking moment fireworks malfunction and fly into crowd during July 4 event in Utah stadium - One attendee was severely injured after being struck in the face and was taken to hospital in an ambulance, police say


General election result WON'T be finalised today

SNP candidate Drew Hendry will be made to wait to see if he has managed to hold on to Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire for the with a recount scheduled for 10.30am tomorrow.


The 79-Year-Old Woman Who Visited All 193 Countries

Meet Luisa Yu, the 79-year-old woman from Leyte, Philippines. Despite her age, she managed to visit all 193 UN countries—and her story is truly inspiring.


Victoria Starmer and Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty's election looks and their hidden meanings

Sir Keir Starmer's wife Lady Victoria looked chic in red as she walked arm in arm with her husband into Downing Street following Labour's resounding General Election win


UK election: Labour will win in a landslide, exit poll projects

The result will end a 14-year era of Conservative rule and put Keir Starmer on course to become Prime Minister.


Man tortured and starved girlfriend’s children because he ‘didn’t want them to have to poop’

Man tortured and starved girlfriend’s children because he ‘didn’t want them to have to poop’ - The children had been subject to malnourishment, restrainment with zip ties and beatings before their neglect was reported to CPS


10 biggest moments from historic General Election


SNP manifesto 2024: John Swinney’s election policies at a glance

Follow our live blog for the latest UK election newsLive 2024 general election results mapped An SNP era of domination over Scottish politics is over after the party was left with just a handful of seats after a Labour landslide. Facing its first national election since Nicola Sturgeon stood down as leader in March 2023, the party suffered catastro...


Europe steps up its defenses amid growing fears of war


Emergency services evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2

Holidaymakers are facing chaos at Heathrow Airport after emergency services evacuated Terminal 2.


Artist who killed her parents told locals they 'moved to the seaside'

Virginia McCullough, 36, wept in court today as she confessed to poisoning her father John, 70, and brutally stabbing her mother Lois, 71, to death in June 2019.


Andrew Tate legal victory as courts rules he is free to leave Romania

A spokesperson for Andrew and Tristan Tate said: 'The Romanian courts have ruled in favour of Andrew and Tristan Tate, lifting restrictions on their travel within the European Union.'


Woman is found murdered inside flashy Phoenix hotel room

The victim was found injured inside the $350-a-night Renaissance hotel in the early hours of Friday.


An old American Cold War air defense system has proven to be a game changing weapon for Ukraine


Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted for money laundering

Brazil's Federal police has accused Jair Bolsonaro of money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association because of undeclared jewellery gifted by Saudi Arabia.


General Election results LIVE: Reeves becomes first female chancellor and Rayner deputy PM as Starmer chooses Cabinet

General Election results LIVE: Reeves becomes first female chancellor and Rayner deputy PM as Starmer chooses Cabinet - New PM tells nation ‘work of change begins immediately’ as he arrived in Downing Street to cheers from supporters following historic Labour victory


U.K. election results live updates: Starmer meeting King Charles after landslide Labour win as Sunak resigns

U.K. election results live updates: Starmer meeting King Charles after landslide Labour win as Sunak resigns - Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Penny Mordaunt amongst senior Tories to lose seat as Nigel Farage’s Reform win 4 constituencies


Emily Maitlis mistakes BBC gardens for graveyard during SNP interview

Emily Maitlis mistakes BBC gardens for graveyard during SNP interview - Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who regularly anchors Channel 4 News coverage, started laughing at the remark.


Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to 'rebuild Britain' and restore trust in politics after Labour landslide

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to 'rebuild Britain' and restore trust in politics after Labour landslide - Sir Keir said the country could ‘move forward together’ as Labour took office following 14 years of Conservative rule


Letby receives a further whole-life order for baby murder bid

Child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to another whole-life order for the attempted murder of a baby girl. Earlier this week, Letby, 34, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court of the attack on the newborn infant during a night shift at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit in February 2016.


Brave female wartime agents

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was established in July 1940 during the early days of the Second World War. A secret British organization the purpose of which was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe, the SOE numbered among its recruits dozens of women, many of whom were dropped into Nazi-occupied France to conduct dangerous covert operations. To be captured by German forces meant certain death. Yet rather than being deterred by the threat of torture and interrogation, these agents demonstrated courage and bravery beyond what was expected in the field. Indeed, all are remembered for their gallantry and determination against a terrifying and merciless enemy. Click through and commemorate the fearless exploits of the women who served with the wartime SOE.


Second female celebrity is linked to Matthew Perry drug death in bombshell report about their shared ketamine addiction

The as-yet unnamed woman reportedly claimed to be sober but was described as a 'walking pharmacy' who would help the Friends star obtain ketamine.


Cannibalism and massacres: The dark history of the Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail connected the Missouri River in the east to the Oregon valleys in the west. From 1841 to 1869, approximately 350,000 people set out on the trail, and an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 lost their lives while doing so. There would be no America as we know it today without the Oregon Trail, and in this gallery we bring you the highlights of its (quite dark) history. Click through to learn more.


UK airport runway closure sparks chaos, passengers stranded and flights suspended

Emergency runway repairs at Leeds Bradford have left passengers stranded and fuming and airlines diverting flights


Famous figures who were exiled

To be exiled is to be barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. The list of history's most famous exiles is long and compelling, and includes emperors, scientists, politicians, despots, poets, spies, and revolutionaries. While a few fled for their own safety and remained willingly in their adopted homelands, others died never having had the chance to be repatriated. So, who are some of the best-known men and women that ended up on foreign soil, either willingly or under duress? Click through and join them in exile.


Morning Joe takes jabs at Trump over UK election: ‘This is called a peaceful transfer of power’

Morning Joe takes jabs at Trump over UK election: ‘This is called a peaceful transfer of power’ - ‘That’s what we had in the US from the late 1700s until the year 2020 when Donald Trump refused to do it,’ MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said


America burst into riot of color as July 4 fireworks light up skies

In celebration of 248 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, millions celebrated with parades, cookouts and the anticipated splashes of color in the evening sky.


General Election 2024: After Labour landslide, what happens next?

Sir Keir Starmer will take the keys to Downing Street after voters handed Labour a landslide victory in the General Election - and here is a look at how the handover of power will unfold in the coming days.


UK food safety in 'absolute chaos' due to Brexit, expert warns

Chris Elliott, the founder of the Institute for Global Food Security said that with the UK importing nearly 50 per cent of all food we eat, everything that happens in the world impacts us.


Doping-U.S. investigating Chinese swimmer doping case

By Steve Keating (Reuters) - World Aquatics executive director Brent Nowicki has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government to testify in an investigation into how 23 Chinese swimmers avoided punishment after testing positive for banned drugs weeks ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. A U.S. House of Representatives committee in May called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch inquiries ahead of this


Progress being made on cutting passport wait times

The government says passport wait times are reducing following changes to the new online application system.


Putin’s state TV rejoices at Tories’ crushing defeat


Missing man's car found near Wairarapa bush walk

Police, Land Search and Rescue and a helicopter have been looking for Ben Fox, also known as Sam.


Mum fighting for life after being struck down with excruciating pain on Tenerife holiday

Tracey Ellis, 56, from Newcastle, was hospitalised in Tenerife with a sudden medical condition which saw an infection spread across multiple organs and remains in hospital in a coma


Auckland aunt Loasi Latu granted visa after deportation battle

Loasi Latu's niece says the process has been a nightmare, but it's a huge relief.


Two young Brits laugh as they are rescued at top of Bali volcano

Two young Brits laugh as they are rescued at the top of a volcano in Bali after going missing overnight, when they got lost while hiking. Matthew Forster, 22, and Andrew Forster, 18, were stranded in Karangasem Regency before rescuers arrived.


Russia is spending so much invading Ukraine that it's a 'high-income' country now

Russia’s outsized military spending continues to blunt the impact of economic sanctions during its war in Ukraine. The World Bank said that it was upgrading the country’s economic standing to its top-tier “high-income” category from its earlier “upper-middle-income” status, because its gross national income (GNI) per capita increased by 11.2% in the last year.


Balcony advertised at $360 a week in exposes reality of rental crisis

A Sydney landlord has advertised an enclosed balcony for rent at $360 a week as the dire state of Australia's rental crisis is laid bare.


Six Chinese nationals mining for gold killed in Congo militia attack

Six Chinese nationals mining for gold killed in Congo militia attack - Beijing says several Chinese citizens missing after attack


Scottish government advised to halt puberty blockers

The advice is one recommendation from those looking into how the Cass review could be applied in Scotland.


Big-name Tories who could lose their seat after exit poll predicts disastrous general election results

Big-name Tories who could lose their seat after exit poll predicts disastrous general election results - Rishi Sunak’s own seat of Richmond, in North Yorkshire is at risk - here is when high profile Tories expect to hear their results


A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase - Michael Lee Dudley seemed like a typical Washington homeowner – until three teenagers stumbled across a suitcase of horrors on a beach


Colum Eastwood victory speech

Colum Eastwood victory speech


Kate Beckinsale loses dog temporarily and injures leg

She suggest her Pomeranian Myf had been scared by July 4 fireworks.


What does Labour's election win mean for your money? From tax, to pensions and homes, what Keir Starmer's government plans to do

The manifesto was notably light on detail, but now the votes are in we will finally find out what Labour intends to do on regaining power after 14 years.


Virginia school board member who admitted to boozing in the Capitol gets jail time for Jan 6 riot

Virginia school board member who admitted to boozing in the Capitol gets jail time for Jan 6 riot - Adkins has said he refuses to step down from his school board position


SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with SIX seats

John Swinney's scandal-ravaged nationalists could left with just six MPs, down from the high of 48 the party achieved in 2019.


SNP faces 'slaughter' says former leader Salmond

The SNP is on course to be 'slaughtered' in the General Election with its biggest loss of MPs in history. John Swinney's party looked set to lose 38 seats compared to the 2019 election.


Diabetic woman ‘howling’ and ‘delirious’ before death at workshop, court told

Diabetic woman ‘howling’ and ‘delirious’ before death at workshop, court told - Alternative healer Hongchi Xiao, from California, is on trial accused of the manslaughter by gross negligence of 71-year-old Danielle Carr-Gomm.