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What are the five questions being asked regarding the Flydubai attack?
As investigations are conducted, official versions of the incident have come under scrutiny.…
Debris found after medical plane carrying six people went missing off Nantucket
Six passengers and crew on board still unaccounted for after medical transport plane vanishes over Atlantic, officials sayResearches found debris from…
Pennsylvania health officials brace themselves as measles outbreak expected to spread
Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination ratesPennsylvania is bracing for a wave o…
‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer
Those who have stepped in to keep young family members from going into care in England and Wales say the decision has brought them joy and hardshipCli…
Can the Cornell lawsuit force changes that make students safer?
Universities have responsibilities when students report sexual assault, even if prosecutors don't bring charges. Attorney Baine Kerr explains how thos…
Met launches murder inquiry after man shot dead at London memorial service
Forty-year-old victim declared dead at the scene in East Acton in a ‘senseless act of violence’A murder investigation has been launched after a 40-yea…
Two going on four, five or six on good night for new Scotland era
Scotland scored twice in North Macedonia but the scoreline does not reflect their dominance in Skopje, writes Tom English.…
Tories pledge to scrap £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge'
Party leader Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC that she wants to see "people who work harder" not getting punished for doing so.…
Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses
Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last monthFederal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two U…
Florida jury finds ex-sheriff’s deputy not guilty in shooting death of Black air force airman
Roger Fortson was shot by deputy when he opened door with gun in hand after a false domestic disturbance callA Florida jury recently found former sher…
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s former husband says he was ‘shocked’ by death of her ex-partner
Ryan Anderson says he reached out to Blanchard’s father to offer support after apparent overdose death of Ken UrkerThe ex-husband of Gypsy Rose Blanch…
Florida court reverses felony murder charge for death of baby left in hot car
Rhonda Jewell was sentenced to 17 years for forgetting 10-month-old Aria in car’s back seat, leading to the child’s deathA state appeals court in Flor…
Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals
Shoppers are switching from traditional product despite little evidence alternative is saferBacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there i…
Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
Frank Strada facing mounting questions after Pike survives injection with lethal drugs in TennesseeTennessee’s prison chief is under fire for the fail…
Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack?
Accused pilot Hamam al-Hammami reportedly barred from flying in Oman due to concerns over extremist views.…
New life for dog rescued from house with 83 others
Katy is one of the springer spaniels who has now been rehomed after RSPCA investigation.…
‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione
Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonald’s in PennsylvaniaPolice bodycam footage released Friday shows the momen…
Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard found dead in Louisiana home
Kenan ‘Ken’ Urker, 34, who died of apparent drug overdose, was partner of woman convicted of murder of mother The on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Bla…
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers
The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.…
Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar removed from Michigan sex offender registry
Convicted offender among 20,000 people removed from list after state supreme court ruling on Sora registration lawLarry Nassar, the former Michigan St…
King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past'
In recent years, the King has expressed his "personal sorrow" at the UK's role in slavery.…
Christa Pike remains unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee
Attorneys say hospital staff are working to clear pentobarbital she was administered from her systemChrista Pike remained hospitalized, unconscious an…
England school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaints
Exclusive: Education secretary sends Ofsted back to ‘drawing board’ as teachers raise ‘serious concerns’ about new systemSchool inspections in England…
Police divers find body of person missing after helicopter crash near LA
Death toll of medical helicopter crash is now three people as two others continue to recover from injuries, authorities sayPolice divers have found th…
Woman who killed abusive partner has murder conviction overturned
The Court of Appeal ruled that jurors were misdirected on Julie Ann McIlwaine's loss of control defence to the killing of James Joseph Crossley.…
Man shot by ICE in Texas has surgery to remove bullet lodged in his back
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez remains in custody after surgery to remove bullet supporters say was stuck close to his spineThe Venezuelan delivery driver…
Does Philadelphia’s ‘house of horrors’ hold the key to seven missing women?
City on edge as police comb home of Raymond Horsch, pornographer who died last year, in grisly case involving disturbing pictures and filmA dilapidate…
Almost half of Fayed abuse accusers are potential trafficking victims, MPs told
Exclusive: Met police say 70 women’s accounts have hallmarks of trafficking, suggesting case numbers could riseAlmost half of the women who reported a…
Staff fears grow that BBC will shut its Three and Scotland channels next week
Redundancy process suggests home of Gavin and Stacey and Fleabag could go online-only again in £500m cuts pushThe BBC has started a redundancy process…
Enter Shikari announce indefinite hiatus from 2027: ‘We don’t think we’re splitting up’
Rock band will still tour the UK, Europe and US over the next year but say decision to ‘fall dormant’ feels ‘liberating’The British rock band Enter Sh…