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BREAKING NEWS: Rocket attack by ‘group with links to Iran’ kills a military contractor and wounds an American service member at a US coalition base in northern Iraq The rocket was targeting a US-led base in the Kurdish regional capital of Erbil Security sources said at least three rockets landed near Erbil Int. Airport A … Read more
North Carolina boy, 12, opens fire and kills a home intruder, 19, who shot his 73-year-old grandmother in the leg Two armed men entered the home of Linda Ellis, 73, in Goldsboro, North Carolina, at around 1am on Saturday night They demanded money and shot Ellis in the leg Ellis’ 12-year-old grandson shot a firearm at … Read more
Obesity now kills more people than SMOKING: Weight problems account for more deaths than tobacco as junk food grows more popular than cigarettes, study reveals Data shows percentage of deaths caused by smoking has fallen from 23% to 19% Meanwhile deaths caused by obesity rose from 17.9 to 23.1% in the same period Experts from … Read more
Walkers are warned to keep away from cliffs after rockfall kills dog as its owner narrowly avoids injury The dog was killed after a cliff fall at Whipsiderry Beach near Newquay, Cornwall A group of five people also avoided injury after a cliff fall in Aycliffe in Kent A further cliff fall at Scatby in Norfolk … Read more
Controversial British rapper Slowthai has hit out at cancel culture, saying it kills all art and creativity. The Northampton rapper, 26, spoke of how he found being in the public eye ‘suffocating’ and admitted it had affected both his confidence and mental health. Slowthai, real name Tyron Frampton, shot to fame with the release of … Read more
Must have been fed up with fish for tea again! Otter grabs and kills an unsuspecting DUCK for its dinner in Cumbrian river Otter was on the River Kent when it pounced on the defenceless mallard duck Seen tightly clamping its jaw around the neck of its prey before swimming away It is rare for … Read more
A heart defect that kills thousands of young adults without warning every year could be spotted early, thanks to a newly developed blood test. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart muscle to abnormally thicken and beat out of control, is the leading cause of cardiac arrest and sudden death in under-40s. The condition, which causes … Read more
Major Covid outbreak at care home in Worcester kills 15 residents as 33 staff also test positive for the disease Bosses at Perry Manor nursing home in Worcester said they were ‘saddened’ Until last month the home had managed to keep the virus out of the premises Dave Ashbolt, Care UK regional director, sent condolences … Read more
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake kills at least seven and injures hundreds as it topples buildings and triggers landslides on Indonesian island of Sulawesi By Reuters Published: 01:40 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 01:57 GMT, 15 January 2021 A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people and injured hundreds on Friday, the … Read more
Rumble in the jungle: Powerful jaguar battles with an 8ft caiman in a Brazilian river as it clamps its jaws around the reptile’s neck before devouring its prey The big cat battled with the 8ft caiman in the waters of the Cuiaba River in Brazil The jaguar clamped its jaws around the reptile’s neck and … Read more