Hundreds of tents have been left behind by campers attending Leeds Festival over the bank holiday weekend. Video shared on social media showed tents, airbeds and other items scattered across the Bramham Park site. Leeds City Council approved a number of applications from charities who planned to remove unwanted equipment,...

Hundreds of tents left behind after Leeds Festival

A group of environmentalists are trying to restore the peat bog that delivered the gruesome find.

Forty years since bog gave up dark Lindow Man secret

The blaze near Harleston is under control and one appliance remains.

Fire service remains at the scene of straw fire

In March of this year, Catherine O'Sullivan's son, Jack, went for a night out in Bristol and never came home. In the weeks that followed, she left the porch light on, just in case he returned. Six months on, that light is off, but her days are now driven by...

'My aim on this earth is to find my missing son'

Three children who were found dead with a man at a house in Surrey were all aged under four, police have said. The man was Polish national Piotr Swiderski. Police have confirmed all four found in the house in Staines, on Saturday, were related. Neighbours said they believed a young...

Three young children and man found dead in house

An extensive search for an Indian woman who disappeared into a pavement sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur hit a snag on its eighth day, as authorities now say it is "too risky" to continue deploying divers. The incident has gripped Malaysia, with some 110 rescuers working around the clock this past...

Search for woman swallowed by 8m sinkhole now 'too risky'

Judge James Patrick described the teenager's behaviour as "shameful" and "disgusting".

Teen jailed for throwing missiles at police

Two motorcyclists who died in a crash near a Derbyshire town have been named by police. Derbyshire Police were called to the A6 near Tom Thorn between Buxton and Dove Holes at about 10:18 BST on Sunday to reports of a crash involving two motorbikes and a car. On Monday,...

Police name two motorcyclists killed in crash

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Refined by New York chemist Robert Chesebrough almost 150 years ago, petroleum jelly is still widely used today in topical applications. Even with the myths that abound online about it being carcinogenic, it has withstood the test of time.

Wonder Jelly

The 30-hectare site in Hempstead is set to include affordable homes and a children's nursery.

Plan approved for 450-home farmland development

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‘This is a game changer.’ Ordering off the kid’s menu comes with a certain set of expectations. Small portions, lower prices—possibly an age restriction—but generally, nothing too off-base as far as ordering food.

‘For $6, who cares?’: Applebee’s customer shocked after ordering both adult and kids’ cheeseburgers

About nine months ago while researching a story, I found myself added to a large Telegram channel which was focused on selling drugs. I was then added to one about hacking and then one about stolen credit cards. I realised my Telegram settings had made it possible for people to...

Telegram: 'The dark web in your pocket'

Last year, Hugo watched a friend die in a vast field of sweet potatoes, his lifeless body leaning against a truck tyre – one of few shaded areas on the sweltering North Carolina farm. “They forced him to work,” Hugo recalled. “He kept telling them he was feeling bad,...

Migrant farm worker deaths show cost of the 'American Dream'

The US Sun

THIS is the horrifying moment a “death wish” driver smashed into a taxi killing women and a boy. Joe-Lewis Tyler, 34, got behind the wheel of a BMW 3 Series after getting booted out a pub following a drinking binge with a friend. Tyler, who was uninsured, drove erratically and at high speeds before ploughing […]

Horrifying moment ‘death wish’ driver high on drugs smashes into taxi at 90mph killing two women and six-year-old boy

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A permanent marker will be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting nearly a year ago at a Dollar General store in the New Town community. City Council approved the marker 17-0 on Tuesday night.

Marker will honor victims of racist Dollar General shooting

Michael Chakma was snatched off a street in 2019 - the start of a five-year ordeal as one of the "disappeared".

'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious 'House of Mirrors'

A couple overseeing the £11m restoration of a derelict Welsh manor house have appealed for information about two carved wooden angels found at the property. Andrew and Louisa Godfrey took control of Pool Park, near Ruthin, Denbighshire, last year, with ambitious plans to restore the 200-year-old hall to its former glory.

Couple renovating manor uncover 'priceless' angels

The Independent

 A grandmother was allegedly struck in the face with a Taser by a police officer at Manchester Airport moments after he kicked her motionless son, the family’s lawyer has claimed.Shameem Akhtar, 56, believed for a moment that both her sons – Fahir Amaaz, 19, and Muhammad Amaad, 25 – had been “killed” by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after they were allegedly Tasered and later knelt on by officers, said their solicitor Aamer Anwar.Speaking at a press conference in Manchester city centre on Tuesday, Mr Anwar also revealed the “tirade of alleged racist abuse” from a male airline passenger that...

Police officer ‘hit grandmother in face with Taser’ in Manchester Airport incident

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Two men, Alvin Demar and Joshua Carter, have been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking firearms, with some later recovered at crime scenes across multiple states and Canada. A third man, Jamal Plunkett, was sentenced for possessing one of these trafficked weapons.

Georgia Men Sentenced in Multi-State Firearms Trafficking Operation Tied to Violent Crime

A man discovered the young male dog while walking his own dogs at 05:30 BST along the riverbank.

Dog found in river with mouth bound up with tape

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Beer festival moves due to Bradford Live delays

A beer festival due to be held in a new venue in Bradford will move to Rotherham after talks for the event broke down. The Campaign...

Beer festival moves due to Bradford Live delays

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