The Standard

A man found dead along with a woman at a house in Staffordshire has been named as a paramedic who starred in a Channel 4 TV show.Police have launched a murder inquiry after the pair were found dead in a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.They have been named by police as 24-year-old Daniel Duffield, from nearby Cannock, and 22-year-old Lauren Evans, from Bridgend in South Wales.Mr Duffield was a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and appeared in series 11 Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline.His friend and colleague Ellie, who appeared alongside him...

Man found dead alongside woman is revealed to be paramedic who starred in Channel 4 show

Gary Alexander Baird killed his wife Susan Baird with a hammer at their home in Belfast in 2020.

Husband rang GP 570 times before killing wife

An IT worker who poisoned a married couple with fentanyl is feared to have killed his own father and grandfather. Luke D'Wit, 34, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 37 years after using the opioid painkiller to poison Stephen and Carol Baxter at their £1million home in West Mersea, Essex.Detectives are now exploring whether D’Wit was responsible for the death of his father, Vernon, who had been prescribed fentanyl before he was found dead in a chair at his nearby home in 2021.As part of their review, detectives have also been re-examining how D’Wit’s grandfather died.Essex Police...

Fentanyl double murderer 'may have poisoned father and grandfather' as police launch probe

The US Sun

THE WORRIED mum of missing Brit teen Jay Slater was told by cops who knocked on her door at 2am to board the next flight to Tenerife. Jay, 19, was on the island for a music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met after a rave before disappearing on his […]

Missing Jay Slater’s mum was told by cops at 2am to rush to Tenerife where ‘every mother on island’ is looking for teen

Two teenagers who died after the motorbike they were on crashed have been identified by police. Wayne Hodgson, 18, and Bobby Grimes, 13, died after being hit by a car on Middridge Road, close to the Rushyford roundabout near Newton Aycliffe, shortly before 12:00 BST on Friday. Mr Hodgson's family...

Teenagers killed in motorbike crash identified

Colleagues and fans are mourning the death of Edwin Overland, who covered football and speedway.

'Genuine legend' football commentator dies

A Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.

Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land

A couple died when their pick-up left the road while being driven at "high speed" by a man under the influence of cocaine, an inquest heard. Nathan Stephen Naughton, 26, and his girlfriend Olivia Grace Maltby, 22, were both killed in the single vehicle collision on the A631 Tickhill Road in Bawtry, near Doncaster, on 21 January.

Drug driver and girlfriend died in pick-up crash

Firefighters in El Dorado County, California tried to put out a wildfire that surrounded an airport, as the heat wave continues across the west coast state. Fire crews could be seen dropping water and fire retardant powders from planes and helicopters in a bid to stop the fires from spreading.

California airport engulfed by wildfires

The Guardian

Krishnan Guru-Murthy hosts a debate on how to fix the NHS after a special Dispatches. Plus: an extra-long episode of House of the Dragon. Here’s what to watch this evening

TV tonight: months of undercover A&E footage is a deeply troubling watch

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Witnesses reported a strong smell and black smoke billowing into the air.

Large fire closes major motorway overnight

A chimpanzee has died at Edinburgh Zoo after it was severely injured in a troop fight. Staff tried to intervene to separate the primates but they were unable to save 31-year-old Rene. A second chimpanzee was also injured during the incident last week and had to be operated on. A...

Edinburgh Zoo chimpanzee dies after troop fight

A man is in hospital with “critical” injuries after a car crash in West Sussex. Surrey Police said the driver of a Vauxhall Astra was taken to hospital after the single-vehicle crash in Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, at about 20:15 BST on Saturday. Copthorne sits close to the border...

Man in critical condition after car crash

The Independent

 Holly Willoughby says she will be “forever grateful” to a US undercover police officer who foiled a plot by a “depraved” security guard to kidnap, rape and murder her.In a statement released after a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court found Gavin Plumb, 37, guilty of soliciting murder and inciting rape and kidnap on Thursday, the TV presenter said women should “not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes”.Breaking her silence on the case, the Dancing on Ice star thanked a US undercover officer who helped uncover Plumb’s plans and for understanding...

Holly Willoughby ‘forever grateful’ to US undercover officer who foiled plot to kidnap and murder her

 This is the horrifying moment a predator followed a teenage schoolgirl before sexually assaulting her in broad daylight.Police have shared the chilling footage of Irtiza Abbas targeting a 15-year-old as they appeal for other victims to come forward.The 25-year-old, who has been jailed for two years for assaulting two young women, can be seen closely following his female victims in two separate incidents in Birmingham.The attacker loitered near Aston University before following a lone student in January.He followed the 22-year-old along Dartmouth Middleway for a while to make sure she was alone before he grabbed her and assaulted her.A...

Moment ‘serial’ predator targets schoolgirl before being chased off by her father

Three men have been arrested by police who discovered a cannabis farm. More than 400 plants were found on Station Road in Beamish Village, County Durham, at about 16:00 BST on Monday. Durham Police said the farm was being dismantled and the plants would be destroyed, with a 48-hour closure...

Three arrested over 400-plant cannabis farm

Human bones dated to more than 1,000 years old have been discovered at The Old Bell Hotel.

Thousand-year-old skeletons found in hotel garden

A man has been charged with rape after a woman was dragged into a garden and attacked in north London. The victim, aged in her 20s, was walking along Manor Park Gardens, Edgware, when she was ambushed at just before 10.30pm on June 27.Kyle Kinsella, 26, of Arlington Drive, Warrington, was charged with rape and intentional strangulation. He is appearing at Willesden Magistrates’ Court to face the charges on Monday. A police statement said: “At 22:25hrs on Thursday, 27 June, a member of the public reported that a woman had been found partially clothed in Manor Park Gardens, Edgware. “The...

Man charged with rape after woman in her 20s ambushed and dragged into garden in Edgware

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Town Talks

A Raleigh suburb is the safest town in North Carolina, a new report finds. Fuquay-Varina ranks No. 1 on a list of smaller cities boasting lower crime rates and a lower financial toll on residents, according to results published by Moneygeek.

The safest place to live in North Carolina? This ranks as the state’s No. 1 town

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Multi-million pound cinema's opening date revealed

The doors of a new multi-million pound cinema are finally set to open within weeks. Vue has announced its latest venue, in the East Square development...

Multi-million pound cinema's opening date revealed

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