The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

[Updated] The crew of a modern freezer-longliner were forced to abandon ship off the coast of the Falkland Islands yesterday, and local accounts report that at least eight lost their lives in "extremely challenging" weather conditions before they could be rescued. On Sunday, the 2018-built fishing vessel Argos Georgia got...

Longliner Sinks off Falklands, Leaving Crew Adrift in Extreme Weather

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 A British hiker who went missing in Spain on Monday has been found dead, authorities have announced The 70-year-old man from London was discovered in the western Pyrenees following a search and rescue operation. The Spanish Civil Guard said he was located by three members of the rescue team at 1pm local time on Thursday near the Aspe peak. The Civil Guard contacted the air unit and the hiker was transferred to a nearby mountain refuge. Concerns were raised for the hiker on Monday at about 6pm when Interpol’s Manchester office contacted the Spanish authorities with the co-ordinates of...

British hiker, 70, found dead in Spain as ‘massive’ search operation for Jay Slater begins

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A Trump pollster warned of a "Harris Honeymoon" but called for calm in an internal memo sent to the rattled campaign.

Trump pollster is already warning his rattled team that Harris is going to jump ahead in the polls

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Detectives have released an image of a "vehicle of interest" as part of their investigation.

Second murder suspect held over shooting

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A former wrestler has swapped headlocks and takedowns for weddings and baptisms after being ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. The Rev Steven Horne, 43, from Ashford, is among a new cohort of deacons and priests ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover last month. He told BBC...

Former wrestler swaps headlocks for priesthood

The friends who went on holiday with Jay Slater have paid heartfelt tributes to the “happiest and most smiley person in the room” after a body was discovered in the mountains of Tenerife.Human remains were found on Monday alongside the 19-year-old’s possessions and clothes, with initial police investigations suggesting he “could have suffered an accidental fall”. The body has not yet been formally identified.The apprentice bricklayer vanished almost one month ago after a night out with friends on the Spanish island.Mr Slater’s friend Lucy Mae Law, who first reported him missing to authorities, wrote an emotional post about the teenager...

Jay Slater: Friend who reported teenager missing breaks silence after discovery of a body in Tenerife

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

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The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

A former sub-postmistress, awarded compensation years after being falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office, has said she thought the case "would never end." Gail Ward, who ran a branch in Wells, Somerset, was convicted in 2007 of false accounting because of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT system.

'I just sat down crying and said, it's finished'

Police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested following the incident in Ross-on-Wye.

Man arrested on suspicion of raping woman

Christopher and Janine Barton died in the collision which claimed a total of six lives, police say.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

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A commuter train near London was briefly delayed when a tortoise was caught "trespassing" on the tracks, but the animal quickly became a "shellebrity" aboard a train.

Tortoise on the tracks gets a ride on London commuter train

The Standard

Channel 4 star Harry Savage has been found dead at his home in south west London as friends led tributes to “the most beautiful soul”.Mr Savage, 26, who appeared on TV reality show Hunted in 2019, was unresponsive at the scene last Friday.Metropolitan Police officers arrested a man in his 30s. He has since been bailed pending further enquiries, a spokesman said.  Paramedics discovered Mr Savage, originally from Essex, at around 9.15am on July 19 but he was pronounced dead. Officers are awaiting the outcome of toxicology tests following a post-mortem on Saturday.The former drama student starred in Hunted...

Channel 4 star Harry Savage found dead at Putney home as friends pay tribute to 'most beautiful soul'

Police inform the family of a missing man about the discovery.

Man's body found in woods by playing children

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THE tragic spot where Jay Slater was found after falling to his death in a treacherous ravine in Tenerife has now been revealed. Jay, 19, was attempting the 11-hour walk back to his holiday accommodation along unforgiving rocky terrain when he plummeted. Police last Monday found Jay's body after 29...

Exact spot where Jay Slater plunged to his death is pinpointed for first time by sniffer dog search team in Tenerife

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

Three men have been arrested over a suspected machete attack at a petrol station near Pontefract. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday at a Gulf petrol station on Wakefield Road in Featherstone. Two men were taken to hospital with serious injuries believed to have been caused by...

Three arrested over suspected machete attack

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Spain says one dead after ship sinks near Falklands

At least one person has been killed after the crew of a stricken fishing vessel were forced to abandon ship in the South Atlantic Ocean, Spain's...

Spain says one dead after ship sinks near Falklands

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