Two power outages affected parts of the city on the first day of the festival.

Performers take to streets as power cuts hit Edinburgh Fringe

The crash, involving a motorbike and a car, happened on Ersham Road, Hailsham, on Friday afternoon.

Motorcyclist, 20, dies in collision

The story of Arthur Colahan, the Irish man who wrote "Galway Bay," is just as moving as the song itself. "Galway Bay," made famous by Bing Crosby and featured in "The Quiet Man," was once the third bestselling song in the world, according to the Billboard chart. It became one of the great Irish tunes of all time.

"Galway Bay" - the mystery man who wrote the classic song

A rape survivor who received multiple letters from her jailed attacker has criticised a prison for failing "to keep victims safe". HMP Parc in Bridgend, south Wales, is already under pressure after 10 prisoners died in three months earlier this year. Rieve Nesbitt-Marr, 21, waived her right to anonymity to...

Rape survivor sent letters from attacker in prison

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a bus driver who was on his way home from work in east London have released details of a man they urgently want to speak to. The Metropolitan Police said Kamar Williams, 33, is from the Isle of Dogs and if spotted, members of the public "should not approach him" but call 999 immediately.

Police hunt man after bus driver fatally stabbed

A man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap after a teenager was allegedly held against her will in woods in Nottinghamshire. Police were called to Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, at 6.20pm on 17 July after the girl was approached in nearby Boughton Brake. The girl was released unharmed a...

Kidnap arrest after girl 'held against will' in woods

A coroner says the speed limit on the road where a mother and her pregnant daughter died should be "reduced significantly".

Cut speed limit where three generations died - coroner

Three men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply.

Four arrested after drugs raids

South Carolina State

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

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The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Dating back to the 1840s, this imposing Victorian villa is certainly packed full of history: it was previously owned by a string of famous figures including Michael Flatley, as well as the British socialite Lillie Langtry, mistress of the Prince of Wales. Here’s everything you need to know. Inside...

Michael Flatley’s London Mansion Is Up For Sale

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which four gunshots appeared to have been fired from a car. Footage of the incident was taken on Heol Pant Y Deri in Caerau, Cardiff, on Thursday night and circulated on social media. On Sunday, South Wales Police...

Man, 34, arrested after gun fired from car

A town is "still in shock" a week on from a stabbing that killed three children and injured others.

A town in mourning - but its spirit is not broken

West Virginia State

Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

The developer says a "significant proportion" of the new properties would be affordable homes.

Up to 400 homes planned for edge of town

Hope Logan Spencer (Anikka Noelle) was the voice of reason on The Bold and the Beautiful until recently. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) has said many times that Hoep is fair, and he admires her morals. The writers have recently shifted the character, and Virginia fans differ on how they feel about it.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans don't agree on the new version of Hope Logan Spencer

Cambridgeshire Police says it is carrying out extra patrols in Bretton, in Peterborough, after the stabbing.

Police search for attacker who stabbed man in the face

A helicopter pilot from New Zealand has been killed in the Indonesian region of Papua, police have said. Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, was killed by a pro-independence group known as Free Papua Organisation (OPM), according to police. OPM spokesman Sebby Sambom told the BBC that he had not been able...

New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua, police say

People can reverse the condition by going on a strict liquid diet of 900 calories a day.

NHS soup and shake diet can beat type 2 diabetes

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Promoter vows Derry gigs will go ahead

Stephen Doherty says there must be better ways to promote the former parade ground as a music...

Promoter vows Derry gigs will go ahead

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