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Security guard stabbed to death in shopping centre 'was just doing his job"
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (485+ words) A security guard who was "just doing his job" has been stabbed to death at a Milton Keynes shopping centre. Police and emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing at the Centre MK (CMK) at around 5.10pm on Saturday....
Pilot crawls out from wreckage alive after plane crashes on beach
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (537+ words) The pilot of a plane that crashed "nose first" into a beach of an English seaside town was seen crawling to safety after it flipped over. The light aircraft was seen by onlookers as it struck the water "without warning…...
Trainee police officer killed after crashing his car into tree at almost 100mph
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (462+ words) A popular trainee police officer died by suicide after crashing his car into a tree at almost 100mph, an inquest has ruled. Louie Day likely died "instantly" and was thrown from his vehicle when it crashed on the A414 near Ongar, Essex,…...
I use makeup to cover my bruises — but could my abusive girlfriend change?
21+ hour, 35+ min ago (806+ words) We've all heard the phrase "people change', but that saying can hold a different kind of weight in an unhealthy relationship. This week's reader describes her girlfriend as "funny' and charming', but she's also abusive " behind closed doors, she's becoming…...
British tourist 'high on drug' smashes car through hotel lobby
22+ hour ago (419+ words) A British holidaymaker wreaked havoc at a Polish ski resort when he smashed his car into a hotel while allegedly high on drugs. A British tourist faces up to five years in prison after smashing his car through the lobby…...
How eight killers turned top security jail into a warzone - armed with shampoo
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (268+ words) Shower gel and shampoo might not be the most advanced weaponry, but they were the primary tools used by a group of murderers to take control of a high-security prison wing. For 10 hours, the killers took over part of the…...
'I would die without my portable life support machine - I even shower with it"
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1360+ words) After four grueling months in hospital, Liam Pearce was finally ready to return home, but his health journey was far from over. Grasping a zimmer frame, the 27-year-old knew he faced a future filled with hurdles " learning to walk again…...
Four killed in speedboat shootout after US-registered vessel enters Cuban waters
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (408+ words) Four people have been shot dead after a speedboat registered in Florida "opened fire" on the Cuban border guard. Six people on the boat were injured after it entered waters close to Cayo Falcones on the Caribbean island on Wednesday…...
I spent 57 days skiing alone to the South Pole — it messes with your head
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1475+ words) Completely alone, in the middle of nowhere in Antarctica, I felt broken," she Monet Elizabeth, 36, tells Metro. It was day 45 of her challenge, to become the first American woman to ski solo to the South Pole. For weeks she had…...
'We've lost millions after the burst water main flooded our streets"
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (698+ words) Business owners in north London have spoken of their "devastation" after floodwaters destroyed their stock and caused severe damage to their shops. Waves of murky brown water flowed along Caledonian Road in Islington after nearby water main burst yesterday afternoon....