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Other· Oct 24, 2026Verified

Nairobi building collapse in Eastleigh leaves victims trapped under rubble

The building had not been cleared for occupation as required, raising questions about why the investors had allowed it to be taken.

Other· Oct 17, 2026Verified

California wildfires burn homes and trigger evacuations across south

Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.

Other· Oct 15, 2026Verified

Oregon junior school shooting leaves multiple casualties and attacker dead

A shooting at a junior school in the US state of Oregon on Thursday left “multiple victims”, police said, with several media outlets reporting three children and one adult had been killed. Police said the assailant had been “shot and killed”. “At this time, we have confirmed there are multiple victims,” said a statement from local police, who added that at least two people were transported to a local hospital. “Their status at this time is not known. Children are among the victims,” read the...

Other· Oct 15, 2026Verified

Jeffrey Donaldson handed 15-year jail term over historical child abuse crimes

Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.

Other· Oct 10, 2026Verified

Isaias kills 4 in US, leaves 670,000 without power

Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi were still without power as the storm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, according to local authorities and electricity monitoring services. Two of the deaths resulted from trees falling on homes, according to local media and authorities. Authorities in Florida had received no search and rescue requests shortly after landfall in a sign of limited...

Other· Oct 10, 2026Verified

Hurricane Isaias: Hundreds of thousands without power in US

Other· Oct 9, 2026Verified

ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car

Police say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he condemns ‘unconscionable’ act A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and injured a man in New York City on Thursday afternoon during an enforcement operation, federal officials said. The man was conscious and hospitalized, authorities said, and the shooting quickly sparked angry protests from local residents and elected officials in the neighborhood. Continue reading...

Other· Oct 8, 2026Verified

Christa Pike is ‘up and walking’ for first time after failed execution, lawyer says

Recovery marks a dramatic turnaround for Pike, who remains in hospital after a botched execution in Tennessee Christa Pike is “up and walking” in hospital, her lawyer said, just more than a week after she survived two lethal injections during a botched execution in Tennessee. The recovery marks a dramatic turnaround after Pike was declared brain dead on Monday, before waking up and beginning to speak on Tuesday. Her ordeal has shocked many in the US and overseas and galvanized critics of the death penalty. Continue reading...

Other· Oct 8, 2026Verified

Christa Pike now walking after US execution went wrong, lawyer tells BBC

A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.

Other· Oct 5, 2026Verified

All six passengers presumed dead after plane went missing off US coast

The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

Other· Oct 3, 2026Developing

Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears

Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing attacks on city’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogue Two Iranian men identified a Manchester synagogue previously subjected to a fatal terrorist attack as a target for an alleged homemade bomb plot, a court has heard. Rahman Salehi, 34, from Salford, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, from Liverpool were charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism or assisting another to commit an act of terrorism on Friday. Continue reading...

Other· Oct 3, 2026Developing

Homemade bombs part of alleged plot on Manchester's Jewish community, court told

The pair were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Other· Oct 2, 2026Verified

I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's

Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.

Other· Oct 2, 2026Verified

What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

Other· Oct 1, 2026Verified

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford incident, police say

The 27-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, counter-terror police say.

Other· Sep 30, 2026Developing

How Lindsay Clancy's return to court after mistrial unfolded

The BBC's Ione Wells describes what happened in court, as the US mother's defence for the first time argued there was not enough evidence to prove Clancy killed her children.

Other· Sep 30, 2026Developing

Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas is charged with assault

Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez is accused of striking an agent with his car's side-view mirror while driving away.