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Fighter jets scrambled after Putin’s missiles fire dangerously close to Nato border

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Russia launched air strikes on Ukraine on March 29, 2024 (Picture: Social media/east2west news)

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BA flight with 180 passengers on board misses 250mph crash with drone

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The incident is thought to be one of the closest ever near misses between a BA plane and a drone.

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Bad smell forces plane to make emergency landing injuring one

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Passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines plane were evacuated using slides and the jet bridge before it departed Charlotte for Orlando.

Thursday, Mar 28

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Man killed after crashing Harley-Davidson he took on a test ride

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A Florida man took a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a test drive from a dealership and fatally crashed.

Pile of dead animals dumped outside village shop and innards smeared across doors

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Around 50 dead hares, a barn owl and a kestrel were left outside Broughton Community Shop.

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Hailstones the size of eggs smash through car windows during freak storm

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Massive hailstones the size of eggs have destroyed cars during a freak storm.

Two killed when van drove wrong way down M25 after police chase

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Barancan Nurcin, 22, was driving a Citroen Dispatch which crashed into three other vehicles.

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Donald Trump calls for ‘law and order’ after attending slain cop’s wake

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Ex-President Donald Trump attended the wake of slain New York police Officer Jonathan Diller in Massapequa on Long Island.

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Why are women being punched in the face at random while walking streets of New York City?

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Multiple women including a former Real Housewives star have shared on TikTok they've been punched in the face by men in New York City.

Girl, 8, is sole survivor of bus crash that killed 45 people on board

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A bus crash has killed 45 passengers, leaving only one sole survivor.

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Scotland could make assisted dying legal – here is why England should too

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Legalising assisted dying could be debated in Holyrood as early as next year (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

British tourist dies in Spain after falling into sea during Storm Nelson

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Local reports suggest he is one of four people killed as Storm Nelson batters the Mediterranean country.

Reality TV star punched in face by man in New York as shocking ‘trend’ against women escalates

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Bethenny Frankel says she was punched in the face randomly while walking around New York City (Picture: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

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Stalker who bombarded ex with 100 calls a day and threatened to kill him gets community order

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Hope Sheekey called her ex-boyfriend 100 times a day and threatened to stab him when he broke up with her (Picture: Cavendish Press)

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Prisoners and staff rushed to hospital after ‘food poisoning incident’ at HMP Lewes

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Inmates and officers became ill after attending a religious service.

Man arrested over death of Gogglebox star who died in fall at work

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George Gilbey died after falling from a height at work (Picture: Channel 4/Gilbey)

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Man dies after his suit jacket got caught in an escalator

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Escalators are designed to get you from one floor to the next, but some people lose limbs and even their lives while riding them.

Sega cuts 240 jobs at UK studios and sells Relic Entertainment

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Sega has announced plans to cut 240 jobs across various UK studios, with Creative Assembly and Sega Hardlight among those affected.

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How an unassuming pilot deliberately crashed his plane killing 144 passengers

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The crash resulted in the deaths of all 144 passengers, including the six crew members.

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Twitch challenge goes viral with streamers trying to name 100 women

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To celebrate Women's History Month in the US, streamers have been challenged to name 100 women, and it wasn't as easy as it sounds.

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Primary school ‘on lockdown’ after armed police swarm estate

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Several police vans, as well as armed officers, are currently in the Stockton estate in the Portrack area and were seen entering a home there.

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Explosive moment drone takes out Russian vehicle first used in Chernobyl disaster

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Footage from the battlefield shows the ladoga nuclear command vehicle being taken out by a drone strike.

Woman faces seven years in jail because she said tomato puree was too sweet

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A Nigerian woman is facing seven years in prison for writing a critical online review of a tomato puree.

Scene where Gogglebox’s George Gilbey died in ‘work accident’ cordoned off by police

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Police at the scene where Gogglebox star George Gilbey died (Picture: Newsquest; Shutterstock)

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We almost forgot Donald Trump stared directly at the Sun during a solar eclipse

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President Donald Trump stares straight at the Sun (Picture: Getty)

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Britain wakes up to snow and a weather warning for Storm Nelson

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It is a winter wonderland in parts of the UK (Picture: PA/SWNS)

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Author ‘tried poisoning husband with sandwich on Valentine’s Day before killing him’

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Utah mom Kouri Richins allegedly tried poisoning her husband with a sandwich weeks before drugging him with fentanyl.

Wednesday, Mar 27

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Burglar’s massive sideburns landed him in prison for four years

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The man tried to conceal his appearance but his locks gave him away

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Teacher sneaked into pupil’s home for sex while her mum was out

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Ieuan Bartlett, 29, ‘nurtured’ a sexual relationship with the girl while working as a trusted welfare officer.

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Teen arrested for attempted murder after man stabbed on train

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One distressed passenger can be heard screaming ‘f****** stop it now’.