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Tragedy as boy, 7, dies after being found unconscious under water at swimming spot

The youngster went missing while with his family at Glenbrook's Jellybean Pool in the Blue Mountains National Park, Australia, his worried parents called the emergency services about 2.20pm on Sunday

Archaeologists find 2,500-year-old mummies in 100 sealed coffins in Cairo

Colourful, sealed sarcophagi and statues buried more than 2,500 years ago have been discovered by archaeologists during an excavation at Saqqara in the Egyptian capital Cairo

Several people dead after coronavirus ward fire at Romanian hospital

At least ten people at a hospital in Piamtra Neamt are feared to have died, and seven more including a doctor have been critically injured in the inferno

Greece starts mink slaughter with cull of 2,500 animals that caught coronavirus

WARNING - DISTRESSING IMAGES A mutant strain of Covid-19 that can spread from mink to humans and could make vaccines less potent has been detected on farms in Europe, leading to culls in countries such as Denmark and Greece

Happy Diwali 2020: How is Diwali celebrated and what is the story behind the festival?

Diwali, which is celebrated annually by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, celebrates the triumph of good over evil, and darkness over light

Diwali 2020: How to wish someone a happy Diwali during 'festival of lights'

Diwali wishes to say to family and friends during the festival of lights which concludes on Saturday

Al-Qaeda's top lieutenant was secretly killed in Iran in August, report says

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah was gunned down by Israeli operatives acting at the behest of the United States, according to reports. He was killed along with his daughter

Armed police evacuate video game company Ubisoft's office after hoax emergency call

Amid multiple reports of a hostage situation, Montreal police say they found no threat after armed officers stormed the Montreal office of Ubisoft, the video game company which makes Assassin's Creed

Daughter conceived during paradise island fling tracks down dad after 34 years

Long Lost Family

Alicia Warren, 34, was overwhelmed to finally meet her dad who she had only known by name after her parents met on the tiny western Pacific island of Guam

Schoolgirl swimmer, 12, is so allergic to water even a shower could kill her

Danielle McCraven, of Louisiana, US, had to give up her favourite hobby swimming when she discovered her water allergy which is so severe it could kill her

One of the world's largest planes crashes near runway after botched emergency landing

The An-124 Ruslan cargo aircraft immediately got into trouble and lost radio contact after taking off from Novosibirsk airport in Siberia. Miraculously there were no casualties

Mum screams she 'lost her baby' as 110 die in migrant crossing tragedies

WARNING - DISTRESSING VIDEO: The mother of six-month-old Joseph, from Guinea, is seeing writhing in agony on the floor of a rescue boat in the Mediterranean as she screams “Where is my baby, I lose my baby, find my baby"

Dad who murdered wife and child then slept with bodies for a week sentenced to death

Teo Ghim Heng, 45, faces the death penalty in Singapore for murdering his pregnant wife, 39, before doing the same to their four-year-old daughter

Horror scenes in coronavirus ward as body lies in toilet and medics struggle to cope

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A video shot by Rosario Lamonica in Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, shows the full horror of its overcrowded Accident and Emergency department where a 'corpse' is spotted in a toilet

Science 'beats' Covid while tackling hunger with feathers and curing blindness with robots

EXCLUSIVE: Here are 11 ways our lives are set to be altered for the better thanks to incredible scientific innovations, from removing C02 from the air to helping solve world hunger with a tasty protein bar made from chicken feathers...

Drunk doctor killed Brit mum by shoving breathing tube down throat instead of windpipe

Alcoholic Helga Wauters, 51, was jailed for three years after she killed Xynthia Hawk, 28, during a procedure in which she was working with a blood alcohol level equivalent to that of 10 glasses of wine

Ex of Brit killed in Bataclan attack 'relives trauma' after wave of French terror

Terrorism Helen Wilson, 54, almost died when she was shot in both legs during the Paris massacre five years ago today – and cradled Nick Alexander, 35, as he died

TV star sparks outrage after dressing up as a Wuhan street vendor selling bats

Australian TV presenter Caroline Marcus has divided public opinion after appearing as a Wuhan street vendor selling bats for a costume party

Couple, 19 and 22, hit by 'drunk' driver die holding hands weeks before wedding

Crime Anastasia Zharchenko, 19, and Daniil Sokratov, 22, were just weeks away from getting married when a SUV smashed into them at a pedestrian crossing in Russia

Newborn baby rescued by shocked locals after being buried alive in field in India

GRAPHIC IMAGES WARNING: The tot would have died in the field in Uttarakhand, India, if they hadn't been spotted by a labourer who saw their face poking out of the earth

Girl, 4, stabbed to death 'by her mother during row between her parents'

Crime The youngster was stabbed to death in Lozanne, Rhone, France, amid reports that she was killed by her mum during an argument between her parents, who were new to the area

Hero mum's final moments as ex-partner burns her and kids alive on school run

Domestic violence

Hannah Clarke and her children, Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3, all died in the horrific attack by her estranged husband as she took the kids to school in Brisbane, Australia

YouTube down: Users in meltdown as video sharing site stops working for two hours

YouTube worked for two hours to fix an issue on the video sharing site which went down just before midnight, affecting an estimated 286,000 users. People took to Twitter to vent their outrage

Anger as bear and her cub shot dead after being spotted sitting on nuclear submarine

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Hundreds of animal lovers have hit out after the mum and her cub were gunned down after being seen sitting on the deck of the military vessel in eastern Russia

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Boris Johnson Dominic Cummings axed over texts calling Boris Johnson's fiancee 'Princess Nut Nuts'EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson flipped after Carrie Symonds revealed texts showing the cruel moniker - and the PM ordered his aide and sidekick Lee Cain to get out of No10, too

Model 'gutted' as ￡18 Missguided jumpsuit 'ruins' her new ￡60k Porsche

High street fashion A woman has claimed that an ￡18 outfit she purchased from Missguided has 'ruined' the cream suede seat of her recently purchased Porsche worth ￡60,000

Chefs share biggest mistakes people make when cooking mashed potatoes

Food Over on Reddit, chefs have been sharing their tried and tested tips to make creamy mashed potatoes without all of the fuss, and it's guaranteed to be a game changer

Dad-of-six died after falling into faulty recycling machine while doing '￡3 per hour' job

Illegal immigrants Gul Daad Khan, 36, was working long hours at a back-street site in Digbeth where workers claimed they were earning just over ￡3 an hour

Aldi shopper shares brilliant tip to keep up with lightning-fast checkout staff

Aldi A woman shared a video on Facebook showing her husband's method of dealing with speedy checkout staff at Aldi and other people said they've been "doing it all wrong"

The Queen Queen hands Royal Marines man key role in 'deeply significant' post-Megxit move Major Tom White will take up the position, of the Queen's right-hand-man, next month in what has been described as a "deeply significant" move by a Royal Marines source

Baby struck down by coronavirus-linked syndrome left with lifelong heart condition

Coronavirus Leia Godwin, from Risca in Gwent, was just five-months-old when she became one of the very few Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PIMS) cases in the UK

Four Christmas lockdown options the Government could turn to after December 2

Christmas Scientists have warned that coronavirus restrictions could remain in place until early next year if the current national lockdown fails to get hospitalisations low enough

UK weather: Met Office issues more heavy rain warnings - but dry cold snap coming

Met Office It will also be windy across the UK on Sunday especially in the south of England which will experience gales across the coast but the wind will ease in Scotland

Minister insists Dominic Cummings' departure will have no impact on Brexit

Brexit George Eustice said the exit of Boris Johnson's Brexiteer right-hand-man wouldn't affect the crucial final stages of trade deal negotiations

Ruth Langsford Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford dropped from This Morning slot and replaced by Alison and Dermot EXCLUSIVE: Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have been dropped from their weekly This Morning slot and are being replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary

Strictly issues apology over Max George's language after off-camera fallout

Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman seemed flustered as she made the comment following JJ and Amy's dance, admitting that she wasn't sure if viewers had heard what he had said

Des O'Connor dead: TV legend dies aged 88 after suffering fall at home

Des O'Connor Des O'Connor has died aged 88. The telly legend ruled the small screen for decades and is best remembered as the former host of Countdown

Hairdresser shares how often you should be washing your hair with shampoo

Hairstyles Julien Farel, the founder of Julien Farel Restore Salon & Spa in New York, says many people use shampoo too often which strips away natural oils, leaving hair dry and brittle

Bus spotters left raging over mistake in John Lewis Christmas advert

John Lewis Christmas The new Christmas advert by John Lewis has left some bus enthusiasts fuming after they noticed an error in the festive video released by the major retailer today

Joe Gomez Joe Gomez injury update labelled "odd" amid suggestion Liverpool are withholding info Liverpool's Joe Gomez suffered a serious knee injury in a non-contact incident while training at St George's Park on England duty, and could miss much of the season

FIFA to compensate Liverpool and pay Joe Gomez's ￡80k-a-week wages while he's injured

Joe Gomez Joe Gomez was injured while on international duty with England in what is a major blow to Liverpool but FIFA will pay the defender's wages in his absence

Des O'Connor's heartbreaking last pictures as he waved to daughter through window

Des O'Connor Telly legend Des O'Connor was seen waving to his daughter through the window as he shielded during the coronavirus outbreak. The pictures were taken nearly six months before the TV presenter's death at the age of 88

Baby struck down by coronavirus-linked syndrome left with lifelong heart condition

Coronavirus Leia Godwin, from Risca in Gwent, was just five-months-old when she became one of the very few Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PIMS) cases in the UK

Four Christmas lockdown options the Government could turn to after December 2

Christmas Scientists have warned that coronavirus restrictions could remain in place until early next year if the current national lockdown fails to get hospitalisations low enough

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