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  1. Mother, 47, struck by train and killed while livestreaming her morning run with headphones on

    Thelma Candelaria, 47, was out on a morning run along railroad tracks in Eloy, Nevada when she was hit by an oncoming train.

  2. Warren warns against Sysco-Restaurant Depot merger

    Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) on Sunday warned against a merger between Sysco and Restaurant Depot, arguing it could lead to an increase in restaurant prices. “Watch out: going out to eat at your favorite…

  3. Labour is accused of punishing rural England as new analysis shows town and city councils getting three times as much Government money for children's services as shires

    New analysis has found that the average metropolitan borough council is receiving £1,011 per child for children's services, compared with just £39 in county and rural authorities.

  4. Irish fitness influencer says women dressing in revealing active wear 'no different to men going around topless' after comic Shane Gillis's 'gym wh***s' jibe fuels online pile-on

    Saturday Night Live's guest presenter Shane Gillis said in his opening monologue last weekend, that women now dress like 'wh***s' in the gym, referencing the skin-tight shorts currently in vogue.

  5. Burnham faces Labour revolt over push to ditch first-past-the-post: Party grandee warns minorities with 'outlandish views' would call the shots under altered voting system

    The Prime Minister used his Labour conference speech last month to announce plans to contest the next general election with a manifesto commitment to electoral reform.

  6. Arrest after man ‘exposed himself and assaulted woman’ in Chatham

    Reports of a man exposing himself and assaulting a woman in a town centre street have resulted in an arrest.

  7. Woman hunts thieves who filmed themselves grabbing rabbit Peter by his ears from her garden

    Two men were caught on camera grabbing a family's pet rabbit by its ears before making off with the animal.

  8. Labour adviser says welfare should be curbed to get NEETs into work - as Burnham warns crisis among young people is 'economic catastrophe'

    Alan Milburn, who is advising the Government on the NEETs crisis, said money needs to be 'redistributed' into jobs support.

  9. Moment small-boat migrant holds baby in his arms as he pilots overcrowded dinghy across the Channel

    The outboard motor is being operated by a man who is not wearing a lifejacket - and is carrying a baby wrapped in clothes and wearing a red hat.

  10. Moment looters target Louis Vuitton, Dior and other luxury stores as they cause havoc in France

    President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed to crack down on the disorder as he made an impassioned plea 'for unity' amid the widespread chaos.