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Inside story of the brazen WhatsApp group that told M9 crash teen when it was safe to go on a car robbing spree… and the infuriating reason Gardai know there is little they can do to stop them
A member of the so-called “M9 gang”, 17-year-old Kamil Pustkowski, was arrested driving a stolen car just three weeks before the crash that killed him and four other teenagers, but was released and back stealing cars the same night because Ireland’s only juvenile detention centre, Oberstown in Lusk, Co Dublin, had no available spaces. The…
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The joyriders risking innocent lives for social media clout: Calls for action as 10 teens and two policemen die in two tragedies driven by quest for likes
Calls are mounting for a crackdown on drivers who film themselves performing dangerous stunts to gain likes and views on social media, after two separate tragedies in recent days left a combined 12 people dead. In one incident, PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed when their unmarked response car was…
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Terrifying moment mom is struck by rogue wave and dragged into ocean while taking stroll on beach
A 49-year-old mother from California was dragged into the ocean and nearly drowned after being struck by a series of powerful waves during a walk with friends at Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach. Teresa Tran suffered a heart attack while struggling in the water and was pulled from the surf unconscious with only a faint…
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Family of young woman killed in terrifying tram murder SUE the city…lawsuit claims ‘systemic failures’ led to heinous killing that shocked the world
The family of Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light rail tram in August 2025, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Charlotte and its private transit security contractor, Professional Security Services (PSS). The suit alleges “systemic failures” within the CATS transit system that the city had long…
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The new mega-dinghies that can bring hundreds of migrants at a time to Britain are earning the gangsters who run them millions
People-smuggling gangs may have earned almost £2 million in just three days this month, the Daily Mail reports, after switching to larger “mega-dinghies” capable of carrying hundreds of migrants across the Channel at once. Between 8 and 10 August, 911 migrants reached the UK in just ten crossings, including a record 230 people packed onto…
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We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an intimate coming-of-age horror film
The Verge’s review revisits Jane Schoenbrun’s 2021 debut feature We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, timed to coincide with the release of the director’s follow-up, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The piece frames the earlier film as a quietly unsettling coming-of-age horror story that uses internet culture and body horror to explore…
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The American Dream lands north of the border: US citizens head to Scotland in their droves after being won over by everything from the lifestyle to ‘warm people’… and a chance to find love
A growing number of Americans are relocating to Scotland, drawn by the warmth of the people, a strong community-focused pub culture and, in some cases, love, according to accounts shared by American content creators now living there. The trend has gathered attention following the Tartan Army’s well-received visit to the United States for this year’s…
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Utter tragedy as four members of same family, including little children, are killed in horror house blaze started by son, police say
A California man has been charged with murder after allegedly setting fire to his family’s home in Richmond, killing his father, his sister and her two young children. Sergio Ivan Rivera-Vega, 32, is accused of deliberately starting the blaze on Tuesday night, which claimed the lives of his father Jose Rivera, 47, his five-year-old nephew…
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TV tonight: a hit jumpy horror series returns with Dan Stevens
Tonight’s TV listings feature the return of anthology horror series The Terror, whose third instalment stars Dan Stevens as Peter “Pepper” Coffin, a man wrongfully committed to a decrepit, understaffed psychiatric hospital. The story weaves together the pasts and presents of various patients, connected by an unsettling doctor played by John Benjamin Hickey, blending jump…
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23 Years Later, Spike’s Best ‘Buffy’ Quote Is Still One of the Greatest Moments in TV History
Polygon marks the 23rd anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s series finale by revisiting what it calls Spike’s best line, delivered in the episode “Chosen.” The moment caps a redemption arc that ran throughout the show, transforming Spike from a soulless villain into one of its most complex and beloved characters, and the article argues…