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Exclusive: Jake Marlowe is among dozens of festival attendees who are missing, kidnapped or presumed dead

Survivors of a rave in the desert near the Gaza border when Hamas bombs struck and militants seized dozens of hostages tell Bel Trew and Natalie Lisbona how they fled in fear

‘Little Britain’ star told onlookers at Henley Literary Festival 2023 that he was recently apprehended at an airport in Venice

‘Beckham’ on Netflix explores the former midfielder’s rise to football stardom

Sadiq Khan says there’s no guarantee prive firms will stump up cash to pay for project

Exclusive: Government says it is backing same measures with own legislation

A perfect storm of events last Friday led to a massive gas spill in rural Illinois, which resulted in five deaths and five more victims airlifted to area hospitals. Sheila Flynn details the terror brought on by the night’s disaster — and small communities’ tough questions as loved ones continue…

‘My life as I knew it ended that night. In all of my interactions with the criminal justice system, I’ve been worn away over and over and over again,’ Emily Hunt says

The Beverly Hills Police Department said that the missing persons investigation was closed but couldn’t provide further details