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Christa Pike execution descends into chaos with killer still alive after two lethal injection doses as she's rushed to hospital to 'receive medical care'
Christa Pike, now 50, had been scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10am on Wednesday for the 1995 slaying of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in a fit of jealous rage.
Sophia Bush MARRIES Ashlyn Harris: One Tree Hill star secretly wed soccer star a YEAR ago
Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris secretly wed one year ago, the actress has revealed in her bombshell new memoir.
Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
RICHARD EDEN: Why new drama about late Queen's aide Angela will be Trouble
I can disclose filmmakers may have found a way around the confidentiality agreement that Queen Elizabeth's gatekeeper, Angela Kelly, had to sign as part of her royal service.
US death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections, says lawyer
Her lawyer says Pike is being "provided life-saving measures" after two syringes of pentobarbital.
Victims of crime will be left in fear by Labour's 'shameful' prison early release scheme, watchdog warns, just hours before soft justice bonanza kicks off
About 700 criminals serving sentences of up to 19 months will be released across England and Wales on Thursday this week.
Davina McCall and Anton Du Beke lead emotional tributes to 'national treasure' Dame Esther Rantzen after broadcaster's death aged 86
Davina McCall and Anton Du Beke were among the stars to bid farewell to 'national treasure' Dame Esther Rantzen on social media after her death aged 86.
Millie Mackintosh's new man revealed: She was devastated after her shock break-up with husband Hugo Taylor... but now we reveal the fitness fanatic putting a smile back on her face
Walking hand-in-hand on a dog walk in Chelsea last Friday, Millie grinned alongside her muscular brown-haired companion. The pair looked smitten and struggled to keep their hands off of one another.
AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".
Too early to say what motive for Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack was, Israeli PM says
A pilot who stabbed another pilot on an Israel-bound plane is under investigation in Saudi Arabia, Benjamin Netanyahu says.
FlyDubai pilot's chilling mayday call as passengers scream amid hijacking fears
Details of the chilling mayday call made from FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 have been revealed before it made an emergency landing following an incident on board
Israel claims UK was 'warned of Iranian attack' before RAF Fairford 'terror plot'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that the UK was warned about an Iranian-sponsored attack before the RAF Fairford incident, amid the ongoing investigation into the suspected terror plot
FlyDubai passenger's haunting thoughts as horror knife attack on 'hijacked plane' unfolded
During the terrifying incident on board the allegedly hijacked FlyDubai flight one passenger recalled thinking "We're going to die," as passengers screamed
Woman's execution for horror satanic ritual murder to go ahead despite last-minute stay
Christa Pike is set to be executed by lethal injection for horror satanic ritual murder, despite a last-minute stay which has now been overruled by the Supreme Court.
Man, 70, arrested and 153 homes evacuated after 'suspicious items' found at Worle home
Over 150 homes have been evacuated in Worle, Somerset tonight after suspicious items were found at a property. A 70-year-old man has been arrested
Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran as role in RAF Fairford 'terror plot' investigated
The US President has said the 'time is coming' for Iran as he speaks after RAF Fairford 'terror plot'.
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.
Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad
Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights With hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175…
We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
Three victims of domestic abuse tell the BBC why they feel let down by the early prisoner release scheme.
South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings
President announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of women South Africa’s president has called on men to take more responsibility for violence against women as he announced measures to tackle the…
Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported fro…
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak
Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says A senior member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death on Sunday a…
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91…
At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Seventeen people killed near Johannesburg in suspected ‘illegal goldmining turf war’, as 10 killed in separate incident at barbecue venue near Cape Town Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities …