All news by author: Charlie Jones

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Man shot dead by own gun after powerful MRI scanner magnet rips weapon from belt
Leandro Mathias de Novaes, a lawyer who also shared pro-gun content on social media, had taken his mum for an MRI scan in São Paulo, Brazil, when he failed to heed warnings to remove all metal objects
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Woman wanted in hit-and-run that killed student flees to Thailand after death
Ben Kable was on his way home from a New Year's Eve Party in Oakland County, Michigan, US, when he was hit by a car and killed. Investigators say they pieced together fragments of Tubtim 'Sue' Howson's car left at the scene
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World War 3 is only way to halt Vladimir Putin and 'stopping for him is death'
The terrifying warning was made by exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky who now lives in Britain after falling foul of Putin. In 2001 he founded Open Russia, an organisation advocating democracy and human rights
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Kim Jong-un's wife wears missile necklace as military parade showcases nukes
The brazen bit of jewellery was worn ahead of a huge military parade which gave North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a chance to show off his latest and largest nuclear missiles
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Man renovating 90-year-old building discovers hidden safe beneath floorboards
The builder posted a picture of the mysterious safe on social media kicking off a flurry of speculation about what could be inside and why it was boarded up in the first place in Los Angeles, US
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Dad, mum and 12-year-old son found dead inside home after bodies discovered
The three bodies were discovered by police who had to break their way through two doors to get inside the family home in Andover, Massachusetts, US
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Joe Biden's wife kisses Kamala Harris' husband on the lips in surreal moment
As all eyes were on President Joe Biden and his wife after she swanned in to cheers from the Democrats, Jill and Doug Emhoff misjudged the distance between them and appeared to make the social slip up
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Accused zoo thief vows to steal more animals if he is sprung from jail
Davion Irvin, 24, told police he took the stolen monkeys on the local light-rail system before dropping them off at his animal stash house not far from Dallas Zoo, according to court documents
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Grandma rewarded by strangers after returning $15,000 she found in a plastic bag
Dianne Gordon, 65, had been walking the three miles each way to and from her job when she stumbled across the plastic bag filled with cash and wedding cards outside a petrol station in Michigan, US
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Man walks in on girlfriend with another woman before 'stabbing them to death'
Richard Wendell Sotka, 48, was arrested in Mississippi County, Arkansas, US, by police 10 hours after the brutal double killing. He told police he felt humiliated after walking in on the two in a compromising position
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Walmart stores across the US targeted with 'multiple calls reporting bombs'
Walmart stores across the US have been targeted by phone calls reporting bombs, according to an update from the New Hampshire Department of Safety
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Selfie taken by woman shows facial injuries just a month before she went missing
The photo was released by Gabby Petito's family's lawyers as part of a lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department accusing the officers involved of missing the chance to save their daughter
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Man executed for killing girlfriend and her three young kids in horror shooting
Raheem Taylor, 58, was convicted of the 2004 killings but has always claimed his innocence with his lawyers claiming there's enough evidence to at least postpone the execution
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Death row murderer who killed girlfriend and her 3 children to be executed today
Leonard 'Raheem' Taylor has always claimed his innocence, saying he was in California at the time his live-in girlfriend and her three children were shot to death in their Missouri home
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Firefighter dies after being swept into storm drain during devastating flooding
Tre Evans-Dumaran, 24, had been helping residents hit by heavy flooding on the Hawaiian island of Maui when he was sucked into the storm drain and swept 800 yards to the shoreline
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Frozen shark washes up on beach during cold blast in sub-zero conditions
After a picture of the shark was posted on social media someone came and cut off the tail, dorsal fin, pectoral fin, and what was left of the teeth in Cold Storage Beach in Dennis, Massachusetts, US
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Woman, 18, scoops $48million after buying her very first lottery ticket
Juliette Lamour, from Ontario, Canada, bought the winning ticket on the advice of her grandad but quickly forgot, only remembering when news started spreading that the winner was from her city
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Up to 10,000 feared dead in devastating earthquake as death toll increases
Rescue teams across the region are working day and night desperately trying to get those trapped to safety. Some of those beneath the rubble were using social media to guide rescuers
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Pregnant woman caught stealing $1,600 buggy on CCTV as she walks out of store
The video shared by the boutique shows a woman entering the store, apparently on her phone, before an accomplice come in and carry off the stroller when the shop's owner was distracted with another customer
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Train derails with fear growing hazardous materials it is carrying will explode
The National Guard have been called in to help evacuate everyone within a mile radius after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed East Palestine, Ohio, US
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Mum and her seven kids killed in house fire 'sparked by faulty tumble dryer'
Police fear the dad told his wife and children to stay in the second-floor attic of their property when he went down to investigate the heavy smoke coming from downstairs in Charly-sur-Marne, France
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Boy, 9, becomes one of youngest ever to finish high school as he starts degree
David Balogun's feat is all the more impressive considering he studied remotely from his home in Bensalem, Philadelphia, US. His family are now looking to colleges but said they need to find one that would work for the nine-year-old
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Woman transforms Boeing plane into fully functional home complete with hot tub
Jo Ann Ussery's remarkable project went on to inspire others with one man now even holding festivals where the artists perform on the wings of his home in Hillsboro, Oregon, US
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Prisoners could soon be able to swap organ for less than year off jail sentence
A bill proposed by Democrats in the Massachusetts state legislature would allow prisoners in the US to exchange bone marrow or an organ for time off their sentence, capped at one year
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Body of 96-year-old woman dumped in home freezer for years with daughter charged
Investigators believe the body of Regina Michalski could have been in the freezer for two years. Her daughter Eva Bratcher has been charged with concealing the death in Chicago, US