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Rich Booth

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Rich Booth is live news editor at The Independent, working on newsdesk to cover breaking news from across the world.

<p>The prosecutor contended the killer was essentially unstoppable because ‘he showed no signs of violent or aggressive behavior in his daily life’ </p>
Americas

Police arrest suspected serial killer accused of collecting skulls

<p>TV presenter and actress Anastasia Ivleeva, center, performs during the VK Festival in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 15 2023 </p>
Europe

Russian celebrity who hosted ‘almost naked’ party fined in court

<p>A truck drains flood water following heavy rainfall in Dubai</p>
Middle East

Dubai reports mystery illness linked to severe floods that hit region

<p>US births were slipping for more than a decade before Covid-19 hit</p>
Americas

US births falls again, marking an end to the pandemic rebound

<p>People react as they gather to lay flowers at the grave of Alexei Navalny after his funeral</p>
Europe

Russian priest who held Alexei Navalny service suspended by church

<p>A man wearing a mask walks at the Lycabettus hill as the city of Athens is seen at the background, on Tuesday, April 23</p>
Europe

Greece’s sky turns orange as bizarre weather phenomenon hits Athens

<p>Greece is often rattled by earthquakes as it sits in multiple faults</p>
News & Advice

Tourists evacuated during earthquake drill on Greek island

<p>Will Georgitis stands with a collection of fossils he found over the years, was recently attacked by an alligator while out scuba diving in the Cooper River looking for megalodon teeth and other unique items</p>
Health & Families

Diver searching for megalodon tooth attacked by prehistoric beast

Zoo Ostrich Death
Americas

Adored ostrich Karen dies after swallowing zoo staff member’s keys

Cambodia Unexploded Ordnance
Southeast Asia

Five people killed by unexploded land mines in Cambodia

<p>The four posed in front of the house for photos and one of the women gave the stiff-armed Hitler salute</p>
Europe

Four Germans caught celebrating Hitler’s birthday outside birthplace

Tram Accident Universal Studios
Americas

Universal Studios theme park tram crash leaves 15 injured

<p>Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of Ali Ahmad Hussein, who was killed by an Israeli strike in south Lebanon </p>
Middle East

France tells citizens not to travel Iran, Lebanon, Israel or Palestine

Middle East

France tells citizens not to travel Iran, Lebanon, Israel or Palestine

<p>Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of Ali Ahmad Hussein, who was killed by an Israeli strike in south Lebanon </p>
Spain Bolivia Cruise Ship
Europe

Spain to deport cruise passengers after removing them from ship

<p>Judge Tanya Chutkan and former President Donald Trump</p>
US politics

Trump judge scoffs at claim jailed January 6 rioters are ‘hostages’

<p> Skiers ride down the slopes at Riffelberg with Mount Matterhorn in the background. The area was hit by a deadly avalanche this year </p>
Europe

Search for survivors after another deadly avalanche hits ski resort

<p> Skiers ride down the slopes at Riffelberg with Mount Matterhorn in the background. The area was hit by a deadly avalanche this year </p>
Europe

Search for survivors after another deadly avalanche hits ski resort

<p> Skiers ride down the slopes at Riffelberg with Mount Matterhorn in the background. The area was hit by a deadly avalanche this year </p>
Europe

Search for survivors after another deadly avalanche hits ski resort

<p>An inquest found found laughing gas played a hand in Ellen Mercer’s death </p>
Home News

Student died after using three big bottles of laughing gas a day

<p>A Bandidos gang member sits on his motorcycle outside a Berlin club in 2011</p>
Europe

Denmark looks to dissolve motorcycle club after trail of violence

Scrabble New Version
Lifestyle

Scrabble releases new inclusive version of board game

<p> Rowers scull along the River Seine</p>
News

Water quality fears could cancel Paris Olympic event

<p>Daniel Sancho, the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre, assists Thai police with investigations after he was arrested on charges of murder</p>
Southeast Asia

Son of actor in court accused of murder on Thai full moon party island

Satantic Temple Explosive Device
US Crime News

FBI called in after explosive device thrown onto Satanists’ porch

<p>John Alfred Tinniswood is 111 years old (Guinness World Records/PA)</p>
Home News

The world’s oldest man says his Friday treat is the trick to longevity

<p>Rowdown Fields, a park in Croydon, south London where human remains were found</p>
Crime

Pair charged after human remains found in a park in Croydon, London

Satantic Temple Explosive Device
US Crime News

FBI called in after explosive device thrown onto Satanists’ porch

<p>John Alfred Tinniswood is 111 years old (Guinness World Records/PA)</p>
Home News

The world’s oldest man says his Friday treat is the trick to longevity

<p>Rowdown Fields, a park in Croydon, south London where human remains were found</p>
Crime

Pair charged after human remains found in a park in Croydon, London

<p>In this photo released by Roscosmos space corporation on Monday, April 8, 2024 an Angara-A5 rocket is seen during preparation for the launch at Vostochny space launch facility</p>
Space

Russia aborts launch of new heavy-lift space rocket at last minute

Space

Russia aborts launch of new heavy-lift space rocket at last minute

<p>In this photo released by Roscosmos space corporation on Monday, April 8, 2024 an Angara-A5 rocket is seen during preparation for the launch at Vostochny space launch facility</p>
<p>Ted Baker employs around 975 people</p>
Business

Ted Baker: Locations of 15 stores set for closure

<p>John Lewis Partnership chair Sharon White is to leave her role in February 2025 </p>
Business

John Lewis announces new chair to replace Sharon White

<p>An air New Zealand, Boeing, 787, Dreamliner, Taxiing at Auckland International Airport</p>
News & Advice

Plane passenger caught urinating in a cup

<p>Serbian Police Rescue team search a forest near Bor</p>
News

Police arrest men accused of killing girl and dumping her body

<p>Serbian Police Rescue team search a forest near Bor</p>
News

Police arrest men accused of killing girl and dumping her body

<p>The death came less than a month after San Bernardino deputies shot and killed 15-year-old Ryan Gainer</p>
Americas

Boy shot dead by police in bath after threatening to harm himself

Grijalva-Cancer Diagnosis
Americas

Congressman says he has cancer but plans to work during treatment

<p>Passengers are photographed on the cruise ship MSC Armony, moored in the port of Barcelona </p>
News & Advice

Cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers stuck in Spain port

Europe

American boy among three killed in avalanche at Swiss tourist resort

Europe

Istanbul nightclub fire kills at least 29 as several people detained

<p>An aerial view of Medellín</p>
Americas

Colombian city bans prostitution after string of incidents

<p>Jess Hong as Jin Cheng in ‘3 Body Problem’ </p>
China

How Netflix show found itself at centre of real-life murder poisoning

<p>Russia’s President Putin attends a press conference in St Petersburg in 2023 </p>
Europe

Mystery smell reported across regions of Russia and Finland

<p>In its statement, Harvard said the library noted several ways in which its stewardship practices failed to meet its ethical standards</p>
Education

University removes book made from human skin

<p>Tourists take pictures of seagulls in Nazare, Portugal, Wednesday, March 27, 2024</p>
News & Advice

Brit among four killed as storm warning for European holiday hotspots

<p>The wreckage of the trains lie on the rail lines in Greece </p>
Europe

Greek PM faces vote over train crash amid edited recording allegations

Europe

Greek PM faces vote over train crash amid edited recording allegations

<p>The wreckage of the trains lie on the rail lines in Greece </p>
<p>A coach lies overturned on its side at the scene of an accident on the A9, near Schkeuditz, Germany</p>
Europe

At least five dead in German bus horror crash

<p>Officials said overall crime in the transit system is down 15% </p>
Americas

New York subway rider pushed onto tracks and killed in latest attack

<p>Cody Fisher, a former Birmingham City academy member who also played for Stratford Town and Bromsgrove Sporting, died at the scene</p>
Crime

Two men found guilty of stabbing footballer to death on dance floor

Cruise-Ship-Deaths
News & Advice

Two workers die in incident on cruise ship in the Bahamas

Cruise-Ship-Deaths
News & Advice

Two workers die in incident on cruise ship in the Bahamas

<p>Nike has altered the cross using purple and blue horizontal stripes on the back of the shirt</p>
UK Politics

Now Sunak wades into Nike row over St George’s Cross on England shirt

<p>An artist’s conception of a meteor </p>
Europe

Court finally decides if meteorite should stay with the owner of land

<p>Greece is also seeking to increase its water-dropping aircraft fleet</p>
Europe

Greece is trying to prepare for another summer of wildfires

Europe

Volga Maniac serial killer jailed for murdering 31 elderly women

<p>The gang known as ‘The Little Rascals’</p>
Americas

FBI hunt ‘the little rascal gang’ after 11-year-old robs bank

<p>Leo Varadkar (Niall Carson/PA)</p>
Europe

Leo Varadkar: Irish PM and Fine Gael party leader to step down

<p>A man vaping in Auckland, New Zealand</p>
Australasia

New Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes

Europe

Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar quits in shock move

<p>Hun Manet shared an imagine of children dancing on Facebook</p>
Southeast Asia

Cambodia’s prime minister bans trucks with musical horns

<p>Russian president Vladimir Putin pictured during an interview aired on Wednesday </p>
Europe

Putin makes another threat: The truth of Russia’s nuclear arsenal

<p>‘The rats eating our marijuana, they’re all high’ </p>
Americas

Rats get high after eating evidence at ‘rotting’ police station

Americas

Rats get high after eating evidence at ‘rotting’ police station

<p>‘The rats eating our marijuana, they’re all high’ </p>
<p>The criminals targeted footballers across Madrid. Pictured: Real Madrid players celebrating </p>
Europe

Police smash gang targeting footballers through social media posts

<p>Demonstrators protesting the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students hold signs with a message that reads in Spanish: ‘It was the Army’ in reference to the missing students,</p>
Americas

Two detectives searching for 43 missing students disappear themselves

<p>A woman holds an e-cigarette as she vapes on a street in Manchester</p>
News & Advice

Vaping on holiday? Here’s the rules for each country

<p>Aldi has announced another pay rise for staff</p>
Business

Supermarket announces second pay rise for staff in six months

<p>Aldi has announced another pay rise for staff</p>
Business

Supermarket announces second pay rise for staff in six months

<p>Neuschwanstein Castle is seen in Schwangau, Germany</p>
Europe

American man murdered tourist near famous German castle

<p>The city of Thessaloniki is populare with holiday makers </p>
Europe

Attack on two transgender people shocks city due to host Pride event

<p>The pair were verbally abusive to easyJet cabin crew ahead of their flight </p>
News & Advice

easyJet passenger runs from security after being escorted off flight

<p>A brown bear </p>
Europe

Fears of more attacks as tourist mauled by bear while skiing

<p>Julio Andres Murillo Figueroa was arrested in Colombia</p>
Americas

How a sick dog helped police finally catch drug lord

<p>Loreen Feralo</p>
Americas

Two women accused of driving dead man in car to bank to withdraw money

<p>Zelensky and Zaluzhnyi </p>
Europe

Ukraine’s sacked military commander named new ambassador to the UK

<p>Hereward Way, Weeting, where officers attended the scene</p>
Crime

Two arrested on suspicion of poisoning after man found dead in village

<p>The scene in Robin Close, Rowley Regis, in Sandwell, after Shay Kang.l was discovered dead</p>
Crime

Mum charged with murder of her daughter in Rowley Regis

<p>The woman repeatedly asked Slater for information and described him as ‘my secret informant love’ </p>
Americas

Air Force employee ‘shared Russian war info on dating app’

<p>Hundreds of community members have also been involved in the search for Joslin Smith</p>
Africa

Search for missing girl, 6, captures the nation in South Africa

Americas

Masked men kill four in California shooting at outdoor party

<p>Local residents watch a wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis, Greece, in August last year </p>
Climate

Greece records weather record with warning of wildfires this summer

<p>The drugs were hidden inside frozen fish wrapped in plastic and packed in cardboard boxes</p>
Europe

Police seize 1.3 tons of cocaine hidden in frozen fish

<p>A train arrives at Waterloo Station in London</p>
News & Advice

Thousands stranded as one of UK’s busiest train lines blocked

<p>King Charles is set to make an official visit to Australia this year despite his recent cancer diagnosis</p>
Home News

King Charles set to visit Australia despite cancer shock

<p>The drugs were hidden inside frozen fish wrapped in plastic and packed in cardboard boxes</p>
Europe

Police seize 1.3 tons of cocaine hidden in frozen fish

<p>A train arrives at Waterloo Station in London</p>
News & Advice

Thousands stranded as one of UK’s busiest train lines blocked

<p>King Charles is set to make an official visit to Australia this year despite his recent cancer diagnosis</p>
Home News

King Charles set to visit Australia despite cancer shock

<p>One man has been arrested after police were called to Haresfield Close</p>
Crime

Murder arrest after woman dies and another seriously injured

<p>Officials insist the MH370 aircraft kept 'pinging' for several hours after last-known location</p>
World

Fresh hope in mystery of missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines flight

Americas

Body parts without fingerprints found in park near Gilgo Beach

<p>The British-registered cargo vessel, Rubymar, sinking after being damaged in a missile attack by the Houthis in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen</p>
Middle East

UK ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea

<p>A general view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police </p>
Crime

Murder investigation after man found stabbed to death in flats

<p>Norway’s King Harald</p>
Europe

King of Norway has surgery in Malaysia after falling ill on holiday

<p>Several new stores are set to open in February, located in different parts of the UK, from the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides, to Plymouth in Devon and Ipswich in Suffolk. (Richard Walker/Asda/PA)</p>
Home News

Asda to give more than 120,000 staff pay rises

<p>A forensics officer works near a car in front of the Von D’ring barracks in Rotenburg</p>
Europe

Child among four people killed in shooting rampage in Northern Germany

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