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Aberdeen mother and young son die in Mumbai fire Dr Glory Valthaty, 43, and her son Joshua, eight, from Aberdeen, Scotland have died in a fire in India. It’s believed that they were visiting family when the fire broke out in a flat in Mumbai on Monday morning. Dr Valthaty’s husband and daughter were understood to have also been on the holiday. Joshua’s Aberdeen school’s headteacher Susie Webster paid tribute. Webster said: “It is with deepest sadness that Kaimhill School and the wider community have received the shocking news of the death of Joshua and his mum, Glory. “Joshua joined…

He doesn’t want to be alarmist.

After Spider-Man 2 relegated its New Game+ mode to post launch DLC, Alan Wake 2 is doing the same.

Israeli tanks cross into Gaza for ‘targeted raid’ The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has carried out a “targeted raid” using tanks in northern Gaza to kill more Palestinians.  The overnight ‘raid’ was in “preparation for the next stages of combat” according to the IDF. They are expected to launch a full ground invasion of Gaza despite calls for a ceasefire amid a massive humanitarian crisis in the area. More than 250 Hamas targets have been hit in the past 24 hours, according to Israel, but it has made life in Gaza for civilians hell. The UN’s humanitarian coordinator says “nowhere…

It features NSYNC’s first original song in 22 years. So, that’s a plus for some, right?

Russia says it rehearsed nuclear strike Russia has rehearsed its ability to deliver a “massive” nuclear strike, the Kremlin says. The rehearsal involved delivering a “response to an enemy nuclear strike”, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The defence ministry has released footage of the military exercise tests. The tests come as Russia’s parliament backed withdrawing Moscow’s ratification of a global treaty that bans all physical testing of nuclear warheads. Russia and the US conduct regular nuclear readiness simulations – Moscow usually holds its own towards the end of October. This year’s exercises included “delivering a massive nuclear strike by strategic…

Maine mass shooting: At least 16 feared dead in US city of Lewiston A massive manhunt is underway in the US after a mass shooting which has reportedly killed at least 16 people in the US city of Lewiston, Maine. A search for the gunman is underway. He has been named as Robert Card, 40, and is considered a person of interest and police say he should be considered “armed and dangerous.” The shootings began at 18:56 local time (22:56 GMT) on Wednesday at a bowling alley and a restaurant, police said. Lewiston residents, as well as those in the…

It has been suggested the Russian president could cling on to power for over another decade yet.

‘I was fuming when my mam told me the school said my mullet had to go.’

The snails have been eating the glue that holds the envelopes together.