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Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her husband's parents and elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.

High-profile case

Australia's mushroom murderer appeals conviction

This photograph taken on August 1, 2026 shows a cyclist riding past the 110 year-old Parsi Dairy Farm, which reopened after being closed down for food safety norms violation by Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration in Mumbai.

Iconic ice cream sandwiches

Food safety crackdown snares Mumbai's famed restaurants

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne (L) and Jake Weatherald face being axed for Australia's 2nd Test against Bangladesh

Humiliating loss

Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin 'disaster'

The Nigerian village of Ayetoro is disappearing into the Atlantic Ocean

'Walking on people's houses'

The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic

There is no hard evidence that Homer wrote 'The Odyssey' in the cave in Bornova Homeros Valley in what is now Turkey, but locals believe it to be true

Olive-covered slopes

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

Marlene Nino points to an old photo of her sister Doris, who was killed when her building collapsed in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Cali, Colombia

Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka is through to the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters

Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Salvadoran artist Isaac Sosa says muralists like him have 'won back the walls from the gangs' that used to terrorize neighborhoods

Winning back walls from gangs, artists fill El Salvador's towns with color

Several people left flowers and a card bearing Arday's name on university gates in Cambridge city centre

Ex-Cambridge professor

Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis arrives at court in Las Vegas for the first day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

Former gang leader

Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against Cafe Basimta operating on Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest, as secular activists stage a counter-protest in support of the cafe, in central Jerusalem

In central Jerusalem

Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines

Carlos Zambrano holds a picture of his missing brother during a vigil honoring the victims of the Colombian earthquake

Labouring to remove rubble

As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle

The election is seen as a test of candidate Hakainde Hichilema's first five years in office

Over half of constituencies tallied

Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid

Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates after winning a fourth European pole vault title

Duplantis masterclass for fourth Euro pole vault title

Aerial view of a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Waimes on August 15, 2026

Fragile peatlands

Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany

The regional government has announced the largest firefighting deployment in Aragon's history to tame the blaze

Truck fell into ravine

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire

Britain's Amy Hunt celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the mixed 4 x 100m relay final

European championships

Records for Asher-Smith, Hunt as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan is through to the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters

Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round

Spain captain Rodri kisses the World Cup trophy

Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca

Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola

The warring countries have significantly stepped up long-range attacks deep behind each other's lines

Amid the intense hostilities

Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine

In his third term, Lula has been credited with expanding social programs, overhauling the tax system and reducing deforestation in the Amazon

Two months to go

Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off

A firefighting helicopter battling a wildfire on the Greek island of Skyros

Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens

Affecting 700.000 tax platform accounts

French Prime Minister calls emergency meeting in wake of cyberattack crisis

International news ticker – ended 21 Sept 2026

Germany's far-right AfD makes strong gains in two state elections

Several people left flowers and a card bearing Arday's name on university gates in Cambridge city centre

Fatal harassment

Calls for UK inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori celebrates scoring against Manchester City

Resounding victory

Arsenal rout Man City in Community Shield masterclass

Volunteers and farmers support firefighters in the High Fens

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