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Emergency services at the scene of the shooting at Risbergska School, in Örebro, Sweden.

Multiple people killed in shooting at school in Sweden

The gunman is believed to be among those killed and a search is continuing at the school for other possible victims, the local police chief said.

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An investigation has commenced after a child was located deceased in a car in Sydney’s inner west. About 5.35pm, 4th February 2025. Credit TNV

One-year-old girl dies after being left in car outside childcare centre

A relative who found the girl is assisting police with inquiries. Police believe the child had been left for an “extended period of time”

  • Riley Walter
Hundreds of mourners turned out at a vigil on Woorim Beach for local teen Charlize Zmuda who was killed in a fatal shark attack on Monday.

Hundreds gather at site of fatal shark attack to pay tribute to teen

Twenty-four hours after local lifesaver Charlize Zmuda was fatally attacked by a shark at a popular Bribie Island beach, more than a thousand locals have gathered at a vigil for the teen.

  • Courtney Kruk
Woorim Beach at Bribie Island was closed after a fatal shark attack.

Shark was seen, drumlines were baited days before teen died

With shark control measures under review in the wake of Charlize Zmuda’s death, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has declared “people have to come first”.

  • Cloe Read, Sean Parnell and Courtney Kruk
Charlize Zmuda died after she was attacked by a shark of Bribie Island.

Teenage girl killed in shark attack off popular beach identified

Photos online show she had her school formal in recent days and was a keen member of the island surf lifesaving club.

  • Sean Parnell and Cloe Read
Rescue and salvage crews work near the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River, seen from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Scuba divers fight hypothermia to recover plane crash victims

The families of those killed in Wednesday’s midair collision in Washington have visited the site of the disaster, as scuba divers work in frigid waters nearby to retrieve the victims.

  • David Martin, Michael Sisak and Claudia Lauer
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Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Morton-Bowles died after being poisoned in Laos.

Three pairs of friends, five dead young women, families in torment around the globe

From the excited farewells to the chaotic aftermath and, eventually, the decision to turn off life support, this is how the Laos methanol poisoning unfolded.

  • Tara Brown, Serge Negus and Sheree Gibson
St John paramedics have raised concerns about pleas for police to attend dangerous scenes being refused.

Cyclist killed in West Perth crash

The cyclist was riding north on Fitzgerald Street on Saturday afternoon when he was involved in a crash with a Hyundai Kona station wagon.

  • Cameron Myles
An American Airlines airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Crash data suggests helicopter flew too high, plane tried to climb in last second

One second before impact, pilots of the American Airlines plane had a “verbal reaction” and the plane increased its pitch – indicating they pulled back on the controls, trying to climb.

  • Michael Koziol
Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones died of methanol poisoning in Laos.

‘Not good enough’: Laos poisoning families fear there will be no justice for their daughters

The families of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones say they are losing faith in the Laos government’s investigation of the young travellers’ deaths.

  • Tara Brown, Serge Negus and Sheree Gibson

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