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Inside the rise and fall of NYC's infamous 'five families' as 16 held in Mafia crackdown

As 16 alleged members of one of New York City's five infamous crime families are arrested in a crackdown on the US Mafia, we've taken a look at just how much power they still have

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'Python hunters' capture monster 17-foot snake that tips the scales at 198lbs

Five strangers banded together to subdue the beast in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, struggling for 45 minutes to capture the female snake against the odds

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Man who had entire face 'electrocuted off' at work looks unrecognisable after transplant

Aaron James sustained horror injuries after being hit in the face by a live wire. Now, he's been hailed a medical marvel after receiving a first-of-its-kind eye and face transplant

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Lawyer shouts 'this ends here' then shoots dead two protesters for blocking road

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Retired lawyer Kenneth Darlington, 77, gunned down two environmental activists in front of a large number of photographers and television crews covering the protest

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UFO filmed 'spinning at speed of light' over California surrounded by 'unhuman energy'

Jason Beard was looking up at the sky in broad daylight when he captured footage of a 'pearl white object with a round energy ball below it' spinning through the air

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Huge fire at Texas chemical plant turns sky black as cops evacuate area

Texas chemical plant has been turned into an inferno as smoke plumes into the air turning the sky dark. One person has reportedly been injured, suffering burns from the raging flames

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Mayor who killed himself after cross-dressing was exposed wrote erotic slasher fiction

Mayor FL 'Bubba' Copeland took his own life after a right-wing news site published pictures of him dressing as a 'curvy trans woman' and claimed he published erotic slasher fiction

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Airbnb 'tenant from hell' booted from £3m mansion after not paying for nearly 600 days

Nightmare tenant Elizabeth Hirschhorn has been squatting in a $3.5m mansion she booked on Airbnb for nearly 600 days after refusing to leave. On Friday, she finally got the boot

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Cave diver nearly drowns squeezing through submerged tunnel in heart-stopping clip

A bloke was seen panicking in an underwater cave after he almost missed an air pocket, causing a near-drowning experience, in a nightmarish video that left fans feeling claustrophobic

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Giant 9ft alligator bites woman on head in terrifying encounter with beast

Marissa Carr, from Florida, was snorkelling in waters known to be frequented by crocs in the Ocala National Forest when she was set upon by one of the fearsome predators

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Tourist shot in the face and 'spat out bullet' after simple mistake in 'murder capital'

Within an hour of arriving at Cape Town airport in South Africa, Walter Fischel was left for dead after being shot in the face when his GPS took him through a violent crime hotspot

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Hungry grandad who ate half a tub of paint after mistaking it for yoghurt has died

Yoghurt-loving grandad, Bobby, who chowed down on half a tub of mint green paint after mistaking it for his favourite snack, has passed away at the age of 91, his granddaughter announced

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Shopper browsing shop's Halloween section calls police after making terrifying find

Authorities are investigating after a woman shopping at an antique store made a shocking discovery when she came across a real human skull in the Halloween section

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Police rip off 'secret door' in closet and make heartbreaking discovery on other side

Bodycam footage shows Arkansas police being led to a closet by a man who then made a heartbreaking find behind a secret door in the small room, with a man having since been arrested

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Surfer attacked by 10ft great white shark as beast 'violently turned at me'

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Two surfers were left fighting for their lives after a great white shark, gunning for the leg of one swimmer, was spotted in the oceans just a short trip away from the shooting location of Jaws

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'Persian Wolf' bodybuilder throws fit on stage after losing Mr Olympia title

Mr Olympia 2022 bodybuilding champion Hadi Choopan has been slammed for his unsportsmanlike actions after ripping off his medal and storming off stage on Saturday as he took second place

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'Holy grail' shipwreck with £16bn treasure to be raised from ocean amid ownership battle

The Colombian government are planning to recover the Spanish galleon San José, which sank in 1708 with up to $20billion worth of treasure on board — but its ownership is disputed

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Avengers stuntman dies alongside three of his children in terrifying crash with truck

Taraja Ramsess, 41, best known for working as a stuntman on the Avengers movies, died after a horrific collision with a tractor trailer in Georgia, alongside three of his children

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Teacher's aide, 27, arrested for having 'summer break sex fling' with underage pupil

A former teacher's aide in America is being held without bond after being accused of engaging in a 'summer break sex fling' with an underage pupil at the school she was working at

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Adult star who broke back in foam pit still in 'pain' with '6 herniated discs' a year on

In a horrifying turn of events, adult star Adriana Chechik broke her back after jumping into a foam pit, and she's still in severe pain a year on from the incident

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Child killer exchanged flirty messages with six men while serving life for drowning sons

Sadistic child killer Susan Smith, who drowned her own sons in a lake, has engaged in several romantic relationships with men despite being inside one of the US' toughest prisons

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NASA discovers seven new planets around star 'hotter than the sun'

Astronomers from NASA discovered a new system of seven planets orbiting a distant star that is bigger and hotter than the sun using the space agency's retired Kepler space telescope

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'I hunted down Bigfoot with my dad – 90% of footage is fake but we filmed the real deal'

EXCLUSIVE: Bigfoot hunter Stacy Brown Jr believes most videos of the beast are 'fake' but is convinced he and his dad are among the few people to capture real footage of it

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Mayor shoots himself dead after his racy 'curvy girl' cross-dressing content was exposed

Mayor and pastor Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his cross-dressing 'curvy girl' private life

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Marriage 'Backwards' tribesmen let visitors have sex with their wives as part of 'warm welcome'In a remote area of northern Namibia lives a semi-nomadic tribe whose way of life would be very alien to most Westerners – for the Himba people, sex with strangers is just basic politeness

Inside seedy seaside town where 'sex is easy' and Brits get battered in bars

Thailand's 'Sin City' Pattaya has beautiful beaches and scenery, but also a murky sex-driven illegal underworld where you can effectively hire a woman for the night for £136

UK weather maps show 'more than half of country covered in snow' at start of December

Advanced weather modelling maps show two bouts of snow are heading to the UK at the start of next month, with more than half of the country looking likely to be covered

Israeli forces hog-tie and strip Hamas terrorists half-naked as death toll rises to 200

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: A group of around 20 Hamas terrorists were pictured lying on the ground with their hands and legs zip-tied, while their pants were pulled down, after being captured

Putin shows 'anger' speaking on Ukraine 'tragedy' as he does 'not fully believe' himself

Vladimir Putin seemed to be in an angry state when speaking of the Ukraine war in a recent speech delivered to the G20 summit., as an expert warns he does not 'fully believe' himself

Prison News Notorious women’s jail known for grim 3m cells, haunting suicide and lags in mini skirts El Buen Pastor prison in Colombia has a sinister reputation – and last month Australian influencer Cocaine Cassie opened up about how she was attacked while serving three years there

Russian ‘Werewolf’ who killed 86 women believes Putin will let him loose on Ukraine

Mikhail Popkov is Russia's worst serial killer, having already confessed to the slaughter of 86 women, but he could be freed to fight for Putin's invading army in Ukraine... with his crimes conveniently wiped from his record

UK weather maps show 'more than half of country covered in snow' at start of December

Advanced weather modelling maps show two bouts of snow are heading to the UK at the start of next month, with more than half of the country looking likely to be covered

Niagara Falls bridge crash: Footage shows moment car sent flying at border checkpoint

Rainbow Bridge, which connects the US and Canada, was closed after a suspected car crash saw a vehicle sent flying into the air after traveling at high speed this afternoon

Putin shows 'anger' speaking on Ukraine 'tragedy' as he does 'not fully believe' himself

Vladimir Putin seemed to be in an angry state when speaking of the Ukraine war in a recent speech delivered to the G20 summit., as an expert warns he does not 'fully believe' himself

Money 'I used to make less than £1k a day at brothel - but I'm raking it in on my own'Jade Blair, 26, used to make £900 a day at a brothel - despite having to see 'up to 16' clients in one shift. However, she's raking in the cash after becoming a solo content creator

'Backwards' tribesmen let visitors have sex with their wives as part of 'warm welcome'

In a remote area of northern Namibia lives a semi-nomadic tribe whose way of life would be very alien to most Westerners – for the Himba people, sex with strangers is just basic politeness

Page 3 babe Apollonia Llewellyn left barely covered as she tries microbikini trend

Page 3 model Apollonia Llewellyn took things to the extreme with her latest swimwear look as she tried out the microbikini trend. She was left barely covered in the two-piece

'I love making saucy films as an older woman – it's fun to take control in bed'

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It's no secret that lots of blokes love watching older women in saucy films, as the stats show it. But one adult star recently revealed just why she loved getting sexy for the camera as she grew older

Maisie Smith leaves fans drooling as she flaunts stunning figure in breathtaking clip

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Maisie Smith left her fans on social media awestruck as she showcased her toned physique in a collection of autumn-inspired ensembles

Lewis Hamilton Christian Horner claims Lewis Hamilton 'held talks' to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull Christian Horner has claimed Lewis Hamilton was open to joining Red Bull as well as Ferrari prior to signing his lucrative new contract with Mercedes

Sky Sports to 'reduce crowd noise' during Everton vs Man Utd due to planned protests

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Sky Sports will reportedly take steps to prevent the offensive language heard on live TV during a protest by Everton fans against their points deduction by drowning out crowd noise at Goodison Park

UEFA rule explained which could ban Man Utd and Man City from Champions League

Manchester United FC

Manchester United and Manchester City are at genuine risk of being barred from European competitions next season due to UEFA's rules about multi-club ownership

Notorious women’s jail known for grim 3m cells, haunting suicide and lags in mini skirts

El Buen Pastor prison in Colombia has a sinister reputation – and last month Australian influencer Cocaine Cassie opened up about how she was attacked while serving three years there

Antiques Roadshow guest floored as value of 13th birthday present skyrockets to £80k

Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow often shows baffling increases in value, but one guest was left utterly bewildered after learning a present for his 13th birthday had hit a whopping £80k