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An intense fire occurred at a property in Stone Square, Bootle.
Four people have died in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have said.
Chief fire officer Nick Searle said another person had been taken to hospital following the "intense fire which spread very rapidly" in Stone Square earlier.
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The Investigative Committee of Russia ordered the preparation of a report on the fraud of an entrepreneur-healer in the Moscow region, who provided vision restoration services without medical education or traditional treatment. Investigators opened a criminal case.

In Dagestan, a seven-year-old child died as a result of a collision between an excavator and a VAZ-2109 passenger car. The excavator driver did not give way when leaving the adjacent territory. The child died in a medical facility from severe injuries.

Management consultant Stephan Goetz is accused of ripping off investors in connection with Sympatex. He sees himself as the victim of an intrigue, possibly connected to a feud between influential families. The article appeared in Spiegel on September 22, 2026.

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The Krasnoselsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced Anna Ulanova to seven years in a general regime colony for the murder of her mother in August 2025. The woman inflicted at least 44 blows with a knife and a blunt object, acting, according to her, in a state of passion.

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