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August 19: Shoreham Sea Deaths and France’s Assisted-Dying Law
In West Sussex
Three members of the same family, a man, a woman and a teenage girl, have died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Shoreham-by-Sea. A younger girl remains in critical condition in hospital. Coastguard, RNLI, air ambulance and other emergency crews mounted a major response, while police say next of kin have been informed.
In Glasgow
Police Scotland are hunting for a suspect after Paul Lafferty, 50, and Gary Beaton, 54, were found seriously injured at a flat in Partick on Sunday. Both men died at the scene. Detectives are appealing for information from anyone who was in the Chancellor Street area or may have relevant footage.
In Ukraine
A Russian drone strike hit a minibus in the frontline city of Kherson, killing at least four people and injuring five. The attack comes amid an increase in Russian strikes on the area, where civilian transport remains exposed to a war that has made ordinary travel a lethal risk.
In France
France’s assisted-dying law has taken effect after approval by the country’s constitutional authority and publication in the official journal. The law permits assisted dying for adults with incurable conditions causing unbearable pain, placing France among a relatively small group of countries to legalise the practice.
In tech and security
Security researchers say the StopAndProtect operation has compromised nearly 2,000 WordPress sites, using them to distribute malware and collect stolen documents, screenshots and activity logs. The campaign uses a toolkit of malicious software, turning otherwise ordinary websites into infrastructure for data theft.
Separately, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned that critical flaws in macOS, Microsoft SharePoint, VMware vCenter and Microsoft IKE are being actively exploited. Organisations using the affected products should treat the alerts as urgent patching priorities, not another item for the folder marked “later.”
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