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Six-year-old boy dies after neighbour, four, shoots him in the head with .22-calibre rifle as they played outside their homes

A boy aged just six who was accidentally shot in the head by a four-year-old neighbour playing with a rifle in the street outside their homes has died of his wounds. Brandon Holt, from Toms River, New Jersey, was pronounced dead at 5pm yesterday, less than 24 hours after he was shot in the head with a .22-calibre rifle. He had been rushed to hospital on Monday in a serious condition after his four-year-old neighbour, whose name has not been released, took the gun from his home and fired it accidentally. Tragic: The father of the 6-year-old victim, Brandon Holt, who was shot in the head by a 4-year-old neighbour, pictured after the shooting but before the youngster passed away yesterday evening Brandon, who was about 15 yards away from the younger boy at the time, was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after the shooter's mother called 911. The younger child was not hurt. Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, speaking earlier yesterday at a news conference, said the boy got the .

The Queen will cast protocol aside and be at the funeral: Her Majesty and Prince Philip will join mourners at St Paul's

The Queen and Prince Philip broke with tradition yesterday by agreeing to attend the funeral of Baroness Thatcher. At a top-level Government meeting to discuss plans for next Wednesday’s farewell to the Iron Lady, Palace officials said the monarch would join mourners at St Paul’s Cathedral. The Queen’s decision to cast protocol aside delighted Lady Thatcher’s friends and allies who had expressed disappointment that she was not to be honoured with a full state funeral. Attending: The Queen with Lady Thatcher at a dinner to mark the former Prime Minister's 70th birthday. The Queen has agreed to attend the funeral of Baroness Thatcher The Mail yesterday highlighted the groundswell of opinion that as Britain’s greatest peacetime prime minister, Lady Thatcher deserved in death the highest honour the state can bestow, and invited readers to join a petition – which thousands did. However, yesterday’s news from Buckingham Palace is regarded as such an extraordinary gesture that it effe

Obama enjoys 'sequester soul concert' at White House amid massive budget cuts and government worker furloughs

The sequester may have many across the country singing the blues, but for President Obama, it was all about Memphis Soul. Even with the threat of furloughs and government cuts sparked by the sequester, Obama took the time to enjoy a star-studded concert at the White House tonight. The White House celebration of Memphis Soul music in the East Room - which included special guest appearances by Queen Latifah and Justin Timberlake - is likely to rile Obama's Republican foes. Scroll down for video All smiles: President Obama speaks welcomes performers to the concert in honor of Memphis Soul music in the East Room of the White House Royal entrance: Queen Latifah arrives for the concert in honor of Memphis Soul music at the White House Some conservatives have called on Obama to give up golf, especially since popular public tours of the White House have been canceled because of the budget cuts. Other recent casualties of the sequester have been the Navy's Blue Angels fleet and t

North Korea missile 'fuelled and ready for launch': South warns nukes could be fired TODAY as madman dictator shuts tourist border with China

North Korea has completed preparations for a missile test that could come any day, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said. At least one previously untested missile with a 3,000km (2,000-mile) range is fuelled and ready for launch, U.S. and South Korean sources say. In anticipation, the South Korea-US Combined Forces have raised their alert level to Watchcon 2 - vital threat - to increase surveillance monitoring, Yonhap quoted a senior military official as saying. At the ready: Japanese forces set up Patriot anti-missile defence systems in Tokyo today as the threat level over a North Korea missile launch was raised to 'vital' Primed: Japan mobilised its tropps as it was claimed by U.S. and South Korean sources that at least one previously untested missile with a 3,000km (2,000-mile) range is fuelled and ready for launch It comes just days before the April 15 birthday of its founder, historically a time when it seeks to draw the world's attention with dramati

Forget the flying squirrel, meet the tight-rope walking raccoon! Video captures critter's amazing walk above homes

An astonishing video of a raccoon tightrope walking on two legs between power lines catches the critter easily living up to its reputation as one of nature's sneakiest creatures. Moving one claw and paw at a time while standing straight up like a human, the animal carefully shimmies between the two lines, with the excited reaction by the woman filming the stunt only adding to its charm. 'That's the raccoon, walking from one side to one side, using the telephone and the electricity pole,' she proudly points out. 'Very, very clever.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO There he goes! A raccoon is seen tight-rope walking between houses, while like a human, standing on two legs Bizarre: What is at the end of the line for the creature is a mystery, however, as well as why it's undergoing the bizarre feat with raccoons being nocturnal creatures With the stretch being quite a distance to cover, the raccoon takes just one break halfway in between the houses before startin

Winter's over! Snow flurries in the north are the cold snap's last blast before Spring fully blooms with 20C expected from Sunday

It's about bloomin’ time! After weeks of snow and freezing weather, spring is expected to arrive at the weekend bringing temperatures of up to 20C (68F). The South East and East Anglia will experience the warmest conditions on Sunday and Monday, and temperatures in Scotland and northern England will also venture into double-figures. The Jetstream, which governs most weather in the northern hemisphere, has been positioned to the south of the UK for the last month, leading to the bitter weather. But forecasters said that it will finally start to move north over the weekend, leading to more spring-like conditions. Unseasonably low: Walkers enjoy the last of the snow as temperatures remain around freezing at Cow Green Resevoir in Teesdale, County Durham Higher ground in northern England including on Teesdale, County Durham (pictured), and Scotland was covered in snow yesterday as temperatures continued at an unseasonably low of between 4C and 7C Drifts: A farmer drives thr

14 people stabbed: Texas College Student’s Fantasy turns brutal

College 14 stabbed , Dylan Andrew Quick, a 20-year old college student went on a stabbing spree injuring nearly 14 people, which took part at the Lone Star Community College’s CyFair campus in Cypress, Texas, which is about 30 miles north-west of Houston . The student was arrested by the local police and initial investigation of the accused has revealed certain astonishing details. According to the investigators, the accused has given a voluntary statement that he had fantasies of stabbing people since he was in elementary school and had been planning for this incident for a long time. According to Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Out of the 14 people injured, 12 people are in hospital and 2 refused treatment. Out of the 12 in the hospital, 2 are in critical condition. The Sheriff also said that there is an on-going investigation going on in the college campus and the buildings are being still being searched. The initial alarm put out by the college announced that there were t