16 minutes ago Putin pardons jailed 'war hero' who fed rape victims to dogs after mincing their bodies

Vladimir Putin has pardoned a convicted rapist and murderer who fed his victims to dogs before making mates with a cannibal in jail, thanks to his war efforts in Ukraine

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17 minutes ago Prison break as 6,000 inmates escape jail with 33 dead and 15 others injured

At least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison in Mozambique after a mass jail break, leaving 33 prisoners dead and 15 others injured after violent clashes with security forces

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31 minutes ago 'The trouble hadn't begun with sex... he'd begun to doubt if he really liked his wife': Read acclaimed author TESSA HADLEY'S new short story Treasure only here

Millie, aged six, was on her way to school; she sat strapped into her booster seat in the back of her father's car. Improbably, beyond the car windows, it was snowing - a sleety, mushy kind of snow...

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34 minutes ago My holidays were blighted by moany voicenotes, so I imposed a Whatsapp ban – with mixed results | Poorna Bell

The incessant notifications make me pine for the days when staying in touch required greater effortThough my internal age is set to about 28, the time when I feel profoundly 43 is when I get nostalgic for things rendered obsolete by technology. One of those things was being able to go on holiday without being continually contacted, because the price of sending a text message was the same as a glass of wine. WhatsApp has obliterated that.Over the past year, I’ve noticed how much harder it has been to switch off as a result of the incessant flow of information. I have walked in the Polish countryside foraging for mushrooms under a crisp blue sky, while listening to a friend’s voice note about their work worries in minute detail. After I spent a glorious day out with my 10-year-old niece in Barcelona, eating dumplings and buying stickers, a friend decided to share a non-urgent but emotionally difficult update about a mutual friend’s bad health. While I was in the Maldives, after I had ...

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34 minutes ago Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall won't do one thing for fans for heartbreaking reason

Kris Marshall, who plays DI Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise, has spoken about his reluctance to engage in fan selfies, revealing a deeply personal reason behind the decision

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39 minutes ago Six youths charged after ‘unprovoked attack’ on woman at Scottish bus station

The attack has been described as ‘completely unprovoked’ by police

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40 minutes ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal true nature as they're excluded from royal Christmas

The Royal Family gathered at Sandringham for Christmas celebrations and an expert has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan wouldn't have been "surprised" not to be invited.

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67 minutes ago Female prison officer is suspended 'after being filmed having sex with burly, tattooed inmate in jail cell'

A female prison officer, 19, has been suspended after allegedly being filmed having sex with a 'burly, tattooed' inmate in HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough last week. 

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87 minutes ago People are only just realising truth behind 'see it, say it, sorted' slogan

A pair of train passengers who had an argument about British Transport Police's 'see it, say it, sorted' slogan have made people think twice, with some only just realising what the phrase really says

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87 minutes ago Mass prison break sees 6,000 inmates escape jail as violence breaks out after elections

Around 6,000 inmates have fled a high-security prison in Mozambique's capital Maputo after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, amid post-election riots

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93 minutes ago ‘Let’s see who will be leaving’: Georgia’s presidential standoff nears crunch point

Georgian Dream government threatens pro-west president with jail if she refuses to leave office on SundayAll eyes in Georgia are fixed on the elegant 19th-century Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi, where a defining moment looms. Who will occupy its halls on 29 December?On Sunday, Georgia’s pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, is supposed to hand over the keys to her successor, Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former football player turned far-right politician who is backed by the ruling and increasingly authoritarian Georgian Dream (GD) party. Continue reading...

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94 minutes ago Alisha Lehmann offered 25 times her weekly salary to have sex with celebrity

Despite being a top star in the world of women's football, former Aston Villa player Alisha Lehmann has often found herself being objectified by fans – and even celebrities

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99 minutes ago Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy 'agrees to police interview' after tragic hotel death

One Direction star Liam Payne tragically died on October 16 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and his death is still being investigated

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1 hour ago Homes Under The Hammer host's stark health update saying 'I don't know how much time I've got left'

A much-loved Homes Under The Hammer presenter has revealed to fans that he's not sure 'how long he has left' as he continues to battle with a serious heart condition

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1 hour ago Female prison officer 'filmed having sex with inmate in cell' is arrested

Footage shows the woman performing a sex act on the con.

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1 hour ago Woman dies in Boxing Day house fire horror as emergency services race to scene

Emergency crews were called to the home in Norwich at 4am.

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1 hour ago Exact date British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON and Octopus customers must act before energy bills rise

The Ofgem price cap is rising from £1,717 a year to £1,738 - and if you don't have a smart meter, you'll need to send an energy meter reading

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2 hours ago Woman taken to hospital after being hit by van on Boxing Day as road shut for 8 hours

The driver of the van stopped to assist and is now being sought by Police Scotland

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2 hours ago Meet the Party Jean – the answer to your New Year’s Eve prayers | Jess Cartner

If you can’t be bothered with an LBD, opt for a classic that’s casual but shouts party pizzazzThere is a moment about halfway through Christmas dinner when the cracker hats have slipped askew, shoes been kicked off under the table and belts un-notched, that marks the official end of the season of Making An Effort. A frenzied month of putting on mascara in the work loos and shivering on the way home because you are wearing your fancy coat instead of your warm one is over, up in flames along with the Christmas pudding brandy. Time to breathe out, shift into a lower gear, adjust to the sacred interlude of cheese and telly, half-eaten chocolate reindeers and gap-toothed jigsaws that is Twixmas.So it can feel a little tricky, a few days later, to go full jazz-hands for New Year’s Eve. But that’s what we are doing. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Celebrity Escape To The Country star Anita Rani's new home after split from husband of 14 years

Countryfile presenter Anita Rani has revealed that she has moved back to an old flat and turned it into her very own 'dream house', after splitting from her husband of 14 years

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