65 minutes ago Liam Payne's final moments captured on social media just 45 minutes before tragic death in Argentina

One Direction star Liam Payne was found dead in Argentina, with the tragic news breaking just 45 minutes after the former popstar shared a series of posts on Snapchat

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90 minutes ago EU’s weak or distracted governments make unity of purpose hard to achieve

Leaders can only spend limited political capital on Euro initiatives while weighed down by domestic troublesIt has become a wry joke in Brussels that the most stable country in the EU is Italy, once infamous for its succession of short-lived governments.France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Olaf Scholz have been humbled by punishing electoral defeats. Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, presides over a minority government in a country riven by division after a controversial amnesty bill. In Poland, Donald Tusk enjoys a much stronger position, but grapples with an unwieldy coalition and an opposition-allied president. Continue reading...

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90 minutes ago Jon Rahm identifies next LIV Golf signing from shortlist after brutal relegation

Jon Rahm is back on the DP World Tour this week for the Andalucia Masters as he looks to complete his four-event requirement for the season

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2 hours ago SNP urges Labour to 'get grip of car insurance costs' after 82% rise in three years

EXCLUSIVE: SNP-commissioned analysis found that between May 2021 and July 2024 UK car insurance premiums rose by a total of 82 per cent.

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2 hours ago Labour Government to speed up energy 'skills passport' as Ed Miliband visits Aberdeen

The digital tool will "allow offshore workers to move flexibly back and forth between both industries in the years and decades to come.”

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3 hours ago Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades

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3 hours ago Los Angeles Catholic archdiocese to pay $880m in child sex abuse settlement

Archbishop expresses sorrow in announcement to pay 1,353 people who alleged they were abused as children by priestsThe Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880m to 1,353 people who alleged that they were sexually abused as children by Catholic priests, in the largest settlement by a US diocese over decades-old abuse claims.Archbishop Jose H Gomez expressed sorrow for the abuse in announcing the settlement on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Hiking national insurance could prove Labour's 'poll tax', business leaders warn Rachel Reeves

Hiking national insurance will become Labour's 'poll tax', Rachel Reeves has been warned. In the most vehement criticism yet, business leaders reacted with fury as the Treasury refused to rule it out.

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5 hours ago From winning over the hearts of the nation on X Factor to hiding from the public eye as his health deteriorated:  Liam Payne's pals open up about his sudden death

Last night singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires. It is not known if it was intentional or not.

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5 hours ago Three years in the wild: how a fugitive father has hidden his children for so long

Despite a sighting by pig hunters this month, Tom Phillips and his three children continue to evade New Zealand authoritiesIt is a question that has gripped New Zealand for three years, and one that has become more urgent over the past week.The country is desperate to know where fugitive father Tom Phillips is and why – after three winters spent hiding in rugged backcountry with his three young children – he hasn’t been caught. Continue reading...

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