88 minutes ago Sickness bug norovirus surges as health chiefs warn colds, flu and Covid

The UK Health Security Agency warns coughs, colds, flu, and Covid are already on the rise, and now norovirus cases are surging as we approach the sniffles season

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93 minutes ago I saw a jaguar on the school run: Father says he spotted huge big cat roaming through woodland as he walked his daughter to class in south east London

Leandro Santon, 37, heard a yowling sound and noticed the birds became animated as he embarked on the school run with his seven-year-old past a wooded area in Orpington, Kent.

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94 minutes ago Emmerdale Celeb Miligan's real daughter 'revealed' in Ross Barton 'twist'

Ruby and Caleb recently toyed with the idea of contacting their estranged daughter Stephanie following the death of Helen - but some viewers think she recently visited the village

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1 hour ago Strictly's Wynne Evans teases Katya Jones during visit to Welsh beauty spot

Wynne branded her shoes 'ridiculous'

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1 hour ago Dear Keir – we live in poverty but writing to you could help you fix Britain

Real Britain is a Mirror series that stands up for your community and asks how politics affects real people. This week Ros Wynne-Jones and Maryam Qaiser report on the delegation of people who visited Downing Street and left powerful letters for Starmer suggesting solutions that could help millions of others

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1 hour ago Bees are the latest victims of plastic pollution. Why that raises serious concerns about our food supply

Without pollinators like bees, the human race and its ecosystems would not survive

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2 hours ago Vikings: Valhalla star 'thrilled' as he lands totally different role in iconic crime drama revamp

Netflix Vikings: Valhalla star Leo Suter and Ted Lasso's Sofia Barclay will lead the cast of a reimagining of the popular Elizabeth George crime novels, which is currently in production

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2 hours ago Trump to attend Al Smith dinner in New York; Harris rallies in Wisconsin after combative Fox interview: Live updates

Kamala Harris sat for tense Q&A with Bret Baier before heading to crucial battleground of Wisconsin as Republican nominee set to attend traditional Catholic charity dinner in New York

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2 hours ago ‘It’s a form of advertising’: how the humble lip balm became a status symbol

In this week’s newsletter: Lip products are trending, now carrying the kind of cultural cachet once reserved for It-bags. So what’s behind the rise of ‘IYKYK’ beauty?• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSome people claim that you’re never more than six feet away from a rat. I’d argue that, in 2024, you’re never more than stretching distance from a lip product. From sticks to balms and glosses, lip products have never been more omnipresent. They’re trending on and off social media, proudly accumulated and displayed on bathroom shelves and nightstands, tossed on to dining tables or nonchalantly applied in selfies. There are scrubs, butters, masks, tints and stains, each promising to make lips smoother, softer, plumper, better.It’s a long way from the £1 grubb...

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3 hours ago Labour MP pushes to ban fireworks louder than a lawnmower and restrict sales to only specialist shops in a bid to ease the stress on cats and dogs

Sarah Owen, a former shadow minister, claimed a change to the rules around fireworks was 'long overdue'.

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