86 minutes ago Boy killed in Newcastle house explosion ‘named’ after second body found

Six people, five adults and a child, were taken to hospital following the incident and a man in his 30s remains in a critical but stable condition.

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1 hour 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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1 hour ago Three people remanded in custody following death of child in Co Tyrone

Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa died on Sunday just weeks before her second birthday.

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2 hours ago Man bags mega £25k jackpot on football bet – but people hate what he does next

A man has been slammed by social media users after he revealed he had won nearly £25,000 on a football bet - but decided to lie to his wife about the amount he pocketed

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2 hours ago M6 crash: Mum who died in horror smash with car 'going wrong way on motorway' pictured

Five people, including two children, died in the horror crash between a Skoda and Toyota on the major motorway as they passed near Tebay Services in Penrith, Cumbria on Tuesday

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2 hours ago Footage shows moment punches are thrown in clash between bouncers and clubgoer

The confrontation in Cardiff city centre has sparked a police probe

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2 hours ago Kemi Badenoch slammed over ‘disgraceful’ and ‘wrong’ mental health claims in controversial pamphlet

Exclusive: Tory leadership candidate endorsed a pamphlet which said that the rise in welfare claims for mental health problems in the UK has ‘outpaced any conceivable clinical explanation’

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2 hours ago Moment thief on electric bike is stopped by passers by seconds after stealing woman's mobile

CCTV footage shows a crowd of people rushing forward to slow down one of the suspected thieves who was going up Ludgate Hill towards St Paul's in London.

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2 hours ago Nottingham shooting: Three shot after gunman opens fire at 10 people in horror attack

A gunman opened fire at around 10 people and hit three in horror attacks in different locations of Nottingham with incidents reported in the Bestwood and Sherwood areas of the city

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