1 hour ago Body of former first minister Alex Salmond expected to arrive in Scotland

Mr Salmond died aged 69 after suffering a heart attack in North Macedonia on Saturday.

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2 hours ago The killing that sends a message to Iran: Not one of your leaders is safe, writes MARK ALMOND

Israel has sent a ruthless message to its enemies in the Middle East: We always get our man. And this time it was the most senior Hamas terrorist of them all - Yahya Sinwar.

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2 hours ago Just 1% can find all the mistakes in this basketball game in less than seven seconds

Just 1% of all people who attempt this brainteaser can spot every single mistake in the seven second time limit - so put your mind to the test and start your stopwatch

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2 hours ago Wild weather and giant hail forecast to welcome King Charles in Sydney

Bureau of Meteorology expects cold front to bring damaging weather and dangerous wind gusts across Australia’s east and south-east on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere thunderstorms are forecast to strike Sydney on Friday about the same time King Charles’s flight touches down, as a cold front packing high winds and giant hail tracks east across the country.King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to arrive just after 7pm, and they can expect wild weather in Australia. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Duchess Sophie 'could have been Queen' after odd request made to Prince Edward

The Duke of Edinburgh received a very strange request from a country who wanted him to be their king following a political shift - but Buckingham Palace had to politely decline

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4 hours ago Researchers investigating if drugs can be repurposed to combat dementia

Developing new medications for diseases like Alzheimer’s can be very expensive, and take a long time.

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4 hours ago Real reason Kate Middleton didn't go to Balmoral while Harry fumed as Queen lay dying

Prince Harry was told by King Charles that Kate was not going to be gonig to Balmoral at the time of the Queen's death, but the Princess of Wales had her own reason for not attending

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4 hours ago Lammy to press China on global issues including Ukraine on first visit

David Lammy’s trip comes with the ‘firm recognition’ that the UK and Beijing ‘will not, and do not always agree’, the Foreign Office insisted.

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5 hours ago Moaning Ministers told they won't have a blank cheque to do 'everything they want' amid row over public spending totals

Angela Rayner, Shabana Mahmood and David Lammy have warned Sir Keir Starmer that spending cuts risk causing further damage to the new government's reputation

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5 hours ago Louis Tomlinson's beautiful gesture to Liam Payne as he stands up for him one last time

Singer Louis Tomlinson stood up for his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne for a final time following his shock death at the age of 31

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