88 minutes ago Late Queen's poignant wish in the final year of her life as she 'knew the end was near'

The late Queen recognised that she would not live to see 100 - as her mother had done - and so made a touching family decision in the very final year of her life

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2 hours ago ‘A little hyped up’: experts downplay claims over Petra archaeological find

Researchers urge caution after Jordan tomb excavation and say new clues about Nabataean culture may lie elsewhereFor one of the most famous ancient sites on the planet, there is a surprising amount about the city of Petra – and the Nabataean people who built it – that we don’t know for sure.What exactly were their origins? How did their society operate? And why did they hand-carve such spectacular monuments into the reddish rock of the Jordanian desert? Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Strictly's Sarah Hadland looks so different in TV roles years before Miranda fame

Strictly Come Dancing star Sarah Hadland has been a fan favourite on the dance floor this series, but she's also had a successful TV and film career for over 30 years

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9 hours ago Fallout: London's latest patch makes more than 1,000 fixes and changes: 'The mod should be as solid as a rock'

Fallout: London's latest patch makes more than 1,000 fixes and changes: 'The mod should be as solid as a rock'  PC Gamer

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10 hours ago ‘I’m all about the straight talk’: Kamala Harris trades barbershop campaign stops for a blitz of Black media

Countless Democrats – and even Donald Trump – have tried to leverage the gathering spaces for political gain. But the vice-president’s recent tour is about more than a photo opFive years ago, with an eye toward South Carolina’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Kamala Harris dropped by a barbershop in the state capital for a roundtable with a group of Black men led by 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell, of Me So Horny fame. Pitted against some skeptical voters, Harris won the room over with her personal stories and willingness to let her hair down some. “I’m all about straight talk, and there’s no better place to do that than in the barbershop,” she said. In that 20-minute discussion, which largely focused on entrepreneurship, Harris introduced many of the points that form the core of th...

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10 hours ago Emmerdale comeback 'sealed' for Samson Dingle in huge clue months after axe

Emmerdale teen Samson Dingle could make a return to the ITV soap if some major hints are anything to go by, after actor Sam Hall's exit from the show recently

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11 hours ago Emotional teen surprised by stem cell donor who saved his life in poignant moment

Finishing his cancer treatment, George Shaw was surprised by his donor Kimmy Strelley, who had given the teenager an another chance to live. Kimmy joined George as he rang the bell at Sheffield Children's Hospital

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13 hours ago Moment Queen Camilla surprises domestic violence campaigner with Pride of Britain award

Queen Camilla surprised the domestic violence campaigner in a ceremony at Clarence House

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14 hours ago 'Help us uncover the truth,' say sisters of Lindsay Rimer 30 years on from her unsolved murder

Lindsay Rimer was 13 when she disappeared on 7 November, 1994, in Hebden Bridge, with her body finally being found five months later weighed down by a rock in the Rochdale Canal

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