80 minutes ago Liam Payne's heart breaking battle against his demons: How One Direction star checked into rehab weeks ago to try and get his life back on track

The One Direction star, who passed away in Argentina on Wednesday, had secured himself a place at The Priory, an addiction and mental health hospital in South West London, in late July.

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87 minutes ago What links Babu the red panda and Malu the binturong? The Saturday quiz

From the Adoration of the Magi to The Shining, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which trio travelled further from Earth than any other humans?2 Which artwork was slashed by suffragette, later fascist, Mary Richardson?3 What celebrated headline described a Scottish Cup tie on 8 February 2000?4 In Japan, what natural attraction is sakura?5 Which US city reversed the flow of its river in 1900?6 Which bird stores up to 5,000 acorns each autumn?7 What surname was adopted in 1448 by Richard, Duke of York?8 Which TV comedy had the working title Dead Belgians Don’t Count?What links: 9 Bayeux tapestry; Giotto’s Adoration of the Magi; Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle?10 Spanish (9); Dutch (1); English (1); Portuguese (1)?11 Francis Scott Key; Sunshine Skyway; Tay; Tacoma Narrows?12 A New ...

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87 minutes ago Daisy May Cooper on a brush with death, dating after divorce and her passion for the supernatural: ‘People think you’re mad’

After a turbulent few years, she is now hearing voices from the other side. Has the creator of This Country lost her mind?• ‘I tried to get jiggy with a ghost’: read an exclusive extract from Daisy May Cooper’s new bookDaisy May Cooper is being haunted. Her first ghost sighting was two years ago – a disembodied pair of child’s legs, running around the bedroom of her new-build house. Then there was an invisible presence, tugging her duvet off her. She’s been hearing voices, too – a Spanish woman, and an ethereal voice in a hospital room offering words of comfort. “It’s like a veil has been lifted,” she says.You sound crackers, I say. Not something I’d usually voice in an interview – but there’s an infectious, gossipy ease to being in Cooper’s company. “I do! Completely,” she sighs. Then ...

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87 minutes ago Struggling households can get new £300 cost of living help after Winter Fuel Payment axe

The support comes from the government-funded Household Support Fund which gives local councils pots of cash, which they then use to provide cost-of-living support to people living in the area

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2 hours ago Palestinian hospital patients burned alive in Israeli air strike should shame Labour into action

Since coming into power, the Labour government has suspended just 30 out of 350 licences to sell arms to Israel

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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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2 hours ago Cristiano Ronaldo lands 'very courteous' defence from St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson after Hampden meltdown

The Buddies gaffer hopes the show of hospitality will be repaid with an invite to use Portugal's plush Lisbon base in the summer

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2 hours ago State Pension update affecting half a million pensioners who will miss out on rise

A decorated World War Two veteran is one of 500,000 people who don't get the same State Pension uprating as others but she's on a mission to change that

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3 hours ago Moldovans go to polls to decide whether future lies with Russia or the west

Sunday’s presidential election and EU referendum takes place amid concerns over interference from MoscowMoldovans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and an EU referendum that will mark a pivotal moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country of fewer than 3 million peopleThe pro-western president, Maia Sandu, hopes to advance her agenda by winning a second term and securing a “yes” in a referendum to affirm EU accession as a “irreversible” goal in the constitution. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Doctors said I'd be dead by now, I'm a teenager who has planned her funeral and now it's time to just say 'f**k it'

Eden Lewis, from Caerphilly, recently won the Child of Courage award at the Child of Wales Awards for her remarkable attitude towards life despite having terminal cancer

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