17 minutes ago 'I changed my life once and for all after guilt over a birthday present from my son'

Christine Connor spent years juggling the demands of parenting and work. Her appearance changed and she went on a weight loss journey - but it was guilt over a present that led to lasting change

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32 minutes ago School district employee accused of killing her sister, 62, and dumping remains in river

Jamie J. Busch, 53, is charged in the death of her older sister Penny Busch

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36 minutes ago The moment I knew: he took a bus, a train and a ferry to Paris just to see me – and meet my parents

A fire in the Eurostar train tunnel scuppered Jess Granata’s plans of spending a final weekend with Adam – or so she thoughtIn 2007, I was 22 years old, had just finished uni, and had a huge European adventure planned. The day after my graduation ceremony I got on a plane, landed in Rome, and travelled around Italy. After a few months I washed up broke in London, ready to start my work holiday visa.It was the classic Aussie plan: do some temp work, live cheaply and travel as often as possible. By mid-2008, I’d been in London for a year and had saved up enough money for one last big Euro summer jaunt before heading home to Australia. Continue reading...

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96 minutes ago How many more children like Sara Sharif will be killed before smacking is banned? | Catherine Bennett

Labour should not dither – it is time for England to follow the example set by Scotland and WalesBroadcasters have, understandably enough, been adding content warnings to reports about Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old girl who allegedly died at the hands of her father, stepmother and uncle, after two years of abuse.“This article features details that some people might find distressing” is the BBC’s slightly strange way of putting it, as if significant numbers of people are undistressed by reading about the horrific injuries found, an Old Bailey jury has heard, on the child’s body. And also by the evidence, sickening in its implications, that neighbours heard disturbing noises but did not report them. And by another disquieting detail, from a phone call said by the prosecution to have been m...

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1 hour ago Children protected by team in stab vests on walk to school in UK knife crime capital

Volunteers wearing stab-proof vests are helping children to get to school safely in south London's Croydon after a string of knife attacks frightened a community

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2 hours ago Three people killed in Mississippi in shooting after high school football game

Shooting, preceded by a fight among some of the men, near Lexington early Saturday also left eight people wounded Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people fired guns at a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a high school football team’s homecoming win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.The mass shooting near the community of Lexington was preceded by a fight among some of the men at the celebration, but deputies had not yet learned what sparked the fight, said Holmes county sheriff Willie March. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Reeves plans stealth taxes as Starmer prepares to splurge billions on NHS

Rachel Reeves is considering a range of taxes in the Budget to fill a £40 billion black hole in Labour’s spending commitments but the prime minister is ready to announce billions of extra money for the NHS

Economics

3 hours ago Mississippi shooting: Three dead and eight injured at football game as gunman on the run

Three people were killed and another eight injured after a disagreement broke out amid celebrations after the Holmes County Consolidated School's homecoming win in Mississippi

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4 hours ago Inside Strictly star Dr Punam Krishan's poignant promise to her parents

Dr Punam Krishan has been making history on Strictly Come Dancing - and the TV medic has previously opened up about her parents' concerns while she was growing up

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