51 minutes ago 'I took DNA test for fun – but I ended up in floods of tears and now live in fear'

A woman has revealed how she is living in fear her biological father will contact her after taking a DNA test for fun - as her mum admits to being a 'wild teenager'

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55 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: UN says ‘nightmare in Gaza intensifying’ after 87 people reported killed or missing in Israeli strikes in north

UN special coordinator says ‘relentless’ Israeli strikes mean nowhere is safe for civilians after attack on Beit Lahiya At least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.Of those, 84 Palestinians were killed in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the ministry, which has said in the past that thousands of other dead people are most likely lost in the rubble of the territory. Continue reading...

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67 minutes ago How Nasa’s Artemis Accords are laying the ground for global space cooperation

Space’s agency has expanded its diplomatic reach in recent months, signing 12 of 45 signatories since JanuaryIt was a simple pledge made amid the excitement of a landmark moment in space exploration: “We go together,” Bill Nelson, the head of Nasa, promised the world as the agency prepared to launch Artemis 1, its first moon-capable rocket in more than half a century.Now, nearly two years on from that successful uncrewed mission, and as the US – despite delays – edges ever closer to placing humans on the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, the resonance of Nelson’s message has become clear. Continue reading...

Technology

87 minutes ago Storm Ashley latest: Public warned to ‘act now’ with 40 areas across UK on high alert over flooding

Met Office issues ‘danger to life warning’ and predicts damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption during Storm Ashley

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99 minutes ago Mikel Arteta points finger at Arsenal star who had 'biggest chance' in Bournemouth loss

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal were the masters of their own downfall on the south coast after being "punished" by Bournemouth - and highlighted Gabriel Martinelli's miss as one of the key moments in the game

Politics

1 hour ago Topless thug 'Scarface' tries to flush away evidence – in police custody block

Benjamin Mitchell, 33, was caught red-handed on CCTV as he tried, and failed, to flush his t-shirt down the loo at a Nottingham police station, causing a blockage

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1 hour ago Brave Sir Chris Hoy 'kept terminal cancer diagnosis secret for a year' from the public after 'world fell apart in a sentence' receiving the news of his illness

The Scottish cycling champ was sadly handed the news he had around four years to live - though he kept the public shielded from this for a year before revealing the news in a bombshell interview.

Science

2 hours ago 'My husband wants ugly name for our son – he thinks it's fine if he's bullied'

A woman claimed her husband has chosen a 'horrid' name for their future son and is refusing to change his mind - even though it will mean the child will be bullied

Politics

2 hours ago German authorities arrest Libyan man suspected of planning attack on Israeli Embassy

German authorities have arrested a Libyan national with suspected ties to the extremist group Islamic State who was allegedly planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin

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2 hours ago I'm a GP and missed my own breast cancer symptom: Here's how to spot the early warning signs, which DON'T always include a lump

As a GP, Dr Fiona Baber felt sure she knew better than most how to recognise breast cancer symptoms.

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