82 minutes ago Martin Lewis warns of 'wild west' for AI ads after fake Rachel Reeves scam

Consumers duped into giving banking details after convincing BBC advert

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84 minutes ago Children’s soft play centre apologises over ‘body bag’ Halloween decorations

Rugrats and Halfpints in Cirencester removes accessories resembling human corpses covered in plastic after parents complainA children’s soft play centre has removed its hanging “body bag” Halloween decorations after concerns were raised by parents.Rugrats and Halfpints in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, has also apologised over the accessories resembling human corpses covered in black plastic. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago UK Foreign Office issues ‘severe weather’ warning for holiday destination

One person has reportedly died after being swept in a flood wave

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2 hours ago Baba Vanga and Nostradamus alignment as both warn of 'cruel wars' and 'apocalypse' in 2025

Baba Vanga and Nostradamus both warned of 2025 being a year of doom and gloom, with the pair predicting 'cruel wars' and an 'apocalypse' - and it's just around the corner

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2 hours ago Storm Ashley weather maps shows horror 82mph winds smashing Britain tonight

Potentially destructive winds are set to batter the country tonight as Storm Ashley arrives, with people warned of winds reaching 82mph winds and flooding in some areas

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2 hours ago Tens of thousands without power as Storm Ashley sweeps across island of Ireland

Orange and amber wind warnings are in place in eleven counties across the island.

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2 hours ago Chris Hoy: a remarkable, determined human being unchanged by success | William Fotheringham

The courage with which he faces his diagnosis is typical of a man who engages with life in his own way, with perspectiveAt a certain age, joked Sir Chris Hoy in October 2011, you don’t even buy green bananas. The throwaway remark was intended to underline the complexities and unpredictabilities of being a “senior” athlete – Hoy was then 35, seemingly blessed with eternal youth – but it seems grimly apposite in the light of the Scot’s announcement that he has terminal cancer and may have only between two and four years to live.There has been universal warmth and admiration for the way that Hoy has dealt with his diagnosis, revealed publicly in an interview with the Sunday Times. An upcoming memoir, All That Matters, will go into further detail, along with relating Hoy’s wife Sarra’s diag...

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3 hours ago Storm Ashley brings rail, road and air chaos as UK on high alert over flood warnings

First named storm of the season is ‘likely’ to bring a threat of injuries and danger to life, Met Office says

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3 hours ago Flood alerts across Britain mapped as mega Storm Ashley sparks 36 urgent red warnings

The Environment Agency has issued 36 rare red warnings across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as Storm Ashley's heavy winds and rainfall begin to batter the UK

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3 hours ago Terminally ill dad waited 25 hours for NHS bed as there wasn't one available

Paul Hillman, 58, was diagnosed with stage three gallbladder cancer in April 2022 and would visit A&E for emergency IV antibiotics - but his daughter Beth says he would be left waiting, vomiting and unwell, without a proper bed

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