4 minutes ago Major search underway after two people vanished into water at Dovestone reservoir: One person still missing

One person has been recovered and is being treated by paramedics while another remains missing following the major incident at Dovestone Reservoir on Sunday afternoon.

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7 minutes ago London travel news LIVE: M25 shut after lorry bursts into flames as Dartford Tunnel closed all day

The HGV burst into flames on the motorway between Clacket Lane and Junction 6, near Godstone in Surrey, at 10pm on Sunday

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12 minutes ago Diana's stepmother died eight years ago today: How Raine Spencer's relationship with the Princess led to her working for the now

Countess Raine Spencer (left) secured a job as a board director for Harrods International with the help of Princess Diana (bottom right), working for the now-disgraced Mohamed Al Fayed (top right) in 1996.

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13 minutes ago LIVE: Major search for missing man at Dovestone Reservoir enters second day

The man fell into the water while paddleboarding

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16 minutes ago King Charles and Queen Camilla's awkward Princess Diana moment on Australia tour

King Charles and Queen Camilla were handed a Bible to sign during a visit to a church in Sydney, Australia, and the King was heard asking 'What day is it again?'

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17 minutes ago The tears flowed as the Queen stood alone at the remains of the school in Aberfan where 116 children died

October 21, 1966, started out as any other normal day for me. I was working for the BBC in Cardiff and I was in the studios in Stacey Road just after 9 o'clock. I was the only one present.

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34 minutes ago As a recent migrant to Germany I say this: the border clampdown is an insult to the values championed here | Bonita Dordel

Even as I am taught about the German credo of tolerance and compassion, the government is betraying it to pander to the far rightI live in a small, quaint old town in north-west Germany, and every day I attend four hours of German and integration lessons. I attend because I am an immigrant: I am South African, and moved to Germany three months ago, along with my German husband and our children. These classes, which will take 700 hours to complete, are a requirement of my staying here for more than a year.The course takes place at the local Volkshochschule (VHS – “the people’s high school”), a network of about 900 public adult education centres that offers a wide range of courses, including languages and vocational training. The schools are deeply rooted in Germany’s commitment to lifelo...

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34 minutes ago ‘I have plenty of rhythm when I rap, but not so much when I have sex’: Professor Green’s honest playlist

The rapper is an ‘indie grunge boy’ at heart who belts out Nirvana at karaoke. But why does he blame his nan for his early taste in music?The first song I fell in love withIncredible by M-Beat featuring General Levy. I grew up on a housing estate in Clapton. East London was notorious for its jungle scene. The older kids would go raving and come back on a Saturday morning, pulling faces.The first single I bought I hate telling this story. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini by Timmy Mallett [as Bombalurina], from Woolworths in Hackney. I grew up with my grandmother and she made me listen to Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue and Engelbert Humperdinck. So I blame my nan, because it was her money. Continue reading...

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34 minutes ago Tapas not tantrums: we put food at the centre of our Barcelona family holiday

On a rail trip to Spain from the UK via Paris, our writer discovers a great way of travelling happily with children Street lights strobed through the window, sending shadows sweeping across our faces as our train followed the River Seine through Choisy-le-Roi. Ten minutes earlier, we had pulled out of Paris’s Gare d’Austerlitz. Departing at 9.40pm, the Intercité de Nuit was due on the Spanish border just after 10am, where we would connect to a Barcelona train.It’s possible to make the journey from London in a day, but my husband and I had added a stopover to give our two daughters – aged six and four – a whistlestop tour of the French capital, an indulgent lunch and a night on a sleeper train. Travelling with children was once a stop-start nightmare of whingeing for snacks, bu...

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93 minutes ago Silent Crime: Red flag signs to spot if someone is trying to sell you a stolen phone

Hundreds of snatch thefts are reported a day 🚨

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