19 minutes ago BBC's John Stapleton reveals devastating Parkinson's diagnosis and shares fears for the future

In a new film, BBC journalist John Stapleton opens up about his recent diagnosis with Parkinson's disease, sharing his fears for the future with his son Nick.

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29 minutes ago X Factor's Eoghan Quigg says Liam Payne and his family looked after him on ITV show

After growing close on X Factor back in 2008, Liam Payne and his mother Karen were determined to make sure young Eoghan Quigg was coping with the demands of the reality programme

Culture

35 minutes ago The cheeky joke King Charles made to Australian schoolchildren is revealed

King Charles took to the time to chat with children outside Government House in Canberra today, pausing to wish them luck in their exams during his Australian state visit.

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36 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Iran warns UN about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites; Israel launches strikes across Lebanon

Israel launches attacks on buildings belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan; Israeli military making life ‘impossible’ for Palestinians, UN’s human rights office saysSee all our Middle East coverageIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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36 minutes ago Major high street chain to close all 800 branches for three days over Christmas period

It made the announcement as it launched a recruitment drive to take on more than 1,000 extra staff for temporary seasonal roles in 2024

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37 minutes ago Veteran BBC presenter John Stapleton reveals Parkinson's battle in emotional documentary

John Stapleton has spoken for the first time about his recent diagnosis of Parkinson's in a new BBC film with his son and BBC presenter Nick Stapleton

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38 minutes ago Progressives must walk a fine line: end the war in Gaza and elect Harris | Judith Levine

It’s sounds like an impossible dilemma for activists and organizers, but it isn’t. Progressives can and must do bothThe war in Gaza is not high among most voters’ concerns. But for many Arab Americans and protesters of the war, it is. As election day nears and the margins tighten – and with the critical swing state of Michigan, home to the largest Arab American community in the nation, up for grabs – these people are among the small, scattered constituencies that could determine the results. This makes their political strategies crucial to the US’s – and, by extension, Palestine’s – future.Some activists working to end the genocide are putting that urgent cause ahead of the other urgent cause: electing a Democrat, if only to prevent a Trump presidency. “If I’m going to be a one-issue vo...

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45 minutes ago BBC's John Stapleton reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis in heartbreaking film with son

John Stapleton has revealed he has Parkinson's diseases in a heartbreaking film with his son

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53 minutes ago Contender for next Commonwealth chief warns Britain owes India 'more money than it has' as Keir Starmer braces for reparations row at Samoa summit

Joshua Setipa, former trade minister for Lesotho, insisted the Commonwealth should address the impact of the slave trade and colonialism.

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75 minutes ago Khabib Nurmagomedov explains why he’ll never be friends with Jon Jones

Nurmagomedov is close friends with one of Jones’s greatest rivals

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