9 minutes ago King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Samoa for Commonwealth summit

The King will open the summit, which will be attended by Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy

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9 minutes ago Turkish teenager dating British gran breaks silence, insisting 'age doesn't matter

Sefkan, 19, and his partner Rachel McIntyre, 35, fell in love during a two-month holiday in Turkey and have said their relationship is "more than a summer romance"

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22 minutes ago One in 10 Brits found to add surprising food to their classic roast dinner

Roast dinner is a British classic and a new survey has shown the variations that people have made to it including a surprising number who have chosen to add one item

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33 minutes ago To my distant cousin Justin Welby: our family’s slavery history is truly awful. Let’s be open about it | Alex Renton

The archbishop has admitted his connections, but must go further. Backing the campaign for reparations would be a startAlex Renton is author of Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family’s Story of SlaveryI don’t know my newfound cousin Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury. We’re not close, in any sense. But we do have a mutual great-great-great-grandfather: Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran, who died in 1838. He is five generations back on Welby’s side, six on mine. It is not as wildly unlikely as you may think – at six removes we all have 128 grandparents. But this particular historical figure is significant because of what he and tens of thousands of British people like him did – the fallout of which is still dividing and toxifying society today.Welby’s statement confessing Fergusson...

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36 minutes ago Great British Bake Off episode slapped with warning for first time in show's history

The Great British Bake Off was slapped with a warning label for the first time in the show's history. The Channel 4 show was branded 'scary' as it aired ahead of the 9pm watershed

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52 minutes ago British challenger smashes way into £4.5 million Melbourne Cup with stunning win

Northumberland Plate winner Onesmoothoperator, trained by Brian Ellison, announced himself as a live contender for the big race by claiming the Geelong Cup on his debut in Australia

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55 minutes ago Clock changes fuel a rise in cancer, traffic accidents and sleep issues, experts warn

In a UK first, experts from the British Sleep Society have published a position statement advocating for the abolition of the twice-yearly clock change.

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60 minutes ago My friends have ditched my 40th celebrations at the last minute and it's made me feel unimportant

The woman took to British parenting platform Mumsnet to explain that she booked a venue for 28 friends but now eight have dropped out last minute and she is stuck with the bill.

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60 minutes ago 'Snow bomb' to hit Britain as experts reveal exact locations Halloween blitz will strike

The UK is set to turn white as snow is forecast to fall across the country this weekend. Weather maps are showing a huge snow blast which is set to sweep across the nation

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71 minutes ago Victoria, the comeback queen of fashion: Royals from around world pay homage to Britain's brand Beckham

Victoria Beckham is experiencing a resurgence after several years of big financial losses.

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