68 minutes ago Mark Selby's true character shines through as he addresses Stephen Hendry comments

Mark Selby has reacted to Stephen Hendry's glowing praise after the snooker legend said The Jester could beat anyone in his pomp, including seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan

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18 hours ago How worried should we be about RFK Jr as health secretary? Ask Florida

Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has given free rein to his own unorthodox views on vaccines and public healthDonald Trump’s promise to upend public health policy across the US by installing Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary is resonating in Florida, where experts say the nation can learn from its own experience of a vaccine-denying state surgeon with unorthodox scientific views.Like Kennedy’s relationship with the incoming president, Dr Joseph Ladapo was championed by, and is closely aligned to, a powerful rightwing political leader – Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Burglars who ripped cash machine off Home Bargains shop with stolen JCB jailed

Shane Hadderton, 36, Marvin Usher, 33, and Deividas Fiodorovas, 36, were all sentenced on Thursday at Chelmsford Crown Court.

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16 hours ago Stuart Hogg was a world class Scottish rugby player who now has to relocate his moral compass | Robert Kitson

The former national rugby union captain has been spared jail for the domestic abuse of his estranged wife, Gill, after courts painted a grim picture of his off-pitch behaviourScotland has not always been blessed with rugby players of genuine world class but prime-time Stuart Hogg was a rare exception. At the height of his powers he was the Six Nations Player of the Year in successive seasons in 2016 and 2017, mixing acceleration and attacking intent with a just-try-and-stop-me attitude that set him apart from the average workaday pro.The talented lad from Hawick was a big fish in a series of smallish pools – the Borders, Scottish rugby, Exeter – and grew accustomed to being hailed as king of his local oval-ball castle. While, behind closed doors, not being entirely the man his many fans thought him to be. Continue reading...

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62 minutes ago Drink driver, 39, ploughed into lollipop lady and left her to die on the road in sickening hit

Ashley Billing, 39, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today after he pleaded guilty to three offences.

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19 hours ago Scientists pinpoint exactly how long you'll live after a dementia diagnosis

Dementia is a memory and independence robbing disorder where the brain progressively gets worse at functioning over time which is now the leading cause of death in the UK.

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7 hours ago The number of big cats on the loose in the British countryside now more than 100

Professor Robin Allaby found proof of their DNA in the wild after analysing a sample taken from a dead sheep in the Lake District in October 2023 which matched that of a non-native large feline

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17 hours ago Solicitor who stole £146m from investors and spent it on boat, cars and Lake District shooting and fishing estate is told to pay back just £1m

Timothy Schools, 65, was jailed for 14 years in August 2022 for pocketing cash invested into Cayman Islands-registered Axiom Legal Financing Fund.

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2 hours ago Coronation Street's Liam McCheyne reveals Dylan Wilson's 'escape' after Mason Radcliffe murder fears

As viewers of the ITV soap saw in recent scenes, Liam involved a knife in an attack on him and Mason by the latter's brothers

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9 hours ago Titanique review – camp musical sails into silliness with Céline Dion onboard

Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the icebergImagine James Cameron’s 1997 disaster film romance Titanic as a camp musical spoof narrated by Céline Dion, who famously sang its signature number. Every character onboard this ill-fated liner is a closet-door short of coming out – including Jack and Rose. Then add enough smutty double entendres and rapid cultural references to bedazzle a pantomime dame, alongside a score of mainly Dion songs (My Heart Will Go On is set to electric guitar).You might come close to preparing yourself for this madcap musical fantasia which has fetched up from off-Broadway to reprise (ruin?) the love story between Rose (Kat Ronney) – who is engaged to rich Cal (Jordan Luke Gage), with Grindr on his phone – and the poor artist Jack (Rob Houchen). Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Shark launches huge January sale with up to £150 off vacuums and FlexStyles that beats Dyson

The sale extravaganza includes discounts on upright, cordless and robot vacuums, plus FlexStyle hair tools

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3 hours ago Myanmar army airstrike in Rakhine state kills about 40 people, says opposition group

Hundreds of homes were burned in Kyauk Ni Maw village in the aerial attack on Rakhine state, says Arakan Army saysAn airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity said on Thursday.The attack occurred Wednesday in Kyauk Ni Maw village on Ramree island, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army in western Rakhine state, with hundreds of houses burned in a fire triggered by the bombing, they said. The military has not announced any attack in the area. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Coronation Street fans joke 'I just know' after Kit Green's 'own purchase' identified

Fans of the ITV soap are still weighing up the character after actor Jacob Roberts made his debut in Weatherfiel as the character last year

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22 hours ago Millie Mackintosh's faux fur coat has almost £200 off as she shares cosy winter outfit

Millie Mackintosh is the latest celebrity to show off her go-to outfit to beat the cold and it includes a cosy faux fur coat that now has almost £200 off in the sale

Economics

5 hours ago California fires live updates: at least seven deaths as Los Angeles wildfires rage and crews battle new fire

Kenneth fire erupts and grows quickly, while officials say more than 10,000 structures destroyed in Palisades and Eaton firesFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist

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31 hours ago Crooked HMRC worker who stole £200,000 of taxpayer cash to pay mortgage can AVOID jail if she sells her house

A crooked HMRC worker who took almost £200,000 of taxpayer cash to pay off her mortgage has been told she could avoid jail if she sells her house.

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6 hours ago California fires live updates: at least six deaths as Los Angeles wildfires rage and crews battle new fire

Kenneth fire erupts and grows quickly, while officials say thousands of structures ruined in Palisades and Eaton firesFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Woman who lost hand fighting off a shark is raising money for a new prosthetic

‘Without this hand, Elisabeth faces a future marked by limited skills, stunted mobility, and a diminished quality of life’

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6 hours ago Shamima Begum could be free from Syrian prison in DAYS as guards holding her and thousands of other ISIS terrorists have come under attack

The 25-year-old is currently being held in Al Roj, a filthy, brutal temporary tent city teeming with dangerous ISIS loyalists.

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15 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan sees red as he smashes cue on table before pulling out of competition

Ronnie O'Sullivan took out his frustrations on his cue during a Championship League group match against Robert Milkins before withdrawing from the tournament

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8 hours ago California fires live updates: Eaton fire destroys up to 5,000 structures as Los Angeles wildfires rage

LA county sheriff seeks curfew to stop ‘unacceptable’ looting, while Palisades wildfire grows to nearly 20,000 acresFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago The new Julia Roberts? Meet Mikey Madison – the breakout Anora star and Bafta Rising Star nominee

Madison is the beating heart of the fairy tale rom-com that has already won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and propelled her to the Bafta shortlist

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9 hours ago Bosses at Greggs, Iceland and Oliver Bonas in major drive to help employ criminals

Prisons minister James Timpson writes below for The Mirror on how getting offenders into work can help make our streets safer and tackle the overcrowding crisis in jails

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16 hours ago California fires: Los Angeles officials update public as unprecedented blazes rage on – latest updates

Officials said they were dealing with five major fires, which have destroyed almost 2,000 structures and forced 130,000 people to evacuateFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Sickening rap lyrics boasting about murder of schoolboy Kelyan Bokassa on London bus shared online

Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, South East London, and as tributes pour in for the youngster, sick lyrics have also appeared on Instagram about the attack

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19 hours ago California wildfires: officials say significant fire growth is likely as flames spread to Hollywood Hills – live

Officials said they were dealing with five major fires, which have destroyed almost 2,000 structures and forced 130,000 people to evacuateFull report: wildfires spread to hills above Hollywood BoulevardVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Young hospital worker charged with child abuse after multiple babies suffer 'inexplicable injuries'

Former nurse Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 26, is in jail and has been ordered to have no contact with any child under the age of 18. She is due to appear in court on March 24

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20 hours ago Rising star and singer, 33, sells out major venue on UK tour and has a VERY famous mother 

This rising singer-songwriter has a very famous mother - and you might just recognise her from your TV screen.

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10 hours ago Coronation Street return from dead twist 'sealed' for Tina McIntyre after 11 years

Coronation Street fans are convinced that a beloved character will be making a return from the dead after Rob Donovan's return to the cobbles was confirmed

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10 hours ago Marco Silva delighted with striking options as Fulham beat Watford in FA Cup

Rodrigo Muniz hit a first-time finish into the bottom right corner.

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10 hours ago Patient lied he had contagious disease before trying to smear nurse with his blood

Jamie McAdam, 36, was jailed after he admitted assaulting four emergency workers at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Wales, when he was admitted on December 5

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10 hours ago Transgender Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser to be released from prison despite victim Payton Leutner's pleas

Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 when they attacked Payton Leutner, also 12, in a sickening attack that shocked America in 2014.

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11 hours ago California fires live updates: death toll likely to rise; Biden announces federal funding for fight against blazes

President says federal government will pay 100% of costs for 180 days for California fire response; one person reportedly killed in Palisades fireFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Identical twin killers jailed after battering grandfather to death in drug deal gone wrong

Identical twins Kailum and Kieran Nightingale, 26, have been jailed after battering father-of-nine Shane Boxall to death in his own home in row over a drug deal said to have gone wrong

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12 hours ago Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada

An Indiana man who fled to avoid a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in Canada this week on the fourth anniversary of the mob’s attack

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12 hours ago New Orleans truck attack victims sue city for neglecting to protect them

Lawsuit claims contractors and city failed to implement an effective system for deterring a known threat, the suit saysSix people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of New Orleans and two contractors, claiming they failed to protect revelers from an army veteran who sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring at least 30.The attack by Shamsud-Din Jabbar was tragic but preventable, leaving the six victims with broken bones, physical suffering and mental anguish and killing Brandon Taylor, according to the lawsuit filed in Orleans parish civil district court by Matthew Hemmer with the Morris Bart law firm. Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Lawsuit by New Orleans truck attack victims says city, contractors failed to implement safety system

Six people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack are suing the City of New Orleans and two contractors, claiming they failed to protect revelers from an Army veteran who sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon Street

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