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91 minutes ago Devastated Simon Cowell makes urgent LA wildfire plea in new video message

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29 hours ago How to make 'Italian Penicillin' soup to keep the family healthy through winter flu season

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58 minutes ago The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf review – charming portrait of an artist in her own world

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19 hours ago Ozempic didn't work for me because I kept making this big mistake. Then doctors told me the incredible unknown secret to using weight

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25 hours ago Ruben Amorim must make key Manchester United change to avoid Arsenal repeat

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99 minutes ago Tributes for 'loving' police officer killed in double tragedy alongside motorist after being struck by lorry at scene of road crash

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22 hours ago Helpless EastEnders star Patsy Palmer gives update on LA pad as her family flee home

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1 hour ago PC Rosie Prior and man dead after being hit by HGV when she stopped to help motorists following A19 crash

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24 hours ago Reeves doubles down defending China trip as fears over impact of economic crisis grow

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1 hour ago Max George made difficult decision in hospital after thinking he was ‘going to die’

Singer said he was ‘30 years younger’ than other patients on the heart ward

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1 hour ago 'I'm a mum and swear by five hacks every time my child gets sick during winter'

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26 hours ago Leaving money to charity in your will: How to create a legacy and cut IHT bill

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31 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Alexander Isak hopes dashed as midfielder considers January exit

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Residents have been encouraged to evacuate their homes and strict water saving rules have been imposed as a result of the inferno.

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1 hour ago Max George credits mum Barbara for 'saving his life' after his hands 'turned blue' and he struggled to breathe before getting his pacemaker fitted

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29 hours ago Scotsman readers offer 'lifeline' to help boost Cyrenians campaign fund to £100k

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2 hours ago I wanted to rip up Man United contract and go back to Arsenal after one training session

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33 hours ago Charity launches handy PIP tool to help people make successful claims up to £737

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3 hours ago The 10 rules of friendship: show up, go beyond banter, learn the boring details

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4 hours ago AC Milan looking to sign Kyle Walker in coming days after Man City bombshell

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3 hours ago Prince Harry left 'so ashamed' after making mistake dubbed the 'biggest of his life'

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5 hours ago Women’s Ashes: England fall to ODI defeat as Australia draw first blood

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4 hours ago What are we paying senior royals for, if not to show up at presidential funerals? | Catherine Bennett

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5 hours ago Bromley star Ben Thompson fires out Newcastle warning ahead of 'bucket list' FA cup clash

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5 hours ago Ash Regan: Why Gisèle Pelicot's case and grooming gangs scandal will help my prostitution law pass

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5 hours ago Bromley goalkeeper wants to dump Newcastle out of FA Cup: 'Why shouldn't it be us'

Grant Smith helped Bromley reach the EFL for the first time in their history last season and now has eyes on causing a mighty FA Cup upset when the League Two side travel to Newcastle

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9 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’

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5 hours ago I saw a food guru to cure my daughter’s food phobias – here’s what happened next

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10 hours ago James Norton goes back to his roots as he returns to idyllic hometown cinema for charity screening... before helping to clean up afterwards!

British acting heartthrob James Norton chose The Palace Independent Cinema in his home town Malton, North Yorkshire, for a private charity screening for family and friends before Christmas.

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5 hours ago Oscar Piastri's plan to avoid McLaren favouring Lando Norris with team orders in 2025

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11 hours ago Max George reveals he made a heartbreaking decision while in hospital for emergency heart operation after fearing he'd die

Max George has revealed he made the heartbreaking decision to write a will after fearing he'd die while in hospital for an emergency heart operation.

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5 hours ago Scotland's next crop of keepers CAN be as good as Craig Gordon and David Marshall as new SFA goalie guru makes pledge

Graeme Smith played in goals in Scotland for 20 years and now wants to help produce the next batch of quality shot-stoppers

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13 hours ago TOWIE star Liam 'Gatsby' Blackwell forced to evacuate twice trying to escape LA wildfires

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13 hours ago Pep Guardiola's statement in full as Man City boss explains Kyle Walker transfer bombshell

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed that club captain Kyle Walker wants to leave the Etihad this month, having lost his place in the side to Rico Lewis

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13 hours ago Elon Musk and Dominic Cummings 'in plot to sabotage UK politics': Former No 10 adviser is helping orchestrate Tesla billionaire's attacks on Keir Starmer, government sources claim

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13 hours ago Police officer Rosie Prior killed after being hit by lorry on A19 while stopping to help motorists

PC Rosie Prior had stopped to help people on the A19 at Bagby, North Yorkshire, involved in a road traffic collision when she was suddenly hit by a heavy goods vehicle

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16 hours ago Rachel Reeves must not ask the poor and the vulnerable to pay for her mistakes

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14 hours ago ITV Masked Singer fans brand Toad a 'sore loser' as star storms off stage before unmasking

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17 hours ago The Observer view: Donald Trump’s imperial bullying must be nipped in the bud | Observer editorial

Countries that cherish democratic values need to take a stand against the president-elect’s throwback to unabashed American expansionismWatching politicians promise one thing, then do another, is a common experience in all democratic countries. Situations in which voters do not expect a politician to keep his word, and in many instances fervently hope and pray he will not, are rarer. Donald Trump, the US president-elect, fits this latter category. When Trump threatens to subjugate Canada, a Nato ally, by force, unilaterally annex Greenland, the autonomous territory of a friendly EU state, and override Panama’s sovereignty for bogus security reasons, most people assume he is not serious and his remarks carry little real significance. This response, while comforting, is a mistake.It’s entirely possible that Trump, pumped with hype, hot air and testosterone in the lead-up to his 20 January inauguration, is being gratuitously disruptive. He likes to shake things up. It amuses his Make A...

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14 hours ago Max George wrote a will from his hospital bed as he feared he would die within hours

The Wanted singer Max George revealed he made a few preparations while staying in hospital. The star underwent surgery to have a pacemaker fitted

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17 hours ago What's really riling Vaclav Cerny as Rangers winger snaps at reporter – but the look on his face tells whole story

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15 hours ago Khloe Kardashian says 'brighter days will come' as she prays for LA amid devastating fires

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