45 minutes ago The Vivienne vigil sees iconic Liverpool building turn green for poignant reason

The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, died at the age of 32 earlier this month. They shot to fame after winning the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK

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7 hours ago Right to a trial by jury should be scrapped for thousands of offences, Labour grandee and former justice secretary Jack Straw says

Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw claimed it was a 'ridiculous anomaly' that some defendants can demand their cases be heard in crown courts rather than more quickly in front of magistrates.

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7 hours ago British literary giant George Orwell famed for his novels 1984 and Animal Farm to be honoured on £2 coin

George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm, will be celebrated on a new £2 coin design marking 75 years since he died.

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6 hours ago Friends and fans of The Vivienne gather in Liverpool to pay tribute to the Drag Race UK winner at emotional vigil after the star's sudden death

The drag artist, real name James Lee Williams, who shot to fame after winning the first series of RuPaul 's Drag Race UK, died at the age of 32 earlier this month.

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11 minutes ago Australian model and DJ, 37, tragically dies on holiday in Bali after falling from an apartment building

Courtney Mills, 37, holidaying in Bali when she fell from an apartment balcony at the hotel she was staying in Kuta on Friday.

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99 minutes ago Pope’s pick for Washington archbishop sets stage for conflict with Trump, experts say

Appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield significant influence in US capitalWhen the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sought to shut down a Catholic charity that was was providing shelter and aid to undocumented migrants at the border, the San Diego cardinal, Robert McElroy, took a robust public stand against the attempt.“The state of Texas is using governmental pressure to curtail the work of the Church in one of its most fundamental obligations: to feed the hungry, to shelter the homeless, and to provide drink to the thirsty,” McElroy said in a statement at the time. “No government can morally tell us to abandon or limit this mission.” Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Family pay tribute to 'bright' student who died after falling from sixth floor at halls

"Matthew was just like every other teenage boy at university. It could have been anyone's son."

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21 minutes ago Australian Open LIVE: Results and latest scores as Jack Draper in trouble against Mariono Navone

The second day is underway as Novak Djokovic plays his first match under the guidance of coach Andy Murray

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4 hours ago Justin Bieber 'needs the money' and is planning 2025 music comeback four months after becoming a father

The Love Yourself singer in August welcomed his first child, son Jack Blues, with wife Hailey Bieber , 28.

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73 minutes ago Australian Open LIVE: Results and latest scores as Jack Draper loses first set to Mariono Navone

The second day is underway as Novak Djokovic plays his first match under the guidance of coach Andy Murray

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5 hours ago Stakeholders at Oakland's Jack London Square speak on what's being done to keep business afloat

Stakeholders at Oakland's Jack London Square speak on what's being done to keep business afloat  MSN

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99 minutes ago ‘We got our fingers crossed’: residents in limbo after LA fires force evacuations

As wildfires burn through 40,000 acres, people return home for some belongings as they brace for new dangerWhen Aaron McNeil moved from Maryland to Los Angeles three years ago, his biggest worry was earthquakes.“I had heard of a fire here and there in this area, but it wasn’t anything to be really concerned about,” McNeil saidon Sunday. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Local Oakland businesses concerned as foot traffic at Jack London Square declines

Local Oakland businesses concerned as foot traffic at Jack London Square declines  CBS News

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2 hours ago Rescuers in southwestern Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in a coal mine blast

Officials in Pakistan say rescuers have recovered the bodies of 11 coal miners who died last week after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in the country's southwest

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9 hours ago Pep Guardiola will not stand in way of ‘incredible’ Kyle Walker leaving Man City

Walker was left out of City’s matchday squad for Saturday’s 8-0 FA Cup demolition of Salford after expressing a desire to explore options abroad.

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3 hours ago Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena targeted for UFC London main event in March

Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena targeted for UFC London main event in March  MMA Fighting

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16 hours ago 'The Queen's' bitter family rift: How the Queen's movie star double hated daughter

Jeannette Charles, the late Queen's Elizabeth's most famous lookalike who died aged 96 last June, banned her daughter-in-law from her funeral in a bitter family rift, it can be revealed.

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3 hours ago Matthew Perry’s LA home where he died saved by neighbors amid Palisades fire

Late ‘Friends’ star’s home was purchased last October by film producer and real estate developer Anita Verma-Lallian for $8.5 million

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20 hours ago Inside Jack O'Connell's life from school sweetheart to unconventional home

Actor Jack O'Connell is back on our TV screens in the new series of SAS: Rogue Heroes, in which he portrays Paddy Mayne. Take a look into his life away from the cameras...

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21 hours ago Grieving dad's heartbreaking plea to Keir Starmer played live on BBC's Laura Kuenssberg

Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly died in 2017, has appealed directly to the Prime Minister as a father to stop children from facing the 'dangers' they’re currently experiencing online

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4 hours ago Descendants of Jack the Ripper's victims want new inquest after DNA breakthrough on killer's identity

It is a mystery which has endured for more than 130 years. Now the descendants of Jack the Ripper's victims hope to finally establish the truth.

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21 hours 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

Now recovering at the Essex home he shares with actress girlfriend Maisie Smith , Max, 36, says he could've died had she not taken decisive action.

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5 hours ago Banish your stress belly: Modern life pumps our bodies with the health

Feeling wired but tired? On the edge of burnout? Struggling to control your weight? These are classic signs of cortisol overload'. So how can we change our diet to combat it?

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

Perhaps grandma’s grudge against Jimmy Carter explains why Edward, 14th in line, was sentThat legendary boozer the late queen mother liked to entertain her guests with an “anti-toast”, in which she drank to people she disliked. One day the names ill-wished were “Tony Benn, Idi Amin and Jimmy Carter”. The benign US president featured in the same list as a mass murderer because, she explained, “he is the only man, since my dear husband died, to have had the effrontery to kiss me on the lips”.This alleged offence was enough for the queen mother to want it remembered, and not as an innocent accident. She believed it was her misfortune, her biographer William Shawcross wrote, to remind middle-aged men of their mothers; she recognised “the glazed look that came over their faces”, and thought this had made Carter reach in for his kiss. “I took a sharp step backwards. Not quite far enough.” So Carter could hardly help becoming aware of the accusation, which “distressed” him. Continue readin...

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6 hours ago Schoolboy, eight, among the dead after landslide sweeps through Brazil

Rescue services in the Minas Gerais state said Sunday that nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 3.1 inches of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night.

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8 hours ago Former child star died 'needlessly' in LA wildfires, mother says as she shares agony

Shelley Sykes said she was unable to get through to emergency services to move her son Rory from his self-contained cottage next to her property, while flames surrounded the area

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8 hours ago Man who died for three minutes 'saw what hell is like' and one thing surprised him

An unnamed man says he 'saw what hell is like' and one thing in particular surprised him, with the man's friend taking to Reddit with details of his experience in the afterlife

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9 hours ago Avalanche horror as three skiers die after being dragged several hundred metres

An avalanche hit a group of five skiers today in Italy, killing three of them.

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9 hours ago Child tragically dies after being pulled from frozen lake in sledding accident

An unnnamed child has tragically died in hospital, despite heroic efforts, after being unable to stop when sledding down a hill with his family in North Carolina

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10 hours ago Man dies after falling ill on bus in Scottish city centre as services diverted

Emergency services attended the scene near the OMNi centre in Edinburgh

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10 hours ago Dancing On Ice shares touching tribute to former contestant The Vivienne after the drag star's tragic death aged 32

The RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner, who came third when they competed on the ITV skating show in 2023, died suddenly on January 5 at the age of 32.

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10 hours ago ‘Like a ton of bricks just fell on me’: What we know about victims of ‘most destructive’ fire in LA history

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner confirmed 16 people have died as a result of the raging fires, with the death toll expected to climb

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11 hours ago Italy avalanche horror as three skiers die after being dragged several hundred metres in Piedmont

Five skiers were hit by a sudden avalanche in Italy's northern Piedmont region, with three killed and the remaining two severely injured - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story

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11 hours ago OAP, 69, dies after being hit by a Volkswagen in an Asda car park: Heroic bystanders leapt into action to try to save his life

An investigation has been launched by police after the 69-year-old man was certified dead at the scene of the incident, which took place at the Dock Road branch of ASDA.

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