88 minutes ago Mystery after human remains are found stuffed in a garbage bag and left under the bed in a Queens apartment

Police interviewed two people who live in the New York apartment, but no charges have been filed

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3 hours ago Helen Flanagan is handed roadside ban for boyfriend speeding in £66k Audi despite claiming she can't afford it because her job is 'being a mummy at home'

The 34-year-old said her boyfriend Robbie Talbot was driving her Audi when it was caught speeding twice in Merseyside in June last year.

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2 hours ago Helen Flanagan is handed roadside ban for boyfriend speeding in £66k Audi despite claiming she is struggling financially as a 'mummy at home'

The 34-year-old said her boyfriend Robbie Talbot was driving her Audi when it was caught speeding twice in Merseyside in June last year.

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6 hours ago Remembering Linda Nolan: From iconic childhood performances to charity champion and her final days

Linda Nolan, the 'naughty Nolan', died today aged 65 in hospital surrounded by her close-knit siblings from double pneumonia following a long battle with cancer.

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33 minutes ago 'We must make a stand': Roving team of council officers to crackdown on yob behaviour in Westminster

Westminster council leader Adam Hug said the new unit will ‘hold to account those who do not respect our city’

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95 minutes ago ‘Homecoming’ show for artist Frank Auerbach to be held at Berlin gallery

Exclusive: First show of figurative painter’s work to be displayed in city he fled in 1939 to escape Nazi regimeFrank Auerbach is to be the subject of what has been billed as a homecoming show in Berlin, at which some of his final paintings will be displayed in the city he fled as a child.Auerbach, who died in November last year, never had a show in the city of his birth, which he left due to persecution by the Nazis. Both of his parents were later killed in Auschwitz. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Linda Nolan told how sister Bernie tried to save her from beyond grave

Linda Nolan has tragically died aged 65 following a 20-year journey with breast cancer - 12 years after her beloved sister Bernie also died from the same cruel disease

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5 hours ago Uproar as adult child porn suspect is released into custody of his parents

‘Given the serious nature of these charges, which involve the safety and well-being of children, we find this decision troubling and concerning’

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4 hours ago Motorist wins court case after being fined for taking too long to pay £1.20 ticket

David Lockett was fined £268 for taking 24 minutes to park his Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and pay a £1.20 charge, but he managed to win a court case against the parking company

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9 hours ago The Spin | South Africa in the Test Championship final should be celebrated not belittled

Claim the Proteas got there ‘on the back of beating pretty much nobody’ shows lack of respect for their achievementsSouth Africans were still celebrating their side’s passage into the World Test Championship final, secured after the fast bowler Kagiso Rabada cosplayed as Brian Lara in a nerve-jangling two-wicket win against Pakistan, when Michael Vaughan sought to pour cold water over the parade.Speaking on Fox Cricket the former England captain, who left his post in 2008 after losing a home series against South Africa, declared that the Proteas got to the final “on the back of beating pretty much nobody”. He said Temba Bavuma’s team didn’t “warrant being in the World Test Championship final with whom they have played over the last two years”. Continue reading...

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36 minutes ago TikTok star and Nanny 911 alum Deborah Finck dies of rare cancer aged 57

Finck was a mother to six children, three sets of twins

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25 hours ago Where are the stars of the 1981 Cambridge Footlights now? From an iconic comedy double act to Hollywood royalty, how the late Tony Slattery was a member of world

Comedian and actor Tony Slattery, who has died aged 65, showed youthful promise in the Cambridge Footlights troupe - alongside a host of future household names.

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4 hours ago Former football club chairman charged after fraud inquiry into £10m stadium loan

Former Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza and his 80-year-old father Anthony are among five men charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

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6 hours ago 'Powerful' and 'unexpected' health benefits of delicious £1 coconut dhal recipe

If you're trying to eat more healthily this year, you may want to try incorporating anti-inflammatory foods into your diet - and a delicious coconut dhal recipe is a good place to start

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4 hours ago 'I charge my husband £85 twice a month – it teaches him an important lesson'

A mum-of-two has opened up about how she charges her husband £85 twice a month in order to teach him an important lesson – and to make up for the 'hard times' of being a woman and a mum

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21 hours ago West Ham player ratings vs Fulham: Tomas Soucek makes impact as Carlos Soler grows in stature

Hammers hold on to win entertaining London derby in Potter’s first home game in charge

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41 minutes ago Oldham hospital stabbing: First picture of nurse 'attacked with scissors' as 'good news' emerges

Achamma Cherian has been pictured for the first time after she was allegedly stabbed with scissors at Royal Oldham Hospital on Saturday - a man, Rumon Haque, has been charged with her attempted murder

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4 hours ago UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’

Future of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 saysUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed.Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of the implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia base, with concerns that it could bolster Chinese interests in the Indian Ocean. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Teacher's assistant accused of raping disabled student, 15, who has a mental age of nine

Christin Coble, 45, was arrested and booked into the Sandusky County Jail in Ohio on charges of rape on January 7, after police responded to a call over an alleged assault at a student's home

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8 hours ago Cricketer Stuart Broad shocks fans by charging almost £100 for Valentine's Day meal at his swanky pub

The cricketer, 38, is offering love birds a three-course meal at his pub The Tap and Run which he co-owns with fellow England cricketer Harry Gurney in Upper Broughton, Leicestershire.

Economics

82 minutes ago Tony Slattery's tragic final podcast: Beloved comedian discussed having therapy before he died of a heart attack aged 65

In the last edition of his podcast before his death at the age of 65, Tony Slattery spoke poignantly about the perils of having therapy - a subject close to his heart after his own mental health struggles.

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4 hours ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Ludlow Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Ascending Lark, to win at Ludlow and also hopes Empty Nest can score at Newcastle and complete his Daily Double

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28 hours ago Family of woman who died during sex demand law change after partner waited 30 hours to call 999

Emergency services were only called for Kimberley McAssey, 29, 30 hours after she fell unresponsive after a night with Ryan Sheridan as he failed to call the emergency services

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8 hours ago Best fitness apps: the best health and dieting apps offering January deals to help you reach your goals

Kickstart your fitness journey with the best app deals this January 💪

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2 hours ago The Vivienne's final TV appearance announced in tribute to star after tragic death

The Drag Race UK winner, real name James Lee Williams, sadly died earlier this month and will make a final TV appearance in upcoming ITV series

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4 hours ago Arsenal vs Tottenham betting offer: Get 40/1 or 100/1 odds when you pick the winner with Paddy Power

Paddy Power is offering new customers the chance to back either Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur at enhanced odds of 40/1 or 100/1 respectively

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12 hours ago Paul O'Grady's widower slashes mansion price by £1million almost two years after death

TV star Paul O'Grady's death rocked the showbiz world in March 2023 when he died at the age of 67 after suffering cardiac arrhythmia

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2 hours ago French investigate woman’s death in ‘extremely fast and violent’ collision between two British skiers in Alps

The 62-year-old reportedly died on a black slope in Les Arcs resort after a horror collision with another British national

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4 hours ago Fury that 'no one will come' to seaside town due to new car parking charges

Vale of Glamorgan Council plans to introduce charges for certain car parks in and around Barry and Penarth and to new charges for on-street car parking at Barry Island and Penarth seafront

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18 hours ago PM promises ‘strongest action possible’ against Russia if death of Australian Oscar Jenkins confirmed

Government still working to verify reports of Melbourne man’s death after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia would take “the strongest action possible”, including potentially expelling Russia’s ambassador, Anthony Albanese has warned, as the federal government scrambles to verify reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins had been killed after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.Albanese said on Wednesday that any harm to Jenkins would be “absolutely reprehensible”, and demanded Moscow immediately confirm the condition of the 32-year-old Australian citizen, after reports overnight that he had died.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Helen Flanagan is banned from driving for six months despite claiming she is struggling financially as a 'mummy at home' after failing say her boyfriend was speeding

The 34-year-old said her boyfriend Robbie Talbot was driving her Audi when it was caught speeding twice in Merseyside in June last year.

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5 hours ago Linda Nolan's heartbreaking last wish as she spent final minutes with sisters

Linda Nolan, who has sadly died at the age of 65, opened up about her fears that her Christmas 2024 would be her last, as she battled incurable secondary breast cancer

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29 hours ago These 'lazy' weight loss tips helped a woman lose 15lbs in just three weeks

Could these simple tips be something you could add to your diet?

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2 hours ago Hollyoaks' Diane Langton's role in Only Fools and Horses revisited as she dies aged 77

Many fans of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks will recognise actress Diane Langton as Nana McQueen, but she also starred in a legendary BBC sitcom during the 1980s

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5 hours ago Trump administration will be allowed to consider Chagos Islands deal, says No 10

Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia military base.

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31 hours ago Mauritius hints it has secured more concessions from UK on Chagos deal amid backlash at claims Labour is ready to pay nearly £9BILLION

Keir Starmer has been pushing for a quick agreement on ceding sovereignty of the archipelago - with just a week to go before Donald Trump re-enters the White House.

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2 hours ago 'We must make a stand': Roving team of private officers to crackdown on yobbish behaviour in Westminster

Westminster council leader Adam Hug said the new unit will ‘hold to account those who do not respect our city’

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5 hours ago Respect Nicola Sturgeon's privacy around her divorce from Peter Murrell, says John Swinney

Nicola Sturgeon announced she is separating from husband Peter Murrell earlier this week.

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32 hours ago Does pineapple REALLY belong on pizza? Food experts settle the debate once and for all after restaurant charges £100 to stop customers ordering a Hawaiian

Food experts have weighed in on if pineapple on pizza is an unforgivable sin or an acceptable choice after an Italian restaurant agreed to make Hawaiians with a catch.

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3 hours ago Diane Langton dies aged 77: Only Fools and Horses fame to Hollyoaks' Nana McQueen

Many fans of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks will recognise actress Diane Langton as Nana McQueen, but she also starred in a legendary BBC sitcom during the 1980s

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5 hours ago Could you climb Everest in a week? Briton attempts ‘fastest ever’ summit – using rare gas

British veteran hoping to leave home on Monday and be back in time for Sunday lunch

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3 hours ago Coleen Nolan breaks silence following sister Linda's death with heartbreaking response

Coleen Nolan has issued a simple yet heartbreaking response following the news that her beloved sister Linda has died aged 65 after a battle with incurable cancer

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7 hours ago Conor Gallagher is at the centre of Atlético Madrid’s charge up La Liga

The English midfielder has given Diego Simeone’s team balance – and helped them win 14 games in a rowBy Robbie Dunne for Opta AnalystAndrea Berta left Atlético Madrid earlier this month after a decade as the club’s sporting director. As a parting gift, he gave Diego Simeone a treasure chest of new signings. Robin Le Normand, Alexander Sørloth, Julián Alvarez and Conor Gallagher arrived during an unprecedented summer of spending by the club. Clément Lenglet was added as a free agent and Giuliano Simeone was promoted to the first team to complete a squad the likes of which Atlético fans have not seen for a very long time.The new players are having an impact. Atléti have won their last 14 games, the longest winning run in the club’s history. They are top of La Liga and guaranteed at least a place in the playoffs of the Champions League. What’s more exciting is that the team looks refreshed. The new signings are close to their prime years, with Gallagher and Alvarez, both 24, still only...

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3 hours ago Diane Langton dead at 77: Hollyoaks and Only Fools And Horses icon dies as tributes pour in

The popular actress, whose career in TV and film spanned more than six decades, died on Wednesday after a short illness.

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7 hours ago Trump’s attorney general pick to face scrutiny on first day of Senate hearing

Pam Bondi, first female Florida attorney general and Trump loyalist, will answer if she can resist White House pressurePam Bondi, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, is expected to face scrutiny on Wednesday during the first day of her confirmation hearing about her ability to resist the White House from exerting political pressure on the justice department.The hearing, before the Senate judiciary committee, comes at a crunch time for the department, which has faced unrelenting criticism from Trump after its prosecutors charged him in two federal criminal cases and is about to see Trump’s personal lawyers in those cases take over key leadership positions. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Beloved grandmother 'murdered by man who then took his own life' as police launch probe into deaths

The woman, aged in her 60s and named in local media reports as Milly Rosevear, died in her home in the village of Illogan in west Cornwall on Friday.

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10 hours ago Paedophiles could face death penalty in US under new bills set out by Trump ally

Trump is said to have given his backing to a new set of bills tabled by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, which would see the death sentence or life imprisonment for those charged with child sexual abuse

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3 hours ago Hollyoaks and EastEnders star Diane Langton dies aged 77 as tributes pour in

Soap icon Diane Langton has sadly died at the age of 77, having played Nana McQueen on Hollyoaks for 18 years and appeared in EastEnders and Only Fools and Horses

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12 hours ago London Marathon: Emile Cairess leads British charge as Eilish McColgan makes debut

London Marathon: Emile Cairess leads British charge as Eilish McColgan makes debut  BBC.com

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3 hours ago Detective who investigated rape allegation by schoolgirl, 12, before she killed herself tells inquest he can't remember if he told her he believed her

Semina Halliwell died in hospital on June 12 2021 after taking medication at her family home in Southport, Merseyside.

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12 hours ago ‘Life is short, art is long’: the couple who poured their grief into collecting child portraits

After their daughter died aged 19, Yannick and Ben Jakober began amassing 165 paintings of children at their Mallorca museum - many with similarly tragic family stories attachedWhen Yannick and Ben Jakober’s daughter died aged 19, they poured their grief into art. The couple transformed their small set of portraits of children into the Nins, a one-of-its-kind collection. Numbering 165 paintings of children from the 16th to the 19th centuries, it includes works by old masters such as Ottavio Leoni, Frans Pourbus the Younger and François Quesnel, commissioned to capture the offspring of European royalty and the aristocracy in their most vulnerable years. Many did not live to adulthood.When I meet the Jakobers, it’s towards the end of Mallorca’s holiday season. The taxi taking me to the north-east of the island passes a large black and white billboard advertising their museum (“Life is short. Art is long”), before turning on to a single-track road heading into the hills. Continue readi...

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4 hours ago SafeSport CEO says in email: Knowing arrested investigator fooled them is 'just sickening'

The leader of the U.S. Center for SafeSport wrote in an email that the revelation of a former investigator’s arrest on rape charges was “just sickening,” while also saying there was no reason to believe he’d committed any wrongdoing while working for the center

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13 hours ago Husband of woman 'poisoned by Christmas cake' noticed something 'bad' when he had slice

Maida Bernice Flores da Silva, 58, Neuza Denize Silva Dos Anjos, 65 and Neuza’s daughter Tatiana Silvia Dos Santos, 43, died after eating the cake, laced with arsenic, before Christmas

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4 hours ago The Nolans' tragic cancer curse as Linda becomes third to die from disease

Linda Nolan has become the third of the four Nolan sisters to have died from cancer disease in the past two years

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15 hours ago America's biggest Diet Coke fan Donald Trump receives a special gift for his inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump , a well-known consumer of Coca-Cola products, received his very own bottle of Diet Coke on Tuesday prior to his inauguration.

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4 hours ago Family speaks out after boy, 8, is mauled to death by dogs he tried to pet: ‘We can’t get him back’

The Volusia County Sheriff said that law enforcement’s goal was to destroy the dogs and bring charges against the animals’ owner

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21 hours ago Tech bro enemies Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk jockey for position at Trump’s inauguration

For years, the biggest tech giants have battled amongst themselves (remember when Zuckberg and Musk were going to have a cage match?). Now they are coming together in support of the president — and their own interests, writes Io Dodds

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4 hours ago Police issue update as woman dies after being hit by cyclist wearing shirt and tie

Police officers say they are 'trying to establish what happened'

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24 hours ago 4 men charged in a Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle are awaiting trial in April

Four members of the Hasidic Jewish community accused of damaging a historic Brooklyn synagogue during a melee over an illegal tunnel are set to stand trial later this year

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5 hours ago Scots teen in charge of XL Bully shot dead in East Kilbride fined after savage attack

Tya Miller, 19, was responsible for XL Bully Kilo when it savaged a man and his Border Collie.

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