19 h. ago He banned her from using social media, cut her off from friends and tried to break into her home

Chris Lambeth was jailed for 13 months

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64 h. ago Power cut leaves hundreds of Scottish homes without electricity on Good Friday

Engineers are working to restore power.

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68 h. ago 19 homes cut off since a bridge closed won't get a new one for another year

Residents of Forge Mews in Bassaleg have been cut off by road since the summer of 2021 when inspectors closed Bassaleg Bridge over safety concerns

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4 d. ago Urgent electricity meter warning as thousands of Brits risk being cut off

Around 800,000 homes risk being cut off from electricity if they do not get their meter replaced, experts have warned. It comes as all Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) metres will be permanently switched off this year

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5 d. ago Home Alone 2 director reveals why Donald Trump cameo will never be cut from beloved film

Filmmaker Chris Columbus revealed that even if he would like to cut the current US President's small role in the 1992 sequel film, he would be unable to.

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5 d. ago Exact date Dartford Crossing to close as major bridge to cause delays for thousands of drivers

Dartford Crossing is set to close as work is done across the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge - the only way to cross the Thames East of London - overnight on April 26

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5 d. ago UK government under fire from SNP for 'devastating' cut to refugee child benefits

The UK government has cut child benefits for refugee families, in a move branded “worrying” by the SNP.

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6 d. ago European football: Scott McTominay double keeps Napoli on Inter’s title trail

Napoli three points off top after beating Empoli 3-0Atlético overcome lowly Valladolid 4-2 in La LigaNapoli cruised to a 3-0 home win over Empoli on Monday, with Scott McTominay striking twice and Romelu Lukaku also on target as the hosts kept pace with Inter.Antonio Conte’s side were feeling the pressure after Inter’s 3-1 home win against Cagliari on Saturday, but they cut the gap back to three points with six matches to go. Napoli are also seven points clear of Atalanta in third as the Serie A title battle narrows to a two-horse race. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Does Tom Thibodeau really run his players into the ground? The data says ... not exactly

The Knicks coach has long been accused of overworking his starters – a rep that resurfaced when Mikal Bridges spoke out. But a closer look at the data complicates that narrativeTom Thibodeau just became the fourth-winningest coach in New York Knicks history, passing Pat Riley on Saturday as his team notched their 49th win of the season. But as has often been the case with Thibodeau’s coaching milestones, the moment wasn’t met with pure celebration. Instead, familiar questions around a controversial overtone of his NBA coaching career loomed – namely, Thibs Minutes Syndrome.Thibodeau has long carried a reputation for running his starters into the ground, a narrative built on his unwavering reliance on his first unit and reluctance to tap into his bench. This year, Knicks starters lead the NBA in total minutes played by more than 500 minutes. And the concern isn’t new: last year, as New York’s best chance to make the NBA finals in decades unraveled amid a cascade of injuries, criticis...

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1 week ago Dumfries and Galloway MP calls for Army to build temporary Kirkcudbright bridge

John Cooper has asked for Army engineers to build a temporary bridge after Dumfries and Galloway Council closed the existing crossing due to safety fears.

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1 week ago Trump reportedly to cut grant for key US steel project in Vance’s home town

Outcry as CNN reports president to stop funds for program that would have created jobs in Middletown, OhioDespite promises to bolster the US manufacturing industry, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut a key program that invests in some of the biggest manufacturing industries in the US, including in JD Vance’s home town of Middletown, Ohio.Donald Trump is looking to slash a $500m grant from the Biden administration that was slated for Cleveland-Cliffs, a steel manufacturing giant in America’s rust belt, according to reporting from CNN. The grant was intended to help the company upgrade its ageing blast furnaces, so they would be powered by hydrogen, natural gas and electricity instead of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Plans for Hammersmith Bridge are unveiled including blowing it up

While pedestrian and cycle access was allowed to remain open, the bridge was closed to all traffic, including to pedestrians and cyclists since August 2020 but in July 2021 it reopened again.

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2 w. ago Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods

In outback Queensland, an area four times the size of the UK has been inundated with torrential rain, leaving many cut off or forced to abandon homesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe extent of flood waters that have engulfed Queensland over the past fortnight is so widespread it has covered an area more than four times the size of the United Kingdom. The inundation is larger than France and Germany combined – and is even bigger than Texas.The seemingly endless plains of outback Queensland are so vast and remote as to boggle any attempts to visualise the scale of what is being described as one of the most devastating floods in living memory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Start eating these three fruits and you could cut sick days in half, according to a doctor

If you work in an office, it's likely you've accepted regular colds and the sluggishness they cause as a fact of life.

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2 w. ago Queensland’s recovery to ‘take months and years’ after floods sweep across vast interior

Bureau of Meteorology predicts flooding could continue for weeks as stock losses already estimated at over 150,000Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s premier has declared “day one” of a recovery that will take years as the state prepares to wake to clear skies that should reveal the vast scale of its outback floods.But despite forecasts the rain will pass for soaked central and south-west Queensland by Thursday, towns and homesteads could be cut off or at risk of flooding for weeks to come, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s senior meteorologist, Dean Narramore. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arne Slot warns Liverpool: Newcastle outworked us and that is unacceptable

Manager wants reaction at home in Wednesday’s derbySlot says PSG defeat cut deeper than cup final lossArne Slot told Liverpool players their work rate in the Carabao Cup final was not acceptable during talks aimed at reinforcing the standards that have underpinned their Premier League title pursuit.Liverpool resume their title challenge with a Merseyside derby against Everton on Wednesday when Slot and his squad will be seeking to put a ­bruising spell behind them and edge closer to a 20th league champion­ship. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council officials had 'no alternative' but to close Kirkcudbright Bridge

Locals had just one hour’s notice that the crossing was to be shut to vehicles due to safety concerns about the condition of the structure.

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2 w. ago Urgent £186 water bill warning to thousands of Brits before April

'Awful April' brings with it swathes of household bill hikes that will see millions of Brits become worse off. However, home expert Nancy Emery reveals one simple way you can cut almost £200 from your annual water bill

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3 w. ago Road closed off for HOURS as lorry hits bridge and overturns

Police are at the scene

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3 w. ago Since Bridget Phillipson slapped private schools with VAT eight have closed and as many as 200 more are at risk

If private education is singled out for any further punishment then what is already a crisis will become a disaster. So why has Bridget Phillipson yet to visit a single school in the sector?

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