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2 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing pro Gorka Marquez will change training methods after show 'bullying' row

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43 minutes ago Moment Southport killer Axel Rudakubana stalks back and forth as he waits for taxi before murdering three girls and knifing more in dance class rampage

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51 minutes ago What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment

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66 minutes ago Trump's 2025 inauguration speech in full: Watch the new president promise a 'Golden Age' for America

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13 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland celebrates 'win' with new partner after declaring love for Vito Coppola

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93 minutes ago Factchecking Trump’s inauguration speech, from inflation to healthcare

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14 hours ago Whole country thinking of Southport families as trial begins – Home Secretary

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1 hour ago Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time

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21 hours ago Anton Du Beke confesses he 'doesn't recognise half the celebrities on Strictly Come Dancing' as he reflects on the BBC show after scandal

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23 hours ago Dancing on Ice's Greg Rutherford opens up about 'painful freak accident' on show

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12 hours ago 'Antiques Roadshow' expert dismissed vase as 'reproduction' but it was worth £53million

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3 hours ago The terrible day a soldier killed three comrades in the Pentlands for money

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25 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest stunned after learning item is rare treasure worth five figures

The guest initially refused to believe the valuation

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2 hours ago Trump announces slew of hardline executive actions on day one and attacks Biden over pre

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25 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless by expert's valuation as truth behind item revealed

A guest on the BBC antiques show refused to believe the staggering valuation

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2 hours ago Best inauguration day photos as Donald Trump becomes 47th US president

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The teenager spoke for the first time in court on Monday (January 20) when he changed his pleas to guilty

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25 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless by expert's valuation as they gasp 'no, no, no'

A guest on the BBC antiques show refused to believe the staggering valuation

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38 hours ago Save £40 on Armani Si Passione perfume ahead of Valentine’s Day in flash sale

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Solicitor General Lucy Rigby referred Urfan Sharif’s sentence to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

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The First Lady of the United States donned the head accessory designed by Eric Javits

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39 hours ago Dunelm dressing gowns slashed to £1.33 for one day only in deal that rivals £1 Oodie sale

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4 hours ago How Southport’s community came together in wake of dance class triple murder

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class.

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33 hours ago 'Antiques Roadshow' vase dismissed and left in attic for 40 years sells for record

In the 1970s, a British couple were told their Chinese vase was a reproduction on the BBC antiques show Going for a Song, so they put it in their attic where it lay for 40 years

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The billionaire’s return to power signals a new era of upheaval in US politics, marked by authoritarian ambitions, glaring conflicts and polarisationOn the surface, Donald Trump’s inauguration looked like the usual transfer of power, with political rivals exchanging polite applause. This was a facade. Mr Trump’s address feigned conciliation but was, in reality, a rightwing call to arms against his enemies, rejecting the unity the ceremony represents. Mr Trump presented a grim picture of a country on its knees that only he can revitalise. He declared not one but two national emergencies, pledging to return “millions of criminal aliens” and “drill, baby, drill” for the “liquid gold under our feet”. His alarming call to “take back” the Panama Canal from China hints at ambitions to reshape the global order, potentially through force.A flurry of Trumpian executive orders will accelerate the climate emergency, defy the US constitution over birthright citizenship and reduce the scope ...

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It started with the odd sensation of feeling off-balance and stopped me in my tracks. I put those initial woozy moments down to the lingering effects of my bug. It would pass, I told myself.

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The Traitors star Jaz Singh has revealed that contestants are threatened with a fine of 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' if they break a secret BBC rule behind the scenes of the show.

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2 hours ago Barron Trump praised as 'a true gentleman' for inauguration day act of peace towards Kamala Harris and Joe Biden

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Neil Speakman, 39, denies gross negligence manslaughter over the death of his son, Albie

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