89 minutes ago UK snow maps show week long Arctic blast will bury Brits in 11 inches this month

A wall of cold weather looks set to descend on parts of the country in the coming days as the sunny weekend conditions turn extremely chilly with snow in the forecast

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5 hours ago Irish sex tourist, 44, arrested in Colombian hotel room 'paying £31 to have sex with a child'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 44-year-old man from Ireland was arrested in Colombia after police burst in on him at his hotel in Medellin, Colombia, and allegedly caught him with a 15-year-old girl

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6 hours ago Barclays says IT glitch that locked thousands out of their accounts for two days has been fixed as bank apologises and vows customers won't be 'left out of pocket'

The bank apologised to customers after technical problems caused disruption to services and payments over the weekend.

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66 minutes ago Tottenham player ratings vs Brentford: Djed Spence shines in impressive rearguard display

Archie Gray, Ben Davies, Antonin Kinsky and Heung min-Son all impressive in big away win

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43 minutes ago Farmer Tony Martin who shot dead teenage burglar at his Norfolk home dies

Tony Martin sparked a national debate after he killed 16-year-old Fred Barras on his remote farm

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7 hours ago Dancing on Ice 2025: what time is it on ITV and which channel is it on?

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1 hour ago The sliding doors decision Luke Littler's father forced him to make aged nine that put him on the path to greatness

Luke Littler was just nine years old when his father, Anthony Buckley, gently redirected his son's focus away from football and towards darts. Now the teenage prodigy has the world at his feet

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8 hours ago ITV Dancing On Ice’s Christopher Dean’s major health scare that left him wondering if he’d ‘live or die’

Both Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announced they will retire at the end of the year and will leave their roles as head judges on Dancing on Ice.

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7 hours ago 'I won £10k a month for 30 years on National Lottery when I was 21 – here's how it changed my life'

Set for Life winner James Evans, 25, will receive £10,000 in his bank account every month until he is 51 and has shared how the money has changed his life, but still helps family and charities

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17 hours ago Claim half price tickets to the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse

This fantastic offer is valid for the opening day on Thursday, April 3 and Ladies Day on Friday, April 4

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65 minutes ago Squid Game actor dies just three months after being diagnosed with cancer

The actress died today at her family home in Uijeongbu, South Korea just three months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer, according to a national newspaper.

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27 hours ago New Ireland head coach Simon Easterby's marriage to popular TV host and talented son

The former Scarlets captain is taking charge of his first match as interim Ireland head coach

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2 hours ago Home video of Shania Twain singing in 90s emerges – and fans make same comment

A video of Shania Twain singing at a family gathering two years before the release of her debut album has left fans in awe of the Canadian country music star's talent

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19 hours ago Kyle Walker is reunited with wife Annie Kilner and their children as the family arrive in Italy to watch the footballer's AC Milan debut

The England international, 34, has joined the Serie A giants from Manchester City until the end of the season.

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9 hours ago Chelsea set to sign French wonderkid Eli Junior Kroupi after beating London rivals to £30m transfer...

Chelsea set to sign French wonderkid Eli Junior Kroupi after beating London rivals to £30m transfer...  The Sun

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21 hours ago England player ratings vs Ireland: Curry twins rise to occasion but Cadan Murley endures tough second half

Marcus Smith electric again in frustrating Six Nations opening loss as new captain Maro Itoje also impresses

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74 minutes ago ‘We won’t be able to return to our house’: the struggle to recover from LA wildfires

People who have lost homes feel an overwhelming sense of uncertainty as impact on their lives becomes clearerWhen Marcus Beer and Shawna Dawson Beer first returned to their charred Altadena home, they were in shock. Visiting the Los Angeles neighbourhood for the second time last weekend, they fully comprehended the destruction.“It very quickly felt like a graveyard,” Shawna said. When they arrived, the couple said someone had tied pink ribbons with black polka dots on trees and buildings on their street, which floated in the breeze and looked pretty. “I thought it was a solidarity thing, and thought, ‘Oh, isn’t that really nice’,” Marcus said. “But we found out it meant the cadaver dogs had gone by and no bodies had been found on the property.” Continue reading...

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37 hours ago How to watch Bournemouth vs Liverpool and why massive game not being shown on TV

Liverpool and Bournemouth's top of the table clash hasn't been selected for TV this weekend and Daily Star Sport has all the details on how to watch the game as fans continue to be locked out

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2 hours ago The 'inappropriate' Spongebob Squarepants episode pulled from screens 15 years after its TV debut that left parents horrified

The episode, titled Mid Life Crustacean focused on Mr Krabs as he entered a mid-life crisis, but has left parents 'horrified.'

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25 hours ago Megan McKenna quits social media after painful health diagnosis three months after welcoming her first child

The former TOWIE star, 32, got engaged to her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke in June 2023 and welcomed their baby son, Landon, in October.

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24 hours ago We're selling our wonderful £21 million family castle after 700 years and 28 generations

Many can identify with the immense relief that accompanies downsizing later in life.

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22 hours ago Ireland v England LIVE: Six Nations score and updates as hosts lead in final stages of tense clash

Can Ireland get revenge on the side that denied them a grand slam a year ago?

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95 minutes ago Gay couple who preyed on schoolboy and gave him £50 'so he wouldn't talk about sexual abuse' are jailed after camping out in the woods in bid to avoid nationwide manhunt

A gay couple who preyed on a schoolboy in a two-month period in Berkshire have been jailed after camping out in the woods in order to avoid the nationwide manhunt for them.

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40 hours ago Foreign Office's full list of forbidden countries Brit tourists must avoid

Warnings against travelling to certain countries have been announced by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to British nationals.

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32 hours ago I spent £3k building picnic tables and now jobsworths are demanding I tear them down for a petty reason

EXCLUSIVE: A furious pub landlord has blasted 'jobsworth' national park planners after being threatened with legal action over a decking area he installed during lockdown .

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23 hours ago Ireland vs England LIVE: Six Nations 2025 latest score and rugby updates

Huge showdown in Dublin headlines round one as defending champions eye statement

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3 hours ago Amanda Holden pays heartbreaking tribute to her son on 14th anniversary of his death

The Britain's Got Talent judge was heartbroken in 2011 when her second baby, Theo, died in the womb..

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4 hours ago Pressure rises on Bank of England and the Fed as the interest rate debate gets political

The UK is likely to make a cut this week; Trump has made it very clear he wants his central bank to follow suitThe Bank of England is preparing to announce a cut in UK interest rates on Thursday, with central banks around the world facing increased scrutiny as Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the US Federal Reserve.Trump wants lower borrowing costs to boost the economy, even though the US has maintained the highest rate of growth in the G7 richest nations for several years and has every prospect of topping the G7 poll in 2025. Continue reading...

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34 hours ago Car tax hikes coming in April that 75% of Britons are unaware of: Some drivers pummelled by £2,745 increase

We detail the three main updates to car tax that will hammer the wallets of the nation's drivers from 1 April 2025.

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25 hours ago Princess Anne wraps up warm as she greets rugby players ahead of the Scotland v Italy Six Nations clash in Edinburgh

The Princess Royal, 74, who is patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, met those competing for the Cuttitta Cup in Edinburgh on Saturday.

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3 hours ago He’s left no stone unturned – Jack Conan hails Dan Sheehan after injury return

Replacement hooker Sheehan claimed Ireland’s crucial fourth try against England.

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4 hours ago Maya Jama faces calls to be replaced on Masked Singer over 'clueless' answers

Maya Jama made her debut on The Masked Singer after replacing Rita Ora, but some viewers reckon the Love Island host is out of her depth as they slammed her 'clueless' answers

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35 hours ago LookFantastic slashes price of 'lovely' designer perfume to £40 in weekend flash sale

Dubbed 'one of the best perfumes I have ever smelled' by a smitten shopper, it seems that Diamonds are a girl's best friend after all.

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25 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as the Azzurri stunningly fight back to level

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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4 hours ago UK wind turbine bursts into flames filling sky with plume of smoke in shocking photos

A fire has broken out at a UK wind turbine today (Sunday, February 2) with crews rushing to extinguish the blaze. No injuries have been reported, an official statement has confirmed

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4 hours ago Marcus Rashford in line for Tottenham debut after agreeing Aston Villa loan switch from Manchester United

Rashford due for medical on Sunday and could make his Villa debut against Tottenham

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39 hours ago ANDREW NEIL: Will we EVER escape the malevolent shadow of Covid? It wrecked Britain's work ethic, added a trillion to our national debt, crippled the NHS

It was five years ago this week that the first folk on British soil - two Chinese nationals staying in a York hotel, as it happens - tested positive for coronavirus.

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26 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as Scotland race into lead in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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4 hours ago American Airlines plane black box gives conflicting information after deadly crash

In a news conference, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that data from the jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325ft, plus or minus 25ft, when the crash happened on Wednesday night.

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5 hours ago ‘The best screen Thatcher yet?’: the art (and craft) of playing the former PM

Harriet Walter’s acclaimed portrayal is the latest of many screen versions. So how do you create the Thatcher persona?Harriet Walter has become the ­latest in a line of actors, from Meryl Streep and Gillian Anderson to Fenella Woolgar and Jennifer Saunders, to accept the challenge of becoming Margaret Thatcher on screen. How do you play a woman who, 45 years on from her ascension, exists almost as a national caricature?Walter plays the part in Brian and Maggie, Channel 4’s two-part drama tracing Thatcher’s relationship with Labour MP turned journalist Brian Walden, which culminated in a fraught TV interview in October 1989, as Thatcher’s fortune began to fail. The series, written by Sherwood creator James Graham, directed by Stephen Frears and co-starring Steve Coogan, digs into the former prime minister’s private persona. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Ireland vs England LIVE: Six Nations 2025 latest score and rugby updates today

Huge showdown in Dublin headlines round one as defending champions eye statement

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4 hours ago DEAR JANE: I thought something I did to my son as a baby made me a good parent. Now I'm terrified it'll ruin his adult life

Dear Jane, My son just turned 17 and I'm starting to get very worried about a bad habit he has developed... which I think might be my fault.

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6 hours ago Call the Midwife's Timothy Turner's absence explained as show confirms whether he has left for good

Call the Midwife's Dr Turner has referenced his absent son a number of times throughout the latest season.

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31 hours ago Netflix fans rave over 'masterful' new family drama with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score hailed as 'a rare feat in storytelling'

Japanese limited series Asura made its debut at the beginning of January and was written and directed by Oscar-nominated Hirokazu Kore-eda.

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5 hours ago 'Complex' work to restore water completed after burst mains causes widespread flooding

Major disruption over weekend to households and businesses in Glasgow’s southside

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6 hours ago Huw Jones sees Ireland clash as chance to show how far Scotland have come

The experienced centre scored a hat-trick as the Scots kicked off their Guinness Six Nations campaign by defeating spirited Italy 31-19.

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33 hours ago ‘I don’t like corporate boxes’: Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, coaching and Starmer

The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Amanda Holden pays tribute to her son's tragic death in 14th anniversary post

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 53, was devastated in 2011 when her second baby, Theo, died in the womb

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7 hours ago I'm a beauty writer and Marc Jacobs' new perfume is a perfect Valentine's Day present

Beauty writer Eve Rowlands has been on the lookout for a new scent after wearing Floral Street Peony Wonderland to death - and she thinks she's found her new favourite in Marc Jacobs' latest release

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33 hours ago How to watch Ireland vs England FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Six Nations rugby today

Daunting start to campaign for Steve Borthwick’s side

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7 hours ago Ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson: ‘There’s a saying that dancers die twice, the first time when they stop dancing’

The Royal Ballet principal on her late career debut, taking her daughters to work, and playing goodies and baddiesBorn in Devon in 1984, Lauren Cuthbertson joined the Royal Ballet School aged 11 and the Royal Ballet in 2002, becoming a principal six years later. She has danced leading roles in all the great classical ballets including Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, has performed in works by Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton, and created many new ballets, particularly those by Christopher Wheeldon, who cast her as Alice in his three-act Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and as Hermione in The Winter’s Tale. She has recently become principal guest artist at the Royal Ballet and is taking a teaching diploma. She lives in west London with her boyfriend and their two daughters, aged four and two.You’re about to make your debut as Tatiana in John Cranko’s Onegin, based on Pushkin’s classic verse-novel. How are you feeling?It’s a funny sensation making such a significant debut so ...

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7 hours ago Is Miss Austen based on a true story? What happened to Jane Austen’s letters in real life

Miss Austen viewers might be wondering if it is a true story 🔎

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33 hours ago How to watch Scotland vs Italy FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Six Nations rugby today

Hosts rocked by huge injury blow as 2025 campaign begins

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7 hours ago Kyle Walker puts on show of solidarity with Annie Kilner in Milan as Lauryn Goodman hits out

Kyle Walker has been papped in Italy with his estranged wife, Annie, and their kids ahead of the footballer's debut for new club, Inter Milan on Sunday

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9 hours ago ‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too

Research into ‘dark personality traits’ has always focused on men. But some experts believe standard testing misses the ways an antisocial personality manifests itself in womenPicture a psychopath. Who do you see in your mind’s eye? Chances are it’s a man. And chances are your answer would be similar if you were asked to picture a narcissist. From Charles Manson and Ted Bundy to Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump, most famous people we consider psychopathic or narcissistic are male. That’s even the case for fiction – think Hannibal Lecter, Patrick Bateman or Norman Bates.Scientists long assumed that women were simply too wonderful to be significantly psychopathic or narcissistic, and didn’t bother to study the possibility much, according to Ava Green from City St George’s, University of London. But research over the past few decades is increasingly challenging this stereotype, suggesting women can have a dark streak, too. Much like in autism or ADHD, such traits just expre...

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9 hours ago Why Warren Gatland must shift the tone if Wales are to end their Six Nations woe

Despite a solid enough start, Wales wilted to a 13th consecutive defeat against France in Paris to set up a must-win clash with Italy in Rome

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9 hours ago Angry Canadian hockey fans boo US national anthem at NHL game after Donald Trump slapped tariffs on them

Boos were heard throughout the rendition that was sang by the Ottawa-based singer Mandia at a sold out arena with nearly 20,000 spectators.

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15 hours ago Kylie Jenner shares sweet birthday tribute to daughter Stormi and son Aire

Kylie Jenner was every inch the doting mother as she shared heartwarming birthday tributes for her children Stormi and Aire.

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10 hours ago Alison Hammond heartbroken over family loss amid 'tough' times with teen son

Their bond as they embark on travel show Florida Unnpacked is abundantly clear and as Alison Hammond reveals, her son has been through every high and low with her

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17 hours ago 'Terrifying' rise in number of Scottish pupils using dangerous weapons in schools

Fresh tragedy feared unless action is taken to halt ‘collapse in discipline’ in nation’s schools

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10 hours ago Scotsman Letters: Culture Secretary could do much to save our libraries

Is the Scottish Government really a big booster of libraries, wonders reader

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17 hours ago Kate launches new initiative to help boost the nation’s social and emotional skills

The Princess of Wales’ Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has published the Shaping Us Framework.

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10 hours ago Sunday with Felicity Montagu: ‘Allotment shed etiquette is very important’

For the Beyond Paradise actor, happy Sundays are all about the plotWhat’s an average Sunday? I share an allotment with my friend, which is wonderful. We grow turnips, parsnips and tromboncinos, which are in the squash family and a bit phallic. It’s a really peaceful thing to do and it calms me.Is it hard to get an allotment? You have to go on a waiting list. One of my big regrets is that I didn’t do it with my kids. Now they’re grown up, they look at me as if I’m a mad woman when I say I’m going down to the allotment. But it’s full of young couples with young children, digging.Is there allotment envy? Yes. There’s always someone better than you. There’s a lady who does French squashes in the most extraordinary shapes, and someone else who has a magical bottomless pit of potatoes. My friend Caroline sorts out our logistics. She’s always getting gets me to build structures and hang nets to stop the birds eating all the cavolo nero.Have you got a shed? We share a shed. There’s a lot of...

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18 hours ago SIX NATIONS TV REVIEW: Eddie Jones squirms as he's put on the spot by ITV during coverage of Ireland vs England

JONATHAN McEVOY: Times change, not always for the worse, just usually, and now it was a 4.45pm kick-off in Dublin and Eddie Jones  was paraded as the new star signing of ITV's coverage.

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11 hours ago The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media

Independent journalists live outside the mainstream and their numbers are growing

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20 hours ago Mother, 29, beat son to death because he didn't do his chores, police say

The woman is being held in the King County Jail on a $3 million bail

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11 hours ago NSW minister apologises after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for Australia Day weekend lunch

Transport minister Jo Haylen admits ‘I made the wrong decision’ after ministerial car booked out for 13 hours for Hunter Valley lunch at wineryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW transport minister, Jo Haylen, has apologised after using her ministerial driver to chauffeur her and some friends to and from a three-hour private lunch on the Australia Day weekend – at a cost of $750.“I made the wrong decision,” Haylen said on Sunday when apologising and confirming she would repay the money for the 13-hour, 446km trip to the Hunter Valley.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Shepherd’s Bush water leak sends ‘geyser’ 60ft into the air sparking chaos

A dramatic 60ft ‘geyser’ erupted from a burst water main at Shepherd's Bush Green

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