60 minutes ago Four performances of David Tennant's West End production of Macbeth were cancelled after he and cast were struck down with swine flu

Audiences hoping to see the Doctor Who star as the Shakespeare anti-hero at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London last year were disappointed as shows were cancelled due to 'company illness'.

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4 hours ago Paris Jackson looks happier than ever with new love at Grammys party after sharing secret heroin addiction

Paris Jackson and fiancé Justin Long got cozy at the 6th Jam For Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. She recently admitted to a past heroin addiction.

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3 hours ago Lloyds Bank app down as hundreds of customers 'unable to make or receive payments'

Customers have taken to social media to vent their frustration at the long transfer delays

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38 minutes ago Hero pilot made last ditch bid to save doomed American Airlines jet seconds before it crashed killing all 67 on board

Captain Jonathan Campos, 34, and First Officer Samuel Lilley, 28, tried to pull the plane's nose up in the last few seconds before the crash, preliminary flight recorder data has revealed.

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51 minutes ago ‘Casual brutality’: playwright Amy Jephta on Cape Town and shared histories of land ownership

The writer of A Good House explains how her new play explores notions of belonging, suburban living and community politicsPlaywright, screenwriter and director Amy Jephta has spent her career exploring the contradictions of belonging in post-apartheid South Africa. Her landmark film Barakat made history as the first feature filmed entirely in Afrikaaps, a uniquely South African dialect blending Afrikaans with other linguistic influences. Jephta’s latest work looks at the complex intersections of property, privilege and identity in modern Cape Town. In A Good House, her provocative new play for London’s Royal Court theatre and Bristol’s Old Vic, a shack mysteriously appears in the middle of a quaint suburban community, causing consternation among the residents. At the centre of the play is the question that echoes throughout Jephta’s work: “To whom does the land belong? Who gets to call it mine?”*** Conti...

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63 minutes ago Good Morning Britain viewers 'switch off' as they blast 'unacceptable and unnecessary' Andi Peters report

The 54 year old jetted off to Cape Town in South Africa to inform those watching at home about the programme's latest competition.

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15 hours ago How OnlyFans made its secretive owner a billionaire despite site being just 8

American-Ukrainian businessman Leonid Radvinsky has received £1 billion from the site while the average annual earnings for an OnlyFans 'creator' was just £1,291 last year

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4 hours ago New DWP weekly payment rates due from April for people on State Pension or benefits

MPs will vote on the proposed annual uprating amounts on Tuesday.

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73 minutes ago UK spending watchdog warns NHS is 'unsustainable' and doing 35% fewer operations with 44% more cash

Gareth Davies, the head of the National Audit Office, said problems with the NHS were part of a wider crisis among Britain's public services.

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15 hours ago Dancing On Ice star Chris Taylor falls on the ice with new partner after emotionally revealing why Vanessa Bauer was forced to quit the show

The actor, 56, oozed confidence as he hit the red carpet ahead of him receiving the much coveted Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.

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66 minutes ago Welsh Government faces deadlock with single vote it needs to pass budget not on offer

The most likely person to lend the ruling Labour party her vote says she currently cannot agree the budget

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25 hours ago Meet the 'devious' Zoom tutor accused of gaslighting doting parents and a young blind woman to pocket thousands of pounds... as 'victims' across Britain demand help

EXCLUSIVE: 'Scumbag' Louise Handley, 51, (pictured) from Derby, has been accused of taking doting parents' hard-earned money over a period of around ten years.

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83 minutes ago Dancing On Ice judge Christopher Dean fights back tears in tribute to fellow skaters who died in DC plane crash

Dancing On Ice judge Christopher Dean fought back tears as he paid tribute to members of the ice skating community who died in a Washington DC plane crash last week.

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1 hour ago Europeans on democracy’s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up

With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europe’s fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutionsEuropeans who witnessed democracy crumble before their eyes have some words of advice for Americans now entering the second Trump era and worrying about the durability of their rights and freedoms: stay united, safeguard your civic institutions and never, never give up.Citizens of central and eastern Europe are long accustomed to receiving counsel from a multitude of well-meaning US organisations on how to protect their fragile democracies following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now, after just 10 days of Donald Trump’s executive orders and civil service purges, the advice is beginning to flow the other way. Continue reading...

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33 hours ago Report that Rachel Reeves cited as evidence a third Heathrow runway would boost the economy 'was commissioned by the airport itself'

In a speech in Oxford this week, the chancellor claimed that a new runway at Heathrow could create up to 100,000 new jobs and open Britain up to new markets.

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9 hours ago Scientists reveal the everyday kitchen product that could combat Britain's £15billion pothole plague

The breakthrough comes as the nation grapples with a pothole crisis that is costing the economy an estimated £14.4 billion a year.

Economics

1 hour ago Children’s Online Safety APPG chair Gregor Poynton MP slams Elon Musk’s X for failing to remove harmful video linked to Southport killings

Gregor Poynton, MP for the Livingston Constituency, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Children’s Online Safety, has written to X (formerly Twitter), owned by Elon Musk, demanding the immediate removal of a violent video linked to the Southport killings.

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2 hours ago Lady Gaga sends powerful message to trans community during Grammys speech

Singer won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award alongside Bruno Mars

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34 hours ago SARAH VINE: Kate's 'very happy' childhood has given her the grounding to withstand the vicissitudes of Royal life. That's why she's perfect to help improve Britain's early years parenting

A new survey by a charity working to improve early-years development has revealed that 24 per cent of parents do not consider toilet training a necessary skill before their child starts primary school.

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11 hours ago Almost a fifth of people who've dealt with NHS in last 6 months have witnessed or received 'corridor care', survey reveals

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling for urgent action to tackle the crisis which has seen patients being treated in non-medical settings including waiting rooms, car parks and corridors.

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2 hours ago BREAKING Woman mauled to death by shark off popular beach as people watch in horror

Graphic scenes saw emergency services flock to a beach after they received reports of a woman being attacked and mauled by a ferocious shark on a popular beach

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2 hours ago Airdrie hero Ben Wilson: We've never stopped believing results would turn

The striker was at the double on Saturday as the Diamonds earned a third win on the bounce

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13 hours ago Love Island's 'strategic' Curtis could bank 'power couple' brand deals with Ekin

Love Island's Curtis Pritchard could be in for a big payday after the show if he sticks with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, after choosing to re-couple with her during tonight's show.

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2 hours ago Woman mauled to death by shark off popular beach as people watch in horror

Graphic scenes saw emergency services flock to a beach after they received reports of a woman being attacked and mauled by a ferocious shark on a popular beach

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2 hours ago Welsh Government budget full of 'empty words' say MSs in damning report

The budget will be voted on in March

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18 hours ago Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system

System disperses trillions of dollars in US government spending each year, including social security

Economics

2 hours ago Netanyahu in Washington for ceasefire talks; Iran condemns Trump plan to relocate Palestinians – Middle East crisis live

Israeli PM expected to begin discussions on second phase of ceasefire; Iran warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinian peopleIran has condemned Donald Trump’s widely criticised proposal to relocate Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip to neighbouring countries, warning it would amount to “ethnic cleansing”.Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has been quoted by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency saying that the international community should help Palestinians “secure their right to self-determination... rather than pushing for other ideas that would be tantamount to ethnic cleansing”. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Fears Perth and Kinross residents and businesses could be left without heating or hot water

Around 600,000 properties across Great Britain still use radio signal electricity meters which will be shut down from June 30

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20 hours ago Brexit is ‘settled’ Sir Keir Starmer says amid calls for customs deal with EU

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders on Monday as he continues efforts to “reset” Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

Economics

13 hours ago Labour's new betrayal: Struggling businesses will 'pay the price' of Keir Starmer's Brexit reset, experts warn

Struggling businesses are facing higher costs as Keir Starmer seeks to link Britain to the EU's green scheme.

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2 hours ago Linda Nolan's sister Anne reveals her unusual request for funeral as hundreds paid their respects

On Monday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, Anne Nolan spoke to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls about her late sister Linda Nolan.

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21 hours ago Brexit is ‘settled’, Sir Keir Starmer says amid calls for customs deal with EU

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders on Monday as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

Economics

15 hours ago How Liam Payne is set to be honored at the 2025 Grammy Awards... three months after his tragic death at age 31

Liam Payne will receive a special tribute during the 2025 Grammy Awards, three months after he suffered a fatal fall from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires.

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3 hours ago Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid halts show for Ed Balls announcement

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was quick to interrupt Monday's show as Ed Balls was congratulated.

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25 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

Economics

16 hours ago Los Angeles man makes horrifying discovery under his house after Eaton Fire

A Los Angeles man has made a jaw-dropping discovery when he returned to his house after the devastating Eaton Fire that ravaged his community.

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4 hours ago Lady Gaga makes political speech about transgender community at the 2025 Grammys

The 38-year-old pop diva - who identifies as bisexual - is widely considered a gay icon having advocated for LGBTQAI rights since the dawn of her career in 2008

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17 hours ago Daniel Craig cuts a suave figure in a brown suit and quirky glasses as he's honoured at London Critics Circle Film Awards

The actor, 56, oozed confidence as he hit the red carpet ahead of him receiving the much coveted Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.

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4 hours ago I Want to Talk to You by Diana Evans review – a fascinating overview of a writer’s evolution

In this collection of social commentary and interviews, the novelist sheds light on the artistic process and her need to help shape the cultural landscapeIn the introduction to I Want to Talk to You, her first volume of collected essays and nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Diana Evans offers possibly the most succinct and accurate distinction between the modes of journalism and fiction that I have encountered in 25 years of trying to do both. “The journalism voice is direct, conspicuous and definite. The fiction voice is nebulous, shadowy, prefers to disappear in order to speak.” After four successful novels and more than two decades of writing across the British press, for magazines such as Pride, Vogue and Granta, plus the Observer and the Financial Times, Evans goes on to explain: “They’re still arguing. They still would rather I choose between them.” But she has eventually concluded that both can and should coexist as ways of seeing: “All writing is in some way a voyage of...

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18 hours ago Tributes paid to boy and girl killed in 'hit and run' as community mourns the tragedy

A young girl and a boy were involved in a car collision in Pitsea, south Essex, at around 6.25pm on Saturday, with the car failing to stop, police said.

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5 hours ago Lady Gaga takes swipe at Donald Trump as she shares moving message on stage at the Grammys

Lady Gaga sent a message to President Donald Trump at the Grammy Awards as she stood in solidarity to the transgender community in America amid recent government decisions

Politics

19 hours ago How eco lunacy threatens to turn one of Britain's most beautiful cities into a rat

Roads littered with bursting bin bags. It might sound like a scene from a Hollywood disaster flick but this could soon be the reality for thousands of furious Bristolians.

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6 hours ago Alicia Keys defends DEI at the Grammys amid Trump crackdown: 'It's a gift‘

Keys received this year’s Dr Dre Global Impact Award

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19 hours ago The real reason women avoid the gym? The cult of toxic femininity... that parade of females flaunting toned bodies that make the rest of us feel rubbish

According to new British research, women are avoiding the gym because they're fed up of receiving unsolicited compliments about their appearence. But I think another factor is at play.

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6 hours ago Alicia Keys defends DEI at the Grammys amid Trump crackdown: ‘It's a gift’

Keys received this year’s Dr Dre Global Impact Award

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19 hours ago Amanda Holden pays tribute to her son on anniversary of 'tragic' death

The Britain's Got Talent Judge has spoken candidly about the loss of her son, Theo, who was stillborn

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8 hours ago Democrats brutally mocked as 'beyond parody' and in 'shambles' for obsessing over gender equality in cringe

The Democratic National Committee's leadership vote was met with widespread criticism, as conservatives mocked it as proof the party has learned nothing from its 2024 election losses.

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22 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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9 hours ago Benefits cheat begs to be deported from UK to Bulgaria after early release from four

Stoyan Stoyanov, 28, was jailed for four years in 2024 for his role in a £50 million scam that saw a gang of Bulgarian nationals bleed Britain's welfare system dry.

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22 hours ago Trailer for new Stephen King horror movie receives ban for ‘excessive violence’

Four TV channels turned down the gory teaser video

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11 hours ago Robison says Labour need to decide what side they are on ahead of Budget vote

Scottish Labour has said its MSPs will abstain in the vote.

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23 hours ago Amanda Holden, 53, wows in tiny white bikini as she channels Bond girl on beach

Britain's Got Talent beauty Amanda Holden looked sensational as she emerged from the sea in a skimpy white cut-out bikini during her sun-soaked holiday in Dubai

Events

11 hours ago Almost one in five has received or witnessed ‘corridor care’, poll finds

The RCN is calling for action to tackle to issue.

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24 hours ago Killer 'with shoe fetish' may be freed from prison as victim's daughter issues plea

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Christopher Farrow, who was jailed in 2000 for the brutal murder of Wendy Speakes, has been granted a parole hearing scheduled for later this month

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13 hours ago Senior USAid officials put on leave after denying access to Musk’s Doge team

After standoff, Doge members gained control over access system, letting them to lock out workers and read emailsUSAid has put two senior security officials on administrative leave after a tense standoff with members of Elon Musk’s department of government efficiency (Doge) seeking access to sensitive data from the agency, five current and former USAid officials have told the Guardian.USAid director of security John Voorhees and a deputy have been put on administrative leave after they blocked efforts by Doge members to physically access restricted areas, the people said. The demands led to a tense standoff during which a senior deputy to Musk threatened to call the US marshals in to grant access to the building. Continue reading...

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24 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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