16 minutes ago Where Storm Bert will strike next: Terrifying weather map issued after killer storm leaves three people dead and kids are saved from landslide as 16 inches of snow and

Eight yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office , covering the entirety of Wales, the south west and the south coast of England.

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29 minutes ago Parents of teenagers escorted onto trains out of Manchester city centre amid dispersal order hit out at GMP

Footage showed dozens of uniformed police officers ushering young people onto carriages at Victoria station

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39 minutes ago Nudists to get their baubles out as UK village pub hosts naked Christmas dinner

Regulars of the Mill Arms in Dunbridge may catch an eye full if they step into the wrong room during British Naturism's Christmas lunch that costs £45 for non-members

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41 minutes ago ‘It’s a pretty obscure, strange thing to do’: five Guinness World Record holders on their moment of glory, and life thereafter

To be crowned the world’s best at something – from lowest roller skate limbo to longest under-ice free dive – is a huge achievement. What happens next?Some people train their whole lives to earn a Guinness World Record. For others, picking one up is a happy accident. After all, the more than 40,000 records currently maintained by Guinness run the gauntlet from fastest marathon (an impressive 1hr 59min) to the largest number of hotdogs eaten in one minute (six, including the bun).So what motivates someone to pursue a world record – and what happens to your life after you get one? To find out, we spoke to five record holders, past and present. Continue reading...

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55 minutes ago UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’

Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons voteMPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if they back legislation on assisted dying in England and Wales this week, the lord chancellor and justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said in a letter to constituents before a historic Commons vote on Friday.Mahmood has received numerous letters about the bill from people in her Birmingham Ladywood seat, which has a big Muslim population, and sent out replies saying that she was “profoundly concerned” about the legislation, not only for religious reasons but also because of what it would mean for the role of the state if one of its functions became helping people to die. Continue reading...

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86 minutes ago Strictly's Nick Knowles uses DIY skills to turn home with model fiance Katie into a Christmas wonderland

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles has readied his house for the Christmas season, despite still wearing a knee and arm brace following his time on Strictly Come Dancing

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91 minutes ago Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre

Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detainedRacial abuse, physical assaults and no beds: life at Manston migrant centreHome Office officials have admitted that “we completely lost our grip” on the situation at a notorious asylum processing centre that led to 18,000 people being unlawfully detained in horrific conditions.Overcrowding at Manston, a former RAF base in Kent, in autumn 2022 led to an outbreak of diphtheria and scabies. Asylum seekers who had crossed the Channel in small boats were forced to sleep on filthy floors or on flattened cardboard boxes, while toilets were overflowing with faeces. Women and children were forced to sleep close to unrelated men and...

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1 hour ago Adam and Tayah Aveling share baby joy one year after Married at First Sight UK wedding

TV stars Adam and Tayah Aveling - who met on Married at First Sight UK are looking forward to Christmas with their daughter ahead of welcoming baby number two next year

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1 hour ago MAFS baby! Adam and Tayah Aveling share pregnancy joy one year after second wedding

EXCLUSIVE: Now legally married, MAFS UK stars Adam and Tayah Aveling are looking forward to Christmas with their daughter – and welcoming baby number two next year

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1 hour ago Cadbury's discontinues Christmas chocolate favourite and festive fans are fuming

The Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Orange Crisp Chocolate Bar has been discontinued, meaning it won't be available to buy this festive season - and fans are not happy

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