13 minutes ago Locals outraged by council's 'dreadful' plan to build 17,000 newbuild homes in the Essex countryside

EXCLUSIVE: Locals (pictured) are fuming at Basildon Council's plans to build thousands of houses on green belt land around them.

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15 minutes ago Diane Abbott accuses Starmer of ‘peddling benefit scrounger myth’ as Labour vows new crackdown

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

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41 minutes ago The circus that bought a tiny California town: ‘We’re creating our own Disneyland’

Nipton sat neglected for years until Las Vegas’s Spiegelworld turned it into a circus havenFrom 10 miles out, the tiny town of Nipton suddenly appears in the middle distance like a mirage: a huddle of lush eucalyptus trees in an otherwise impossibly vast, barren expanse of the California desert.From closer up, the place still feels dream-like. Old west-style buildings, including the Nipton Trading Post and a five-bed hotel built in the early 1900s, dot the community but are shuttered to the public. Other than the freight trains that regularly slice through the edge of town, Nipton is often completely silent. The unincorporated area is home to only about a dozen people, depending on the season, and spans just 80 acres. (“Blink and you’ll miss it,” one of the town’s caretakers says.) Cont...

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41 minutes ago Global tourism 'crisis' deepens as cruise ship numbers set to soar by 2036

Experts have revealed that the cruise ship industry is booming as holidaymakers rush to book a holiday on the sea. It comes after the travel sectory took a hit due to events across the globe

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62 minutes ago Reason why Brad Pitt 'fainted' and required 'medical attention' during Las Vegas GP

Brad Pitt’s dramatic collapse on the Las Vegas Grand Prix grid turned heads adding an unexpected twist for fans in attendance during the Formula 1 weekend

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71 minutes ago Eerie images of abandoned prison linked to infamous riots left to rot for over 50 years

The Essex County Jail in New Jersey was once a bustling correctional facility dating back to the 1800s, but now stands empty, surrounded by overgrown vegetation and crumbling walls

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83 minutes ago Classic Doctor Who episode The War Games has been colourised and will air in time for Christmas

Russell T Davies, showrunner said: "From the day I arrived back on 'Doctor Who', this was the plan. To colourise old stories and bring them back to life. And on Doctor Who Day itself, it's great to announce this, celebrating the show's wonderful heritage with an all-time-classic. "

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85 minutes ago Kidnap gang, a drug mule and armed robber among criminals jailed this week

Prison terms are handed out to the worst offenders

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85 minutes ago Zayn Malik tells fans 'it's good to be back' as new photos show his long

As he took to the stage, the singer, 31, told the crowd: 'It's good to be back up North,' before treating fans by performing his global hit Pillow Talk live for the first time ever.

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99 minutes ago Storm Bert latest updates: Danger to life warnings and homes submerged as nearly 400 areas hit by flood risk

Severe disruption as Storm Bert brings torrential rains and winds to UK

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