69 minutes ago Storm Bert latest updates: Danger to life and homes submerged as close to month’s rain falls in 48 hours

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

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73 minutes ago Harrowing update on tourist who spent 20 hours trapped between rocks during whitewater expedition on Tasmania's Franklin River as distressing details of the major rescue emerge

The 69-year-old Lithuanian man remains in hospital following a dramatic rescue on Saturday after he became trapped wedged between rocks on Tasmania's Franklin River.

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84 minutes ago Isaac Newton’s wealth ‘intimately connected’ with slavery, author says

Scientist and banker benefited from gold mined primarily by enslaved Africans in Brazil, book claimsSir Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravity revolutionised science and who later rose to the upper echelons of London’s banking world, had closer financial ties to the transatlantic trade in enslaved people than was previously understood, a new book has claimed.The book, Ricardo’s Dream, covers the life and work of David Ricardo, a contemporary of Newton who was a pioneer of economic theory and the wealthiest stock trader of his day. It also re-examines Newton’s time as master of the mint at the Bank of England, where the scientist wielded political influence and amassed vast personal wealth after leaving his academic position in Cambridge. Continue reading...

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84 minutes ago Still hanging on to your old diaries and teenage photos? Chuck them out – and start to live | Nell Frizzell

I’m moving house, which means coming face to face with a lifetime of mementos. I feel a burden lifting with each item I bin, donate or recycleThere is a particular sort of box that lurks in every home, full of “memorabilia” or “mementos”. Baby teeth, divorce certificates, spare keys for locks unknown, your granny’s old Padre Pio fridge magnet, the tenancy agreement for your last flat: the whole thing is rank with association, emotion, nostalgia and pain. That box is my nemesis. That box is doom.Because I decided that turning 40, being pregnant and training for a second career wasn’t enough to be getting on with in a single month, I am also in the lucky position of moving house. Which means opening various drawers, boxes, cupboards and ring binders, only to discover a pit of painful sent...

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84 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing branded 'unfair' as fans all demand huge change

Strictly Come Dancing viewers want big changes made to the BBC talent show because they claim one crucial rule means celebrity contestants aren’t treated fairly

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84 minutes ago Jamie Oliver reveals huge Christmas shopping list you need to start buying now

Kitchen aficionado Jamie Oliver wants to make sure everyone has all the ingredients they need for an amazing Christmas dinner and has listed every item you'll need on a shopping list

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88 minutes ago Why you should never sleep with the heating on – even when it's cold outside

Winter is here and many of us have been tempted to leave the heating on overnight - but experts warned it can be bad for your health and even lead to long-term issues

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91 minutes ago 'Mass methanol poisoning' which killed British lawyer and five others in Laos could claim MORE lives as 11 backpackers remain in hospital after drinking lethal shots

British lawyer Simone White, 28, from Orpington in Kent died after drinking free shots allegedly laced with deadly methanol.

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94 minutes ago 'Hydrating' £4 lip butter 'almost identical' to Clinique's Black Honey lipstick, fans say

Money-savvy shoppers claim they've found a lip butter that's 'as good if not better' than Clinique's viral Black Honey lipstick

Economics

96 minutes ago Woman lost in forest for 11 days claims she was saved by 'God's messenger'

A miracle rescue mission saw a search party follow a dog barking, which led them to a stranded woman before the supposedly imaginary dog completely vanished into thin air

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