50 minutes ago Storm Bert latest updates: Five dead as ‘absolutely devastating’ floods leave trail of destruction

More than 200 flood alerts remain in place for England and Wales and travel issues are set to continue

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53 minutes ago 'I would scream at my father to stop when he hit my mother': Sir Patrick Stewart opens up about growing up in a violent home in the wake of Queen Camilla's work with domestic abuse

Mr Stewart, 84, revealed how from a young age he would have to 'scream' at his father to stop when he would hit his mother 'again and again.'

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73 minutes ago Car tax warning to drivers of popular models as increase is due in April

Millions of British drivers could be hit with a huge tax increase from April. Those impacted are urged to prepare for the changes to avoid being caught out. Here are the details

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73 minutes ago Ruben Amorim reveals what Amad improved in only three days of training at Manchester United

Amad started on the right wing in Man United's new 3-4-3 formation and assisted Marcus Rashford after only 80 seconds.

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89 minutes ago Trump plans to kick transgender troops out of the military with 15,000 service members to be 'medically discharged' on his first day in office, report claims

President elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to issue an executive order on his 'first day in office' to ban transgender members of the military.

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1 hour ago New thriller series starring Eddie Redmayne is crowned ‘best show of 2024’ by viewers

New series sees actor transform into a villainous assassin

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2 hours ago Blackout risk warning as scorching temperatures forecast for parts of NSW

Power supplies will become tight in New South Wales and Queensland this week, with parts of western Sydney tipped to approach 40CFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPower supplies will become “tight” in New South Wales and Queensland later this week as the season’s first major heatwave coincides with outages at big coal-fired power stations.Parts of western Sydney are forecast to approach 40C on Tuesday and Wednesday during a pre-summer hot spell spanning a week of 30C-plus days. Heatwave conditions in eastern parts of NSW will be in the low- to severe-intensity range, the Bureau of Meteorology said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 hours ago It's wild West London! Plague of lawlessness grips Chelsea's trendy King's Road as thieves targeting luxury boutiques' rich clientele steal '30 phones a day' 

Shoppers who have their mobile phones stolen on the fashionable King's Road, like Christine Lampard, won't get them back, say security guards who work in the upmarket boutiques of Chelsea.

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3 hours ago INSIDE SPORT: Jude Bellingham chucks more darts at the English press as he opens up on his YouTube channel

MIKE KEEGAN: Members of the media who covered England at the Euros were taken aback to see Jude Bellingham happily throwing darts at the Three Lions' press facility.

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3 hours ago Revealed: How 'Morrisons Four' stole £120k of goods from British supermarkets on orders of international crime gang

The shoplifters were ordered to steal from more than 50 branches of Morrisons by gangs from Romania, who then resold the goods through a wholesaler and car boot sales.

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