16 minutes ago Mother of schoolgirl, eight, screamed 'My baby's been shot!' after she was hit in crossfire as police hunt Ladbroke Grove gunman who targeted her and man, 34

Armed police officers were called to Southern Row in Kensington, at 5.34pm on Sunday following reports of gunfire. Witnesses say they heard 'four or five shots' and screaming.

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16 minutes ago Ladbroke Grove shooting: Gunman 'shot directly into car' in attack that left girl, 8, seriously injured

Distraught woman shouts: ‘My baby, my baby’s been shot’ as police cordon off Southern Row in west London

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45 minutes ago Rylan Clark left 'so embarrassed' over meeting with Mariah Carey as he says 'she's promised'

The presenter sat down with the All I Want For Christmas Is You legend for a special conversation about her life and career that's set to air on the BBC

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63 minutes ago ITV's Lorraine Kelly forced to apologise after major blunder live on air

Lorraine Kelly was forced to apologise after she swore live on air while speaking to Emmerdale star Nicola Wheeler during an episode of her ITV chat show.

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75 minutes ago Danish parenting tests under fire after baby removed from Greenlandic mother

Campaigners say psychometric tests are discriminatory amid protests over case of Keira Alexandra KronvoldDenmark is under pressure to stop subjecting Greenlandic people to “parenting competency” tests that campaigners say discriminate against them, amid uproar over the case of a mother whose baby was removed two hours after she gave birth.The psychometric tests are widely used in Denmark as part of child protection investigations into new parents, and have long been criticised by human rights bodies as culturally unsuitable for Greenlandic people and other minorities. Continue reading...

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81 minutes ago Inside Adele's early 'retirement' plans: Singer, 36, sets aside time to have another baby and tie the knot with Rich Paul as she prepares to focus on family after ending Vegas residency

The singer, 36, announced in September that she would be taking a break from performing, telling fans they wouldn't see her for 'an incredibly long time'.

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93 minutes ago I’m still running at seven months pregnant. But it’s transformed how I think about exercise | Nell Frizzell

All too often, staying fit is about vanity and status. The slower and wheezier I become, the more I realise it’s also about survivalHave you recently seen a sweating woman with a watermelon stuffed up her fleece, wheezing her way behind a bush mere metres from a towpath to have a pee? If you have, please say hello next time – for that woman, I suspect, is me.At seven months pregnant, I am still running three times a week. By “running”, I mean hurling my lumpen body through various woods, fields and city parks at a speed slower than walking, while wearing a pair of gently disintegrating trainers. Do I have to stop every 10 minutes to empty my bladder? You bet I do. Am I running half my usual distance in twice the usual time? Yes, ma’am. Continue reading...

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93 minutes ago We must defend elective abortions, not just the most politically palatable cases | Moira Donegan

After Dobbs, pro-choice advocates have emphasized women in medical crises. But those tragic cases are a limited pictureA Kentucky woman known by the pseudonym Mary Poe recently filed a lawsuit against her state, seeking an abortion for what was once a banal reason: because she wanted one.Poe, who was about seven weeks pregnant at the time of the lawsuit’s filing, has since had an abortion out of state. But her attorneys argue that she still has standing to sue to overturn Kentucky’s two abortion bans – a six-week ban and a separate total ban – arguing that the laws violate the state constitution. This much, at least, is typical: lawsuits challenging abortion bans have sprung up across the country since Dobbs, with women and their families seeking to overturn bans, expand exceptions, or ...

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94 minutes ago Jack Grealish supported by girlfriend Sasha Attwood and newborn baby daughter Mila at match

Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood was a doting mum as she was pictured with their baby daughter Mila at Manchester City's match against Tottenham Hotspur

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99 minutes ago How Conor McGregor gulped for air, held his mother's hand and repeated 'easy, easy' while being calmed by partner Dee Devlin before jury ruled he sexually assaulted woman

Nikita Hand had alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018, and that another man, James Lawrence, did the same, the court heard

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