2 hours ago ITV Coronation Street fans 'floored' after discovering two characters are siblings in real life

Coronation Street fans have been left gobsmacked after realising that two characters on the cobbles are actually brothers in real life, despite never sharing a scene together.

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3 hours ago Wall Street heading for record high after Scott Bessent nominated as US Treasury secretary; Barclays fined £40m over 2008 Qatari deal – business live

Bonds rally and dollar dips as investors welcome choice of billionaire hedge fund manager Bessent as next Treasury secretaryNewsflash: A deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned that it is “too early to declare victory” in the fight against inflation.Clare Lombardelli has told a conference at the Bank this morning that inflation has fallen steeply over the past two years. But, she is concerned that there are signs that the process of “wage disinflation” may be slowing, which would keep the cost of living rising faster than the Bank’s target.The outlook for wages and services prices is unclear from here.We need to see more evidence that wage growth and services inflation will continue their journey down to target-consistent rates.The UK economy has made good progress on disinfla...

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3 hours ago Black Friday strike: Amazon workers in UK and US to walk out on busiest shopping day of the year

Organisers call for retail giant to ‘end age of abuse’ by improving workers’ rights, increase sustainability and paying more taxes

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18 hours ago Roy Keane confronts fan after Sky Sports show saying 'I'll wait for you in the car park'

Super Sunday star furiously bit back at a fan who was abusing him and told the supporter to continue their clash in the 'car park' after draw with Ipswich and Manchester United

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21 hours ago I couldn't afford to take my children to Disneyland during school holidays

Sarah Reid, 44, has always wanted to go to the park in California and decided to go during her children's term times.

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23 hours ago Steve Cooper sacked by Leicester City as Premier League club issue brief statement

Steve Cooper succeeded Enzo Maresca at Leicester City in the summer but with just two Premier League wins, the Foxes have decided to part ways with their manager

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25 hours 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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25 hours ago I'm A Celeb's Coleen Rooney targeted with vile misogynistic chants by Watford fans taunting her husband Wayne during match against his Plymouth Argyle side

Shamed supporters were heard making sexual slurs about her as she appears on I'm A Celeb at the game on Friday night.

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26 hours ago Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec score perfect 40 on Strictly Come Dancing

The 26-year-old reality star - who is best known for appearing on 'Love Island' in 2022 but worked as a dancer before she found fame - is currently taking part in the BBC Latin and ballroom show alongside professional Aljaz, 34, and on Saturday (23.11.24) night, they became the first to score the maximum of 10 points from each of the judges this series.

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27 hours ago Bill Clinton grapples with his past in memoir – too much, too little, too late

The 42nd president’s latest book is a prolonged stroll down memory lane that never quite reaches a desired destinationIn 1992, Bill Clinton defeated George HW Bush, a sitting Republican president. In 1996, Clinton won re-election over Bob Dole. A former Democratic governor of Arkansas, Clinton had a flair for policy and retail politics. He felt your pain, garnering support from voters without a four-year degree and graduates alike. He played the saxophone, belting out Heartbreak Hotel on late-night TV. Redefining what it meant to be presidential, he told a studio audience he preferred briefs to boxers.He oozed charisma – and more. But his legacy remains deeply stained by allegations of predatory conduct and questionable judgment. He is one of three presidents to be impeached – in his ca...

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