60 minutes ago Sir Elton John shares 'devastating' health update after being left 'blind' in one eye

Sir Elton John has shared an emotional update on his health after he was left "blind" in one eye following an eye infection earlier this year, which he says has left him feeling "stuck".

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73 minutes ago Major development after six foreign tourists died of methanol poisoning at a backpacker hostel in Laos

Multiple staff from a backpacker hotel at the centre of suspected mass poisoning in Laos which have been arrested by police.

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83 minutes ago Police find driver using shoe laces to operate windscreen wipers during Storm Bert

An uninsured driver used shoe laces to operate his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert’s severe weather on Saturday, 23 November.

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92 minutes ago Stratford stabbing horror as man 'wounded 19 times with screwdriver' as cops release CCTV

Police found a man who had been stabbed up to 19 times in the head, abdomen and back, with a screwdriver on August 19 in Stratford. He sustained life-changing injuries as a result of the attack

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1 hour ago Storm Bert UK flood chaos goes on as 132 warnings in place including 'danger to life' alert

Storm Bert has left many homes across the UK submerged under water after roads became raging rivers and winds battered parts of the country with speeds of up to 82mph

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2 hours ago Paignton 'acid' attack: Man fighting for life after ‘corrosive substance’ thrown in seaside town

Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement that five people have been arrested in connection with the incident in Paignton, Devon, on a selection of different charges

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2 hours ago The Hollywood star given a hero's welcome by a community 'ready to fight'

“We are ready for a fight. I feel confident and inspired. We will rise up"

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2 hours ago "My sister was left in tears and asking 'what did I do wrong?' after she was bullied into leaving Manchester"

Jonny O'Brien says his sister was left in tears and asking 'What did I do wrong?' after she was forced onto a train by GMP

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3 hours ago How late $300bn deal left a sense of dissatisfaction and betrayal at Cop29

While an agreement on climate finance was eventually reached in Baku, many poorer countries were outragedThe Lamborghini showroom and a Tiffany branch sit at either end of Baku’s long boulevards beside the Caspian Sea. Adorned with grand 19th-century mansions, all plaster nymphs and columned facades, that were built by the first oil millionaires, they are a testament to the enduring power of fossil fuels. Oil has been very good to Azerbaijan.It flows out of the ground here, and gas has seeped out, ignited and burned naturally in the area for so long that the country’s symbol is a flame and its nickname is the Land of Fire. Baku was the world’s first oil town, with wells exploited as early as the 1840s. Ilham Aliyev, the autocratic president, calls oil and gas “the gift of God” to his pe...

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3 hours ago Hong Kong top court upholds rulings protecting inheritance, housing rights for same

Hong Kong recognises same-sex marriage only in certain circumstances, but court rulings protect access to subsidised housing and inheritanceHong Kong’s top court upheld earlier rulings that favoured subsidised housing benefits and equal inheritance rights for same-sex married couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.The unanimous decisions are expected to have a far-reaching impact on the lives of same-sex couples, who have traditionally had fewer rights compared to their heterosexual counterparts in the global financial hub. Continue reading...

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