29 minutes ago Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns has joined Reform UK, says Nigel Farage – UK politics live

Reform UK party leader says Jenkyns will be party’s candidate in election for mayor in LincolnshireHere is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show.The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. Continue reading...

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29 minutes ago Over 90 tonnes of illegal 'party drugs' seized at UK border in first six months of 2024

The confiscations included "significant quantities of so-called party drugs" cocaine and ketamine, the Government said

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31 minutes ago Cardiff City's board must show leadership and stop the silence – it's unfair on Omer Riza and loyal fans

Cardiff City fans are growing increasingly angry over the lack of transparency and information regarding the managerial post and the plan for the future

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31 minutes ago Robbie Williams hails 'brave' Nicole Appleton for sharing rocky romance in Better Man

The singer took to the stage after his biopic’s premiere in London to thank Nicole Appleton, whom he dated in 1997

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35 minutes ago Zoe Ball reveals painful jaw condition TMJ disorder – what is it and how do you treat it?

The condition can make simple activities such as chewing, talking, or even yawning painful and difficult.

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36 minutes ago Paula Radcliffe reveals tragic reason for refusing I’m A Celeb despite bosses asking repeatedly

Paula Radcliffe has explained why she turned down multiple offers to appear on ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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40 minutes ago Revealed: Why so many women's eyebrows are falling out. Doctors explain what really causes it, how to stop it... and why it can be the sign of a potentially deadly disease

Model Chrissy Teigen has enviably perfect, bushy eyebrows - but it wasn't always so. Back in 2021 Teigen took to social media to reveal that she had had an eyebrow transplant.

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40 minutes ago Chef reveals we've been cooking chicken curry wrong due to major blunder

A chef has shared the common mistake we've all been making when cooking curry - but the good news is it's easily rectified and you can transform your curry skills in an instant

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45 minutes ago How many Chalamets does it take to cheer a city up? The rise of the celebrity lookalike contest

As doppelgangers of Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal and Dev Patel compete across the country, organizers say contests bring wholesome fun to a negative news cycleWhen Miles Mitchell’s friends saw fliers scattered across New York City last month advertising a Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition, they urged the 21-year-old college senior from Staten Island to enter.Soon, Mitchell found himself at his local Goodwill store, purchasing an outfit resembling the one worn by Chalamet’s Willy Wonka character. Continue reading...

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45 minutes ago What’s behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil’s illegal gold mining capital?

In Pará state children are being born with neurological disorders. Experts note similarities to the mercury poisoning disaster in Minamata, Japan – but say that is not the whole storySeven-year-old Valdenisa squealed with delight as she grasped the tape measure above her head. It was part of a game so that a doctor could measure the circumference of her head and check her withered legs.She was one of a dozen Indigenous Munduruku children being examined by a trio of child neurologists and geneticists earlier this month in Itaituba, in Brazil’s Pará state. Located on the Tapajós River, the town is known as the country’s illegal gold capital, as it accounts for three-quarters of all the illicit gold produced in Brazil. Continue reading...

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