2 h. ago First photo of 'bubbly' mum shot and killed in Wales as police give huge update

South Wales Police have confirmed the identity of the woman who was shot and killed on Sunday night as 40-year-old Joanne Penney, with a 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder

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3 h. ago Police name woman believed to have died in South Wales shooting

South Wales Police said the victim is believed to be Joanne Penney but formal identification has not yet taken place.

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3 h. ago A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states

A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States

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3 h. ago Vivienne Westwood fashion house embroiled in 'homophobic bullying' storm as icon's model granddaughter accuses CEO of 'mismanaging her grandmother's legacy'

Cora Corré, 27, a model and activist, has spoken out on the second anniversary of her closing the Vivienne Westwood Paris Fashion Week show after her grandmother's death in December 2022.

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3 h. ago Families ridicule Green city council after it built eco railway station with solar panels, wildflowers on the roof and 1,000 cycle spaces

Cambridge South station at the city's Biomedical Campus is expected to open in early 2026 and has been criticised by local residents and both motoring and cycling groups.

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4 h. ago Patrick Kielty looks bereft as he carries his late mother Mary's coffin at her funeral in Northern Ireland

The Irish presenter's mother, who was aged in her 80s, passed away at her home in the village of Dundrum on Saturday.

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5 h. ago One person in hospital but all crew accounted for after North Sea ships collide, says local MP – live

Graham Stuart says other 36 mariners across both crews are ‘safe and accounted for’Full story: UK coastguard scrambled after ship collisionTransport secretary Heidi Alexander has expressed concern about the collision and thanked emergency workers who are dealing with the situation.The Labour MP for Swindon South said “I’m concerned to hear of the collision between two vessels in the North Sea this morning and am liaising with officials and HM Coastguard as the situation develops. I want to thank all emergency service workers involved for their continued efforts in responding to the incident.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Martin aiming to secure Ireland’s economic ties with the US in Trump meeting

The Irish premier will hold talks with the US president in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

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6 h. ago ITV's After the Flood is back filming across Greater Manchester for second series with new stars

The first series showed a dramatic flood in a northern village and was all shot on location in Greater Manchester and the Peak District

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6 h. ago More than 90 south west Scotland motorists put lives at risk with 'reckless' roadworks driving

Drivers are being warned that ignoring safety rules could lead to deaths, road bans and hefty fines.

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6 h. ago Two decades after ousting their king, Nepalese protesters want him back

‘I was in the protests that took away monarchy, but I was mistaken’

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7 h. ago Investigations continue after woman, 40, shot dead in South Wales town

The woman sustained serious injuries and died at the scene.

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7 h. ago Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris

The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than angerI feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, Paula Fourie, changed my life in the autumn of 2022 when I visited South Africa to spend time with them and their daughter Halle. We were supposed to be working on a book together, and we did; but our time became so much more than that. There were lunches in the house or the restaurant round the corner; walks in the woods; a braai that went on past midnight.Over coffee in the mornings I’d sit with Athol and we’d use an app on his phone to identify the calls of all the birds in the garden. Then he might tell me a story from his life – the awe he felt when he asked Yvonne Bryceland to smash a chair to bits during rehearsals for Antigone and she proceeded to do so for a full 30 minutes; the journey he made by sea at 18 from Cairo to Japan, when an illiterate Somalian sailor used to watch him every night as he wrote a novel...

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7 h. ago The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal oneWith an imposing double-winged redbrick main building, and school songs lifted directly from Harrow’s songbook, Pretoria boys high school is every inch the South African mirror of the English private schools it was founded in 1901 to imitate.Elon Musk, who has rapidly become one of the most powerful people in US politics, spent his final school years in the 1980s as a day pupil on the lush, tree-filled campus in South Africa’s capital, close to his father’s large detached home in Waterkloof, a wealthy Pretoria suburb shaded by purple jacaranda blossoms in spring. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Baby’s death ‘entirely avoidable’, aristocrat Constance Marten’s retrial told

The defendants allegedly kept the birth of their daughter as ‘their little secret’.

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8 h. ago Cyclone Alfred uncovers two shipwrecks over 100 years old in Australia

Alfred revealed long-buried maritime relics in both New South Wales and Queensland

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8 h. ago ‘I contemplated the unthinkable’: Karla Sofía Gascón speaks out about ‘overwhelmingly painful’ Oscars season

The Emilia Pérez actor, whose offensive resurfaced tweets sank the film’s hopes for awards glory, says public hatred left her ‘on the edge’Karla Sofía Gascón, the first out trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, whose hopes of winning were dashed after offensive social media posts were surfaced a month before the ceremony, has spoken out about the “unexpected, devastating storm” of awards season.The Spanish actor says that the final stretch of the race, was the “most exposed” period of her life. She faced widespread criticism for her tweets, and despite repeated apologies, was cold-shouldered by the cast and crew of Emilia Pérez, while studio Netflix dropped her from campaigns and cut off funds allowing her to travel to ceremonies. A contract with her Spanish publisher was cancelled, and senior politicians in her home country spoke of their disappointment in her. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Met Office reveals when Northern Lights could next light up UK skies

The Northern Lights could be visible in the UK again this week

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9 h. ago Why the UK is seeing more Northern Lights as Met Office forecasts aurora borealis this week

Why the UK is witnessing more spectacular Northern Lights displays at the moment

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10 h. ago North Korea issues chilling war threat to US and South Korea as missiles launched

North Korea unleashes deadly ballistic missile salvo into the sea as it makes chilling threats of conflict and US - South Korean troops go on high-alert during military drills

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