1 hour ago More than 200 passengers on London to Mumbai flight stranded at Turkey military base after plane forced to make emergency landing

The flight had left Heathrow for Mumbai at 11.40am but never arrived as a woman started 'shouting and screaming at 30,000ft'.

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2 h. ago Nicole Kidman does not look like this anymore! Hollywood star is completely unrecognisable in Nine Perfect Strangers sequel

Nicole Kidman has stunned fans with a dramatic transformation for the highly anticipated second season of Nine Perfect Strangers.

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3 h. ago Plans to fix NHS dentistry a 'complete failure' as patients forced to pull out teeth with pliers, report by MPs says

Attempts to improve access have been a 'complete failure' as services are underpinned by a contract that is 'not fit for purpose', the Pubic Accounts Committee says.

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4 h. ago French President Macron urges suspension of US investments after Trump tariffs

Macron argues European investments in America ‘should be suspended until things are clarified ‘

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4 h. ago Vehicles under water in Gibbons parking lot as London sees one of its wettest April days ever

Vehicles under water in Gibbons parking lot as London sees one of its wettest April days ever  CBC

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5 h. ago Hollyoaks heartthrob now lives a completely a different life as a teacher after showbiz days

Jeremy Edwards shot to fame as Kurt Benson on Hollyoaks and was once voted the soap's most handsome star

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7 h. ago Earth under attack from floating 'space junk' capable of causing massive disaster

Space chiefs have warned simply preventing more debris is no longer enough of a defence and the only way forward is to clean-up what already exists in low-Earth orbit.

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7 h. ago Love Island star 'completely broken' as she tragically announces the death of her best friend

A Love Island star has been left 'completely broken' as she tragically announced the death of her best friend on Thursday.

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8 h. ago Cowboy builder who left massive hole in woman's house despite charging her £17,000 when his firm was about to go bust avoids jail

Gary Roberts, 60, signed a contract promising to complete an extension to the rear of the female's property, Chester Magistrates' Court heard.

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9 h. ago Man kills mother in moving car, then kills passing motorist and injures others, Maine police say

State police in Maine say a passenger in a car fatally shot his mother before shooting at passing vehicles, killing another motorist and injuring two others, before dying by suicide

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: a monstrous and momentous act of folly | Editorial

The US president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself createdFor the world’s already embattled trading system, it is as though an asteroid has crashed into the planet, devastating everyone and everything that previously existed there. But there is this important difference. If an asteroid struck the Earth, the impact would at least have been caused by ungovernable cosmic forces. The assault on world trade, by contrast, is a completely deliberate act of choice, taken by one man and one nation.Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on every country in the world is a monstrous and momentous act of folly. Unilateral and unjustified, it was expressed on Wednesday in indefensible language in which Mr Trump described US allies as “cheaters” and “scavengers” who “looted”, “raped” and “pillaged” the US. Many of the calculations on which Mr Trump doled out his punishments are perverse, not least the exclusion of Russia from the cond...

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9 h. ago ECB insists sale of Hundred teams will go through despite TV rights wrangle

Delays caused by negotiations around overseas rightsECB also launch review into crowded domestic scheduleThe England and Wales Cricket Board insists that the sale of the eight Hundred franchises will be completed by the end of April, despite the delays to negotiations.The governing body’s chief executive, Richard Gould, said that the high valuations were not one of the issues behind the delays, but admitted that future broadcasting rights were. “All the discussions are on a very, very sound footing,” Gould said, “we’re just trying to work out how to maximise value from sponsorships, tickets sales and broadcast revenues. They’re investing a lot of money into our game and we want to make sure that pays dividends.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Castle that was once home to the Queen of Scotland is up for sale for £1m

Six miles west of Perth city centre, the former royal abode is complete with an escape tunnel and is set over four floors, including its own separate cottage.

Economics

9 h. ago Love Island's Jess Spencer 'completely broken' after tragic death of best friend

Love Island star Jess Spencer has announced the devastating news of her best friend Estera's death with a heartbreaking tribute, shared with her social media followers

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9 h. ago Labour ignored education department plea to delay VAT on private school fees until new year so Government could net almost £1bn extra from families

Lawyers for the Government have told the High Court bringing forward the date by eight months would raise 'an additional revenue of over £900 million'.

Economics

10 h. ago Macron suggests pause on US investment as EU leaders condemn Trump tariffs

Von der Leyen calls tariffs ‘a major blow to world economy’ while calling for last-ditch negotiationsEuropean leaders have condemned Donald Trump’s tariffs as “fundamentally wrong” and creating an “immense difficulty for Europe”, while appealing for last-ditch negotiations to avert an all-out trade war.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Trump’s decision to impose tariffs was “brutal and unfounded” and appeared to call for a suspension of French investment in the US until the tariffs were clarified. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Amazon, OnlyFans creator and crypto company bid for TikTok as deadline looms

Zoop, a startup run by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, reportedly partnered with a cryptocurrency company to make a late-stage bid

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10 h. ago Black Sabbath fans convinced they'd 'never have made it' if they stuck to original name

Black Sabbath are often hailed as the pioneers of heavy metal music, but they actually began their journey into the music industry under a completely different name - and some fans think it would've been an error to keep it

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10 h. ago UK chose most ‘disruptive’ date for private schools’ VAT charge, files show

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves dismissed idea of launching tax later in bid to ‘maximise revenue’, Treasury documents reveal

Culture

10 h. ago Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance

Vice-president makes remark after reports that president told cabinet members billionaire will be stepping backJD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk would remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector. Continue reading...

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