6 h. ago Couple left stunned after buying abandoned Welsh house without stepping inside

Welsh couple's renovation videos of junk-filled 1970s property go viral with on social media over two million views in six days

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6 h. ago Abandoned village where hundreds were told to leave their homes — still there today

'Your home is gone, you won't need to come here anymore'

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7 h. ago Abandoned Welsh village where hundreds were told to leave their homes — still there today

It can be a dangerous place to visit — with roads kept off Google Maps

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9 h. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch in NSW storms as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave on Saturday night, after death of woman near WollongongFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer storms on Australia’s east coast have claimed one life and threatened dozens more as flood waters rise.Residents and holidaymakers have been told they can return back after being evacuated Narrabeen Lagoon in Sydney’s northern beaches overnight on Saturday, while a landslide damaged three homes and injured at least one woman 20km north, at Great Mackerel beach. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Evacuation order on Sydney’s northern beaches as Australia’s east coast smashed by stormy weather

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave as homes flooded and cars submerged across city Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s east coast is being smashed by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate.An emergency warning was in place for Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday morning, with residents at Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounds told to leave. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Fifteen of my friends in their 40s and 50s have left their husbands. This is the real reason EVERYONE is divorcing... and why your marriage is at risk without you realising it

On Monday a friend told me that she was leaving her 'miserable marriage'. I didn't know there was anything miserable about it, although I'd always thought she was more fun than her boring husband.

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52 h. ago Mum 'deliberately shook' daughter, 2, leaving her with fatal head injuries, murder trial told

Morsal Mohammed Naim, 32, denies murder following the death of Omra Wali Jan

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3 d. ago Iran latest: US staff told to leave base in Qatar after Tehran threatens attack in major escalation

A senior Iranian commander said Tehran is at the ‘peak of our readiness’ to respond to any strike on Iran amid Donald Trump’s threats

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4 d. ago I'm taking eight months' paternity leave – and it's changing my relationship with my children | Ilyas Nagdee

I’ll never tire of witnessing many ‘firsts’ for my second-born, but this is a luxury that should be afforded to everyone, not just those who can pay for itWhen I told people I was taking more than eight months of parental leave, the main reactions I got were: “What are you going to do with all that time?” and “won’t you get bored?” These questions came from every direction – including health professionals involved in my wife’s pregnancy and the arrival of our second child.More than halfway through my leave, I’ve been reflecting on what good parental leave looks like: leave that allows families to take the time to adjust to the new rhythms of family life. Thanks to a new policy at my work that gives parents six months of paid parental leave, in addition to annual leave, I will be returning to work not when our newborn is still tiny, our toddler is adjusting to a sibling and their mum is recovering from birth, but when our son is eight months old. This is markedly different to when ou...

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4 d. ago Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to move into exile pad 'in weeks' after Royal Lodge eviction

After Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of all his titles and told to leave the Windsor estate, the disgraced former prince is now set to move into his new home very soon

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4 d. ago Iran latest: Tehran says 2,000 killed in protests as US citizens told to leave now ahead of Trump military decision

The figure is significantly higher than previous estimates and comes amid growing concern over violence against protesters

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5 d. ago Arne Slot told he faces Liverpool pressure on one condition after Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid

Spaniard leaves Real Madrid after just seven months in charge of LaLiga giants

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6 d. ago 'Sacked Man Utd boss did two things that told me I had to leave the club'

Manchester United have cycled through several managers since Sir Alex Ferguson won them their most recent Premier League title in 2013, with mixed levels of success

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7 d. ago Revealed: Monster strangled wife as their young daughters slept because she told him she was leaving him over years of abuse

Isobella Knight, 32, was choked to death by Paul Knight at the home they shared together in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, on June 13 last year.

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9 d. ago Man Utd on red alert as Cristiano Ronaldo's top choice for job opens door to join

Luis Enrique could soon be a man on the market after the PSG boss told those in France he won't extend his contract, potentially leaving him open to an offer from Manchester United

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9 d. ago Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces

People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authoritiesThe Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria.The Syrian government urged people to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid by early afternoon, opening humanitarian corridors and displacement shelters to facilitate their exit. The Syrian army said it would begin military operations against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the deadline, and issued maps showing specific areas that needed to be evacuated. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Plymouth schools LIVE: Armed police 'guard' pupils as 'knifeman' spotted

Students were told not to leave school following reports of a person with a knife in Plymouth, Devon, as police riot vans were called

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9 d. ago Households told to leave taps dripping with cold water this week

The advice comes as warnings for snow and ice are in place across the UK

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1 week ago Teen whose family was wrongly told by police he'd died in car crash pictured

South Yorkshire Police wrongly told a family their son died in a deadly road collision, leaving the devastated family planning his funeral at Christmas - this teen woke up from a coma but another young man had died

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1 week ago Australia heatwave: Residents told to ‘leave now’ as wildfire heads for town amid 45C heat

Victoria’s emergency management agency says homes could be at risk if the fire continues to advance

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