53 m. ago When they chose to die together, my grandparents wrote the final chapter of a love story spanning 70 years

My Nan held my hand, convincing me this was what they wanted. I felt like a little girl, crying and being comforted by my grandmother one last timeIn their final moments, Ron and Irene lay together in a single bed, soft smiles on their faces. They wore special shirts picked out for the occasion; his a cranky cockatoo print, and hers the same white and floral print blouse she wore to their 70th wedding anniversary a few months previously.The only sign of what was to come were the twin cannulas, one in each of their intertwined hands, with long thin tubes winding back behind the beds and out of sight.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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73 m. ago Soccer Aid 2025 tickets, dates, TV channel and everything else you need to know

The event will feature a number of famous faces and football legends

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94 m. ago Love Island replacement star Conor Phillips admits to racy sex session behind nightclub

EXCLUSIVE: Conor Phillips is the new boy entering the Love Island Series 12 villa in Mallorca, stepping in at the eleventh hour after the shock removal of original contestant Kyle Ashman

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1 hour ago London fair features veggie sculptures from squash Trump to ‘Cauli Parton’

London fair features veggie sculptures from squash Trump to ‘Cauli Parton’  The Guardian

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1 hour ago The common household item that removes algae from fences in just 30 minutes

Algae can be unsightly and can damage the wood but there's an easy way to remove it

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2 h. ago Dead body discovered in abandoned BMW near Gatwick Airport sparks police investigation

A body has been found on the back seat of a car left abandoned on an industrial estate, a mile away from Gatwick Airport, in a shocking and unexplained discovery

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2 h. ago Stacey Dooley slammed by fans for featuring controversial OnlyFans star Lily Phillips on her documentary show: 'You shouldn't give her a platform!'

The TV presenter, 38, will be spending 72 hours with the controversial porn performer, 23, who attracted global attention when she had sex with 100 men in a day and filmed it for her OnlyFans.

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3 h. ago A quirky vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal 'cornclave'

Vegetable likenesses of Donald Trump and Dolly Parton and a papal “cornclave” are on display at the Lambeth Country Show

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5 h. ago Dawn French apologises after ‘mocking tone’ in video about Israel

The Vicar Of Dibley actress posted a video on social media which she has now removed.

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5 h. ago Gatwick Airport horror as body found on backseat of BMW with car 'left abandoned for MONTHS'

Locals say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away a white BMW from an industrial estate in Crawley, Sussex on Friday when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the backseat

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5 h. ago Gatwick Airport horror as body found on backseat of BMW 'left abandoned for MONTHS'

Locals say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away a white BMW from an industrial estate in Crawley, Sussex on Friday when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the backseat

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5 h. ago How Hollywood took over Broadway and obliterated box office records

George Clooney, Denzel Washington and Kieran Culkin helped Broadway set new box office records this year thanks to sky-high ticket prices. ‘The Independent’s’ resident Broadway expert Caitlin Hornik examines what this could mean for the Great White Way

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5 h. ago The river that came back to life: a journey down the reborn Klamath

Less than a year after four dams were removed from the river, life has blossomed along its banks, presenting new challenges and joys of recoveryBill Cross pulled his truck to the side of a dusty mountain road and jumped out to scan a stretch of rapids rippling through the hillsides below.As an expert and a guide, Cross had spent more than 40 years boating the Klamath River, etching its turns, drops and eddies into his memory. But this run was brand new. On a warm day in mid-May, he would be one of the very first to raft it with high spring flows. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Meet history's deadliest female assassins from showgirl to Buddhist temple killer

From French revolutionaries to the ‘most dangerous woman in Germany,’ history has seen a host of fearsome female assassins cause havoc among their enemies, here features editor Meg Jorsh takes a look

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6 h. ago British tourist is found dead on the Algarve just days after another Brit's body was found when he vanished during stag do

A British tourist has been found dead on the Algarve, just days after another Brit's body was discovered following his mystery disappearance during a stag do.

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6 h. ago King Charles 'excited' by incredible but 'baffling' discovery at Windsor Castle

King Charles recently discovered a 'cache' of Leonardo Da Vinci drawings in Windsor Castle, but was surprised by the reaction of his family

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6 h. ago King Charles' 'exciting' discovery at Windsor Castle that 'bemused' Royal Family

King Charles is said to have made an 'exciting' discovery in Windsor Castle that left the Royal Family 'baffled and bemused', according to a new documentary

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6 h. ago ‘A wonderful mystery to be solved’: Search begins in Dorset for ‘the Mother of all tanks’

Lost for over a century, discovery of wartime letter has rekindled interest in unlocking the secret of the world’s first prototype tankAt the height of the second world war, while British authorities were calling on citizens to donate metal to be recycled into weapons and warships, attention at the army base of Bovington Camp in Dorset turned to a collection of historic vehicles dating from the first war – among them a legendary tank that had been nicknamed “Mother”.Mother was the prototype for the world’s first battlefield tank, the Mark 1, which had been developed by Britain in 1915-6 to break the deadlock of the trenches. The vehicles were a huge technological leap forward that caused a sensation when rolled out on the battlefields (“astonishing our soldiers no less than they frightened the enemy”, as the Manchester Guardian put it) and helped tip the scales in favour of the allies’ eventual victory. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Second UK tourist found dead and 'naked' in Albufeira after Greg Monks body find

The latest death comes just days after Greg Monks, 37, from Glasgow, was discovered dead in the Cerro de Aguia.

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7 h. ago Second UK tourist found dead in Albufeira after Greg Monks body find

The latest death comes just days after Greg Monks, 37, from Glasgow, was discovered dead in the Cerro de Aguia.

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