54 m. ago Amy Dowden reveals she’s home after second mastectomy surgery that forced her to pull out of Strictly

STRICTLY'S Amy Dowden has given a heart-warming health update following her second mastectomy surgery. This week, the professional dancer, 35, took to her Instagram account to reveal she had been advised by medics to undergo another procedure. It comes after the Welsh lass was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May 2023, and underwent an initial mastectomy. Amy was...

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86 m. ago Strictly's Vicky Pattison unveils 'luxurious' £12 nightwear perfect for Christmas

The star has launched a new 10-piece nightwear collection in collaboration with Little Mistress and Matalan and it looks lush

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2 h. ago Novels I haven’t finished reading are piling up by my bedside. What if that’s a good thing? | Hanna Thomas Uose

Authors are sounding warnings about the length of the modern attention span, but my series of abandonments is a sign of something elseThis is embarrassing, but here goes. There are five novels beside my bed, all partially read. On my phone, I am partway through 36 audiobooks, which pales in comparison to the 46 ebooks I have abandoned on my Kindle. This doesn’t count the growing pile of advance copies beside my coffee table, vying for blurbs, now that I am a published novelist myself.At first glance, these stats seem to corroborate Ian Rankin’s words. Commenting a fortnight ago on how easy it is to lose a reader’s focus, when it is fragmented by social media and the news cycle, the writer said: “Maybe as people’s attention spans change the literature will have to change with them.” But as someone who used to doggedly finish whatever I was reading, I now consider it a human right to put down a book that I’m not in the mood for.Hanna Thomas Uose is a writer and strategist. She is the ...

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2 h. ago Man United star singled out for stinging criticism after having 'no clue' against Tottenham

Manchester United rescued a draw in the final moments of their clash against Tottenham on Saturday but one star has been critiqued by a Premier League icon

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2 h. ago A boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes off Malaysia, 1 body found and 10 rescued

Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body recovered floating in the sea, 10 rescued and dozens missing

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2 h. ago Remains dating back 4,000 years being uncovered on outskirts of Greater Manchester town

Ancient cemetary may even have origins in the Stone Age

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4 h. ago Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians? Of course not – he just knows faith sells | Simon Tisdall

In a bid to exercise absolute power, today’s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting – and exploiting – believersDonald Trump’s crusading threat to invade Nigeria and save Christians from Islamist terrorists is typical attention-seeking. Surely even he must realise that unilateral US military intervention would invite disaster. And he’s got his facts wrong. The threat of Islamist terrorism is real, but it affects Nigerian Muslims as much, if not more, than Christians. There’s no evidence of genocide, contrary to the alarmist claims of US far-right internet warriors. Trump’s intervention was about politics, not faith.In speaking out, he was massaging a key domestic constituency, not acting from genuine, God-fearing concern for “our cherished Christians” in a land he’s never visited. Christian nationalist votes helped clinch Trump’s two presidential victories despite the obvious insincerity of his professed beliefs. His support among white evangelical Protestants is much higher th...

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4 h. ago Prince Harry 'saddened and disappointed' after Remembrance Sunday request 'denied'

Two royal authors have claimed that Prince Harry was upset to not to have had a wreath laid on his behalf at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday in 2020

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5 h. ago ‘They treat men like vending machines’: Inside the hidden world of social media sperm selling

Parenthood can seem an impossible dream for many, and online sperm donor groups offer a solution, but they can be a murky world A man going by the name “Rod Kissme” claims to have “very strong sperm”. It may seem like an eccentric boast for a Facebook profile page, but then this is no mundane corner of the internet. The group where Rod and other men advertise themselves is a community where women and couples come, in many cases, to fulfil a lifelong dream: parenthood.There is a growing number of online sperm donor groups on social media. They offer people the chance of parenting children in an unregulated, dangerous but surprisingly straightforward way. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ministers unveil plans for better NHS treatment for veterans and serving members of the Armed Forces

Ministers announced plans to provide better NHS treatment to military veterans as well as current servicemen and women.

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10 h. ago 'She's refusing to even stand next to her': Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney are locked in a 'bitter feud', insiders tell DOLLY BUSBY... as they reveal cause of fall

They grew up together on the set of the dark TV teen drama Euphoria. But it seems that is where the connection between Hollywood stars Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya ends.

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10 h. ago Rachel Reeves claims she wants to cut our bills but this is the hidden tax experts tell me is coming

Thank goodness energy and climate secretary Ed Miliband is out of the country for a while, heading up the UK's delegation at the COP30 climate talks in Brazil .

Economics

10 h. ago This is the unpleasant truth about your sweating problem, the hidden condition to blame

It was just minutes after being selected as a 'traitor' on the BBC 's hit show Celebrity Traitors that the first beads of sweat began to appear on Alan Carr 's brow.

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11 h. ago University calls Charles Dickens a racist for damning 1851 essay criticising China

The University of Manchester is warning students that an 1851 essay co-authored by Charles Dickens 'expresses racist views, particularly against Chinese people.'

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12 h. ago Authorities investigate death of passenger aboard Carnival cruise ship

Authorities in Miami are investigating the death of a passenger traveling on a Carnival cruise ship that returned to the city Saturday

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15 h. ago Car fleeing police slams into bar in Tampa, killing 4 people and injuring 11

Police say vehicle was involved in street racing before driver fled from authorities and then crashed into Ybor City bar A speeding car fleeing police slammed into a crowded bar early on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, known for its nightlife and tourists.An air patrol unit with the Tampa police department spotted the car driving recklessly on a freeway at about 12.40am after police said the silver sedan had been seen street racing in another neighborhood, according to a police department statement. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago BBC Strictly interrupted as tearful Alex Kingston opens up on hidden condition

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman was forced to step in and comfort Alex Kingston on Saturday night as the actress broke down in tears

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18 h. ago Travelodge Unveils New Hotel in Beckenham, London – Perfect for Business & Leisure Travelers

Travelodge Unveils New Hotel in Beckenham, London – Perfect for Business & Leisure Travelers  Travel And Tour World

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18 h. ago Infuriating optical illusion sees a cat hiding in plain sight

A simple-looking photo of a stack of wood hides a feline friend in plain sight. Can you spot the sneaky cat in just 30 seconds?

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18 h. ago Sordid truth about night seven ladyboys 'beat up' Luigi Mangione after visit to Thai sex bar: Texts and photos revealed in tell

New details about Mangione's bizarre encounter in Bangkok are laid bare in Last Known Contact, by an anonymous author who claims to have been traveling with the accused killer.

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