12 h. ago White Lotus Season 3: who dies? Finale leaves viewers in disbelief

SPOILER ALERT: Read on to discover who died in the dramatic season finale of HBO’s White Lotus

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16 h. ago Coronation Street star dies suddenly leaving family devastated as cause of death revealed

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30 h. ago Morrissey hires legal firm who represented Alex Salmond to deal with 'Scots harasser'

Representatives for the Mancunian singing star hired Levy & McRae to send a cease and desist letter.

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3 d. ago ‘An intellectual stuck in a Batman suit’: readers remember the genius of Val Kilmer

Guardian readers recall encounters with a brilliant actor who was kind, generous and much more than a heart-throb• Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65• An ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awareness• A life in picturesI worked as a dialogue coach on Oliver Stone’s Alexander in 2003. Val was playing Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon. Oliver wanted the Macedonians to have Celtic accents in contrast to the Greeks, who looked down on the Macedonians, as the English have only too frequently done to neighbours of the UK. We were prepping in Morocco and I had been working for a while with Val on his Irish accent when my 95-year-old mother died and I had to leave for a couple of days for her funeral. During my absence, Val had to go home for a short while. When I returned I opened my hotel room door to find it awash with beautiful white roses. Val had sent them before he left, leaving a note of condolence and both his personal phone numbers so ...

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3 d. ago American YouTuber leaves can of diet Coke for world’s most isolated tribe and gets arrested

American man left coconut and soda can on island for tribe that killed a man in 2018

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4 d. ago School track meet turns deadly when student ‘fatally stabs teen leaving him to die in his brother’s arms’

The stabbing allegedly occurred after Austin Metcalf told Karmelo Anthony that he was sitting in his seat

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5 d. ago 'I felt something die inside': Pervert's 'disgusting hobby' leaves victims horrified

'I've never felt such embarrassment and shame in my life'

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6 d. ago Dog dies after being bitten in the face by adder leaving family 'absolutely heartbroken'

Donnie, a two-year-old Jack Russell, tragically died after being bitten on the face by an adder while out for a walk in Thetford Forest, Suffolk - leaving his family 'absolutely heartbroken'

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8 d. ago I was devastated when my husband died... then a mystery phone call 20 YEARS later left me stunned

Maria Renshaw was left heartbroken when her accountant husband died two decades ago, leaving her with three children.

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9 d. ago My beloved mum gave me a letter 25 years ago and told me: 'Read it when I'm gone'. What she'd written both broke and comforted me: MARIANNE JONES

Today marks Marianne Jones's first Mothering Sunday since losing her mum. Despite her grief, she will be concentrating not on what she's lost but on what she had

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9 d. ago 'Whatever your age, losing a mother you love leaves you forever looking for a hand to hold': Marianne Jones on the first Mother's Day since her Mum died

Today marks Marianne Jones's first Mothering Sunday since losing her mum. Despite her grief, she will be concentrating not on what she's lost but on what she had

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9 d. ago Meera Sodha: ‘I’m thrilled to have new ingredients in the kitchen’

Our cook on why she’s changing the way she writes her recipesSee Meera’s kimchi and cheddar okonomiyaki and Thai fried egg salad hereI’m like a giant panda in that 98% of what I eat comes from plants. It’s a long story, but the short version is that I love animals alive and vegetables on my plate.If I think about who I am and how I eat, I am built from Gujarati ingenuity and Lincolnshire produce when it comes to putting vegetables at the centre of the table. While I eat mainly plants, I do leave a little room in my diet for other things that I enjoy – a fish curry shared with my husband, Hugh, an omelette for a quick dinner, or tidying the edges of a hunk of manchego – and three of my cookbooks, Fresh India, East and Dinner, overall reflect that way of eating. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Is Caleb leaving Emmerdale and does he die? Fate sealed in Joe Tate knife horror

Emmerdale's Caleb Miligan, played by actor Will Ash, has sparked exit fears with fans wondering if he will be killed off on the ITV soap ahead of a stabbing twist

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1 week ago Former Alba official threatens legal action over dismissal as new leader elected

The divisions in the party were apparent at an event where Kenny MacAskill narrowly won the vote to succeed Alex Salmond.

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1 week ago Alex Salmond ally launches blistering attack as Alba Party announces new leader

Chris McEleny, who was last month suspended from his role as general secretary of Alba, accused the party of having thrown "the kitchen sink" at him.

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1 week ago New Alba Party leader Kenny MacAskill vows to ‘deliver dream of independence’

The former Scottish justice secretary takes the helm following the death of his predecessor Alex Salmond in October.

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1 week ago Kenny MacAskill named new Alba Party leader following sudden death of Alex Salmond

Alba currently has just one MSP and no MPs with the fledgling party left fighting for attention in Scotland's crowded political scene.

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1 week ago Is Betsy leaving Coronation Street and does she die? Sydney Martin soap future teased

Coronation Street aired horrifying scenes on Tuesday as Rob Donovan's hostage drama led to a character being shot and rushed to hospital, but does Betsy Swain die?

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1 week ago Paging Dr Chimp: the medical secrets we can learn from apes, birds and even butterflies

Primates eat bitter bark to kill parasites, while sparrows use cigarette butts to keep ticks off their chicks. Could the wisdom of wildlife be the next frontier in medicine?In Mexico City, house sparrows and house finches are picking up cigarette butts and weaving individual fibres into the lining of their nests. When researchers first discovered the butts – while studying what plastics end up in nests – they assumed it was simply a fluffy material being used as insulation. But through a series of ingenious tests, they discovered that the butts were actually medicinal: the birds actively collected them because the toxin nicotine reduces mites and other blood-sucking parasites. The birds are treating themselves – and their offspring.It’s one of many fascinating examples of animals medicating themselves revealed in Doctors By Nature, a new book by the US-based Dutch academic Jaap de Roode. Apes deliberately swallow leaves to dislodge intestinal worms. Caterpillars switch diets to repe...

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1 week ago Alba to announce new leader after death of Alex Salmond but challenges remain for party

An electoral breakthrough at Holyrood next year is vital if the breakaway pro-independence party is to have a long-term future.

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