42 m. ago Melanie Blumenthal: ‘It’s hard to see the person that you love in pain’

Melanie Blumenthal was told not to talk about her husband Heston’s bipolar diagnosis. She tells us why it’s so important they ignored that advice.

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79 m. ago Manchester Airport issues 'inevitable' 2026 warning for holidaymakers

'That impacts hard-working people throughout the country'

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79 m. ago Starmer under mounting pressure to strip Egyptian activist of British citizenship

Calls are growing for Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be deported from UK after ‘abhorrent’ tweets calling for the death of Zionists

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1 hour ago ‘A watery gold sunrise lights the turbulent water’: the wild beauty of the Suffolk coast

Coastal erosion may threaten the area around Southwold, but a new ‘movable’ cabin makes a great base for exploring its windswept beaches, remote marshes and welcoming innsThe crumbling cliff edge is just metres away. An automatic blind, which I can operate without getting out of bed, rises to reveal an ocean view: the dramatic storm-surging North Sea with great black-backed gulls circling nearby and a distant ship on the horizon. A watery gold sunrise lights the clouds and turbulent grey water.I’m the first person to sleep in the new Kraken lodge at Still Southwold, a former farm in Easton Bavents on the Suffolk coast. It’s a stylish wooden cabin, one of a scattering of holiday lets in an area prone to aggressive coastal erosion. The owner, Anne Jones, describes the challenges of living on a coast that is rapidly receding in the face of climate-exacerbated storms: the waves have eroded more than 40 hectares (100 acres), and the family business “is no longer a viable farm”. Instead, ...

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7 h. ago Wealthy businessman LOSES war with council over electric fence around £44.5million mega mansion to keep out foxes... but puts up a new deterrent instead

David Walsh and his wife Jyotsna Chadha erected the huge barrier around the border of their palatial property.

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7 h. ago How man's best friend saved his owner's life after pensioner collapsed on beach

David Howarth collapsed when walking along an empty Sandbanks beach in Poole after enjoying a dip in the sea with his faithful five-year-old Labrador Beau.

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7 h. ago All we've done is import yet another person who tweets hatred, spouts poison and who loathes this country: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS

Labour's decision to 'repatriate' anti-British extremist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to the UK, a place he openly despises, is the latest farce in the slow-motion collapse of British governance.

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7 h. ago What happened to my body after I quit Mounjaro, by CLAUDIA CONNELL. I lost four stone and slimmed to size 10. But after Christmas, the consequences for my skin, looks and weight are truly astonishing

The average person is likely to have gained about 3lbs over the festive period and gorged on 6,000 calories on Christmas Day.

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8 h. ago Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for nation after metal detectorist find

King David I of Scotland, who reigned from 1124 until 1153, introduced the country’s first coinage

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8 h. ago Claudia Winkleman says The Traitors series four will be ‘truly extraordinary’

Series four follows hot on the heels of the hugely popular celebrity version of the game.

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10 h. ago Hero dog saves owner's life after he collapses on beach in display Lassie would be proud of

David Howarth, 71, collapsed on an empty Sandbanks beach in Poole, Dorset, following a sea swim with nobody around. But his faithful labrador Beau alerted strangers by bouncing up and down on David's body, running around on the sand and barking loudly.

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10 h. ago The UK's most mysterious missing person cases: From the boy, 3, who vanished while playing in garden, to the two men who disappeared five years apart after boarding a ferry in Portsmouth

A staggering 160,000 people are reported missing every year in the UK - equating to one person every 90 seconds.

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11 h. ago Powerful winter storm to batter much of US with snow, rain and strong winds

Snowy holiday season in the upper midwest and north-east comes as a cold front is expected to hit the southA powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is expected to impact much of the US with a mixture of snow, ice, rain and strong winds.“Part of the storm system is getting heavy snow, other parts of the storm along the cold front are getting higher winds and much colder temperatures as the front passes,” said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in College Park, Maryland. “They’re all related to each other – different parts of the country will be receiving different effects from this storm.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Jack P Shepherd takes swipe at Corrie as he admits 'Emmerdale do it better'

Coronation Street's David Platt actor Jack P Shepherd confessed he's always preferred Emmerdale's stunts, so getting to join forces for Corriedale was a dream come true

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11 h. ago Corrie's Jack P Shepherd met with support after wife shares heartfelt message

Jack P Shepherd, who plays David Platt in Coronation Street, has been flooded with support by fans after he gave an update on his marriage after tying the knot earlier in the year

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12 h. ago Photos show Myanmar holding its first election since the military seized power

Voters in Myanmar cast ballots in the first phase of the country’s general election Sunday. The polls are being held under military rule during a civil war. Critics argue the election is a facade to legitimize military control under the pretense of civilian rule.

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13 h. ago One person dead and one injured after two helicopters crash in New Jersey

Hammonton police responded to a report of a midair crash that engulfed one helicopter in flames on Sunday morningOne person is dead and another has been left critically injured after two helicopters crashed in a southern New Jersey town.Police in Hammonton, New Jersey, responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11.25am on Sunday, according to Denise Mazzeo, the town’s deputy municipal clerk. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Manchester United set to sign Germany striker Lea Schüller from Bayern Munich

United close in on 28-year-old forwardMiyazawa extends contract with clubManchester United are set to complete the signing of the Germany striker Lea Schüller on a permanent transfer from Bayern Munich.Schüller, who has six months left on her contract, has been a prolific goalscorer for club and country, scoring more than 100 goals for Bayern and 54 times in 82 games for her country, and she will be seen as a marquee signing for the Women’s Super League side. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her controversial politics

Film star turned animal rights activist was anti-immigration and was repeatedly convicted of racial hatred, particularly towards Muslims Brigitte Bardot – a life in picturesBrigitte Bardot, hailed as the French Marilyn Monroe, was the first major film star to channel her glamour and fame into supporting France’s far right, who she backed for more than 30 years.Up until her death on Sunday, Bardot had expressed her contentment at Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally party’s rising share of the vote before the 2027 presidential race. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Hammonton helicopter crash UPDATES: One dead as choppers collide in New Jersey

One person has died after two helicopters collided in Hammonton, New Jersey, US - horrifying videos show smoke rising from the scene close to Hammonton Municipal Airport

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