39 m. ago Costa Rica will give migrants deported from the US permits to stay in the country for 3 months

Costa Rica says it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in detention in the Central American country to stay and move about freely for three months

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83 m. ago 'My brother died of an overdose like The Vivienne – I understand the gnawing guilt'

The family of the Drag Race star decided to talk openly about his ketamine death hoping to save lives, says the Mirror's Siobhan McNally, who has long campaigned for more compassion since her own loss

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88 m. ago Russia ‘may be willing to drop claims to parts of Ukraine it does not occupy’

David Lammy to host US and European negotiators for ceasefire talks in London amid encouraging speculationDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, will host US and European negotiators for fresh talks about Ukraine on Wednesday amid speculation that Russia has told Washington it might be willing to drop its claim to parts of Ukraine it does not occupy.The price would include the US making concessions to Moscow such as recognising the 2014 annexation of Crimea, though Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no such proposal had been shared with him by the White House and that his country could not endorse it. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Emmerdale fans warn character 'playing with fire' after engagement bombshell

Victoria refused to keep John's secret as she threatened to reveal all to Aaron

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2 h. ago Simone Biles unsure of competing at 2028 LA Olympics: ‘My body is aging’

American has won seven Olympics goldsBiles would be 31 at the start of next Summer GamesSimone Biles says she is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.The 28-year-old says she has other priorities, and is mindful of the demands her sport puts on her body at an age when most elite gymnasts have long since retired. Biles will be 31 when the LA Olympics start: the oldest all-around female gymnastics champion is Maria Gorokhovskaya, who won gold at the age of 30 at the 1952 Games. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans call Ofcom over Chris Hughes and JoJo Swia's 'vile behaviour'

Disgusted ITV viewers are threatening to call Ofcom over Chris Hughes' and JoJo Siwa's 'vile behaviour' in the Celebrity Big Brother house

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3 h. ago Earth Day marks the chance to help save the planet. The environment was already on the edge before Trump took office

Scientists are calling for rapid action to curb emissions as the Trump administration embraces the fossil fuel industry

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3 h. ago Sarah Paulson finds buyer for $2 million Malibu trailer home after slashing price and throwing in a free gift

The ‘American Horror Story’ actor first put the beachside home up for sale in May 2024

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4 h. ago UK's first Asian Hornet nest of 2025 found as experts warn of 'unprecedented' invasion

A yellow-legged Asian hornet nest has been found in the UK leading experts to warn of an "unprecedented" number set to invade the country with the insects maybe aggressive "if they feel threatened"

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4 h. ago Georgia university receives $500,000 grant to preserve Gullah Geechee heritage

GSU will establish the Gullah Geechee Sacred Land Project to research and protect the community and its cultureA new $500,000 Mellon grant will allow Georgia State University to develop archival, historical and cultural research to protect Gullah Geechee heritage and communities in Georgia and South Carolina.Using the grant, GSU will establish the Gullah Geechee Sacred Land Project (GGSLP), which will be “dedicated to maintaining African American burial grounds by recovering communities’ spiritual, genealogical and spatial lineages and safeguarding the places where those communities interred their ancestors”, according to a statement by the college. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago An American ambush threatens Zelensky’s negotiators – can the UK save Kyiv?

A high level American diplomatic team is coming to London for talks with Ukraine and its allies; it may be an ambush, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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4 h. ago Mark Selby's Crucible rival had 'blackouts' in matches during mystery illness

World Snooker Championship qualifier Ben Woollaston, who faces Mark Selby at the Crucible, opens up on the mystery illness which threatened his future in the game

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5 h. ago R&A ‘would love’ the Open to return to Donald Trump’s Turnberry course

Scottish course last hosted event in 2009R&A says logistics, not politics, are a concernThe R&A would like to see Donald Trump’s Turnberry course in Scotland return as host of the Open but will first need to assess the feasibility of the venue, the governing body’s chief executive, Mark Darbon, said.Turnberry, a seaside course in South Ayrshire, has staged the Open four times – most recently in 2009 when American Stewart Cink edged past his compatriot Tom Watson to claim the title in a thrilling victory. Trump bought the property in 2014 and has spent £200m upgrading the resort’s courses. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago American woman leaves Brits horrified at 'diabolical' jacket potato toppings

Kalli Agudo, from Washington, US, left Britons reeling after she shared her take on the cult-classic dish on TikTok.

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7 h. ago News | American Express completes major top up at former Google London offices

News | American Express completes major top up at former Google London offices  CoStar

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7 h. ago Putin suggests he will negotiate directly with Zelensky for first time since Ukraine invasion began

Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia had a ‘positive attitude towards any peace initiatives’

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8 h. ago Businesswoman fined and threatened with lawsuit by 'petty' council for 'fly

The owner of a beauty salon in Hampshire says the council threatened to sue her for fly-tipping after a work experience student inadvertently used the wrong recycling bag to dispose of shredded paper.

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8 h. ago Families could save £1,000 a year by switching to electric vehicles – but there are two big issues to consider

The government have changed their Zero Emission Vehicle mandate which could see more hybrids instead flood the market

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8 h. ago Putin ready for direct talks with Ukraine, spokesperson says

Moscow turns down proposal to extend Easter ceasefire as Ukraine officials head to London to discuss US peace planRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin says it is open to direct talks with Ukraine but has declined to back Kyiv’s proposal to extend the Easter ceasefire.Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson told reporters in Moscow on Tuesday that there were no concrete plans for negotiations on halting strikes against civilian targets, but that the Russian president was willing to discuss this directly with Ukraine if Kyiv removed “certain obstacles”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Pope Francis’s papacy

Issue threatened to derail Francis’s papacy and dominated his trips abroadPope Francis: cardinals to meet in Rome to set date for funeral – liveIn 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the scale of child sexual abuse in the local Catholic church. It shone a spotlight – the title of a later movie based on the investigation – on the church’s dark shameful secrets.Eleven years later, Francis became pope. Wave after wave of abuse revelations continued to crash at the Vatican’s doors amid mounting anger and revulsion among the faithful and beyond. The issue threatened to derail Francis’s papacy and dominate his trips abroad. He was slow to grasp the scale and systemic nature of the issue and apparently reluctant to take firm action to deal with abusers and those who covered up abuse. Continue reading...

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