23 m. ago Tomb Sweeping Day and breakdancing in Congo: photos of the day – Friday

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34 m. ago Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter is all grown up as she stuns in beautiful prom pictures

Sweet Magnolias actress Jamie Lynn Spears' eldest daughter, Maddie Briann, who she shares with ex-fiancé Casey Aldridge, looked every bit the prom princess in stunning new photos

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35 m. ago Parents' horror as toddler dies 24 hours after being sent home from A&E

Hailey Thompson, 22 months, tragically died in December 2022 after being diagnosed with a viral infection and sent home from hospital in the early hours of the morning

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36 m. ago Gloucester horror as man found dead near kids' playground sparking investigation

Police were called to an area of Hempsted, Gloucester, at around 5pm on Wednesday after the body was discovered by locals - with paramedics pronouncing the man dead at the scene

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36 m. ago ‘If you want dystopia, look out your window!’ Black Mirror is back – and going beyond tech hell

After years of creating dark, disturbing, thought-provoking TV, Charlie Brooker is changing it up. The creator and star-studded cast of Black Mirror talk about why this season is the most moving and vulnerable yetCharlie Brooker has been contemplating the passing of time, and he’s not happy about it. We’re on set at Shepperton for USS Callister: Into Infinity, the sequel to the 2017 space opera from his terrifying tech anthology Black Mirror. “The cast don’t seem to have aged at all,” he grumbles, “whereas I am a wizened old gentleman.”There is a more reflective, almost nostalgic tone to this seventh season. The episode Plaything flashes back to Brooker’s early years as a gaming journalist in a Bandersnatch-adjacent slice of computer-induced madness; Eulogy immerses Paul Giamatti in his memories as he literally enters decades-old photos; gaslighting parable Bête Noire forces Siena Kelly’s chocolatier to reckon with youthful misdemeanours; Hotel Reverie stars Emma Corrin as a 19...

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55 m. ago BP chairman to step down after oil giant retreats from green energy

BP kick-started a search for a new chair after Helge Lund told the board he intends to leave the role ‘in due course’.

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60 m. ago Mexico's deadliest cartel has 'death camps and hospitals' yet to be found

A Mexican public security analyst warned more horror sites run by drug cartels could be uncovered. He explained how these other potential locations could look and what other terrifying buildings they could run

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68 m. ago Dirtea Mushroom Coffee review: we tested the Lion’s Mane blend and were surprised

Dirtea mushroom coffee offers a unique way to energise without the crash. Consumer writer Gareth Butterfield tested it on his coffee-loving wife

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86 m. ago Kevin De Bruyne makes Man City departure official as superstar to leave Etihad at end of his contract

The Belgian midfielder has become a club legend since signing from Wolfsburg in 2015

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1 hour ago Everton condemn death threats towards James Tarkowski following Merseyside derby horror tackle

Tarkowski should have been sent off against Liverpool, PGMOL admitted after the derby

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2 h. ago Teenage driver arrested as man fights for life after being hit by car in east London

London Ambulance Service took two people to hospital following crash Commercial Road, Limehouse

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2 h. ago Lamborghini Huracan worth over £200,000 wrecked after smash in affluent hotspot

The Lamborghini Huracan was involved in the Alderley Edge crash

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2 h. ago Formula One rookie suffers 'big, big crash' in practice at Japanese Grand Prix as trackside fires spark chaos

HENRY CLARK IN SUZUKA: Australian driver Jack Doohan was involved in a terrifying high-speed crash during the second practice session ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.

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2 h. ago Man launched horror bayonet double stabbing on his aunt and her partner in Manchester city centre

Viet Quoc Tran had watched Tristan Tate videos before launching the attack

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3 h. ago 'Devastated' families pay tribute to men who died in tragic A48 crash

Family members said they were "broken" after the crash claimed the lives of three men

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3 h. ago Teen driver who killed 'beautiful' girlfriend, 17, in horror VW Golf crash that broke his back faces years in prison

Logan Addison, 19, caused the death of Lily-May Vaughan, 17, after he lost control of his Volkswagen Golf near Shawbury Heath, Shropshire, on February 4, 2023.

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3 h. ago Teen who sold drugs using Harry Potter house elf Dobby as an alias and left female cyclist seriously injured in car crash is jailed

Lewis Breen-Ledger, 19, went under the name 'Dobby's Packs' on Instagram and Snapchat where he offered a 'menu of different drugs'.

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3 h. ago Jack Doohan rushed to F1 medical centre after huge 185mph crash in Japan GP practice

The Alpine driver lost control of the car in the high-speed turn one section of Suzuka in practice

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3 h. ago F1 star destroys car in heavy crash as Japanese Grand Prix session stopped

Jack Doohan's second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix was brought to a premature end after the Alpine driver suffered a huge high-speed crash at Suzuka

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4 h. ago A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

Search teams have pulled more bodies from the ruins of buildings a week after a massive earthquake rocked Myanmar killing more than 3,100 people

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