18 m. ago Heston Blumenthal reveals he 'thought about different ways of ending his life'

The London-born celebrity chef, who holds a total of seven Michelin stars, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after being sectioned - on the insistence of his wife - in November 2023.

Politics

24 m. ago Thomas Frank leaves 'a big piece of my heart at Brentford' after Spurs move confirmed

Frank led the West London outfit to one of the most successful periods in club history

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42 m. ago Voices: After weeks in the incubator, my owl chick finally hatched from its shell

This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes looks after a newly-born owl chick

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67 m. ago Thomas Frank sends emotional farewell message to Brentford after Spurs switch

Frank has taken over at Tottenham after a transformative stint in west London

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98 m. ago Young people in West Lothian tasked with designing alternative uses for heat pumps

The renewables sector in Scotland is in need of a wave of new blood

Politics

2 h. ago England star Trevor Sinclair bankrupt after 'burying head in sand' over £36k debt

Former Manchester City, West Ham and Queens Park Rangers winger Trevor Sinclair failed to turn up for court as the ex-England star turned football pundit was declared bankrupt

Economics

2 h. ago England legend Trevor Sinclair bankrupt after 'burying head in sand' over £36k debt

Former Manchester City, West Ham and Queens Park Rangers winger Trevor Sinclair failed to turn up for court as the ex-England star turned football pundit was declared bankrupt

Economics

2 h. ago England football star Trevor Sinclair is made bankrupt after 'burying his head in the sand' over £36,000 unpaid tax bill

Trevor Sinclair who played for QPR, West Ham and Man City, won 12 England caps during his lucrative football career before becoming a commentator on TV and radio.

Economics

3 h. ago Air India plane crash death toll rises as 'at least 8' people killed on ground

All but one of the 242 people on board the London-bound flight died as it crashed in west India

Events

4 h. ago The crop cut is back – here’s how to find what short style suits your face shape

Nicole Kidman, Pamela Anderson and Emma Stone are just a few celebrities to recently chop their hair off

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6 h. ago ‘We were sinking. I let her go’: how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat

The tragic drowning of seven women and girls just metres from the port of La Restinga has highlighted the growing number of female migrants crossing to the Canary Islands from west AfricaThe four women and three girls were just metres from the pier in the port of La Restinga in El Hierro, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, when they drowned on 28 May. Rescue teams had begun disembarking the first people early that morning when the vessel capsized.Photos and videos of the chaotic scenes show the boat partially submerged and completely overturned, with several people struggling to swim around it and others trying to climb on to the wrecked boat. Underneath, about 15 women and girls were trapped and fighting to get to the surface. Seven would not make it. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Tiny UK island 'abandoned by humans' after ambitious £3m plan axed decades ago

Dubbed 'the doughnut' due to its circular shape and concave centre, this tiny island - which is located just two miles from the UK coast - has taken on a whole new life

Economics

10 h. ago William, Hope and Emily were born with heroin in their tiny bodies... but we still longed to adopt them

Clare and Jeremy Wilson felt so many emotions: pity for this helpless newborn, and anger at the heroin-addicted birth mother who had inflicted such torture on an innocent baby.

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16 h. ago Location, Location, Location viewers horrified as wife breaks down in tears and admits she's 'compromising' over £1.25million London home her husband desperately wants

Tax advisor Ben and accountant Maya, originally from West Country, roped in property expert Kirstie Allsopp 's help to find their dream family property in a leafy area of south west London.

Economics

16 h. ago ‘It all happened so quickly’: how the Air India plane crash unfolded

Witnesses at a hospital near the impact site described parts of the plane landing on a canteen building as 200 people ate insideAt 9.48am on Thursday, Air India flight 423 took off from New Delhi bound for Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat state, 600 miles south-west. It was an entirely normal day – although hotter than usual for the time of year in north India – and an entirely normal flight, except for the fact that the plane, an 11-year-old Boeing Dreamliner, landed 20 minutes early.After more than two hours on the tarmac parked at Terminal 2 of the sprawling Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport, captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an experienced pilot, taxied on to the single runway and prepared for takeoff. Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago Harvard researcher released from US custody after arrest for smuggling frog embryos

Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova was charged with smuggling after detention at Boston airport in FebruaryA judge released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the US on Thursday, freeing her on bail after a brief hearing.Kseniia Petrova, 30, who was brought into court wearing an orange jumpsuit, had been in federal custody since February. She was seen walking out of the courthouse laughing and hugging supporters. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Passenger hails 'divine intervention' after twist of fate saw her miss Air India flight by just ten minutes

Bhoomi Chauhan was due to fly to London Gatwick onboard the ill-fated flight AI171 that crashed just minutes after takeoff in Ahmedabad, west India today.

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19 h. ago Girl, 9, has hand and wrist bitten off in horrifying Florida shark attack

Leah Lendel, nine, was snorkeling off the shore of Boca Grande with her Instagram blogger mother and siblings around noon on Wednesday, June 11, when she was bitten by the shark.

Events

20 h. ago Man, 30, fights for life after double shooting in west London street

It follows another gun attack on a road in Hackney on Wednesday night

Events

20 h. ago Four West Lothian schools get uniform hubs to help families in need

The bank had funding from West Lothian Climate Action Network for a scheme which helps families in need and clothes thousands of children a year.

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