7 h. ago BBC newsreader George Alagiah left wife and family miniscule sum of money in will

George Alagiah was one of the BBC’s longest-serving newsreaders and died at the age of 67 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in July, 2023

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7 h. ago BBC News legend who died of cancer left wife small sum in his will despite huge wage

The will of the former News at Six presenter revealed that George Alagiah had £49,387 to his name at the time of his death, with his widow Frances Alagiah receiving this sum

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28 h. ago BBC newsreader Martine Croxall changes ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ during live broadcast

A BBC News presenter has gone viral after replacing the term “pregnant people” to “women” while reading the autocue during a live broadcast.

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30 h. ago National Lottery player's £50,000 jackpot dreams crushed to £6 in devastating mix

Dean Smethurst couldn't sleep after believing he had won a life-changing sum of money on the Lotto - but his dreams were shattered after a heartbreaking phone call

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31 h. ago The BBC newsreader who stood up for women: Martine Croxall wins new fans over 'pregnant people' correction

Martine Croxall, 56, has won a legion of new fans after she dismissed an autocue line instructing her to say 'pregnant people', replacing it with 'women' instead.

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48 h. ago ‘A shell fell metres away’: one man’s attempt to reach GHF food hub in Gaza

Abdullah Ahmed was hit by shrapnel while on a desperate mission to feed his familyJust after midnight on Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his sleeping wife and children in their small and crowded home in the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north. The 31-year-old vegetable seller had heard that the nearby aid distribution site recently opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive Israeli- and US-backed private organisation that began operations in the territory last month, would be handing out food at 2am.To get there early and maximise his chance of grabbing a box of flour, oil, beans and other basics, Ahmed and some friends set out across the dangerous rubble-strewn roads. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Gaza slides into lethal chaos as desperate Palestinians fight to survive

Witnesses and NGO records reveal the tragic toll of hunt to secure the basics of lifeJust after midnight on Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his sleeping wife and children in their small and crowded home in the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north.The 31-year-old vegetable seller had heard that the nearby food distribution site recently opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive Israeli- and US-backed private organisation that began operations in the territory last month, would be handing out food at 2am. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago JK Rowling hails BBC newsreader Martine Croxall after she overrules autocue's 'pregnant people' line to say 'women'

The Harry Potter author, 59, who has been vocal on the subject of trans people and what she calls 'sex-based rights' for several years, has praised the journalist (pictured), 56, for it on social media.

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64 h. ago Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara ditches diamond ring on Disneyland date as family tensions rise

The daughter of the Fight Club star and his ex-wife Angelina Jolie fueled rumors earlier this month but left her ring finger bare this time while out with her beau.

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5 d. ago Bloodbath in Bali: Australian is shot dead in front of his terrified wife and his friend is left fighting for life in 'gangland hit' at their villa

The attack is believed to be linked to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates, with one of the victims the former partner of a notorious drug trafficker.

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7 d. ago Parents should be banned from calling kids 'naughty' as it makes it worse, says ex

Former BBC newsreader turned child therapist Kate Silverton has warned mums and dad using the word 'naughty' is harmful and ‘not scientifically correct’ as their brains are too immature.

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7 d. ago Timothy West's will shows he left thousands to list of charities

The star also left money to his wife, Prunella Scales, his son and his sister

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8 d. ago Alice Evans fumes over 'punch in gut' pregnancy news after ex Ioan Gruffudd's bombshell

Hornblower star, Ioan Gruffudd, and new wife, Bianca, are expecting their first baby together, which has reportedly left the actor's ex, Alice Evans, 'fuming'

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9 d. ago Brit who visited Canada says he 'can't get over' one major difference

A British man who travelled to Canada to see his wife for the first time was left amazed by the size of the houses in the Toronto area - but many locals were quick to tell him 'the truth'

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9 d. ago I saved for years to retire to a villa in Spain but now I'm working as a cleaner. Don't make the same mistake I did

It's a long way from the luxurious retirement travelling over the world that Alan and wife Paulene, 63, had planned when they left Barnet in 2000.

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1 week ago ‘It’s not tokenistic’: how The Assembly became an international hit

Unpredictable questions from neurodivergent audience have created perfect interview format for social media ageIt is an interview like no other. One which has seen Emmanuel Macron confronted over whether it was right to marry his former teacher and Danny Dyer probed about whether he has a joint bank account with his wife. Celebrities have been caught off guard, or left sobbing and laughing in equal measure.The Assembly, in which an audience of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people ask unpredictable, probing and often remarkably direct questions of a celebrity, has won plaudits and rave reviews since launching in 2022. It has now become an international phenomenon. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man who stabbed wife in front of baby threatened to ‘kill her if she left him’

Kulsuma Akter, 27, was confronted in the street by Habibur Masum, 26, who had tracked her to a refuge in Bradford.

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1 week ago Dad killed in Air India crash while scattering wife's ashes leaving 2 little girls orphaned

Father-of-two Arjun Patolia had travelled to India to carrying out his dying wife's final wish but his two young daughters have been left orphaned after he died in yesterday's tragic air disaster

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1 week ago YouTuber claims self defense in Las Vegas strip shooting that left rival creator and his wife dead

The two creators’ feud began when Manuel Ruiz allegedly pepper sprayed Finny Da Legend’s wife, who went by Bubbly

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2 w. ago Revealed: Couple who died with their two dachshunds when their car plummeted 300ft off a cliff were a bus driver and his wife who was so ill and frail she had hardly left home

The tragic couple - named locally today as John and Lynn King - died instantly when their silver Ford Mondeo drove off a cliff close to the Needles on the Isle of Wight on Friday evening.

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