1 hour ago Couple expecting their first baby win £4.5million Omaze London home which has incredible views of The Shard and was once Britain's most expensive council house

This 4.5m property used to be the country's most expensive council house but now will house hospitality worker Roger Cana, 37, his pregnant wife Shalini, 33.

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2 h. ago Farrell’s Lions squad has the flexibility and talent to be highly competitive | Robert Kitson

Australia is no country for old men so the exclusion of Owen Farrell and selection of Henry Pollock will help the causeAt long last, significant smoke has also emerged from the British & Irish Lions’ chimney. Maro Itoje will be leading a 38-strong squad to Australia and a couple of the names on the list would raise any cardinal’s eyebrows. Henry Pollock and Marcus Smith will be heading down under with their head coach, Andy Farrell, clearly keen to make an immediate impact next month.Farrell has chosen a hefty cohort of 15 Irishmen alongside 13 Englishmen, eight Scots and two Welsh representatives, but the inclusion of the 20-year-old Pollock sends a clear signal to Australia that the 2025 Lions will be neither geriatric pussycats nor obsessive slaves to conservatism. The squad should contain enough flexibility to cope with most eventualities and sufficient talent to be highly competitive. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago What Pope Leo XIV will be paid revealed – and new leader gets more than just cash

The previous leader, Pope Francis, actually refused a wage and accepted only the offers of expenses and insurance and the exact wage decision has not yet been revealed, however

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2 h. ago 'Prolific' thieves who travelled the country to raid hundreds of cash machines due to be deported

They left a 'trail of damage' in their wake

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2 h. ago Murderbot to Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story – the seven best shows to stream this week

Alexander Skarsgård leads a funny AI sci-fi comedy, while a new documentary fills in gaps about the shockingly grotesque crimes of the notorious couplePerfectly in tune with our current state of low-key but persistent AI panic, this sci-fi comedy stars Alexander Skarsgård as the titular, self-named security cyborg. Skarsgård’s bot has managed to hack itself, but having overridden its programming, it’s unsure of what to do with its freedom. After all, one false move and its semi-autonomous state will be revealed. The tone is wry rather than dystopian. Murderbot has been hired as security by a shambolic gaggle of space-travelling environmentalists – but while it does have the capacity to go on a killing spree, it really just wants to be left alone to watch soap operas and ponder its place in the universe. Dryly funny and existentially intriguing. Apple TV, from Friday 16 May Continue reading...

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3 h. ago TODAY'S TV WITH SARA WALLIS: Channel 4's sex experiment show's eye

From a reality show that gives couples the chance to cheat to a rugby design challenge and pulped fiction, our TV columnist Sara Wallis picks the best telly to watch tonight

Culture

7 h. ago Welsh indyref ‘absolutely could happen in our lifetime’, Plaid Cymru leader says

Rhun ap Iorwerth did not shy away from suggesting his party could be the leading political force in Wales following the next Senedd elections.

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7 h. ago Trump news at a glance: military to immediately remove trans troops and use medical records to oust more

Buoyed by supreme court ruling, Pentagon will remove as many as 1,000 service members. Key US politics stories from Thursday 8 May at a glance“No More Trans @ DoD,” Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, posted after the supreme court allowed the Trump administration’s ousting of transgender troops to go forward. As of Thursday, the orders have been issued to identify and involuntarily force trans people out of service.Department officials have said it is difficult to determine exactly how many transgender service members there are, but medical records will show those who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, show symptoms or are being treated. Those troops would then be forced out. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Gardeners told to plant 3 flowers that fight weeds but with caution

Gardeners are being advised to plant natural weed-fighting flowers, but to proceed with care, as not all options suit every garden or local ecosystem

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8 h. ago The final smiling family portrait before the Beckhams were torn apart

The image is a far cry from the tense relations between the Beckhams and their son and his wife, following reports that things are 'beyond repair'.

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9 h. ago A&E and maternity services under threat over ‘eye watering’ NHS savings targets

Politicans will have to back hospitals forced to make ‘difficult’ decisions on maternity and A&E

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9 h. ago Hospitals in England reducing staff and services as part of NHS ‘financial reset’

Trusts having to ‘think the previously unthinkable’ to make savings demanded by new NHS England bossHospitals in England are cutting staff, closing services and planning to ration care in order to make “eye-watering” savings demanded by NHS bosses.Rehabilitation centres face being shut, talking therapies services cut and beds for end-of-life care reduced as part of efforts by England’s 215 NHS trusts to comply with a “financial reset”.47% were cutting services and another 43% were considering doing so.37% were cutting clinical posts and a further 40% may follow suit.26% were closing some services and 55% more may do so. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago TNT Sports forced to apologise after Reece James swears about 16

TNT Sports were forced into an apology after Chelsea captain Reece James was unable to contain his excitement following the historic appearance of youngster Reggie Walsh.

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10 h. ago Annual blood test for cancer ‘could stop half of cases reaching advanced stage’

Experts said there were 49% fewer late-stage diagnoses and 21% fewer deaths within five years compared to usual patient care.

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11 h. ago The Trial ending explained as Teah's unsettling crime unveiled

Channel 5's The Trial was a one-off legal drama, which saw a new law come into force after a number of high-profile attacks on schools by students, and the ending saw a dramatic twist

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11 h. ago Man Utd force Rangers takeover kings onto fast track with another roadblock in path of surging £40m bonanza

The start of next season's European campaign for the Premiership side has been pushed forward by United

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12 h. ago Simon Cowell admits he considered couple’s $150,000 offer to judge them having sex

Former ‘American Idol’ judge recalled the ‘bizarre’ interaction on the latest episode of the ‘How To Fail with Elizabeth Day’ podcast

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12 h. ago Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison

The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been sentenced to 12 years in prison

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12 h. ago Pub forced to close as 'ceiling collapsed' in devastating fire

Punters say as the place burned down the ceiling fell through

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12 h. ago British couple stuck in Thailand with mounting £100,000 hospital bill after soldier slipped at tourist hotspot they had found on TikTok and shattered his skull and leg

Liam Gibson, from Hartlepool, was visiting the idyllic Na Muang Waterfall 2 when the 21-year-old slipped and tumbled onto a rock ledge metres below.

Economics