11 m. ago Girl, 12, killed after 'being crushed under fallen tree branch for two hours'

Brooke Wiggins, aged 12, was playing with friends and using a rope swing in Banstead, Surrey, when the branch snapped and she died after being crushed by the tree, a court heard

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78 m. ago My unlikely friendship with Jilly Cooper: We talked football over champagne and shepherd's pie at her kitchen table, writes IAN HERBERT

IAN HERBERT: Jilly Cooper and I began corresponding when she was writing her novel about football. It became a privilege to get to know her.

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1 hour ago Students chant ‘from the river to the sea’ at October 7 protests — as it happened

Students chant ‘from the river to the sea’ at October 7 protests — as it happened  The Times

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1 hour ago Louis Tomlinson's heartfelt tribute to Liam Payne as he reflects on 'unjust and frustrating' death

Louis Tomlinson has spoken out about the death of his friend and former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who tragically died last year after falling from a hotel balcony.

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2 h. ago Community come together to remember 'force of nature' schoolgirl in the most beautiful way

Family friends and strangers wanted to remember Honey French who died suddenly at her home in October 2024

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2 h. ago How many friends is too many friends? The scientific debate is raging

How many friends is too many friends? While humans can feel connected to hundreds, even thousands, of people via Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, our brains may only be able to handle a finite number of real relationships.

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2 h. ago Boy, 16, was killed 'in the blink of an eye' when he was stabbed in the neck at New Year's Eve fireworks display on Primrose Hill, court hears

Harry Pitman, 16, died in front of revellers who had gathered to celebrate on December 31, 2023.

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2 h. ago Girl, 4, drowns during swimming lesson at private nursery with no lifeguard

The shocking incident took place at a nursery with staff battling to save little Berra Dizi after she was spotted floating motionless in the water with a swimming teacher pulling her from the pool

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2 h. ago 'All the talk amongst my friends is about leaving, but we just don’t know where'

Welcome to Unmissable - our weekly digest of stories we think you might have missed.

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3 h. ago Father accused of killing newborn son blamed fractured skull injuries on ‘allergic reaction’

The boy’s father Demari Alston and mother Trinity Nyomi Perez are both facing charges over the death of two month-old Zayn

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3 h. ago Man jailed after stabbing dog to death in 'barbaric and upsetting' scene

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Simon Elliott, 45, knifed his pal's beagle to death and also repeatedly stabbed a Staffie multiple times after being asked to look after them while his friend was on holiday

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3 h. ago Boy, 14, arrested over gang knife fight near train station in London

Boy, 14, arrested over gang knife fight near train station in London  London Evening Standard

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3 h. ago Boy, 14, arrested over gang knife fight near train station in west London

Witnesses were left shocked by the brawl on Hounslow Road in Feltham

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4 h. ago Lou Teasdale shares heartbreaking regret over friendship with 'lost' Liam Payne

Lou Teasdale has opened up about life on the road with One Direction and explained why Liam Payne's death reminded her of Caroline Flack

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4 h. ago Girl, 12, was killed while playing with friends after a tree branch snapped and fell on her, an inquest hears

Brooke Wiggins was using a rope swing when the branch broke off and caused her to become trapped. Her friends tried to free her before an ambulance arrived. She died soon after.

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4 h. ago ‘Photos don’t go bigger than mine’: the epic, impossible images of the great Andreas Gursky

From Amazon warehouses to Olympic skiers and the crowd at a Madonna gig, his pictures have made him one of the world’s most feted photographers. So why did the German artist want to postpone his new show?Andreas Gursky started out shooting mostly black and white landscapes on a handheld camera, but in the 1990s he switched, taking the pictures that he has now become famous for. Out went analogue and in came epic panoramas that were digitally stitched together, capturing in intricate detail and colour stock exchanges, factories, Amazon warehouses, 99 cent stores, Olympic skiers and the crowd at a Madonna concert.“My works,” he recalls, “were selling for more and more.” In fact, his rising status in the art world was reflected in his photographs inside Prada and Gucci stores – the former was taken while he was waiting for his wife, who was shopping there. Then, in 2011, Gursky’s 1999 colour photograph Rhein II, a horizontal vista of the river flowing across flat fields near Dusseldorf...

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4 h. ago Caroline Flack's friend Lou Teasdale feels 'unfairly blamed' for her death as she details conflict with the star's mother

The make-up artist, 41, was close friends with the late Love Island host prior to her death and worked closely with Liam during his time in One Direction.

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4 h. ago Louis Tomlinson reflects on Liam Payne's death for the first time in Rolling Stone UK shoot as he admits he thought he was 'well versed in grief' after losing his mum and sister

Louis Tomlinson has reflected on the death of friend and former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne as he opened up for the first time on Tuesday.  

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4 h. ago Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet pictured together for first time in TWO MONTHS as they head to NYC party

The billionaire cosmetics mogul and the 'it' boy of Hollywood were headed to the after party for the premiere of Chalamet's new film Marty Supreme at The New York Film Festival.

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4 h. ago Boy, 15, who drowned after jumping into river was 'copying friends'

Lotus Bowker, 15, had gone to swim in the River Wyre in Lancashire with three friends after being repeatedly warned by his parents not to visit the area because he couldn't swim.

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