28 m. ago M20 traffic live: Van and car crash closes busy motorway in early hours

The M20 is closed in both directions

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33 m. ago Was this the start of Adam Peaty's family feud? Star made VERY telling comment about the Ramsays when he returned to swimming after his breakdown

Weddings have often been known to tear families apart as relationships are tested. And Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay have found themselves in an ugly fallout with the swimmer's mother.

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37 m. ago House begins voting on bill to end government shutdown as new Epstein revelations roil US politics – live

The White House announced that Donald Trump plans to sign the legislation to reopen the federal government at 9:45pm Eastern Time, on live televisionIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a p...

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49 m. ago US House will vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announced move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, whose signature triggered vote Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, told reporters on Wednesday he will put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, soon as we get back,” the speaker told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Weather maps show places set to be worst hit as Wales faces 24 hours of downpours

Parts of the country will be seeing intense rainfall, especially during the afternoon of November 14

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3 h. ago The One Show's Alex Jones 'in tears' as she’s pulls over car for heart

The One Show presenter Alex Jones was overcome with emotion as she listened to her friend Sara Cox on the radio, with the BBC star admitting she was 'broken'

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3 h. ago Nothing to see here: Trump press chief in full denial mode over Epstein

Karoline Leavitt defied the laws of moral physics to insist that the true wrongdoers were Biden and the DemocratsDonald Trump was described as “that dog that hasn’t barked” in email by Jeffrey Epstein. Don’t tell Kristi Noem, who has a way of dealing with troublesome hounds.The US president would love nothing more than to let sleeping dogs lie, but that hope was dashed on Wednesday when Democrats released emails suggesting that Trump was aware of Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors and had spent hours with one victim. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Manchester music venue and bar says 'it breaks our hearts' as it announces shock closure

"While our doors may be closed, our soul is very much still here and in everything we do"

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4 h. ago Sean Bean, 34, made ex's life 'hell' just 24 hours after receiving restraining order

The judge said 'the ink was barely dry' on the restraining order when Sean Bean, 34, started tormenting his ex-partner

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4 h. ago Heartbreak as Brit, 32, dies in sleep at hotel as tributes paid to 'best friend'

Lydia Williams, from Wales, tragically died in her sleep at a hotel against 32 and now her family and pals have paid tribute saying she was "the best friend anyone could have"

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4 h. ago Anthony Joshua has already made his mind up about Jake Paul with three words

Following Paul's victory over Anderson Silva three years ago, the American flew to Dubai for a well-earned break, where he ended up bumping into Joshua

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4 h. ago Missing dad found dead in field pictured as two men charged over death

The 50-year-old was found dead in a field in Kilmacolm according to reports

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4 h. ago Rob Edwards has burned bridges to leave Middlesbrough for Wolves

Former Wolves player Rob Edwards has made the contentious switch from Middlesbrough and will need to pull off some sort of footballing miracle if he is to keep the club in the Premier League

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4 h. ago Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate

Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summitFear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire’s new position as “silly”, and the US president for his anti-climate stance.Trump, “the most corrupt president in American history”, was “badly damaging the US economy” by pulling away from renewable energy and promoting fossil fuels, the former US vice-president warned. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Hyundai NEXO is brilliant SUV with modern style, great range & good vibes – but here’s why it makes no sense to buy one

THERE is something more than a little bit futuristic about pulling away in Hyundai’s NEXO. Not just because it’s powered by hydrogen, but because it feels effortlessly at ease doing so. Sadly, it’ll be as rare as hens’ teeth on British roads due to our government’s failure to support hydrogen, but it is nonetheless an...

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4 h. ago Having sex with married women was thrilling until I started feeling used and dirty after falling for one of them

DEAR DEIDRE: I’M addicted to having sex – but only with women who are married. Even though I know what I’m doing is immoral, bad for me and making me miserable, I just can’t seem to break the cycle. I think there must be something wrong with me and I want to overcome this, but...

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4 h. ago How old became new fat – and why mums should be terrified that anti

AS an angst-ridden teen, I spent hours in front of mirrors, obsessing over my body. I’d pinch my stomach angrily, curse my ‘unfeminine’ shoulders and muscular thighs, and despair of my flat chest. Now I’m in my forties, I wish I hadn’t wasted my youth finding fault with my shape and size, but I was...

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5 h. ago The One Show's Alex Jones pulls over car 'in tears' as BBC star admits she's 'broken'

The One Show presenter Alex Jones was overcome with emotion as she listened to her BBC colleague Sara Cox on the radio

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5 h. ago National Lottery draw chaos as stream hit by technical glitch

Players are waiting to see if they have bagged the National Lottery Lotto jackpot - a huge £8.4m triple rollover

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5 h. ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! bosses admit they are preparing for the 'toughest' year yet as huge pythons infest jungle camp

For years it was a show that prompted debate among viewers with controversial figures such as Nigel Farage and Matt Hancock as star signings.

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