18 h. ago Bridgerton actress who fought off phone thief reveals she 'hit rock bottom' and had a concussion after attacker threatened to stab her in 'life or death' brawl

The Bridgerton star, 27, bravely defended herself after Zacariah Boulares, 18, snuck up behind her and grabbed her phone in Joe & The Juice on Kensington High Street on February 8.

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18 h. ago Brit soldier's fight for life after Thailand holiday fall as medical bills rise to £75k

Liam Gibson, 21, fell at the Na Muang Waterfall 2 in the Ko Samui District area of Thailand on April 12. He spent two hours waiting for a rescue operation and then five hours having life-saving surgery that left him bleeding out

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19 h. ago Brit soldier who fought for life after horror holiday fall hit with £75k medical bill

A British soldier underwent emergency surgery following a near-fatal fall in Thailand, with his medical bills and expenses racking up to £75,000.

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21 h. ago Thailand holiday fall sees Brit soldier in fight for life and £75k insurance

WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT – A British holidaymaker underwent emergency surgery following a near-fatal fall in Thailand, with his medical bills and expenses racking up to £75,000

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24 h. ago Man accused of murder 'fought for his life' before fatally stabbing 'trespasser', his barrister tells jury

Kevin Draper denies the murder of Jack O'Brien

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41 h. ago British father of two breaks his neck after stranger pushes him into shallow swimming pool as a prank during Benidorm holiday

A holiday to Benidorm ended in horror when a dad broke his neck and back - after being 'pushed into a shallow pool as a joke'.

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7 d. ago No guarantee waiting lists will fall to hit targets, health leaders say

The NHs will see a large proportion of the extra cash swallowed by pay rises for staff and existing commitments, experts say.

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9 d. ago Richard Madeley shares 'painful' injury on GMB after horror holiday fall

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley was supported by his co-star Susanna Reid as he shared a "painful" injury minutes into Monday's show, following a horror fall

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1 week ago Great grandma stranded in Turkey hospital after horror holiday incident

Catherine Harrison, 86, suffered a fall and fractured her back which has left her in extreme pain while needing treatment in Turkey during a holiday with her family

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1 week ago Second Brit tourist found dead and 'naked' in Albufeira holiday resort horror

The tourist is believed to have died in a drunken fall in the Algarve holiday resort just days after a Scottish tourist was found dead in the same location earlier this week

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1 week ago If Trump cuts funding to NPR and PBS, rural America will pay a devastating price

Much of the country has little access to local news, with public media filling the void – and serving as a lifelineWhen Hurricane Helene walloped North Carolina last fall, residents were hit by a second threat at the same time: the dire need for accurate information.The loss of electric power amid the widespread flooding meant that people – especially those in isolated areas – were deprived of basic news. They needed to know about everything from road closures to the whereabouts of their family and friends to sources of drinkable water.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elon Musk's SpaceX satellites 'falling from the sky' after massive solar storms

Scientists have warned that solar storms could cause Starlink satellite parts to fall to Earth and hit the ground

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2 w. ago Teen's tattoo horror after artist botches 'trendy' design on last day of holiday

Millie Nicholls is warning people to do their due diligence before getting a tattoo after a 'lazy' artist left her having to save up money for a painful removal procedure

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2 w. ago Boy, 4, sucked into hotel swimming pool in Majorca holiday horror

The four-year-old's arm was sucked into the cleaning system of the swimming pool at the hotel.

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2 w. ago Paraglider plummets to his death at holiday hotspot in Tenerife horror

A man has died after falling while paragliding over a tourist hotspot in Tenerife this weekend after trying his hand at an extreme sport, with jet skis deployed to rescue him

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2 w. ago Brit woman dies as SUV ploughs into bakery at holiday hotspot as husband fights for life

The woman's husband is in hospital fighting for his life while the driver is said to have suffered only minor injuries in the horror crash on the holiday island of Kos

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2 w. ago Mum thrown 60ft in the air and killed in horror motorbike crash on romantic holiday in Jamaica

Lisa Ball, 53, was on a dream break in Jamaica to mark the one-year anniversary of her relationship with partner Anthony Hurt when tragedy struck

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2 w. ago Half term holiday horror as woman hit by car in seaside town

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed what happened to come forward

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3 w. ago Brit mum killed in horror crash as she celebrated on dream Jamaican holiday

Lisa Ball, 53, was thrown more than 20 yards and died after the motorbike she was on crashed with a pick-up truck exiting a restaurant car park near Montego Bay in Jamaica

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3 w. ago Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87

Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few writers working in an indigenous African language, has died aged 87.“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, this Wednesday morning,” wrote his daughter Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ on Facebook. “He lived a full life, fought a good fight.” Continue reading...

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