48 h. ago Grand Designs tragedy as accountant dies from cancer just months before completion of £550,000 forever home where she planned to spend her final days

Despite Pep's rigorous schedule, her health deteriorated massively, and she passed away before the build was finished.

Economics

3 d. ago Black Battle of Waterloo veteran identified 200 years later: Sitter in 'exceptionally rare' painting is former slave who fought for Britain, experts believe

Private Thomas James is believed to be the bandsman depicted in an 'exceptionally rare' painting from 1821, by respected artist Thomas Phillips.

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4 d. ago Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna celebrate Diwali in London: 'All dressed up with no mithai'

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna celebrate Diwali in London: 'All dressed up with no mithai' - PICS  Times of India

Culture

4 d. ago Twinkle, Akshay opt for oranges over sweets during Diwali celebration in London

Twinkle, Akshay opt for oranges over sweets during Diwali celebration in London  India Today

Politics

1 week ago Queen meets Peter Rabbit as she wishes reading charity ‘happy 100th birthday’

Camilla met authors and supporters of BookTrust including the charity’s president Sir Michael Morpurgo, Richard Osman and Dame Floella Benjamin.

Politics

1 week ago How Margaret Thatcher 'held the late Queen in awe' but the Palace 'slightly looked down on her', royal author claims

Today would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday. The Iron Lady was the most marmite of British politicians conjuring up feelings of admiration amongst some and deep disdain among others.

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1 week ago Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary

Gala dinner to remember Conservatives’ most successful leader puts spotlight on who will carry forward her ideasIt is a glittering annual dinner in honour of the Conservative party’s most successful leader and, on the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth, one that is bigger than ever.Yet as Tory grandees, celebrity backers and wealthy donors prepare to sit down at a gala dinner at London’s Guildhall on Monday evening, a battle for her legacy is under way between the party she once led and the insurgent threat to its survival, Reform UK. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strictly star Thomas Skinner’s twin daughters, 2, rushed to hospital in 'scary' ordeal

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has revealed his two-year-old twin daughters were rushed to hospital and had to stay overnight, in an ordeal he called 'so scary'

Economics

2 w. ago Woman celebrates 100th birthday then dies when her clothes catch fire while cooking

Renata Gessini marked her centenary on October 4 with a celebration that included a cake, flowers, and congratulations from the mayor and local community in Carpineto Romano, Italy.

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke jokes about not making it to his 100th birthday in December: ‘It’d be funny’

The 99-year-old actor’s birthday is December 13

Politics

2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke jokes 'it'd be funny' if he 'didn't make it' to upcoming 100th birthday

Ahead of his birthday on December 13, the silver screen legend showed off his still-sharp sense of humor while making an appearance at an event over the weekend.

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2 w. ago Seeing double: the wooden carvings that celebrate the Yorùbá’s unique connection to twins

The Ìbejì Project is resurrecting interest in the traditional art of the Yorùbá people, who have one of the highest rates of twin births in the worldWhen the Nigerian art collector, curator and dealer Kayode Adegbola was given a pair of Yorùbá twin statuettes – ère ìbejì – in 2022 as a reward for a successful art deal, it was the start of a new passion. While he had seen a few ìbejì carvings in his uncle’s collection of African traditional art, the gift resonated with Adegbola, a twin himself.“I have always been conscious of ìbejì but I will say my passionate research was definitely a 2022 moment. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago It is Thatcher – not Badenoch – who looms largest over the Tory party conference

The merchandise stall is selling mugs, Christmas baubles and bottles of whisky bearing their former leader’s face as the party celebrates what would have been her 100th birthday, write Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

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3 w. ago David Attenborough shows no signs of slowing down as he bags TWO 'magical' new BBC projects ahead of 100th birthday

The broadcaster and biologist, 99, has bagged two 'magical' BBC projects ahead of his 100th birthday - despite worries from fans he'd soon stop making new series.

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3 w. ago Britain's oldest identical twins who celebrated their 100th birthday during lockdown pass away after 'spending their final years together'

Dorothy Silver and Kathleen Whitehead, from Rochester, both reached their 100th birthday in 2020, after Dorothy passed away in 2022, her daughter announced that Kathleen died on Sunday.

Sport

3 w. ago Britain’s oldest identical twin dies, aged 105, three years after her sister

Kathleen Whitehead, known with sibling as ‘the Twinnies’, put their long life down to wine, chocolate and exerciseBritain’s oldest identical twin has died at the age of 105 – three years after her sister.Kathleen Whitehead died peacefully this month. Her twin, Dorothy Sivyer, died in July 2022. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Veteran who got 16,000 cards for 100th birthday set for France’s top honour

Dougie Shelley celebrated his 100th birthday at a tea party at the Royal Naval Association branch in Southend on Tuesday.

Politics