34 m. ago Tragic last days of Project Runway star Sha'Vi Lewis who died at 39

Project Runway star Sha'Vi Lewis has tragically passed away at the age of 39 – his family confirmed the news after he shared a final post just two months before his death

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37 m. ago UK's 'most hated' mum takes daughter, 3, out of nursery to 'count her cocktails on beach'

A mum has left the "horrific" British weather behind and taken her daughter out of nursery so they can spend seven nights in Egypt where her youngest has been learning by "counting" her cocktail intake

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43 m. ago Suspect named after girl, 3, killed in Manchester tram and van crash

Louisa (Lulu) Palmisano sadly died of her injuries in Manchester city centre

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43 m. ago Final search for missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines flight begins after 11 years

New area about 1,500km off the coast of Australia to be scoured in search for the Boeing 777

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44 m. ago Mystery over British businessman who was 'tortured to death' in Kenya and dumped in a sack of pineapples

Animal herders found the remains of Campbell Scott, 58, more than 60 miles from his Nairobi hotel - with his hands and legs having been bound with rope.

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51 m. ago Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam GBThe savagely deep cuts that Keir Starmer has announced to the international aid budget make a mockery of the pledge his party made to the British people in its manifesto. Then, it promised to restore development spending at the level of 0.7% of gross national income “as soon as fiscal circumstances allow”. On Tuesday the prime minister stood in front of parliament and announced that he will cut it from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP. In the same manifesto, Labour made a commitment to “rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development with a new approach based on genuine respect and partnership with the global south”. This week, the government turned its back on it.Of course, I understand the argument that defence spending has to be increased, but cutting our aid budget still further when governm...

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51 m. ago Extreme sport lover, 28, died falling 60ft on Snowdonia as mountain claims second life in less than a week

Tributes have been paid to civil engineer Maria Eftimova, 28, who has been described as a 'beautiful' and 'ambitious' woman with an 'insatiable thirst for life and exploring'.

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52 m. ago 'Diet Coke button' returns to the Oval Office but does the fizzy drink make you work harder

The reinstallation of Donald Trump's famous 'Diet Coke button' has sparked discussion over whether the drink has become a new status symbol for business men proving they're working hard

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53 m. ago Horror as Manchester woman, 28, dies in 65ft fall off Snowdonia mountain

Maria Eftimova tragically couldn't be saved after the fall off Tryfan

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54 m. ago Man dies after being pulled from water following air and sea response near Penarth Pier

A large emergency services response attended the seafront after multiple 999 calls were made by the public, including a Coastguard helicopter and air ambulance

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82 m. ago Isle of Man becomes latest region to introduce digital travel permit

The new permit will not apply to British and Irish visitors

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83 m. ago Rob Burrow's wife details husband's emotional last days and heartbreaking promise

The former Leeds Rhinos star died in June last year after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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85 m. ago Small Scots village records FIVE earthquakes in just five days

The villafge of Kippen, in Stirling, has recorded five separate eartquakes in five days according to information from the British Geological Survey.

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90 m. ago BP ramps up oil and gas investment to $10bn a year in ‘fundamental reset’ – business live

Oil and gas giant abandons green ambitions, as boss says it will be ‘very selective’ about investing in fossil fuel alternativesBP will abandon its green ambitions, including plans to cut its oil and gas production by the end of the decade, as part of a “fundamental reset” of the troubled company’s strategy.Instead, it is ramping up its oil and gas investment to $10bn a year.Today we have fundamentally reset BP’s strategy. We are reducing and reallocating capital expenditure to our highest-returning businesses to drive growth, and relentlessly pursuing performance improvements and cost efficiency. This is all in service of sustainably growing cash flow and returns.This strategy will see BP grow its upstream oil and gas business, focus its downstream business, and invest with increasing discipline into the transition.Connecting offshore wind farms such as Sofia helps harness the power of the North Sea to keep the lights on and deliver homegrown energy to British consumers.OFTO is par...

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1 hour ago Fears British businessman, 58, was 'kidnapped and tortured' before his body was found in sack of pineapples 60 miles from his hotel in Kenya as police arrest two people on suspicion of murder

Animal herders found the remains of Campbell Scott, 58, more than 60 miles from his Nairobi hotel - with his hands and legs having been bound with rope.

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1 hour ago Shrek and Wallace and Gromit icon dies as family pay tribute to 'unforgettable' star

Fumi Kitahara, who worked on Wallace and Gromit and Shrek, has sadly died following a long battle with cancer, with her family confirming her passing in a statement

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1 hour ago Woman killed in crash in Scottish Highlands as male driver taken to hospital

A woman has died and a man was taken to hospital after the single-vehicle crash

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1 hour ago Rob Burrow's wife Lindsey opens up on 'devastating' final few hours before he died

Lindsey Burrow appeared on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday to discuss her new memoir.

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1 hour ago British climber killed in avalanche while scaling frozen waterfall in Norway

The man and a friend had attempted The Gausta Marathon, a frozen waterfall slope close to Rjukan

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1 hour ago Shrek and Wallace and Gromit legend dies as family pay tribute

Fumi Kitahara, who worked on Shrek and Wallace & Gromit, has died after a battle with cancer

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