32 h. ago King Charles's cousin Flora Vesterberg announces she is pregnant with her first child: 'Truly over the moon!'

British royal family member Flora and her Swedish financier husband are expecting their first child together after five years of marriage.

Politics

51 h. ago Will Starmer need to use the King as his Trump card in Greenland row?

Donald Trump’s reverence for the British royal family has already been used skilfully by Sir Keir Starmer to persuade the US president, writes political editor David Maddox

Politics

54 h. ago Why Starmer will need to use the King as his Trump card in Greenland row

Donald Trump’s reverence for the British royal family has already been used skilfully by Sir Keir Starmer to persuade the US president, writes political editor David Maddox

Politics

57 h. ago Family issue appeal after British man, 21, feared missing in Thailand

Joshua was reported to be travelling alone in popular tourist location Pattaya

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3 d. ago Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Woman killed by tree branch as NSW SES records more than 800 calls for help. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.SES Assistant Commissioner Sonya Alston, speaking to ABC News, says the main areas affected by flash flooding and storm-related incidents are Illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter area.We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy rainfall, so that continues around that. Those particular areas with the weather also moving up north, we’ll see around the north eastern New South Wales experiencing some of that heavy winds, heavy rain and large wind gusts.We’re hoping to see a little bit of relief for the Illawarra area today. But still in that Sydney northern area. So again urging everyone to keep safe, keep inside...

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4 d. ago Holidaygoers warned to 'mask up' as majority of planes carry deadly virus

Six years after the deadly COVID-19 pandemic began, shocking new research has found coronavirus traces in the wastewater of nearly every international flight tested

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5 d. ago Don't look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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5 d. ago Thousands of Iranians have been killed protesting for their freedom. Why are so many silent on their plight? | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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5 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz enjoy a bottle of his estranged mum Victoria's favourite £5K wine after his parents win support of British public amid family feud

The aspiring chef, 26, first treated the billionaire heiress to the Screaming Eagle Souvenir Blanc while celebrating her 31st birthday earlier this week.

Society

5 d. ago Wife, 30, found dead after row with husband during first wedding anniversary spa trip

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Abigail Garside, 30, was found dead by a passerby just hours after sharing loved-up snaps on social media with her husband as they celebrated at a luxury spa resort

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5 d. ago MARK WRIGLEY: Labour's ruinous war on pubs will cost my bar £70,000. They don't see us as job creators, just assets to be sweated

Like so many small British businesses, my bar in Manchester is a family affair.

Economics

6 d. ago David and Victoria Beckham win the support of the British public amid bitter family feud with son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz

Brooklyn and his actress wife Nicola Peltz are at the heart of an acrimonious divide that has resulted in the couple snubbing all significant family celebrations over recent months.

Politics

6 d. ago Iran closes airspace as Donald Trump warns US are 'locked and loaded' amid deadly protests

Iran temporarily closed its airspace for over two hours on January 15 amid escalating tensions with the United States, as deadly anti-government protests continue with over 2,571 reported deaths

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8 d. ago A bizarre pain when I drank wine – and only wine – and itchy legs were the first clues of hidden, deadly cancer

A MUM-OF-TWO has told how a pain triggered by sipping wine and itchy legs were the only early warning signs of her deadly cancer. Hollie Thursby, from Sunderland, suddenly began experiencing pain behind her ear and down the side of her neck when enjoying a couple of glasses following the birth of her second son...

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8 d. ago Scientific breakthrough as ancient artefact with chilling death warning uncovered

An ancient tablet inscribed with an ancient Middle Eastern logosyllabic writing system contained a chilling and deadly warning to whomever received it

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9 d. ago HMRC issues £100 warning as deadline looms for millions of taxpayers this month

HMRC is urging anyone who needs to file a tax return to do it before the deadline this month

Economics

9 d. ago Shocking Iranian video footage shows bodies strewn outside morgue after vicious crackdown

The galling footage shows mourners sobbing over scores of dead bodies, as rights group warn of mass killings after protests broke out across Iran

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1 week ago Met Office weather warnings for snow, ice and wind expanded after deadly Storm Goretti

Met Office issues number of weather warnings across UK on Sunday, warning of up to 20cm of snow, as much as 110mm of rain, and gusts of up to 70mph

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1 week ago Man killed by tree falling on caravan as weather warnings remain after Storm Goretti

Man found dead amid rare red weather alert for wind as warnings remain in force across much of UK

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1 week ago Man killed by tree falling on caravan as Storm Goretti battered UK with 99mph winds

Man aged in his 50s found dead in Helston when red weather warning was in force across Cornwall

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