39 h. ago Why ARE Americans obsessed with 'perfect' teeth? Georgia May Jagger leads Brits leaping to Aimee Lou Wood's defence after frenzy over her appearance led to cruel SNL skit

For weeks, Aimee's teeth have been a hot topic of discussion, with the actress admitting the conversation has been fuelled by Americans watching The White Lotus.

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6 d. ago Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee

Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue Shocking stories told at a US universities conference in San Diego described Donald Trump’s assaults on research grants, academics and students. Foreign students face deportation for infractions as minor as parking or speeding tickets. A reported 500 student visas have been suddenly revoked – with some students sent to deportation centres, and others told to “self-deport”. With a million foreign students warned by their universities not to travel abroad for fear of never getting back in, that’s a strong deterrent to others deciding whether to study in the US.Jo Johnson, former minster for universities, King’s College London visiting professor and chair of the Lords education committee, listening to this list of persecutions, spoke to me from San Diego. “The UK should be extending the warmest of welcomes, a safe port in a storm,” he says. Concerns about immigration numb...

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8 d. ago Brits list crimes they want solved the most from Jack the Ripper, JFK to BBC news star

The identity of Jack the Ripper, the murder of Jill Dando and the disappearance of Lord Lucasn are all among the great mysteries curious Brits was to be finally solved

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8 d. ago Brits obsessed with unsolved crimes like Jack the Ripper, shows research

A study of 2,000 adults found 41 per cent have a personal fascination with unsolved crimes - with nearly a quarter tuning in to TV shows or documentaries about unsolved crimes at least once a week

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8 d. ago Brits love true crime shows as many 'fascinated' by unsolved crimes from the past

Brits are obsessed with true crime and this quiz will test your knowledge of some of the most infamous unsolved crimes of all time

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8 d. ago Test your knowledge of unsolved crimes from Jack the Ripper to the Zodiac Killer

A new quiz challenges Brits to test their knowledge of some of the most infamous unsolved crimes in history - from Jack the Ripper to the Zodiac Killer and the Black Dahlia

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9 d. ago Today's TV with Sara Wallis: Bradley Walsh crack walnuts with bum in ITV's Breaking Dad

From gory Jack The Ripper thrills to Alison Hammond caring for cats and a nutty scene in Breaking Dad, our TV columnist Sara Wallis picks the best telly to watch tonight

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1 week ago Inside the Valley of the Vapes: Residents of deprived Pennine town blast influx of pop up stores which has made them the vaping capital of UK

The former mill town of has been revealed as the most 'vape-obsessed' area in Britain with the highest number of vape shops at almost 40 per 100,000 residents.

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2 w. ago BBC child star looks completely different in new Jack the Ripper drama

Outnumbered star Tyger Drew-Honey has a major role in Sky's Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood after the success of the BBC Christmas special - and has undergone a make-over

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2 w. ago Jason's Sourdough sends British shoppers into a frenzy as £2 loaf becomes an 'obsession for millennial women'

Jason Greary, 53, a fourth-generation baker from Leicestershire, launched his eponymous brand of sourdough in 2020 after he noticed a lack of affordable alternatives in the market.

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2 w. ago Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

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2 w. ago The Five author Hallie Rubenhold: ‘I really hate true crime’

The award-winning writer turned the Jack the Ripper case on its head. Now she is giving Dr Crippen the same treatment – and questioning how we tell stories about murderous menIt was called “the crime of the century” and “the north London cellar murder”, and more than 100 years after it happened, the name of the murderer is still widely known. Dr Crippen has been the subject of multiple books, movies and TV shows and had a waxwork made of him at Madame Tussauds. But the story of his crimes, writes Hallie Rubenhold in Story of a Murder, remains one “predominantly about women but told almost exclusively by men”. As such, Crippen’s victim is long forgotten. Her name was Belle Elmore, and in Rubenhold’s book she is brought back to life.Rubenhold and I are in a cafe in Muswell Hill, north London, a 10 minute walk from where Elmore is buried, and where the 53-year-old author lives with her barrister husband, Frank. Writing Story of a Murder was nerve-racking, says Rubenhold, partly because...

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2 w. ago Amazon slashes £50 off BRITA Cube that 'delivers tea in five seconds' leaving shoppers 'obsessed'

Many shoppers have been blown away by this compact device that offer 'unparalled convenience'.

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3 w. ago Custard slices and nine top Brit treats snubbed by Gen Z obsessed with one dairy product

The classic cuppa may also die out within a generation as a quarter say they would never drink tea with milk and sugar, ditch treats as chase weird protein targets and don't want to have a day off

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