49 m. ago Hurricane Melissa flattens homes as 58,000 Brits on Jamaica face 'storm of century'

Hurricane Melissa – the most powerful storm in the nation’s history – could be even more destructive as it heads towards Cuba and the Bahamas this week

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57 m. ago Cam Norrie stuns world No1 Carlos Alcaraz with brilliant victory in Paris as Brit ends superstar's streak of reaching NINE consecutive finals

It was a mark of how becalmed Alcaraz was that the usually workmanlike Norrie produced the shot of the match - an outrageous flicked passing shot in the opening game.

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73 m. ago Hurricane Melissa sees British tourists locked down in hotels as Jamaica battered by 185mph winds

Thousands of UK tourists are on the Caribbean island, which is being hit by the world's strongest storm of the year so far

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87 m. ago Pregnant 'drugs mule' Bella Culley will seek a presidential pardon in a desperate last bid to avoid jail after family paid £140,000 to reduce sentence to two years

Teesside teenager, Bella Culley, reached a plea bargain this morning which will see her handed a two-year sentence on Monday after her family paid an eye-watering £140,000 fine.

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1 hour ago Great British Bake Off finalists revealed after ninth contestant eliminated in semi

Business development executive Toby was the latest contestant to leave the show

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2 h. ago The Great British Bake Off: Toby Littlewood breaks down after being eliminated in tense semi final as Tom, Jasmine and Aaron become finalists

The Great British Bake Off finalists were revealed on Tuesday night's episode as Patisserie Week pushed the contestants to their limits.

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2 h. ago British tourist ‘completely let down’ by UK’s response to Hurricane Melissa

David Rowe was on holiday in Jamaica with his wife and two children for 10 days before deciding to return to the UK early because of the storm.

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2 h. ago Cameron Norrie hails ‘biggest win’ after roaring back to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Paris

British No 2 recovers to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in second roundAlcaraz’s fine run ends with tally of 54 unforced errorsCameron Norrie produced the greatest win of his career as he recovered from a set down to topple the world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.Although he has defeated Alcaraz on two previous occasions, Norrie’s triumph marks his first ever victory over a reigning No 1. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Bake Off 'disaster' as semi final technical ends in astonishing show first

The four semi-finalists on The Great British Bake Off faced what fans are calling a 'car crash' technical challenge, with all of them struggling to make a framboisier

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2 h. ago When is the Great British Bake Off final? Channel 4 sets date for conclusion as line

The Great British Bake Off has set the date for its 2025 final 🍰👀📺

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2 h. ago Cameron Norrie hails 'biggest win of my career' after stunning Carlos Alcaraz at Paris Masters

The Briton lost the first set but battled back to overcome the world No1

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2 h. ago Who left The Great British Bake Off tonight? Recap as ninth baker leaves after series 16 semi

The Great British Bake Off has confirmed its ninth exit - but who left? 🍰📺

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2 h. ago Albanian asylum seeker who 'deceived' officials when he entered Britain 26 years ago wins right to stay in UK

In what is thought to be one of the longest-running immigration cases, Albanian-born Gentian Hoti, 41, has won the right to be a British citizen after first launching his claim in 1999.

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4 h. ago Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185mph winds as thousands flee homes

Britons urged to alert Foreign Office of presence on island as ‘trillions of gallons’ of water set to fall amid power cuts

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4 h. ago Brit suffers punctured lung in screwdriver attack after refusing stranger's demand

A British man has been hospitalised with a punctured lung after he was allegedly stabbed with a screwdriver by a stranger who asked him for a cigarette in Valencia, Spain

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5 h. ago The Guardian view on state failure: Britain’s crisis is not just one of investment, but also of upkeep | Editorial

Fixing prisons, hospitals and local councils means rejecting austerity’s logic and recognising that state spending builds competence, not wasteThe fiasco over the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu, who was serving a sentence for sexual assault and due to be deported from HMP Chelmsford, is a symptom of a wider problem. What ails the British state is that it has built, and is building, what it cannot seem to maintain.A decade of attrition has hollowed out public services to the extent that they struggle to function coherently or plan beyond the next crisis. Under the Tories, state spending grew by just over 1% a year – well below the long-run trend of 2.6% per year. This hides the fact that Britain’s fiscal story since 2010 has been an emphasis on capital spending that sends ministers reaching for hard hats, but doesn’t keep the lights on. However, investment without maintenance is just decay.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you wo...

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5 h. ago Blur star announces new tour with a twist in latest Britpop renaissance

A big star from the nineties has revealed their latest tour dates as the Britpop revival continues to grip the nation following Oasis' successful summer this year

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5 h. ago Man charged in connection with ‘racially aggravated’ rape of woman in Walsall

John Ashby, 32, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault in relation to the attack of the woman who he did not know.

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5 h. ago The 7 best winter sun holiday destinations less than six hours from the UK

From Malta to Morocco, these are the best sun-soaked shores to beat the winter blues

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5 h. ago Camilla's tribute to the fallen: Queen visits war memorial near her Wiltshire estate and pays tribute to WI for creating 10,000 flowers to display for Remembrance events

Queen Camilla wrapped up warm as she visited a moving poppy display honouring the heroes of World War II in the Wiltshire town of Corsham today.

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