71 m. ago Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US

Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average

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2 h. ago Police lock down Oldham park after 'remains' found by member of public

Police closed an entire park in Oldham today after remains were found - one witness said they saw police going into the park carrying shovels and called the situtation 'shocking'

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3 h. ago Oldham park incident: 'Remains' found by member of public as police lock down area

Police were called to Werneth Park on Frederick Street in Oldham after a member of public found an item, which is believed to be "remains", according to authorities

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4 h. ago Andy Burnham leads support as Leigh band The Lottery Winners score second number one album

'This is for grassroots music. This is for the working class. This is for Leigh'

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4 h. ago ‘This is for grassroots music’: The Lottery Winners celebrate number one album

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham congratulated them and said he was a ‘big fan’.

Culture

5 h. ago Grealish, Wilshere and Van Gaal’s ‘kiss’: Newcastle’s parade has a lot to live up to

Eddie Howe’s men will celebrate their Carabao Cup win on Saturday but there can be pitfalls along the wayWhen the celebration of Newcastle’s first trophy in decades became a point of heated civic discussion, it served as a reminder that party planning can be problematic.“Extensive work and long-term planning behind the scenes have continued with Newcastle City council, Northumbria police, Freemen of Newcastle, the North East Combined Authority, NE1, Nexus and the emergency services,” groaned a club statement this week, ending fevered speculation that Saturday’s ticketed, controlled event on the Town Moor would be the only place to see Eddie Howe, Dan Burn et al show off the Carabao Cup and/or thank Yasir al-Rumayyan for the Saudi Arabian riches that funded success. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Millions face paying back some of their state pension to HMRC in a stealth tax raid. Here, our money experts explain what you need to know... and what do to about it

A bizarre tax cliff edge will mean those who receive the full state pension will be taxed on that income - and low-income pensioners will be dragged into the tax system for the first time.

Economics

6 h. ago Thieves steal utility vehicle from Troon business as police appeal for information

A John Deere Gator utility vehicle was taken by thieves during a break in at a container store in Troon.

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7 h. ago 'Flirty' prison officer and inmate exposed as burned love letters found by cops

Niamh Lloyd began working at the category B jail when she was just 19, but her supervisors noticed she was 'displaying flirtatious behaviour', particularly towards career criminal Lee Makin

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9 h. ago Brits admit stealing Easter treats from children – as average egg haul revealed

And it’s not just children with more than a quarter of people admitting poaching one from their partner as Tesco unveil egg-tasting eggtravaganza 'Hatch'

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10 h. ago Yukimi: For You review – sweet solo debut for Little Dragon singer

(Ninja Tune)Yukimi Nagano’s first record without the Swedish synth-pop band is a light but pleasurable affairIt seems barely credible, but next year is Little Dragon’s 30th birthday. Although Yukimi Nagano has fronted the Swedish electronic dance act since she was at school, For You is her first solo album. Strength-through-suffering gem Break Me Down is an excellent lead single – a filigree of a pop song freewheeling on Yukimi’s enticing, airy vocal. Its summery drift is shared with neighbours Make Me Whole and Runaway, riffing confidently on 70s soul and 90s nu-jazz, love letters to hope in uncertain times.Winter Is Not Dead’s Björkish marriage of minimal electronics and layered harmonies is delicious, as is No Prince’s vocal crescendo and Peace Reign’s pendulous bassline, curling its fingers around the guts of the song. Walk-on parts for Nagano’s sons and father feel mildly indulgent. Still, she says that “when songwriting is personal, it also becomes very accessible, because we’...

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11 h. ago Watch as fleeing car thief gets outwitted by drone after 130mph police chase in stolen vehicle

Aerial footage shows the moment when a car thief got caught hiding in a field after 130mph police chase in stolen vehicle.

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11 h. ago Third of Brits admit 'stealing Easter treats' from their children

Brits consume an estimated 205m Easter eggs each year - around three for every person in the country, according to new research. But people love to steal them from family members

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11 h. ago Coroner blasts NHS Trust where baby girl died thanks to 'gross failures in basic medical care'

James Adeley slammed University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation after Ida Lock, died a week after birth as a result of a serious brain injury caused by poor care at the hands of midwives.

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13 h. ago Shocking moment brazen phone thieves snatch mobile from astonished victim in leafy Hampstead before escaping on moped

Phone snatchers have been caught in the act of stealing a device from a man in the affluent London area of Hampstead.

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13 h. ago Son who 'faked entire life' hacked parents to pieces with scissors and burned heads

Chandler Halderson had been lying to his parents for years before he murdered them.

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14 h. ago George MacKay on Tilda Swinton, 'chafing' salt burns and apocalyptic musical The End

George MacKay is one of the finest and bravest young actors around and The End may be his most challenging yet

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14 h. ago So long, Scorsese! Is The Studio the TV show that will finally kill off Hollywood?

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s new satire of Tinseltown is astonishingly starry, wildly intelligent and – just possibly – the perfect encapsulation of the film industry’s death croakIt’s never exactly a done deal when Hollywood decides to take itself on. The film industry is such a roiling combination of wealth, jealousy, fear and obliviousness that, when the right person decides to send it up, the results can be spectacular. Look at Sunset Boulevard, Barton Fink – or even Bowfinger – and you’ll see work that knows when to go for the jugular to inflict maximum damage.On the other hand, Hollywood satires can all too readily fall into the cliches they’re deliberately trying to send up. They’re romanticised. There are too many chummy cameos. They lose their nerve. Look at Charlie Day’s film Fool’s Paradise, or 1997’s An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (a movie about the name used when a film is so bad the director wants to remove his name from the credits, which was in turn so b...

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17 h. ago Dad's body found in woods with wife’s legs in river after they're hacked up with scissors

Chandler Halderson snapped when his college and work lies were exposed leading him to chop up his loving parents and burn their heads in the family fireplace

Politics

18 h. ago "Not scared" Family of feared Edinburgh crimelord break silence as gang war erupts in city

Breaking their silence for the first the crime clan also appeared to goad their gangland rivals boasting that none of them have had a finger laid on them.

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