59 m. ago Russia's 'chessboard serial killer' who murdered 48 will make chilling bombshell confession

Alexander Pichushkin, one of the world's most notorious serial killers, who murdered 48 people, told the Russian prison service he was set to make a horrifying admission

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2 h. ago US protests live: Demonstrations planned across US to oppose Trump agenda

More than a thousand events to be held across the country in a show of defiance against Trump’s ‘authoritarian overreach’Several congressional members are expected to make apperances and deliver speeches at the Hands Off protest in Washington DC today.They include Democrats Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey of Maryland, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Katherine Clark of Massachussetts and Don Beyer of Virginia, as well as Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy and our basic rights – enabled by Congress every step of the way.They want to strip America for parts – shuttering social security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections and gutting Medicaid – all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services and our democracy to the ultra-rich.I...

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2 h. ago Experts share 10 early Parkinson's signs for World Parkinson's Day

Around 13,000 people have a diagnosis of Parkinson's in Scotland. And this number is growing.

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3 h. ago Girl, 10, and man killed in caravan fire at seaside holiday park

Emergency services were called to the seaside resort near Skegness shortly before 4am

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3 h. ago A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-inIt’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intellectual property-rinsing exercise is one of numerous film adaptations of the enduringly popular sandbox video game. Perhaps there’s an alternative out there, a sharper, smarter, funnier version of a Minecraft movie. One with actual jokes. Or, God forbid, there may even be a worse iteration, although that’s hard to imagine. What becomes clear is that one of the key elements in the game’s popularity – the latitude it affords gamers to create their own experience – is a big stumbling block for any film adaptation of Minecraft.In the absence of a single fixed storyline the screenplay can follow, A Minecraft Movie has a cobbled-together feel, borrowing a device from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – and, in Jack Black, a star – and superimposing an all-purpose quest-for-an-artefact structure o...

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4 h. ago BREAKING Two die in caravan fire at popular UK holiday park as emergency services swarm

Lincolnshire Police have confirmed the death of two people at Goldenbeach Holiday Park, Roman Bank, Ingoldmells following an early morning blaze at the popular destination

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4 h. ago Girl, 10, and man die in caravan fire at UK holiday park as emergency services swarm

Lincolnshire Police have confirmed the death of two people at Goldenbeach Holiday Park, Roman Bank, Ingoldmells following an early morning blaze at the popular destination

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5 h. ago Helicopter called in to tackle major Scots wildfire as cops issue safety warnings

Emergency services were first alerted at 11.50pm on Friday to a blaze in the Glen Trool area, with police urging the public to stay away from the area

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5 h. ago Adam Idah tipped for Celtic transfer exit as £9m man warned what's on the horizon this summer

The former Norwich City frontman has struggled to live up to the hefty price tag Celts shelled out for his services

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6 h. ago Revealed: The towns that have seen the biggest population growth since the 1990s

MailOnline can reveal 10 authorities have grown by at least 50 per cent since 1991, when modern records began. Ten authorities also saw their populations shrink over the same time-frame.

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6 h. ago Modernised NHS app could lead to better and faster care for patients – Streeting

The comments come as a 10-year-plan for the health service is being developed, as ministers look to overhaul and reshape the NHS.

Science

6 h. ago Warm, dry weather set to stay for whole of next week across UK

Settled conditions will lead to above-average temperatures this and next weekend, the Met Office said.

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6 h. ago Sporting Index Grand National Offer: Bet £10 Get £60 Grand National Free Bets

It’s almost time for the Grand National and there are a range of welcome offers that new customers can use to bet on the most prestigious race on the horse racing calendar.

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7 h. ago ‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war

Digital technology reveals ‘incredibly modern’ royal who lived 3,500 years ago in kingdom associated with Helen of TroyShe lived 3,500 years ago – but facial reconstruction technology has brought a woman from late bronze age Mycenae back to life.The woman was in her mid-30s when she was buried in a royal cemetery between the 16th and 17th centuries BC. The site was uncovered in the 1950s on the Greek mainland at Mycenae, the legendary seat of Homer’s King Agamemnon. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Voices: As former MI6 chief says the UK must be ready for war – should Britain bring back national service?

Have your say: As former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger warns Britain must revive national service to face global threats, the debate over military readiness intensifies

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7 h. ago ‘False teacher’: Trump’s pick to head the ‘White House faith office’ roils some fellow Christians

Paula White, a millionaire televangelist who speaks in tongues, was criticized for an alleged cash-for-blessings schemeOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “protect religious liberty”, and two weeks after his inauguration he acted: creating a “White House faith office”, which will be led by Paula White, a millionaire televangelist known to speak in tongues who called the Black Lives Matter movement the “Antichrist” and once encouraged people to buy “resurrection seeds” for $1,114.The move brought renewed focus on White, Trump’s longtime spiritual guru. And for White, not all of it will be welcome. Continue reading...

Society

8 h. ago AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered speciesSea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK JrMultiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, prompting alarm and disbelief among advocates working to make Americans healthier.The fear and anxiety come as a full accounting of the cuts remains elusive. Federal health officials have released only broad descriptions of changes to be made, rather than a detailed accounting of the programs and departments being eviscerated. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago John Swinney to lead Tartan Day parade in New York amid charm offensive

The First Minister is in America on a charm offensive and will spend the day touting Scotland's cultural heritage in the US and join the parade's grand marshal, actor Alan Cumming

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9 h. ago Ian Holloway explains what brought him back to football despite fears for modern game

EXCLUSIVE: Ian Holloway returned from four years away to lift Swindon Town away from League Two relegation concerns and last week penned a new long-term contract - even if much about the game rubs him up the wrong way

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