63 m. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least nine dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan borderA magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Fears for hundreds after earthquake strikes Afghanistan: Homes destroyed as 6.0

Tremors began at middle of the night local time, close to the border with Pakistan - leaving scenes of devastation in their wake.

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2 h. ago Footy player charged after car sale transaction went horribly wrong, leaving Queensland man paraplegic

An Ipswich rugby league player and coach has been granted bail after being accused of pushing a man from a balcony in Stapylton, leaving him paraplegic

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2 h. ago Gardeners urged to complete one task with fallen leaves this autumn

A plant expert reveals how you can use fallen leaves to complete one simple but important gardening task which will replenish soil and help your plants flourish

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3 h. ago Side by side in China, Putin and Xi in summit picture to chill the West... so what was Modi doing there alongside them?

On Sunday, China hosted the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, a grand meeting of the leaders of 26 nations, many of them opposed to the US and Europe.

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4 h. ago Staircase collapse in St Ives leaves several injured and one airlifted to hospital

Emergency services rushed to a block of flats in St Ives, Cornwall, on Sunday evening after a stairway collapsed, leaving two people seriously injured and one being airlifted to hospital.

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5 h. ago Heartbroken Love Is Blind star claims new husband 'walked away' leaving her 'blindsided'

EXCLUSIVE: Love Is Blind UK star Sarover has opened up about her split from Kal, admitting that she was 'blindsided' by the break-up.

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5 h. ago Stevie Nicks and a cat called Oscar inspire this year’s storm names – here’s the full list

Stevie was picked as one of this year’s names in honour of Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks

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5 h. ago The Inheritance viewers blast debut episode as 'dismal, tedious and overly complicated' and accuse Channel 4 game show of 'not trying to be anything other than a Traitors rip

The new reality series sees Elizabeth Hurley star as a glamorous benefactor known only as 'The Deceased', who leaves behind a huge estate.

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5 h. ago Nurseries 'could struggle to meet demand due to staff shortages' as free childcare rolled out TODAY

Low pay is one of the biggest barriers to recruitment, with nursery workers earning only slightly above minimum wage, according to The National Foundation for Educational Research.

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5 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves: My mission to make life easier for working parents

As Labour introduces 30 hours of free childcare a week for children as young as nine months old, the chancellor Rachel Reeves explains how the government plans to help Britain’s squeezed working families

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5 h. ago Harry Redknapp opens up about wife Sandra’s terrifying sepsis ordeal

Redknapp’s wife Sandra developed sepsis from a kidney infection in 2018

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5 h. ago Woman desperate to fund skin removal surgery after losing 39 stone

Danni Pryor, 37, now weighs 10st 8lbs - but needs skin removal surgery

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5 h. ago Labour's vow on free childcare is at risk of collapse after raid on National Insurance, Education Secretary warned

In a letter to the Education Secretary, 27 leading organisations representing children, parents and childcare providers said families face being let down without urgent action.

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6 h. ago Serena Williams goes viral with jealous reaction to her sister Venus replacing her with new doubles partner at US Open

Venus Williams, 45, has advanced to the third round of the US Open's women's doubles' tournament alongside new partner, Leylah Fernandez, in her first major foray without Serena Williams.

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6 h. ago Queen Camilla ‘fought off sexual assault’ by stranger on a train as a teenager, new book claims

The Queen reportedly disclosed the story to Boris Johnson during a meeting in 2008

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage's 'scaremongering' as he makes pledge to British families

Keir Starmer has slammed the 'scaremongering' tactics of Reform UK and the Tories and said he is rolling up his sleeves to make a genuine difference to British families’ lives

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6 h. ago Newcastle's worrying stance on two Alexander Isak replacements despite Liverpool boost

Newcastle are willing to sell Alexander Isak on deadline day but accept that two of their transfer targets are likely to stay put, leaving them to look elsewhere for a striker

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7 h. ago Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

The Policy Exchange claims public debate on human rights law reform had been ‘distorted’.

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7 h. ago Several dead and 11 poisoned as drug clinic goes up in flames with everyone trapped inside

The rogue rehab clinic was operating without a licence and hadn't been inspected by the fire department, leaving patients locked inside with no emergency exit

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