48 m. ago Ben Proud admits ‘huge financial incentive’ is behind decision to join Enhanced Games

Swimmer is first British athlete to sign up for eventProud: ‘These are opportunities I cannot pass by at 30’Olympic swimming silver medallist Ben Proud, the first British athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, has accepted he risks sullying his reputation but admitted he is chiefly motivated by the potential huge financial rewards in the twilight of his career.The swimmer told the BBC Today programme on Thursday: “There’s a huge financial incentive with this and I would be lying if I said it didn’t matter. If you look at the facts it would take me 13 years of winning world championship titles just to earn what I can win at one competition at the Enhanced Games. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago NHS urges UK households to avoid common habit 57% of people do at night

It might not seem like a major issue, but it can lead to health problems that might be tough to fix

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58 m. ago Charles is making a mistake by appeasing Harry. The Prince's new addiction means this 'reunion' will end in disaster... and palace insiders have told me what's really being said behind

Who cannot sympathise with King Charles as he faced the dilemma of whether to meet the Duke of Sussex during his stay in London this week, writes RICHARD EDEN.

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1 hour ago JENNI MURRAY: I know I'll get death threats for writing this column but I don't care. I'm expecting no support from the police but this is why they must change

Sir Andy Cooke, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said this week that non-crime hate incidents should be scrapped and that officers must separate 'the offensive from the criminal'.

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2 h. ago Piers Morgan 'doesn't care' as This Morning viewers react to heated ITV return

The presenter hasn't been on ITV for four years following him walking out of the Good Morning Britain studio

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2 h. ago Watchdog warns of market failure amid soaring children’s care home costs

The National Audit Office (NAO), said local authority spending on children in residential care rose from £1.6 billion in the year ending March 2020 to £3.1 billion in the year ending March 2024.

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2 h. ago 'I spent a day at my kid's school and made 6 key observations'

A 33-year-old dad has shared what he learnt after volunteering at his child's school for a day - and says it has changed his outlook on the teaching career entirely

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3 h. ago Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen says 'I don't know if I dare' after children's savage reaction

The Yorkshire Shepherdess appeared on ITV's Lorraine and revealed her children's harsh reaction to her career move.

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3 h. ago The Espa beauty advent calendar is here and it’s the ultimate sensual indulgence

Consider your mind and body taken care of this December

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3 h. ago Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen shares children's brutal reaction to career move

The Yorkshire Shepherdess is celebrating her career move after the success of their Channel 5 series.

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3 h. ago Consider a mullet carefully ... hairdressers on 12 ways to avoid a salon disaster

Whether you’re looking for a trim or a total restyle, top hairstylists reveal how to get the best cut for youSome people love going to the hairdresser while others dread it. How can you make the most of your visit and achieve the best possible look? Stylists share their tips for getting a cut that suits you – and avoiding a hairdo disaster. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Climate Diplomat by Peter Betts review – the most important person you’ve never heard of

A British civil servant’s revelatory account of negotiations to avert climate catastropheWhen it comes to the climate, Peter Betts is one of the most important people you’ve probably never heard of. If the world does manage to avoid the worst ravages of global heating, it will be thanks in part to the countless late nights he spent in windowless rooms, arguing over the placement of commas in impenetrable legal text.Betts would probably have disagreed. He disliked ostentation and grand statements, preferring to get on unfussily with his job – for years, he was the UK’s main negotiator on climate, and leader of the EU’s team on the 2015 Paris agreement. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Inside the hair salon doubling as an immersive audio experience

Inside the hair salon doubling as an immersive audio experience  wallpaper.com

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4 h. ago Steven Spielberg ‘thought his career was over’ halfway through film’s production

Director says he was told he would ‘never get hired again’

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4 h. ago Channing Tatum says turning down Guillermo del Toro project was the biggest mistake of his career

‘I’ll probably never forgive myself on that one,’ actor said

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4 h. ago AD FEATURE: Join Cure Leukaemia's fight to cure blood cancer for those impacted by the disease in Manchester

During Blood Cancer Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, join fundraising efforts by celebrities Gary Lineker and his son George to help fund vital research and care across the city

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5 h. ago Highland dancing brings joy to residents at Murrayfield House Care Home in Edinburgh

Residents and colleagues at HC-One Scotland’s Murrayfield House Care Home in Edinburgh were recently treated to a wonderful afternoon of lively Highland dancing. The performance brought smiles, clapping, and lots of cheer throughout the home.

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5 h. ago 'Basic failings' found in disastrous £1.6m project to transform Porthcawl

The project would have brought a coastal science and discovery centre along with a new café, wine bar and roof terrace to the town

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5 h. ago As the Epstein case shows, Trump’s Maga faithful care about only one kind of sex

E Jean Carroll won her case, but in Trumpland the only sex offences that matter are committed by paedophiles with links to DemocratsOn Monday, Donald Trump appeared in two, unrelated stories involving the sexual abuse of women. The first was a ruling by the US federal court of appeals, upholding an earlier judgment in which the president was found liable for $83.3m in damages for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll – a woman whom, it was ruled in civil court in 2023, had been sexually abused by Trump. On the same day, Trump’s alleged contribution to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday book” was shared by Democrats on social media in the form of a lewd drawing the president denied having made. The E Jean Carroll news caused no public inconvenience for Trump; the Epstein story went up like a mushroom cloud in what has become the most politically dangerous episode of his presidency.What, exactly, is the difference then between the sexual abuse of E Jean Carroll, for which ...

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6 h. ago London Road fire: Fire crews tackling large blaze at Glasgow scrapyard

Firefighters were called at around 8pm on Wednesday.

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