52 m. ago Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban make urgent plea for release before they ‘die in custody’

UN to make statement calling for immediate release of Barbie and Peter Reynolds

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2 h. ago 'I'm an NICU nurse and I've come across some awful baby names in my career'

A man shared his shock after hearing the 'worst' baby names given to children at his local hospital - and he can't believe a couple would even dream of doing that to their child

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2 h. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, whisks girlfriend Katie Alexander, 43, and her children on 'luxurious Greek getaway' following couple's 'rocky patch'

The GB news host, 65, and the leggy blonde, 43, were joined by her three grown up children for the sun-soaked trip following the couple's reported 'rocky patch'.

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4 h. ago ‘Robin Williams said: “I’ll buy the club!”’: how The Comic Strip set the UK comedy scene ablaze

It started in a strip joint and ended up bringing alternative comedy to our TV screens. Ahead of a new Edinburgh show, Peter Richardson tells us why his riotous creation still makes audiences laugh 40 years onIt was the moment comedy broke with sexism – yet it happened in a strip club. It was a fervour of free creative expression – yet it retained a commercial, careerist edge. It was one of the longest-running and most successful brands in UK comedy history – which few people could now recognise.At the Edinburgh fringe this summer, The Comic Strip Presents will be memorialised in a series of film screenings and Q&As with its creator and prime mover Peter Richardson. Richardson was the impresario behind the legendary comedy club The Comic Strip, which opened in 1980. When he and his star performers – Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, French and Saunders among them – created Channel 4’s The Comic Strip Presents a couple of years later, he could legitimately claim to be the man who brought...

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4 h. ago Akshay Kumar loses his cool at a fan in London, stops him from recording without permission. Watch

Akshay Kumar loses his cool at a fan in London, stops him from recording without permission. Watch  The Indian Express

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7 h. ago Couple sue Waitrose for race discrimination after they were sacked when they came back from an unauthorised holiday with a tan

Couple Peter Hedger and Katerina Dimitrova (pictured) sued Waitrose for race discrimination at a Birmingham employment tribunal after they came back from an illicit holiday with a tan.

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10 h. ago Love Island couple 'to split' as new love triangle forms days before final

Helena was fuming in the latest episode and left questioning if her couple with Harry was 'one-sided' after Harry went for another flirty chat with new bombshell Angel

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11 h. ago Love Island fans spot huge blunder as they predict future of one couple

Love Island fans have claimed they have "worked out" what will happen next

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11 h. ago Love Island fans work out future of one couple after star's blunder

Love Island fans have all had their say

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11 h. ago Marcus Rashford breaks silence as Man United give permission to complete Barcelona transfer

Latest Manchester United transfer news as Marcus Rashford takes to social media amid his proposed move to Barcelona

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13 h. ago Couple built warehouse without permission and there are no consequences

'They just run roughshod over any sort of planning enforcement we’ve ever put in front of them'

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14 h. ago Preventing violence against women and girls must remain a priority

Editorial: Our second refuge – built thanks to the generosity of our readers – is complete. But far more work is needed to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse

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14 h. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, whisks leggy girlfriend Katie Alexander, 43, and her children on 'luxurious Greek getaway' following couple's 'rocky patch'

The GB news host, 65, and the leggy blonde, 43, were joined by her three grown up children for the sun-soaked trip following the couple's reported 'rocky patch'.

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15 h. ago Richard Osman shares unexpected beginnings of marriage to Ingrid Oliver

Pointless star Richard Osman and actress wife Ingrid Oliver have been married since 2022 - but the beginning of their romance began a couple of years later amid social media interactions and messages via friends

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16 h. ago Exodus of gardeners upset by King Charles' red letter feedback at beloved Highgrove garden

Low pay and staff shortages, coupled with the monarch's demanding attention to detail, has prompted an exodus of gardeners, it is claimed.

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16 h. ago Yellowstone actor Josh Lucas marries meteorologist Brianna Ruffalo inside Vatican City

The couple dated for two years before Lucas proposed in June 2024

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16 h. ago Second safe haven built by The Independent for women fleeing domestic abuse now complete

After a hugely successful campaign - supported by readers, royalty and the PM - both safe houses can now offer a fresh start to families in need

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17 h. ago Cute robot elephant could be the future of robotics and is 'set to change the game'

The elephant has been built to demonstrate a cutting-edge bioinspired 3D printing technology that could be the future of robotics - opening up a world of possibilities

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17 h. ago Bizarre incident in Welsh hospital gave glimpse of killer couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's sick relationship

When Constance Marten and Mark Gordon wanted to disappear, they chose Wales where they lived in a tent behind a Tesco supermarket

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17 h. ago Heartbreaking final act of man sucked into MRI machine as helpless wife watched

Keith McAllister, 61, entered an MRI room to help his wife, Adrienne Jones-McAllister, get up from the table. It was the last time the couple would see each other

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