60 m. ago Cinematic landscapes, epic wildlife spotting and plenty of ice – our unforgettable family cruise through Alaska

Marc Shoffman discovers what Alaska has to offer when it comes to a family cruise

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71 m. ago I hoped our pretty new nanny was the answer to our prayers after my mother's tragic death... then she killed my father and I discovered the horrifying truth

For as long as she could remember, Sarah Corbett Lynch knew that she mustn't mention her birth mother in front of her stepmum Molly.

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75 m. ago Thicko benefits cheat couple defrauded £50k from DWP before stupid holiday snaps

A benefit cheat couple fraudulently claimed over £50,000 by telling the DWP they had separated and were therefor single parents, but holiday photos posted to social media gave the game away

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81 m. ago Lions hit by fresh injury blow in problem position as Scotland star trudges off

Dalziel says move was ‘precautionary’ as tourists keep fingers crossed for 15

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87 m. ago Chaos as wake ends in a mass brawl with mourners 'behaving like overgrown children'

Violence erupted at the Dog House pub in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire on August 4, 2023 as people came together to mark a woman's funeral, with two men ended up before the courts

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91 m. ago Bridge collapse leaves at least nine dead after huge section of 'crumbling' 3,000ft

At least nine people were killed after a bridge over a river collapsed in India's western Gujarat state on Wednesday. 

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92 m. ago Hero dog saves 67 lives before landslide flattens Himalayan village: ‘I woke up from the barking’

The survivors credited the dog, who was adopted just a few weeks ago, with alerting them early enough to escape the tragedy safely

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98 m. ago Visually, it’s dazzling but Noughts & Crosses wilts under the weight of its YA source material

Stage adaptation struggles to capture the emotional resonance of Malorie Blackman’s searing novel

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1 hour ago Noughts & Crosses review – Malorie Blackman’s thought experiment confronts the audience anew

Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonCallum and Sephy are a modern Romeo and Juliet, forced to grow up fast as they wade through the crushing racial and class structures that pin them in their opposing places‘Do you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?” Callum asks his prison guard. “If we whites were in charge instead of you Crosses?” Malorie Blackman’s seminal 2001 novel flipped racism on its head. Bringing the story for young adults to life on stage, Tinuke Craig’s zippy, large-scale production confronts the audience anew.This modern Romeo and Juliet remains one of the most striking tales written for teenagers. The production is well suited for schools, giving young people the language and imagery to talk about racism here and now. But adapted by Dominic Cooke in 2007 for the RSC, the choppy script favours faithfulness to the book over inventiveness in exploring its new form. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago As Starmer and Macron discuss small boats, how many migrants cross the Channel – and how many are stopped?

Keir Starmer wants a radical new deal with French authorities, as data shows small boats migration is at highest-ever levels – even with 4 in 10 migrants prevented from crossing the Channel. Alicja Hagopian reports

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1 hour ago 3 dead as flash flooding hits mountain village of Ruidoso in New Mexico, officials say

Officials say three people have died in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream

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2 h. ago The holiday photo that unravelled married couple's £50,000 single parent con

Alan Forsythe, 37, and wife Jemma, 36, created an elaborate scheme in which they ripped off the British taxpayers out of thousands of pounds.

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2 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer to face PMQs as migrant crisis deal with Macron still hangs in the balance

Paris says president looking forward to working ‘constructively’ with UK over Channel small boat crossings

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2 h. ago Jurors start deliberations in trial of man accused of murdering dog walker

Roy Barclay, 56, denies the murder of 57-year-old Anita Rose in what prosecutors called a ‘vicious and brutal attack’ in Suffolk.

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2 h. ago Best Amazon Prime Day sale 2025: Standard Shopping's expert edit of the deals to know

Discover the best discounts on Amazon Prime Day 2025, including top deals on TVs, Kindles, and more exclusive offers for Prime members

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3 h. ago A gay migrant and his quest for freedom across the English Channel

Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, is preparing for a dangerous English Channel crossing on a small boat

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3 h. ago Study reveals the most common break up strategy 86% of people use to leave their partner

While past studies have focused on why couples break up, few have looked closely at how they do it.

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3 h. ago Married couple caught in £50,000 benefits scam after posting holiday photos online

The pair claimed they were single parents between 2019 and 2023 before their snaps went on social media

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3 h. ago Will Macron help Starmer to tackle the small boats issue? The prime minister shouldn’t get his hopes up

Starmer, like his predecessors, has struggled to tackle the issue of small boat crossings, but the prime minister is unlikely to get the help he needs from Emmanuel Macron to stop them, says David Maddox

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3 h. ago British couple detained for six months in Iran are alive, officials insist — but no one has seen them

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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