5 h. ago Dad and daughters 'screaming for help' rescued moments before flames engulf house

A huge fire has engulfed a semi-detached house in Leigh, Wigan, with the blaze completely taking hold of the property within minutes. A dad and his two daughters were rescued

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18 h. ago Dad and daughters 'screaming for help' rescued by hero neighbour moments before house engulfed by flames

"I heard lots of shouting at 6am... the fire had ripped from the back to the front. It all happened so quick"

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30 h. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

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64 h. ago Rob Reiner's eldest daughter breaks silence with heartbreaking statement after dad's murder

Hollywood director Rob Reiner's eldest child spoke of her shock at the death of her father and his wife, Michele Singer Reinter, as their son Nick Reiner remains in custody

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3 d. ago Rob Beckett reveals he is stepping back from comedy to become a stay

Funnyman Rob Beckett has revealed he is taking a step back from comedy to spend time as a stay-at-home dad to his two daughters.

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6 d. ago Dramatic moment Russian missile hits Ukrainian port as Putin threatens to 'cut country off from the sea'

This is the dramatic moment a vessel went up in flames after a Russian projectile hit Ukraine's Chornomorsk port.

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6 d. ago Paul Walker's daughter's special tribute to star 12 years after his death

Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow, has vowed to honour her dad's legacy once again 12 years after his death and has offered fans a chance to join her in the cause

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7 d. ago Dad is reunited with his daughter abducted by her mother 42 years ago: ‘I didn’t even know if she was alive’

Michelle Newton has reunited with her father Joe Newton after 43 years apart when she was abducted by her mother

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7 d. ago Dad’s urgent warning to parents after daughter, 4, fights for her life in a coma

Gary Dunion and his wife Angelina Dunion, 38, assumed their little girl was just joking around when she complained she was cold but it turned out to be way more serious

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7 d. ago Astonishing moment dad is reunited with missing daughter 43 YEARS after she was abducted aged just three

Joe Newton and his family never gave up searching for his little girl, Michelle, who was last seen at their home in Louisville, Kentucky back in 1983.

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7 d. ago Dad’s ‘superflu’ warning as daughter, 4, fights for her life in a coma after thinking she was joking about being ‘cold’

A LITTLE girl has been left in a coma fighting for her life after tragically developing a rare brain condition triggered by the flu. Gary Dunion, 41, is now warning other parents about his family's nightmare as his four-year-old daughter Sienna is set to remain in hospital for months. Sienna had only shown mild symptoms...

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8 d. ago Moment Russian shadow fleet tanker is hit by deadly sea drones

Russian sources immediately sought to implicate Britain in the attack on a tanker which could carry £45million worth of oil.

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8 d. ago Daughter bites dad's face after ripping his prosthetic leg off in vile boozy fight

Helena Coyne became angry after her father sent money to her daughter, his granddaughter - she not only attacked her amputated father but also his loyal dog who was trying to defend him

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9 d. ago Terminally ill Scots dad begs for 'final Christmas' with young daughter amid visa red tape

“I have found out I have stage four colon cancer and don’t know how long I’ve got left to live."

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9 d. ago BREAKING Girl, 10, was 'awake' during horror caravan fire as dad and daughter burned alive

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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9 d. ago Girl, 10, was 'awake' during horror caravan fire as dad and daughter burned alive

The inquest heard Lee Baker had purchased the caravan in November 2024, and the pair had spent several recent weekends there together, with many more planned for the summer

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1 week ago 911 callers trapped in flooded attics and inundated camp cabins beg for help as floodwaters rise

A man clinging to a tree on the Guadalupe River and screaming for a helicopter rescue

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1 week ago Dad leaves 'bad tempered' daughter just £250 in 'suspicious' will while sibling gets £600k

Siblings fought it out in court after a younger brother and sister were left just £250 each in their dad's will, while their older sister took his £600k house - a judge called a version of his will 'highly suspicious'

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2 w. ago Daughter left just £250 in dad’s will wins court fight to split his £600k fortune with sister

Laxmikant Patel’s decision to virtually disinherit two of his children was explained by a ‘growing mistrust’

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2 w. ago Maryland dad praised after building daughters $200,000 apartments in his own home as NYC rent is too high

Two adult women with remote jobs opted to leave New York City’s surging rent rates behind for free, brand-new apartment units at their childhood home in Potomac, Maryland

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