87 m. ago I woke up one day and my mother was gone, never to be seen again. It was only years later, when my father made a chilling phone call to my brother, that we discovered what happened

When a five-year-old Joanne Law awoke at her home near Newcastle on a March morning in 1973, she knew instantly that something was wrong.

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1 hour ago Golfer left with broken jaw after vicious brawl on Canadian course

Golf is known as a serene game while Canadians are famously polite and friendly, but neither generalization is entirely true, as two groups of players proved in British Columbia on Monday.

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1 hour ago How Bob Geldof's daughters have all found love with creative men who enjoy low

Bob Geldof famously sang 'to live in love is all there is; life without love is meaningless'. And it seems his daughters have heeded his message.

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2 h. ago Could your wellness routine kill you? Paralysed for life, heart attacks and even DEATH...the horrifying dangers of trendy treatments revealed

Doctors across the UK and other nations have warned about the dangers of several wellness trends - prompting concerns about risk of heat stroke, injury and other dangerous conditions.

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2 h. ago 'Israel’s soul is being ripped out:' Members of UK's largest Jewish advocacy group condemn Netanyahu's Gaza offensive

More than 30 signatories from the Board of Deputies sign letter condemning the Israeli government for the ‘renewed loss of life and livelihoods’

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2 h. ago Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial lifeA giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet that extraterrestrial life may be thriving beyond our solar system, astronomers claim.Observations by the James Webb space telescope of a planet called K2-18 b appear to reveal the chemical fingerprints of two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Signature of alien life 'found' 120 light years from Earth: Scientists detect signs of tell

A distant ocean-covered world, teeming with life. That's the most likely explanation for a new discovery made by scientists studying the planet K2-18b.

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2 h. ago Bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford’s estate goes to auction reflecting ‘life of elegance, intellect, and artistry’

Rare items chronicle the internationally bestselling author’s rise from a Yorkshire newsroom to global stardom

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2 h. ago British troops use new futuristic 'drone killer' to zap enemy kamikaze craft

British forces conduct secretive exercise in which they successfully brought down a swarm of 'enemy unmanned kamikaze planes' using a life-saving new weapon dubbed the 'drone killer'

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2 h. ago Life on other planets breakthrough as scientists 99.7% sure aliens exist outside solar system

"Decades from now, we may look back at this point in time and recognise it was when the living universe came within reach," said one of the scientists who worked on the ground-breaking discovery

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2 h. ago Woman, 29, barred from Greggs toilet ‘until she showed catheter bag’

The 29-year-old lives with a rare condition that affects as few as two in a million women per year

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4 h. ago Adam Idah earns swinging Celtic defence as Hoops hero spots what's REALLY wrong and it isn't his ability

Stiliyan Petrov reckons Idah just needs a run of games to find his flow in a Celtic shirt

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4 h. ago Revealed: From French brie to German sausages, full list of foods British tourists are banned from taking home from Europe

British tourists will not be allowed to bring meat and cheese back from the European Union to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease

Society

5 h. ago Scott McTominay is Napoli's 'BEST midfielder in the last 20 years' as Scot ranked above hero who outscored Maradona

McTominay has taken to life in Italy like a house on fire and has played a pivotal part in Napoli's title charge

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5 h. ago Woman's body mocked by partner who carried out vicious assaults on her

Keiron Hatton strangled his partner and kicked her down a flight of stairs. One attack was in front of their son

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5 h. ago Moment drunk mum glasses best pal in face four times leaving her scarred for life

Ebony Jones struck Megan Smith four times with a half pint glass in a boozy bar attack after a row about a dog, leaving her victim needing 41 stitches and scarred for life

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5 h. ago Liv Tyler was 12 when she found out her dad was Steven Tyler — at an Aerosmith concert

The actor had been raised by musician Todd Rundgren, her mother’s partner of 16 years

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6 h. ago Weinstein’s lawyers want him held in hospital rather than jail while he faces trial

Disgraced Hollywood mogul fears he could be vulnerable to life-threatening injuries or death if he’s not moved

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6 h. ago Red planet comes alive! Minerals found on Mars signal a water and ‘possibly life

Researchers used data from NASA’s Perseverance Rover

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6 h. ago Woman hit by van on golf course as it fled police dies: Manhunt for 'killer' driver and passengers ramps up

The victim, who was in her 60s, was taken to hospital was airlifted to hospital with 'life-changing injuries' after the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston on Friday morning.

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