42 m. ago Gun cops rush to school with pupils & teachers evacuated as boy, 17, arrested for ‘bomb hoax’ after call from staff

A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of a "bomb hoax" - after terrified teachers alerted cops and evacuated the school. The 17-year-old was taken into custody after armed police raced to St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol in response to a "possible risk" on Tuesday. Avon and Somerset Police said: "One person has...

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89 m. ago US government heads to longest shutdown as Trump resists calls to talk

President under pressure to end stand-off that has put food supplies to millions of Americans at risk

Politics

3 h. ago The supermarket ready meals that can help you lose weight revealed: They're all delicious and ready in moments. Now a doctor tells the 13 she'd pick... and you'll never guess which

We asked Dr Federica Amati, head nutritionist at ZOE, to select the 'healthiest' ready meals from the supermarkets using the nutrition app's latest tool, the Processed Food Risk Scale.

Politics

3 h. ago Teenager taken to Ghana away from UK ‘gang culture’ to stay for now, court rules

Boy had sought court order to force his return, after parents took him on trip to Ghana and returned without himA British teenager whose parents left him in Ghana, fearing he was at risk from “gang culture” in the UK, should stay there until at least the end of his GCSE exams, a judge sitting at London’s high court has ruled.The boy took legal action against his parents, seeking a court order that would force his return, after they enrolled him in a boarding school and arranged for him to live with extended family in Ghana without telling him. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ukraine war victims may receive less than half of £2.35bn Chelsea sale funds

The funds remain frozen in a London bank account

Economics

4 h. ago Country star Todd Snider arrested after claiming he was the victim of a ‘violent assault’ in Utah

A statement on Snider’s Instagram account claimed that he had been the “victim of a violent assault” outside of his hotel in Salt Lake City, which left him unable to perform

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4 h. ago WhatsApp down as thousands of Brits report Meta app issues in 'global outage'

Messaging service WhatsApp has been thrown into a global blackout with users across the world struggling to send or receive messages from friends and family

Politics

4 h. ago WhatsApp down LIVE as thousands of users suffer outage in worldwide blackout

WhatsApp is down for thousands of users across the world, including the UK, with users reporting major issues with both the app and the web application

Politics

4 h. ago Full English breakfast at risk from rising prices under Labour, says MP

The Conservative’s Mark Pritchard said the Government would not be forgiven for taking the British staple away from the UK’s high streets.

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7 h. ago Banks can now lend £30,000 more to average mortgage borrower, says FCA boss

Chief executive Nikhil Rathi said the changes are ‘a risk worth taking, allowing more people the security that comes with home ownership’.

Economics

7 h. ago I had a penny left in my bank account, now I'm a millionaire at 20! Hotel manager reveals how she scooped the jackpot on ITV's Win Win

Sienna McSwiggan from Halesowen, became a millionaire overnight after winning the million pound jackpot on the ITV game show Win Win, hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins

Society

7 h. ago Tyson Fury's wife Paris and erratic father John risk derailing Anthony Joshua super

Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren has admitted that he expects the Gypsy King, 37, to return in 2026 - but claimed that his family could act as a spanner in the works.

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7 h. ago Driving alert as Brits face £1,000 fine for failing to declare one thing to DVLA

As many as 14 million Britons are at risk of breaching this regulation and could even have their driving licences revoked

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9 h. ago Dermot Murnaghan says he was ‘silly’ to delay prostate cancer test

‘My message here today, I think, is men – if you’re in a high-risk group – go and get yourself checked,’ implored broadcaster

Science

10 h. ago Three countries are ‘willing and capable’ of assassinating political dissidents on Australian soil, Asio head warns

Spy chief Mike Burgess says it’s possible the unnamed regimes ‘would try to hide their involvement’ in any killingsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastForeign agents from at least three countries are “willing and capable” of assassinating perceived political dissidents on Australian soil, Australia’s spy chief Mike Burgess has claimed.While not naming the three countries on Tuesday evening, Burgess, the director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, warned of the risk of a politically motivated assassination in Australia and said: “This threat is real.” Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Jeep owners issued urgent ‘do not charge’ warning as 320,000 EVs recalled

A high-voltage battery failure could pose a fire risk, drivers are told

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10 h. ago Murnaghan urges men to ‘get yourself checked’ as he talks about cancer diagnosis

Dermot Murnaghan said that many men do not realise they are at high risk.

Science

11 h. ago Thieving woman steals £125,000 from own grandfather and left him with nothing

Madeline Shaw, 32, had not been paying his granddad's care home fees after he suffered a fall and instead removed £135,000 from his bank account - she cried as she was jailed for 18 months

Economics

15 h. ago UBS chair warns of ‘looming systemic risk’ from private credit ratings

Colm Kelleher says insurers are shopping for ratings as banks did before 2008 financial crisis

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15 h. ago Scientists reveal how many steps you need to walk daily to reduce Alzheimer’s risk

A new 14-year study is one of the first to explore the relationship between activity and key markers of the disease

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