22 h. ago Mum whose daughter, 3, died of chickenpox hits out at NHS vaccine rollout

Angie Bunce-Mason, from Devon, campaigned for the chickenpox vaccine to be added on the NHS after her child died. 'We were a happy little family and enjoyed dog walks, picnics and spending time together'

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45 h. ago Piastri opens gap in title race after Norris forced to retire from F1 Dutch GP

Win extends Australian’s championship lead to 34 pointsLewis Hamilton crashes out early after unforced errorOscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix with a dominant drive to victory from pole position, a win which may have turned the course of the world championship after his title rival Lando Norris was forced to retire from second place as an oil leak hit his car just seven laps from the end.The race was also marked by a remarkably uncharacteristic, apparently unforced, error from Lewis Hamilton which led to the seven-time champion crashing out early in the race, his hope for a fresh start in this second half of season at Ferrari ending in bitter disappointment. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Nick Bostrom: 'People will look back on 2025 and shudder in horror'

Silicon valley’s favourite philosopher has dire warnings about the race artificial general intelligence. Is there still time for the tech bros to listen?

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53 h. ago F1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025: Start time, grid order, weather forecast and how to watch race live today

McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri resume thrilling world title battle in Zandvoort after summer break

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64 h. ago I used to judge my mother’s gambling addiction. Now I think she was longing for a fairytale ending

Toni Jordan’s mother gambled fast, ferociously, without any sense of fun. The author has come to realise she was dreaming of a bigger life My mother, Margaret, died in 2018 at 75. It was a good death, all things considered. The very end was savage, as endings often are, but she was in her own home and on her own two feet until the final week. For a woman who’d smoked two packs a day all her adult life, who’d never exercised or even walked to the shops, who refused to drink water (“I’d spew!”) and lived on Coca-Cola, paté on toast, jubes and green olives from a jar – considering all that, she did OK.During my mother’s final days, I had it easy. My sister, Lee, lived closer and is, to be honest, a more nurturing person. She’s caring. Patient. Lee is also better with money than me, but I thought I should at least attempt to help – so at the end, I took charge of Mum’s bank accounts. She lived on the pension and died with a run-down brick veneer villa unit in an over-50s complex, an old...

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68 h. ago F1 Dutch GP LIVE: Race start time and grid order with Piastri starting ahead of title rival Norris

Follow live F1 updates from Zandvoort with championship leader Piastri pipping Norris to top spot

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2 d. ago F1 Dutch GP LIVE: Qualifying result and race start time as Piastri beats Norris to stunning pole position

Follow live F1 updates from Zandvoort with title contenders Norris and Piastri favourites for pole

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2 d. ago F1 Dutch GP LIVE: Qualifying updates and times as Norris battles Piastri for pole position

Follow live F1 updates from Zandvoort with title contenders Norris and Piastri favourites for pole

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3 d. ago Mum of boy who nearly died from chicken pox backs vaccine rollout

Joshua Brooks was struck down by chicken pox and left on life support.

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3 d. ago F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Start time, schedule, weather forecast and how to watch race live

McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri resume thrilling world title battle in Zandvoort after summer break

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4 d. ago Marc Guehi saga heats up as Liverpool race clock and Palace line up replacement

Liverpool are interested in signing Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi but face a race against time to get a deal over the line before the transfer window slams shut

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5 d. ago Boy, 12, dies in 'alligator attack' after 'climbing out window' as cops investigate mum

Bryan Vasquez, 12, was found dead in a canal near his home in New Orleans, Louisiana, after he was reported missing by his mother, who is now being investigated by police

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5 d. ago Radioactive time bomb lurks in the Atlantic as 200,000 toxic barrels threaten millions

Scientists are in a race against time to locate more than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste that have littered the Atlantic seafloor for decades.

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6 d. ago Boy, 12, begs mum to 'let me die' after being set on fire in horrific accident

Hunter Jory, 12, was in a field with his mates at the start of the school holidays when one child decided to light a fire and another threw petrol on it - the 12-year-old was engulfed in flames

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6 d. ago Botched BBL left Sophie Kasaei fighting for life as star recalls being rushed for emergency surgery

Geordie Shore and TOWIE starlet Sophie Kasaei has lifted the lid on her botched BBL ordeal as she discussed the moment she almost died on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast

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6 d. ago 'Caring, beautiful soul' dies suddenly aged 20 on mum's birthday

'It feels like a bad dream. It's so hard. She wanted to do so much. I just wish it had been me instead'

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6 d. ago Boy, 12, begs mum to let him die after freak fire during school holidays

Hunter Jory was playing in a field with his friends during the holidays when the tragedy unfolded.

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7 d. ago Boy, 12, begs mum 'let me die' after freak school holiday fire accident

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Hunter Jory, 12, was playing in a field when another child threw a can of petrol on a fire, causing a huge explosion that left him with horrific burns which seared the skin from his face and body

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7 d. ago Dying mum in race against time to raise £200k so she can cuddle her baby again

Gemma Small thought she had beaten cancer and could start her life with her new baby boy Samuel - only discover she has just months to live after it metastasised

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9 d. ago Woman furious after builder 'wrecked her house' in £75k extension but police arrested her

Andrea Calland, 59, used her mum's inheritance after she died in April 2021. She has told how everything "seemed fine" at first but alarm bells started ringing when the company demanded thousands of pounds more off her.

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