54 m. ago Dunelm's 'delicate and classy' £10 item makes any front door 'look beautiful'

Shoppers have been getting ready for the arrival of spring with some 'fresh' and 'colourful' decor

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67 m. ago Unknown illness kills more than 50 people in Congo within hours of first symptoms

The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases

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68 m. ago Millions more households to get £150 energy bill discount as Ofgem price cap rises again

The Warm Home Discount gives you £150 off your electricity bill, normally between October and March, and plans to expand the scheme will see millions more people eligible for this help

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72 m. ago Why Nvidia's earnings are important to the entire U.S. stock market

Nvidia has led the artificial intelligence boom to become one of the stock market’s biggest companies, as tech giants continue to spend heavily on the company’s chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems

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72 m. ago 'I gave twins matching names – people hate it but there's an important reason'

A woman has shared how she gave her twin daughter's matching names because she didn't want one to feel 'left out' - but now she has started to regret her decision

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1 hour ago Tail of woe: Dog owner's heartbreak after prized pooch is banned from Crufts over wagging tail operation

Dalmatian Vizsla cross Gwen, three, suffered from 'happy tail syndrome' - which would caused wounds and dislocations in her tail.

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2 h. ago New plans to expand £150 Warm Home Discount to help over six million people next winter

Around three million more families would qualify for energy bill discounts under new proposals from the UK Government.

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2 h. ago London teacher sacked after joking about 'whacking' pupils if they failed a test

A London primary school teacher has claimed they were dismissed after a pupil misunderstood a joke about 'whacking' them

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2 h. ago Look at Donald Trump and his gang of broligarchs – and tell me we don’t need a wealth tax | Brian Cox

I played a fictional billionaire on TV. It’s time world leaders got serious about taxing the real onesBrian Cox played Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession and is a supporter of Patriotic Millionaires InternationalYou could be forgiven for thinking the second coming of Donald Trump was fiction. Unfortunately, it’s not – the threat he and his “broligarchs” bring to people around the world is very, very real. Last month Trump, surrounded by his uber-rich friends, was inaugurated the 47th president, while his political supporters sat outside in the cold – the perfect metaphor for who really matters in this presidency.Among the clique were the three richest men in the world: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and top dog Elon Musk, who personally poured $277m into Trump’s election campaign, increasing his own wealth by $170bn as a result.Brian Cox played Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession and is a supporter of Patriotic Millionaires International Continue reading...

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2 h. ago City 'made entirely of rubbish' surprises YouTube travel vlogger in two ways

A city that is made entirely from rubbish was visited by a YouTube travel expert, who was left 'surprised' by what he found - but knows the locals have one thing people around the world could learn

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3 h. ago Antiques Roadshow guest jokes she ‘won’t tell mum’ about ‘breathtaking’ value of ‘ugly’ cameo left in drawer

An Antiques Roadshow guest couldn’t stop laughing when she found out how much her mother’s cameo was really worth.

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3 h. ago Harrow crash: One person dead after horror collision involving London bus and car

Nine-year-old child reported to be among a number of people rushed to hospital following the crash in Harrow

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4 h. ago 'I've been healthy all my life, then I went to the doctor feeling tired and everything changed'

David went to his GP complaining of wheezing and feeling very tired, what happened next was horrifying

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4 h. ago Eddie Kadi: ‘People think I’m always ready to crack jokes. If you’re a doctor, I don’t ask you to operate on me!’

The standup and presenter on preshow prayers, blending dance with comedy and the night he bombed at the BBCHow did you get into comedy?I feel like comedy got into me. At university, I hosted talent shows as part of the African and Caribbean society, and became popular on the university circuit. After that, someone said: “You’re a pretty funny host, you should try standup.” One of my first gigs was at Kojo’s Comedy Funhouse, performing these funny songs. But explaining those songs made people laugh even more. I didn’t even realise I was doing standup. It was never planned, but the moment I got a taste for it, it was just one gig after another. I never looked back.Who did you admire when you were first starting out?I remember watching Richard Blackwood. His shows would come on TV pretty late and if I caught my parents in a good mood, they would let me watch until the end. I used to love Bruce Forsyth. Ronnie Corbett was hilarious. I was a big fan of Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin. ...

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4 h. ago It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would sufferWe are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our work has employed thousands globally, nurturing the next generation of talent. Copyright is the foundation that protects this, and all creative work: from music, theatre and literature to film and art. Copyright ensures creators retain control and are fairly compensated. It underpins the creative economy. Put simply, it allows artists and creatives to make a living. Endless studies have shown what a benefit that creativity – music, theatre, dance, art, film, TV, the list is endless – has on the rest of society.Yet, today, the UK government is proposing changes that would strip creators of this protection. Under the data (use and access) bill, AI companies would be allowed to take works, past ...

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4 h. ago Iconic visual effects studio Technicolor begins shutting down operations

Majority of the Group’s 440 workers in UK have been ‘made redundant’, company says

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4 h. ago Thousands gather outside the Vatican to pray for Pope Francis' health

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions

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4 h. ago A cliff that looks like a puppy resting beside the Yangtze River delights people in China

A vacation photo posted online by Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan and captioned “Puppy Mountain” has become a sensation in China

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4 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Are Twinning for London Fashion Week

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Are Twinning for London Fashion Week  PEOPLE

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5 h. ago ‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in Israeli detention

Healthcare workers are protected under international law yet hundreds were detained during the war. Now, some of Gaza’s most senior doctors have spoken of the violence and abuse they say they facedMore than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of tortureDr Issam Abu Ajwa was in the middle of performing emergency surgery on a patient with a severe abdominal injury at al-Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza when the soldiers came for him.“I asked them what they were doing coming into the operating theatre,” he says. “One of the soldiers pointed at me and said: ‘Are you Dr Issam Abu Ajwa?’ I said: ‘Yes, that’s me.’ And then the beating began.” Continue reading...

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