53 m. ago Strictly fans fear star is being 'set up to fail' with 'awful' Halloween song choice

Strictly fans are terrified ahead of Halloween Week as another 'awful' song choice is chosen for a fan favourite, making some wonder if the star is being 'set up to fail'

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54 m. ago Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185mph winds as thousands flee homes

Britons urged to alert Foreign Office of presence on island as ‘trillions of gallons’ of water set to fall amid power cuts

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57 m. ago Giant boring machines to start HS2 tunnels from west London to Euston 'fairly soon,' says rail minister

The underground work is set to begin within months

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63 m. ago Darts fans hail 'incredible' Star Wars darts as Target unveil 'sublime' new line

Darts fans have hailed Target's "incredible" Star Wars line with Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader set to take turns at the oche

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69 m. ago 'Boring' Belgium feared to be on brink of being run by mafia

Belgium is on the brink of becoming a “narco-state” run by drugs cartels with the power to overthrow cops’ and courts’ control

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88 m. ago Westlife flying without stools or Mark Feehily at anniversary concert

Trademark stools garnered the biggest applause at Westlife's 25th anniversary concert in London. The trio paid tribute to absent member Mark Feehily, promising more music with him. They also reveal Louis Walsh has been busy finding them future hits plus there are major plans to tour the world, and crack America.

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1 hour ago Hero grandpa, 83, died protecting toddler granddaughter from nanny, 35, at gorgeous Midwest home, cops and family say

David Ong (pictured left with wife Jacqueline and granddaughter) died on Friday after being attacked by nanny Samantha Booth (right), it is alleged, at his daughter's home (inset).

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1 hour ago Hero grandpa, 83, died protecting toddler granddaughter from evil naked nanny, 35, at gorgeous Midwest home, cops and family say

David Ong (pictured left with wife Jacqueline and granddaughter) died on Friday after being attacked by nanny Samantha Booth (right), it is alleged, at his daughter's home (inset).

Society

1 hour ago Dramatic footage shows cop killer getting wiped out during high speed chase

A suspected cop killer was filmed aerially travelling at nearly 170mph speeds along a Los Angeles freeway, dodging between cars while a squadron of police cars gave chase

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1 hour ago SFA ‘to SCRAP performance school network’ which helped develop the likes of Scotland hero Billy Gilmour

THE SFA are to pull the plug on the seven-strong network of performance schools which helped develop Scotland heroes such as Billy Gilmour, it's being reported. Specialist partnerships between schools and Scotland's governing body across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Motherwell have been operating since 2012 to support the development of talented youngsters between the S1 and S4...

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1 hour ago Gavin Newsom tells supporters of redistricting proposal to ‘stop donating’

California governor launched the effort to counter Texas’s gerrymander and has far out-raised measure’s opponentsWith just one week before California voters are set to head to the polls to decide on the state’s redistricting proposal, Gavin Newsom sent an unexpected message to would-be donors: keep your money.“We have hit our budget goals and raised what we need in order to pass Proposition 50. You can stop donating,” the California governor said in an email. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Hurricane Melissa shows need for climate action at Cop30 summit, Cabinet hears

Jamaica’s government ordered evacuations from high risk areas and shut down the country’s airports as the Category 5 storm approached on Tuesday.

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1 hour ago Man, 32, charged with rape of woman in her 20s and racial aggravated assault after cops released CCTV

A SUSPECT has been charged with rape and racially aggravated assault after a woman was allegedly attacked in Walsall, authorities say. John Ashby, 32, was arrested after cops released footage of the accused man walking away from the scene of the alleged crime. The reported attack is said to have taken place in Park Hall...

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2 h. ago Fireworks in London 2025: The capital’s best Bonfire Night celebrations (cloned)

From dazzling displays to brilliant bonfires, Mike Daw on how to enjoy an explosively good Guy Fawkes night

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2 h. ago Mysterious interstellar visitor set to reveal its true self in just HOURS

The true nature of 3I/ATLAS could be revealed in just hours as the interstellar object is expected to emerge from the sun's blind spot on Wednesday.

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2 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk’s former promoter says Fabio Wardley fight ‘makes no sense’

Usyk is set to face Wardley next, after the British heavyweight fought from behind to stop Joseph Parker

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2 h. ago Celtic fan group reveal protest plans in wake of Brendan Rodgers exit as date for club AGM set

Fans to step up campaign to remove key directors

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2 h. ago Celtic AGM date revealed as Parkhead board set for stormy shareholders showdown

The Hoops hierarchy have been in the firing line over a lack of transfers and a calamitous Champions League exit

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2 h. ago FTSE 100 hits new record ahead of Federal Reserve meeting and tech results

The FTSE 100 index closed up 42.92 points at 9,696.74.

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2 h. ago Tourists on hotel lockdown among thousands of Britons at risk as Storm Melissa batters Jamaica

All of Caribbean islands airports shut as world’s strongest storm of year so far set to make landfall

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