3 h. ago Gardeners told by RHS to do vital job to keep plants alive over winter

This job should help prevent plants becoming waterlogged, a major issue in the winter

Society

15 h. ago Emmerdale's Bradley Riches says acting 'saved me' as he opens up on autism diagnosis

The Lewis Barton actor discussed how drama classes helped him after being diagnosed at nine

Politics

15 h. ago Emmerdale Lewis Barton star says 'acting saved me' amid personal battle

Emmerdale actor Bradley Riches opened up about his autism diagnosis and how drama classes helped him on ITV's Loose Women

Events

16 h. ago Emmerdale star says 'acting saved me' as he opens up on health battle

Emmerdale's Bradley Riches - who stars as Lewis Barton in the ITV soap - revealed that acting classes had on big impact on him

Events

3 d. ago Emmerdale's Bradley Riches cruelly told he would never get a job because of his autism

Emmerdale's Bradley Riches, who plays Lewis Barton in the ITV soap, opens up about being non-verbal until the age of 12, and not going to school until he was nine when he was diagnosed as being on the spectrum

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4 d. ago It was an inside job, robber who helped steal £1.1m of watches from salesman who later killed himself tells court

Kyle Mehmet (pictured), 40, has claimed he took part in the robbery at 247 Kettles in Kew Road, Richmond, on May 25 last year because he owed gangsters £190,000.

Events

5 d. ago 'I was told I'd got the England job – then found out I was snubbed on the radio'

The former Premier League manager believed the England job was his until he later found out that a rival had been handed the Three Lions position

Politics

8 d. ago Despite America’s absence, Trump’s influence looms large over Cop30

In this week’s newsletter: Fear of retribution from the unpredictable president has left climate summit negotiators feeling nervous and vulnerable• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereUnder Donald Trump, America has not only jettisoned any effort to deal with the climate crisis, but has also attempted to stymie moves by other nations to shift to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar and wind.The climate crisis is “the greatest con job perpetrated by the world”, Trump told the UN in September, urging other governments to stick to oil and gas (preferably drilled in the US, of course) and ditch the “scam” of renewable energy.World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report findsFossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn peopleChina’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis findsCalifornia governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talksTussles break out between protesters an...

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1 week ago Chelsea news: Frank Lampard tipped for shock new role as Enzo Maresca 'problem' emerges

A closer look at Chelsea headlines as club legend Frank Lampard is tipped for a new job and Enzo Maresca is told about an issue within his squad

Events

1 week ago Transgender TSA officer sues Kristi Noem after Trump’s executive order bars her from patting down travelers

Exclusive details: TSA officer Danielle Mittereder ‘just wants to do her job,’ her attorney told The Independent. ‘And she’s not allowed to do it, for the sole reason that she is transgender.’

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1 week ago A new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100

At 104, Betty Reid Soskin has had the most extraordinary life, from protest singing to civil rights activism to meeting the Obamas. She reflects on what it takes to stay strong and keep goingBetty Reid Soskin was 92 when she first went viral and became, in effect, a rock star of the National Park Service. She was the oldest full-time national park ranger in the US – this was back in 2013; she’d become a ranger at 85 – but she had been furloughed along with 800,000 other federal employees during the government shutdown. News channels flocked to interview her. She was aggrieved not to be working, she told them; she had a job to do.“In a funny way, I suppose that started lots of things,” Soskin says. Her memoir, Sign My Name to Freedom, was published in 2018, and a documentary about her work, No Time to Waste, was released in 2020. Another film is in the works. Barack Obama called her “profoundly inspiring”. Annie Leibovitz photographed her. Glamour magazine named her woman of the year...

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2 w. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Gemini told job related projects are looking good

Today's horoscopes, brought to you by Russell Grant.

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3 w. ago Roy Keane reunion teased as Man Utd icon told to take next job – 'I'm sure'

Roy Keane has been out of management since leaving Ipswich Town in 2011 and has since focused on his punditry career, but the Manchester United icon has not ruled out a return to the dugout

Politics

3 w. ago Emmerdale's Bradley Riches 'thanks' Kim Tate in 'luxury' admission

The Lewis Barton actor declared how grateful he was to villager Kim Tate as his character made a big move

Events

4 w. ago British IT consultant who 'couldn't bear to live with non Muslims' so flew business class to Syria to fight for Islamist terrorists is jailed for nine years

Isa Giga (pictured), 32 from Hounslow in west London , devastated his family when he told them he was going to Birmingham but instead quit his job and travelled to Syria via Turkey in 2015.

Events

4 w. ago Emmerdale's Bradley Johnson secretly plans to elope as cost of UK wedding is 'extortionate'

Soap star Bradley Johnson, who plays Vinny Dingle in Emmerdale, is planning to get married in the US with fiancee Sammie because of the cost here in the UK

Politics

4 w. ago Man who worked for free at Waitrose for years told he can't have a job

Tom Boyd, 27, has been undertaking work experience at the Cheadle Hulme branch in Greater Manchester for two complete mornings each week, primarily restocking shelves

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