2 h. ago Newborn baby is among 27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Italy

The tragedy occurred 14 miles south of the island of Lampedusa on Wednesday - with a search continuing into the night for people still missing.

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64 h. ago Bride's 'genius' matchmaking idea for wedding guests has people 'obsessed'

Single wedding guests loved the look of the matchmaking scheme devised by a bride and groom

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3 d. ago ‘I was like a tornado going through men’s lives’: meet the people who can’t stop getting married

From the divorce lawyer on wedding eight to the 85-year-old in love with bride five – the hopeless romantics who keep saying ‘I do’Forty-two per cent of the married couples you know are destined to divorce, according to the latest UK statistics, but we still buy into the idea that a wedding is a happy ending. The story we like to tell, culturally, about romantic love is straightforward: that there is just one person out there for everyone, and that, once you have found that person, you will be happy every day until one of you is dead. So what about people who rack up multiple marriages? The famous stories tend to have a whiff of madness and glamour about them. There is Elizabeth Taylor, who was married eight times (twice to Richard Burton). The other, bloodier, example that springs to mind is Henry VIII.To be married and divorced multiple times requires a strange mixture of romanticism and practicality about love. Saying “until death do u...

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6 d. ago Police called to report of 'large fight' at bus station in Welsh town

Officers were called to an incident involving a large group of people in Porth town centre on Wednesday evening

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7 d. ago Fort Stewart army base shooting raises questions about military gun policies

A shooting at Fort Stewart on Wednesday has injured five people and raised concerns about safety on military bases

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7 d. ago BBC Destination X viewers in hysterics as naked people flash up on screen

BBC viewers were left in hysterics during the latest instalment of Destination X on Wednesday night as a group of naked people flashed up on the screen.

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7 d. ago Destination X viewers left distracted by 'naked people' as new clue exposed

BBC viewers were left distracted by a group of totally nude people during Wednesday night's instalment of new reality show Destination X

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7 d. ago Thousands stranded after emergency landing closes Birmingham airport runway

At least 25 departures cancelled while incoming flights diverted to Manchester and East Midlands airportsThousands of holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights at Birmingham airport were grounded on Wednesday when a small aircraft made an emergency landing.Three people from the aircraft were treated at the scene, one of whom suffered minor injuries in the incident, which occurred at about 1.40pm, West Midlands police said. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago People call Jenna Ortega 'real Wednesday' after revealing childhood hobby

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has been crowned the 'real Wednesday Addams' after revealing her favourite hobby when she was a child - but not everyone is convinced

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7 d. ago Etiquette expert explains how to uninvite people from your wedding gracefully

As the preference for smaller weddings grows, more couples are trying to uninvite unwanted guests. An etiquette expert explains how to go about it without wrecking your family or friend group

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3 w. ago 15 moments from Gallagher Hill which sum up exactly what Oasis reunion means to Manchester

While on Wednesday some people tried to climb the fence, Saturday's concert saw a much more relaxed atmosphere at the location

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3 w. ago Charli xcx and George Daniel of The 1975 Are Married! Stars Wed in Town Hall Ceremony in London

Charli xcx and George Daniel of The 1975 Are Married! Stars Wed in Town Hall Ceremony in London  People.com

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3 w. ago Weather tracker: Heavy monsoon rain leaves many dead in Pakistan

Low-lying areas of Punjab province hit by significant flooding after rivers overflow their banksThe south-west monsoon continued a deadly streak in Pakistan this week, with torrential rain on Wednesday killing at least 63 people. After beginning life as showers and thunderstorms in north-west India this week, a more organised area of low pressure developed, merging showers into a larger area of heavy rain as they moved into the Pakistani province of Punjab. This rain tracked roughly north across Punjab on Tuesday night and into Wednesday, hitting several major cities including Lahore and the capital, Islamabad. The greatest rainfall was in the city of Chakwal, which recorded 423mm (16.6in), more than double the July average.Rivers overflowed their banks, significantly flooding low-lying areas of Punjab. Though several of the deaths were attributed to drowning, most were the result of building collapses. A number of deaths were reportedly from electrocution. This latest deluge takes ...

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3 w. ago Huge blaze rips through Iraq shopping mall killing at least 61 with dozens more missing

A huge blaze erupted at a newly-opened shopping centre in Iraq on Wednesday (16 July), leaving at least 61 people dead and several more missing.

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4 w. ago Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein case reportedly fired by DoJ

AP reports daughter of former FBI director James Comey terminated – but no specific reason given for decisionThe justice department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Wednesday.There was no specific reason given for her firing from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York, according to one of the people who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Russia launches new attacks on Ukraine with the countdown to a US peace deadline underway

Officials say Russian weapons pounded Ukrainian cities overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure

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