2 h. ago Gemma Atkinson's tearjerking Father's Day letter to late dad after heart attack at 52

This Father's Day. TV star and radio host Gemma Atkinson shares precious memories of her father and the pain of his passing in this heartbreakingly beautiful tribute, in her own words

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3 h. ago My unexpected Pride icon: indie breakup songs said all the things I couldn’t say to other boys

From John Lennon’s takedown of Paul McCartney to the Libertines’ Can’t Stand Me Now, songs by straight men about falling out with their friends were strangely romantic to meWhen I was a teenager, in the late 00s in central Scotland, being gay was something I experienced as painful made me feel overwrought. This didn’t match the depiction of gayness I encountered in mainstream culture at the time, which was mostly very cheerful. Almost all of the gay men on my radar were comedians – figures such as Graham Norton and Alan Carr, both of whom I found funny and still admire today, but who were too easy-going and unpretentious to satisfy my desire to see myself as a tortured poet.When I got to university, I found the representation I was looking for – solemn and beautiful – in writers such as Edmund White and James Baldwin, but earlier in my teenage years I had to make do with what was available: romanticising being gay through songs about straight men falling out with their platonic frie...

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4 h. ago UK households urged to plant three flowers if they suffer with common allergy

Summer has finally arrived, but so has the hay fever season - but thanks to gardening experts, it can all now be solved by planting these three beautiful flowers.

Politics

5 h. ago 'I lived in pretty Spanish town for years and Brits still don't know it exists'

I lived in this beautiful Spanish town, likened to Venice, for seven year - and Brits are missing out on this hidden gem in the Costa Brava

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6 h. ago Beautiful UK holiday spot is 'total relaxation' right by world's fastest zipwire

Sky's the limit - damp weather didn’t put Fiona Whitty off the most perfect of family breaks in North Wales

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12 h. ago Boxer Abu Yusupov dies after being stabbed in sickening train station attack

Abu Yusupov, an unbeaten boxer, has died aged 39 after being stabbed in the neck in a sickening attack at a train station.

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14 h. ago Boxer Abu Yusupov dies aged 39 after being stabbed in sickening train station attack

Abu Yusupov, an unbeaten boxer who had fought nine times in the ring and won on every occasion, has died aged 39 after being stabbed in the neck in a sickening attack at a train station

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14 h. ago Police searching for former appointee of Tim Walz in connection with fatal shootings in Minnesota, according to reports

A former appointee of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is being sought by police in connection with the fatal shooting of a state lawmaker.

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14 h. ago Minnesota politician shooting suspect pictured as cops find list of names in car

Two people familiar with the matter identified the suspect in the fatal shootings of Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of John Hoffman and his wife as 57-year-old Vance Boelter

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14 h. ago 'Unregulated' beauticians risking lives selling bloodletting amid NHS shortage

Bloodletting, which involves drawing large quantities of blood from the body, was discredited in the 19th century - but beauticians claim the procedure can cure multiple health conditions

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15 h. ago Woman convicted of murdering mother at child's birthday party in Stepney Green

Hope Rowe, 33, stabbed Charlotte Rowe outside a block of flats in East London after accusing the victim of hiding her keys

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15 h. ago Undefeated boxer Abu Yusupov, 39, dead after train station row led to fatal stabbing

Undefeated boxer Abu Yusupov, 39, has been killed during a stabbing after a train station altercation in Berlin, Germany, earlier this week

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16 h. ago Revealed: SECOND woman stalked and brutally attacked in idyllic French village where British expat was stabbed to death: Six weeks on from Karen Carter's murder, a sinister new development...

Yellow police tape still surrounds Karen Carter's honey-coloured stone cottage on the outskirts of Trémolat, a small village east of Bordeaux.

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16 h. ago Witness describes moment man carried out of house after horror stabbing

Three arrests have been made

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17 h. ago 'Sexy and empowering' Boux Avenue bra worn by Dua Lipa plummets to half

Dua Lipa recently shared with fans some snaps of what she's been up to, and more importantly, what she's been wearing - including a 'beautiful and sexy' bra from Boux Avenue that's currently on sale

Politics

17 h. ago Dark chocolate almonds recalled over potentially fatal allergen contamination

Recall is the latest of several impacting consumers in recent weeks

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19 h. ago Liverpool cops release new statement after arrest of 'gangland' shooting suspect

The arrest is in connection with the fatal shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr in Monaghans, Fuengirola on May 31.

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21 h. ago Celebrity sex mishaps from broken penises and carpet burn to fatal romp

Celebrities really are just like us, it seems, and even fame and fortune can't keep them safe from some embarrassing bedroom blunders

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23 h. ago Beautiful Scots island owned by the same family for 80 years goes up for sale

A rare chance to buy a scenic Scottish island has just come up after decades in the same family

Politics

24 h. ago Warning to UK gardeners over mistake that stops beautiful flower blooming

Time to get the secateurs out! If you leave heads to go brown on the stalk you're missing out on a spectacular floral display, says gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin

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