5 h. ago Guatemala says it is willing to receive hundreds of deported children from US

Announcement comes a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan minorsGuatemala is ready and willing to receive about 150 unaccompanied children of all ages each week from the United States, the country’s president has said, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children.Those children had already boarded a plane when a court responded to an emergency appeal on Sunday. They were later returned to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Freddy Brazier deletes post and cancels bombshell podcast after shock baby news

It comes days after claims that Jade Goody's son Freddy Brazier is set to become a dad and is leaning on his father Jeff for support

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29 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans work out who's paired with who as two favourites miss out

Strictly Come Dancing is just days away from returning as fans scramble to predict which celebrities will be paired with each professional dancer for the latest series

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39 h. ago Michael Palin claims Monty Python’s Life of Brian wouldn’t get made today due to cancel culture

Monty Python star claimed modern-day comedy has ‘no feelings’ and ‘no surreal humour’

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39 h. ago Princess Diana whispered confession to Stephen Fry after dinner with Charles

Stephen Fry got the shock of his life when the former Prince of Wales asked if he could come over for tea on New Year's Day, and he brought the late Princess Diana

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49 h. ago BBC Strictly's Shirley Ballas says 'toyboy days are behind me' after split from ex

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has said her 'toyboy days are behind me' following the end of her relationship with ex-fiancé Danny Taylor

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58 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas says 'toyboy days are over' after split admission

The 64-year-old has opened up about the end of her romance to her fiancé, Danny, who is 13 years her junior

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas says ‘my toyboy days are behind me’

The judge on the hit TV show said she does not think she will ever have another relationship.

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3 d. ago Weather maps show how wet and windy it will be on the worst day of the weekend

The Met Office says Wales will hit by more heavy rain and strong winds this weekend marking a damp end to the summer holidays

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3 d. ago Met Office weather map shows exact time heavy rain will hit Greater Manchester tomorrow

The summer holidays are set to end on a wet and windy note

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4 d. ago UK, Germany and France say they have triggered UN sanctions on Iran

Move by trio of European powers gives Tehran 30 days to improve access for inspection of its nuclear sitesThe UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving Tehran 30 days to make concessions on access to its nuclear sites or face deeper worldwide economic isolation.UK officials said the decision had not been taken lightly and there had been intensive diplomacy to try to avert this step. The officials stressed there was still room for some last-ditch diplomacy before the sanctions “snapback” comes into force in 30 days’ time. The annual high-level UN general assembly in September is likely to host more intensive diplomacy over the situation with Iran. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Time’s up for tinny tunes and blaring football highlights. London's headphone cavalry has arrived | Hugh Muir

The capital’s transport authority will erect signs aimed at noisy mobile phone users. Might the next stop be relative calm and a bit more civility?There is that scene in so many westerns films, of the kind forever playing on daytime TV, when all seems lost but suddenly the cavalry comes riding over the horizon.The cavalry came to save me this week and they were wearing the uniforms of Transport for London, which runs the buses and many of the railways in the capital. TfL, as it is known, wants all who play stuff on their mobile phones without headphones to get out of town by sundown. Or at the very least to stop it. Signs are going up to that effect. Yeehaw! Go get them!Hugh Muir is executive editor, Opinion Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Fans support Jenny Eclair as she declares 'gone a bit wrong' before This Morning appearance

The comedian was getting ready for the ITV daytime show as she recalled her mishap before the show

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6 d. ago Newsboy's horseracing tips for Wednesday's four meetings including Kempton NAP

Last time out winner Grizedale is Newsboy's best bet on a day when the action comes from Musselburgh, Catterick, Kempton and Hexham

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6 d. ago Met Office forecasts ‘thunder’, ‘lightning’ and ‘hail’ to hit UK in days as meteorological summer comes to an end

The Met Office has warned of a "change" in the weather as wetter, windier conditions move in from the west

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6 d. ago Met Office weather maps show best day of week as school holidays come to an end

The weather is expected to turn this week after a sustained dry period

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6 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara dazzles alongside all

Chicago, starring Janette Manrara and Darren Day, comes to The Lowry for one week only

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson WILL die in jail: The mushroom murderer has a target on her back in notorious women's prison where she'll spend years in fear and silence... until her day comes

For all her book smarts, delusional Erin Patterson seemed to somehow believe her slapdash plot to murder her estranged husband and his relatives would lead to happiness and prosperity.

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7 d. ago Judge halts Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Ábrego García for now

Maryland man, back in US after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, detained again and faces deportation to UgandaKilmar Ábrego García – who has been thrust into the middle of an acrimonious deportation saga by the second Trump administration – has been detained after reporting to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in Baltimore on Monday, but a judge later ruled that he cannot be deported for now.His detainment comes just three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee.Shrai Popat contributed reporting Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Exact time Greater Manchester to be hit by heavy rain with chance of 'hail and thunder' in coming days

The Met Office has warned of a chance of "hail and thunder" alongside showers over the coming days

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