4 h. ago ‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely survivingThe pain of going to bed hungry is becoming familiar for Jamila Rabea. It’s hard to sleep. The meagre rations of bread, tomato paste and tea she spends much of her day trying to gather, she gives to her children. Five of them live with her in a shelter built from tarpaulin, cloth and scraps of wood.Like many of the refugee families living here in a makeshift camp to the east of the Yemen port city of Al-Mukalla, she has had to leave home because of the bombs and fighting. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Hidden meanings in the royals' outfits as they welcome the Macrons

The royal family was out in force today to greet France's President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the start of their state visit. 

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3 d. ago I was on the Ryanair flight that was evacuated in Majorca and jumped 18ft from the plane's wing... I now have to have three surgeries and am stuck in a foreign hospital

Danielle Kelly, 56, said people started 'jumping for their lives' after an air steward ran along the aisle and told them to evacuate the Manchester-bound flight as fast as possible.

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6 d. ago One in three Brits admit they're 'obsessed' with tracking diet, heart rate and sleep

A nationwide study of 2,000 adults found that a quarter of Brits can't go a day without logging or tracking their health.

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7 d. ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate' teen drug mule who faces jail in ex

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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7 d. ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate teenage drug mule suspect and her family and tortured her with a hot iron to force her to smuggle narcotics into Georgia

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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9 d. ago Prince Harry 'snubbed' as he's missing from key statement by Royal Family

People were quick to point out Prince Harry's absence from the Armed Forces Day post from the Royal Family, which mentioned the service of several other royals.

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9 d. ago Families flock to 'fantastic' Armed Forces Family Fun Day at Calderglen

Who Dares Cares is a dedicated United Kingdom Armed Forces and blue light services charity.

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1 week ago What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth? | Kat Eghdamian

Shifting from debating difference to seeking shared meaning isn’t just theoretical. I’ve seen it workI was born in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when religion became the architecture of public life. But it was precisely this fusion of faith and power that forced my family to flee. We were persecuted not for breaking laws but for belonging to a minority religious community, the Bahá’ís – a persecution that continues today. This experience taught me how religion can be used to exclude, to dehumanise, to dominate. But it also taught me that ignoring religion is not the answer.More than 80% of the world’s population identifies with a religion. Yet in many parts of the world – especially in the west – religion is treated as a private matter, something best kept out of polite conversation, or at worst, a source of division and danger. We live in a paradox: a deeply religious world that increasingly doesn’t know how to talk about religion.What does it mean to live a meaningful li...

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1 week ago Veterans railcards could extend to family in new ‘legal duty’ for armed forces

Eligibility for the special railcard, which provides a discount of one third on most tickets, could be extended.

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2 w. ago Family disputes official account of Nevada inmate's death, alleging excessive force and a cover

The family of a Nevada inmate who died in custody in December 2023 is disputing the official account of his death

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2 w. ago Family cabbie robbed and forced to drink acid after heading to mum's to wash car

Family man Tiago Augusto Nicolau was robbed of his car and his mobile phone during the violent attack in Brazil earlier this month

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2 w. ago She died after falling into a huge volcano. Now her family insist dark forces were at work... and reveal why she should still be alive

Juliana Marins' adventure would quickly turn into a nightmare when she slipped while hiking on a dangerous volcano.

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2 w. ago Dunelm cuts price of cooling duvet rated for those who 'struggle to sleep in the heat'

Dunelm has slashed the price of bedding to keep you cool during the balmy summer nights

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2 w. ago One million and counting: Russian casualties hit milestone in Ukraine war

As grim tally of its invasion is reached, expansive propaganda campaign and state payouts are keeping grieving relatives onsideOver the past few years, Nikolai has seen the ups and downs of the funeral trade in his native Ufa, a Russian city in the plains west of the Ural mountains.The coronavirus pandemic, which hit Russia with devastating force, brought an unexpected boom to his family-run business, forcing him to hire extra staff almost overnight to cope with the rise in funeral demand. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Family of British teen killed in crash involving US driver receive police apology after review

A British police force has apologized to the family of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn who was killed by a U.S. government employee driving on the wrong side of the road

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3 w. ago PMQs: Rayner signals UK would not join any US attack on Iran – UK politics live

Deputy prime minister says government seeking a diplomatic approachAngela Rayner, the deputy PM, will be taking PMQs shortly. And she will be up against Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary.When Kemi Badenoch became Tory leader, she did not appoint a deputy (or even a “de factor deputy”, a post that has existed in Tory politics in recent years) and she said she would decide who would stand in for her at PMQs on a case by case basis. Alex Burghart, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, got the gig the first time Starmer was away.Chris Philp follows Alex Burghart in rotating for Kemi Badenoch at PMQs. One Westminster wag asks “When is it going to be Robert Jenrick’s turn?”We have this profound challenge of the number of people joining the armed forces being outweighed by the outflow the people leaving. So ultimately its about retention.And the number one issue reason cited in last month’s attitude survey for the armed forces for leaving was family life. We know the quality of housing ...

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3 w. ago Veterans' charity to host Lanarkshire's first Armed Forces Family Fun Day

Who Dares Cares is a dedicated United Kingdom Armed Forces and blue light services charity

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3 w. ago Kelvin Fletcher wins again in the bull ring at Royal Cheshire Show

The Fletcher family were out in force on a day out from their farm to head to the huge agricultural show

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3 w. ago Zara and Mike Tindall shrug off stuffy formality as they warmly greet royal relatives

The British royal family turned out in force at the opening of Royal Ascot in Berkshire, today - and Zara and Mike Tindall seemed particularly pleased to see their relatives.

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