9 h. ago Inside the Britannic Explorer: New luxury sleeper train coming to England and Wales in July

The British countryside just got a little more luxurious this summer with Belmond’s new sleeper train – starting from £11,000

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36 h. ago Disabled schoolgirl forced to shower at leisure centre because of unsuitable home

Kelsi Waddell, who has cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and chronic lung disease, can’t access the upstairs bathroom in her family’s home because she uses a wheelchair.

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5 d. ago Missing woman feared murdered as police respond to damning claims by family

'Six weeks had passed by the time police opened a missing person’s case,' a family member claimed

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7 d. ago Charles Oliveira makes weight after UFC 317 concern from Alexander Volkanovski

Oliveira has missed weight six times in his UFC career, and Alexander Volkanovski feared he might err again on Friday

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8 d. ago How to watch Glastonbury Festival at home as BBC TV guide explained

Glastonbury Festival is finally here and if you've missed out on tickets, fear not! We've got all the details on how to watch the star-studded event from your living room

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1 week ago Parents of murdered Brit backpacker Peter Falconio reveal they've been kept in the dark about jailed killer's move to palliative care amid fears he'll take secret of missing body to his grave

Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is out of jail receiving care at Alice Springs Hospital as he battles terminal throat cancer.

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1 week ago Vladimir Putin ramps up hypersonic missile production amid WW3 fears

Vladimir Putin said the missile production would increase following US and Israeli air strikes at nuclear targets across Iran, which has been a major ally of Moscow

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1 week ago ‘Helpless and trapped’: political prisoners stuck in Tehran jail with no way to flee bombings

Families of detained activists talk of their fear and confusion as Israeli missiles strike Evin prison in IranWhen Mehraveh Khandan heard about Israel’s evacuation order in Tehran last week, the first thing she thought of was her father. Reza Khandan, imprisoned for his human rights activism in 2024, was sitting in a cell in Tehran’s Evin prison on the edge of the evacuation zone.She fielded calls from her friends, who were breathless from the shock of the Israeli bombs as tens of thousands fled the Iranian capital. Her father, by contrast, had no way to flee. He was stuck. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US WW3 fears as officials 'do not seek war with Iran' despite missile strikes

The United States does not seek war with Iran, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday after a missile attack on the country's nuclear facilities, while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a chance to negotiate

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1 week ago Fears grow as man with leg in plaster still missing three days into search

Police say Mark would be walking with crutches as his left leg is in plaster

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1 week ago Boy, 10, missing from Edinburgh as police believe he may have boarded bus

Haiden Crawford was last seen around midday on Friday, June 20 in the Glenalmond Place area of the capital.

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2 w. ago Fearful of Iranian missiles, many sleep in Israel's underground train stations

Families with young kids, foreign workers, and young professionals are seeking shelter in underground train stations in Israel

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2 w. ago Fear and shock in Iran: ‘I’m constantly afraid a missile might hit my home’

Anahita, a Tehran resident in her 30s, tells of fleeing the city, surging inflation and her hopes for regime changeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe greatest impact of this war is fear and anxiety. We don’t know whether this situation will last for weeks, months or even years. Our lives have been thrown off routine, I spend most of my time just reading the news. I’m constantly afraid that a missile might hit my home, my city or the homes of my relatives and friends in other places.I get the news from X and Instagram because we don’t have any reliable news networks and broadcasts that are not censored by the regime. We follow the updates through videos shared by people from different parts of the country on social media. The internet in Iran has become very slow and it was completely down yesterday [Wednesday]. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fears grow for Londoner missing in Rio de Janeiro for 10 days

Fears grow for Londoner missing in Rio de Janeiro for 10 days  BBC

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2 w. ago Rapist who followed Scots schoolgirl down street before 'opportunistic attack' jailed

Sadeq Nikzad targeted the 15-year-old in broad daylight in Falkirk town centre on October 16, 2023.

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2 w. ago Creepy paedo dad who groomed Scots schoolgirl moved 400 miles to be closer to her

James Gillies, made contact with the Kirriemuir-based child through Instagram after breaking up with his long-term partner in Gwynedd, Wales.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Man who dragged schoolgirl, 13, into woods and raped her is jailed for eight years

A man has been jailed for the serious sexual assault of a teenage girl in Edinburgh.

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2 w. ago Schoolgirl mauled by dog and rushed to hospital with 'serious injury'

Police Scotland confirmed the little girl was taken to Ninewells Hospital In Dundee following the incident.

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2 w. ago Iran hits back: Tehran launches waves of deadly missile attacks on Israel as fears grow of all

At least three people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured as Tehran launched waves of attacks on Israel

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3 w. ago Iran vows revenge for Israeli strikes, saying it will write ‘end of this story’

Israel says Iran launched 100 drones towards its territory after attack on Iranian nuclear sites and killing of military leadersMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran vowed to avenge the attack on its nuclear sites and the assassination in Tehran of its senior military leadership, saying it would respond forcefully and that the “end of this story will be written by Iran’s hand”.In the first signs of a counterstrike, Israel said Iran had launched 100 drones towards Israel and that its air defences were intercepting them outside Israeli territory. Iraq said more than 100 Iranian drones had crossed its airspace, and, soon after, neighbouring Jordan said its air force and defence systems had intercepted several missiles and drones that had entered its airspace, for fear they would fall in its territory. Continue reading...

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