25 h. ago Neighbour relives the moment he found his pregnant neighbour's lover's decapitated head on a spike in Waverley, Melbourne

A neighbour who lived next door to Melbourne's house of horror where a pregnant woman was allegedly murdered and her lover decapitated and his head left on a spike has relived the horror scene.

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38 h. ago Three wildfires break out in 24 hours in London amid scorching temperatures

Dozens of firefighters had rushed to Wanstead Flats on Monday before more fires broke out on Tuesday

Events

38 h. ago Trump live: White House promises to make DC the safest city in the world as the National Guard arrives

The president has placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control – but is already facing a backlash

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41 h. ago Wildfires break out across London amid scorching temperatures

Dozens of firefighters had rushed to Wanstead Flats on Monday before more fires broke out on Tuesday

Events

42 h. ago Wildfires break out at east London park for second day in a row amid scorching temperatures

Dozens of firefighters had rushed to Wanstead Flats on Monday before more fires broke out on Tuesday

Events

3 d. ago The doctor said 'there's nothing we can do' so we sold our house and went to live on a boat

'It feels like we're on holiday every day, I can't imagine living in a street or on land again'

Society

4 d. ago London leaver: 'we sold our Tooting flat for £635k and have spent £1.1m on a house in Hove'

Initially reluctant to move out of south London, this family ended up upsizing on the coast

Economics

5 d. ago Alexander Isak sealed transfer despite 'protection' and was at centre of ugly club fallout

Liverpool's Alexander Isak is no stranger to transfer sagas, having been told to train alone by Newcastle United following the Premier League champions' £110million bid

Politics

7 d. ago Trump DOJ must address concerns of Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell ‘legitimization’ in grand jury release: Live updates

Vice President JD Vance is hosting a strategy dinner on handling of Jeffrey Epstein case as shock poll shows 81% of Americans believe President Donald Trump responsible for administration hiding information

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7 d. ago Trump DOJ must address victim concerns about Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury release: Live updates

Strategy dinner announced as shock poll shows 81 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump is responsible for administration hiding information on Jeffrey Epstein case

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7 d. ago UK construction activity shrinks by most in five years as housebuilding falls – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI modelsThe contraction in UK construction last month is another reason for the Bank of England to consider cutting interest rates at noon tomorrow.A rate cut, from 4.25% to 4%, is already widely expected – it’ s a 95% chance, according to the City money markets this morning.“The Bank of England is widely expected to cut rates this week in what is likely to be a complex decision as the MPC weighs weak growth, sticky inflation, and a looming fiscal tightening.While markets are pricing in a 0.25% cut, attention will centre on the voting split – particularly how many members vote for a 0.5% move or prefer to hold. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago Firefighters ‘break into’ man’s home after stranger says she lives there

An investigation has been launched after a man claimed firefighters broke into his home after a stranger told them she lived there

Society

8 d. ago Trump approval 20 points underwater in new poll with 81% blaming him for Epstein info blackout: Live updates

Latest shock poll follows president’s claim in CNBC interview that polls showing him with approval ratings in the 30s were ‘fake’

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8 d. ago ‘Like Castle Dracula with vampires who service the place’: Woody Allen describes dinner at Epstein’s home

‘Jeffrey lives in a vast house alone, one can picture him sleeping in damp earth,’ the filmmaker reportedly wrote on occasion of the disgraced financier’s 63rd birthday

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8 d. ago Trump administration live updates: House issues subpoenas for Clintons and other officials over Epstein files

President Donald Trump called into CNBC’s Squawk Box morning show to talk about tariffs, jobs, Fed chair, polling numbers and Texas redistricting

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9 d. ago 'Firefighters broke in because a stranger told them she lived in my house'

'We have been living next door to the fire station for the last ten years. We give the fire crews Christmas presents'

Society

9 d. ago 'I never thought for one minute the fire service could do that to my house'

'We have been living next door to the fire station for the last ten years. We give the fire crews Christmas presents'

Events

9 d. ago Family 'let down' by UK move to Bulgaria to live in £23,400 house

Amy Smeardon said the family's bills alone in the UK were £670 - now they're less than £200

Society

1 week ago The Mountains review – a beautiful portrait of a family’s attempt to process a tragedy

Christian Einshøj’s debut feature unearths home video footage taken by his father, as he and his siblings explore their long-buried feelings about their brother’s deathIn his debut feature, Christian Einshøj tends to the hidden wounds of family by rewinding to the past. As a young boy, he moved from Norway to Denmark with his parents and his brother Frederik. The change was supposed to be temporary. Tragedy, however, struck: Kristoffer, one of Einshøj’s brothers, was born with a terminal condition. His illness and later death cast a dark shadow over a once tightly knit household: they would never return to Denmark to live as a family again.Through voiceover, Einshøj recalls this painful history with profound introspection, as well as humour. Grainy home videos, largely shot by Einshøj’s father, Søren, resurface, but while Søren used his camera to preserve Kristoffer’s memories before his death, Einshøj turns to film-making as a means of reconciliation. Unable to process Kristoffer’s...

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1 week ago Britain's most wanted fugitive is still on the run 20 years after mother

Kevin Parle is the prime suspect in the murder of Lucy Hargreaves, 22, who was fatally wounded when three men burst into her house and shot her in Liverpool.

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