40 m. ago I was locked inside a 'fat prison' in China for 28 days... security manned the gates and every meal was monitored: This is my survival story

Aussie expat TL Huang has documented her time holed up inside one of China's controversial 'fat prisons'.

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45 m. ago Nearly 40,000 cases of tater tots sold in 26 states recalled after plastic pieces found

The recall was upgraded Tuesday to a Class II

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57 m. ago VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience

Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand

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62 m. ago 'Most beautiful village' just 30 miles from Manchester with unusual attraction

The picturesque village in the Forest of Bowland has been dubbed one of the most beautiful in Lancashire, and it's free from modern intrusions like TV aerials and telephone wires

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2 h. ago Our new Hols From £9.50 Agony Aunt shares her top tricks for booking the best Sun holiday

QUEEN of the £9.50 holiday, Tracy Kennedy knows everything there is to know about how to book the perfect Sun holiday. Tracy leads the Facebook group "£9.50 SUN HOLIDAYS", which now boasts an enormous 288,000+ members. Having taken trips with The Sun for 29 years, she is full of advice on how to get the...

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2 h. ago Queen of 9.50 Holidays shares her favourite UK caravan parks, attractions and travel hacks

THE Sun's Hols from £9.50 are back - and who better to give us their top tips on where to holiday this year than our new 9.50 Agony Aunt, Tracy Kennedy. From next week, Tracy - who runs the hugely successful 9.50 Hols Facebook group boasting more than 264,000 members - will be answering all...

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3 h. ago The Sun’s Travel Editor has taken her kids all over the world – but these holiday parks are one of her top family breaks

THE Sun's Head Of Travel Lisa Minot has taken thousands of holidays with her children in her 26 years on the job - from top cruises to 5-star hotels. But, here she reveals why the holiday park break is one of the best-loved trips among their family. “But mum, he’s just sleeping!” We're holidaying near...

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3 h. ago Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?

Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack on Venezuela and the seizure of its president was a shocking enough start to 2026, but it was only the next day, when the smoke had dispersed and Donald Trump was flying from Florida to Washington DC in triumph, that it became clear the world had entered a new era.The US president was leaning on a bulkhead on Air Force One, in a charcoal suit and gold tie, regaling reporters with inside details of the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. He claimed his government was “in charge” of Venezuela and that US companies were poised to extract the country’s oil wealth. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago £100,000 charitable sum issued for farmers as calls grow for government 'thank you' payment

The charity is offering payments of up to £1,000 per any farming family business impacted by the snow.

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3 h. ago Labour’s deputy leader joins PM in backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Lucy Powell supports ‘innovative’ new service for 72,000 young people who disappear each year, as other high-profile figures hail generosity of donors after £165,000 target hit

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3 h. ago Laundry products at £4.20 each make washing 'enjoyable' with 67% discount

Clothes Doctor's eco-friendly Everyday Laundry Kit makes clothes smell "divine" with spa-like essential oils

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7 h. ago More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 119 structures are believed to be lost in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland has been burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”.Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that about 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and Harcourt fire, which was believed to be a “conservative number”. The Bendigo railway line had also been damaged by fire and was closed. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago European country with over 2,000 islands under 3 hours from UK

This small European country is made up of over 2,000 islands and is under a three-hour flight from the UK. It might not be as popular with tourists as some other European destinations, but it has a lot to offer

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7 h. ago Exposed: What Freemasons are REALLY up to. JANE FRYER goes inside their headquaters to reveal truth about initiation ceremonies, celebrity members, bare legs and breasts... and THOSE sinister rumours

To the rest of us, the UK's 170,000 Freemasons have always seemed a bit 'other'. A bit different. Some might even say, 'a bit bloody weird'.

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8 h. ago Action News Flashback: Eagles' 1989 trip to London for historic preseason game

Action News Flashback: Eagles' 1989 trip to London for historic preseason game  6abc Philadelphia

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8 h. ago More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000ha of bushland burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 119 structures are believed to be lost in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland has been burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”.Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that around 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and Harcout fire, which was believed to be a “conservative number”. The Bendigo railway line had also been damaged by fire and was closed. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The astonishing litany of police blunders that left one family grieving a car crash victim who was still alive... and a second family clinging to hope when their beloved son was already dead

His parents, reeling from the loss of their 17-year-old son in a car crash two weeks before Christmas, had been to the funeral director with the clothes they'd wanted him dressed in for his final journey.

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9 h. ago Mother who killed her three young children then paralyzed herself in botched suicide attempt will 'very likely kill herself' during murder trial, lawyer says

Lindsay Clancy, 35, is accused of strangling her three children with exercise bands in the basement of her $750,000 Duxbury home.

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9 h. ago What became of the £40million of NHS cash funnelled through this suburban home in woke scheme to give 700 Pakistani doctors work experience in the UK? GUY ADAMS investigates...

Since 2001 the property has been the home of Helen Bradin, 65, a former solicitor who specialised in divorce and personal injury cases and is now a prominent figure in the local Rotary Club.

Economics

9 h. ago Britain's biggest police forces hired tens of thousands of officers without doing full employment checks

Some of the UK's largest forces secretly abandoned pre-employment checks on new recruits for six years after the last Government announced a £3 billion programme to recruit 20,000 officers nationwide.

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