54 m. ago We thought my husband needed to lay off the cheese – months later, he was dead. The same illness killed my dad in 3 days

WHEN her husband began suffering with crippling stomach pains and relentless diarrhoea, Poppy Bruford was told not to worry. After all, Rob, 37, was fit, healthy and full of life.  Doctors repeatedly assured the couple that his symptoms were nothing more than run-of-the-mill irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the dad-of-two simply needed to “lay off...

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57 m. ago Cyclone Ditwah mapped: Red alert in India as powerful storm leaves at least 123 dead in Sri Lanka

Storm expected to trigger heavy to extremely heavy rain across much of southern India

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59 m. ago Met Office issues 'danger to life' amber weather warning spanning 15 areas – full list

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning with heavy rain expected between late Sunday and late Monday with 15 areas affected. You can see the full list here

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78 m. ago Niamh Cullen's husband Jamie, 33, dead just one year after their wedding day

Influencer Niamh Cullen has paid heartbreaking tribute to 'light of her life' husband Jamie

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86 m. ago A Black Georgia community uprooted in 1942 still fights to go home

US descendants of Harris Neck’s Gullah Geechee families seek the return of ancestral land seized for a wartime airfieldA once thriving Black community along the Georgia coast called Harris Neck is now covered with greenery. During its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area boasted a school house, general store, firehouse and seafood processing plants, and supported 75 Black households on 2,687 acres. The inhabitants were Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of formerly enslaved west Africans, who remained on the Sea Islands along the south-east US where they retained their distinct creole language and culture following the civil war.In 1942, though, the community was leveled to the ground when the federal government kicked the families off of the land using eminent domain to build an army airfield. For nearly 50 years, the descendants of the Harris Neck community have fought to regain their ancestral land through peaceful protests and lobbying local and federal...

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1 hour ago Yes, you can be sacked at drunken Christmas work parties, expert warns

An expert has doled out festive advice, warning Brits could be fired over their work Christmas behaviour antics - but what if you glass your boss and can you claim overtime for attending?

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1 hour ago 'Thousands' of pubs could close next year in latest blow to Britain's boozers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget to announce measures to ease the burden on struggling pubs, but the industry warns it won't be enough given a “catastrophic” tax rise that is looming

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2 h. ago Exact year WW3 could erupt as Brit war expert maps out chilling chain of events

World War 3 could be just around the corner, top British military expert Colonel Philip Ingram has warned, mapping out a chilling scenario that could erupt into devastating conflict in just a few years

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2 h. ago Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian children in the latest test of Gaza ceasefire

Israeli fire has killed two Palestinian children in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a hospital

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2 h. ago Over 300 people dead after floods and landslides following cyclonic rains ravage Thailand

More than 1.2 million households and 3.6 million people have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rains

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2 h. ago Archaeologist in race against time to save Sudan’s heritage amid ongoing war

There are concerns about Sudan losing its cultural past amid the ongoing war in the country

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3 h. ago Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills two as Ukraine peace talks continue

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 15 people were wounded

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3 h. ago What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams

A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentalityEarlier this year, the Trump administration reversed the convention that nobody would be snatched by immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, by a school, church or hospital. Since then, teachers have reported classrooms a third empty, as parents are too scared to send their kids in – volunteers walk them there and back.In the Rogers Park area of Chicago, a group of citizens are organising to resist such immigration raids. Sometimes, it’s simple non-violent tactics, such as slowing officers down by walking in front of them. Last month, 50 people rushed to a church, where the congregation was trapped, having got word that there were ICE agents waiting outside. Maybe their most evocative tactic is whistles – coded blasts for when a convoy is suspected to be ICE agents, a different code when it’s confirmed. They have numerous accounts of undocumented migrants warned ...

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3 h. ago Stranger Things star's 'perfect' period drama was labelled 'riskiest show on TV'

There's no better time to revisit the unique literary adaptation as the Netflix show comes to an end

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3 h. ago Aldi issues urgent 'health risk' warning over chocolate snack and warns 'do not eat'

Customers have been issued a warning from Aldi over one of the supermarket's popular Christmas food snacks, and have been told not to eat it over health fears

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3 h. ago RAC urges motorists to avoid 1 winter driving mistake or risk £1k fine

The RAC has issued important winter driving advice for UK motorists, warning them about a common mistake that could land them with a hefty fine and penalty points

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3 h. ago BBC Breakfast guest sends powerful message to viewers who have 'double the risk' of cancer

Outlander actor Colin McFarlane appeared with Prostate Cancer UK to share an important message to BBC Breakfast viewers

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3 h. ago At least 248 dead after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas

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3 h. ago WW3 fears as Putin mouthpiece threatens to invade Paris and Berlin

One of Vladimir Putin's most vocal mouthpiece, Vladimir Solovyov, has warned Europe that Russia is "prepared to continue demonstrating its superiority on the battlefield" over Ukraine and European forces

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3 h. ago Passengers warned of travel disruption as software update issued for Airbus 320

Although not all A320 planes will require a ‘precautionary’ software update, several UK airlines have these aircraft in their fleet.

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