14 h. ago Groom, 19, dies hours before wedding after being pierced in the chest by rickshaw pole

Seven people, including the groom's parents, were travelling in the e-rickshaw when the crash happened and while four of them were injured, the groom sadly died

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18 h. ago Last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots written hours before she was beheaded for treason by Elizabeth I is to go on display

Mary wrote to her brother-in-law King Henri III of France at 2am on Wednesday February 8, 1587, just six hours before she was put to death for treason.

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6 d. ago Meghan Markle 'reaches out' to ailing father Thomas after he has life

Thomas Markle, 81, underwent a three-hour operation on Wednesday to remove his left foot and lower leg after a blood clot cut off circulation and the limb turned black.

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6 d. ago Thomas Markle loses his leg: Meghan's father has amputation surgery in Philippines

Mr Markle, 81, underwent a three-hour operation on Wednesday to remove his left foot and lower leg after a blood clot cut off circulation and the limb turned black.

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8 d. ago The Clippers’ chaotic unravelling leaves Chris Paul as its most painful casualty

Los Angeles have turned a feelgood reunion into a late-career humiliation for one of their greatest players – and exposed a franchise stumbling into a darker new eraPull out your Los Angeles Clippers bingo cards. Anyone have the square marked “owner and star player accused of skirting the salary cap through improper means”? Go ahead and stamp that one. How about “losing 14 of 16 after a hopeful 3-2 start”? Mark it. And yes, you can fill in “other star averaging nearly 27 a night at age 36 – including a 50-piece against the Detroit Pistons, one of the league’s best teams”. The box reading “Clippers fans tearing out their hair at alarming rates and contemplating shameful, fairweather defections” is probably safe to cross off, pending review. And after the wee-hours media cycle on Wednesday morning, everyone gets to tick the most dispiriting square of all: “beloved, decorated veteran unceremoniously kicked to the curb in his final season”.The Clippers had posted a winning record every ...

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1 week ago OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15

Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this yearPolitics live –latest updatesBritain’s budget watchdog has said the early leak of its budget documents before Rachel Reeves made her speech was the “worst failure” in its 15-year history as it emerged a similar breach had occurred earlier this year.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said an investigation had found that the leadership of the organisation, over many years, was to blame for the early release of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) document online nearly an hour before Reeves’s address last Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dad in coma in Turkey after heart attack saw 'heart stop beating for 70 minutes'

Peter McMahon, 52, went into cardiac arrest in the early hours of Wednesday morning on November 19. His heart stopped beating for 70 minutes

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage skips Commons debate to enjoy lunch at £68 tandoori lobster restaurant

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage skipped a House of Commons immigration debate to have a two-hour lunch at a Michelin guide restaurant in London on Wednesday – before visiting gun shops

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3 w. ago Rosamund Pike reveals she thought she accidentally waxed Pierce Brosnan's chest during racy Die Another Day sex scene

The actress, 46, revealed she panicked she had accidentally waxed Pierce Brosnan 's chest while filming their sex scene in James Bond 's Die Another Day.

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4 w. ago Teenage boy arrested over alleged rape in Glasgow city centre

The lane was closed off for around eight hours on Wednesday.

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4 w. ago Air India plane forced into emergency landing following bomb threat

The plane, which was carrying 176 passengers and crew members for a scheduled two-hour flight, was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon following the threat.

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4 w. ago 'Earth in danger' as severe solar storms set to trigger major 'blackout' event

Earth is probably in danger, but there is a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights in the early hours of Wednesday or on Wednesday night in many parts of the UK

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