24 h. ago He gained our trust and said he was family – then we learned the awful truth

'I literally puked on the spot'

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2 d. ago Death in Paradise's Don Warrington has a famous son and fans of BBC show may recognise him

Death in Paradise fans are just learning that some stars of the show have famous family members

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7 d. ago Famous exorcist breaks down in tears on The Repair Shop revealing 'horrific' truth behind disfigured doll that has been 'eating away at him' for decades

The ordained Church of England exorcist, 55, who is best known for his show Most Haunted, revealed that he wanted his late sister's toy repaired after finding it hidden in his attic.

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7 d. ago New agony for baseball legend Brett Gardner as family learns distressing news about son's autopsy results

Baseball legend Brett Gardner and his wife are facing new road blocks to finding out why their 14-year-old son Miller passed away last Friday as officials say the autopsy results could be delayed.

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1 week ago When I split from my ex, I was horrified to learn I'd get nothing from the sale of our family home. Here's the mistake you MUST avoid so you don't end up duped like me, warns CHRISTINA HAYNES

Christina Haynes's tycoon partner staged an 'elaborate performance' in the Liechtenstein Alps to deceive her over her financial rights.

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1 week ago The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric

Some noticed just how light these corpses, ravaged by hunger, were as they loaded them on sleds and dragged them along the road like bin bags to mass collection points.

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1 week ago The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric 

Some noticed just how light these corpses, ravaged by hunger, were as they loaded them on sleds and dragged them along the road like bin bags to mass collection points.

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2 w. ago Changing My Mind by Julian Barnes review – a manifesto for open

The author’s suite of essays, originally conceived for broadcast, don’t always translate well for the pageJulian Barnes’s latest book comprises five micro-essays, originally commissioned for a radio series a decade ago and repackaged here. The publisher spies an opportunity, perhaps, for something like a manifesto on open-mindedness, with Barnes’s musings the vehicle. Not unreasonable: as the author of 14 novels, winner of the Booker, he knows a thing or two about the power of language: “I believe deeply in words, in their ability to represent thought, define truth, and create beauty. I’m equally aware that words are constantly used for the opposite purposes: to obfuscate truth, misrepresent thought, lie, slander, and provoke hatred.”It follows from this recognition that a clever person ought to be able to rethink old convictions in light of new evidence and life experience – to see one’s misperceptions for what they are and change one’s mind. Call it the virtue ...

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2 w. ago Danny Jones 'must follow crucial steps' to gain wife's trust after Maura Higgins 'kiss'

EXCLUSIVE: McFly singer Danny Jones has been urged to follow four crucial steps in a bid to save his marriage, following his kiss with Maura Higgins at The Brit Awards earlier this month

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3 w. ago Durham University director jailed after 'carrying women from their beds' before sex attacks

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Senior director at Durham University Andrew Harston, 'used his position' to gain trust of one victim and sexually assault her while under investigation for another attack

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3 w. ago EastEnders fans 'fear man' Teddy Mitchell will become after 'clue' over Sharon Watts discovery

The newest member of the Mitchell family is yet to learn that his son Barney is not his

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3 w. ago Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark

After 12 years, we’ve said goodbye to one of the happiest countries on Earth. From friluftsliv (the joy of the open air) to janteloven (realising you’re no better than others) here’s what I’ve learnedAfter more than a decade of Danish hygge, cycling through sleet, and learning to pronounce words made up mainly of vowel sounds, my family and I have moved back to the UK. And it’s been bewildering. My Scandi adventure began as a one-year experiment when my husband’s job at Lego took us to Jutland, and I worked as a Scandinavia correspondent. But we found we loved living Danishly. We had three children – all born into a health system that to this day leaves me in awe. And I dedicated 12 years to researching what makes the ­Nordic countries so special (as well as where they fall short). I enjoyed a more straightforward existence, where once you knew the (very clear) social rules and how to play by them, life was relatively easy. But in September we head back to the UK, driven by fam...

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3 w. ago Department of Education braced amid reports of imminent Trump order to close it – US politics live

Trump order to Linda McMahon expected to claim that department has failed ‘children, teachers and families’, ABC News reportsThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has said that Republicans cannot meet their own budget target to pass Donald Trump’s legislative priorities without imposing cuts on Medicare or Medicaid.The House Republican budget blueprint envisions the House Energy and Commerce Committee will cut spending by $880bn, however, when its spending on Medicare and Medicaid are excluded from its spend, it only has $581bn of expenditure with which to make the savings.This letter from CBO confirms what we’ve been saying all along: the math doesn’t work without devastating Medicaid cuts. Republicans know their spin is a lie, and the truth is they have no problem taking health care away from millions of Americans so that the rich can get richer. Continue reading...

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last month Indian woman, 33, quietly executed in Abu Dhabi for infant’s murder

Family and Indian embassy officials learn of her execution as father pleads for updates on daughter's well-being

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