39 m. ago Bin lorry driver who killed schoolboy cyclist after failing to check road dodges jail

Bin lorry driver who struck 11-year-old Thomas Wong sentenced to unpaid work and a 12-month driving ban

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60 m. ago Gilmore Girls and where they are now 25 years from show's debut

Gilmore Girls was a beloved TV series that aired from 2000 to 2007, with a brief revival hitting Netflix in 2016 - so, what did the cast do next?

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61 m. ago Menendez brothers face parole hearings as they seek release after three decades

Erik and Lyle Menendez, sentenced to life over 1989 killings of parents, eligible for parole after judge’s May decisionThe Menendez brothers are scheduled to face separate parole hearings beginning Thursday, marking the closest they have been to winning freedom after spending nearly 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their Los Angeles home.Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. They were 18 and 21 at the time. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Daredevil CEO dies in horror wingsuit crash after colliding with trees in Swiss Alps

Kirk Hawkins, 58, who founded American aircraft manufacturer ICON Aircraft, had jumped out of a helicopter along with three others near the peak of the Eiger summit on Tuesday.

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1 hour ago Cracker Barrel outrages conservatives with new logo: ‘This is your Bud Light moment’

Restaurant chain accused of going ‘woke’ and ‘scrapping a beloved American aesthetic’ by simplifying branding to remove folksy southern character from its signage

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1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke shares heartbreak of missing children as he makes career decision

The Strictly Come Dancing head judge will be back in the ballroom alongside the professional dancers and celebrities later this year

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1 hour ago Woman killed her terminally ill husband along with two of their three children before turning the gun on herself, police say

Emily Long, a self-styled ‘Brain Cancer Wife’ on TikTok, revealed she felt anxious and lonely days before the suspected murder-suicide

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1 hour ago Closure of 'beloved' branch of major UK discount retailer confirmed as locals 'heartbroken'

The popular bargain retailer will be closing its Musselburgh store in East Lothian, Scotland, within the next few months - with bosses confirming it will close its doors on January 9, 2026

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2 h. ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth crisis in Ukraine

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Love Island star Jamie Jewitt admits he didn't love his children when they were born as he opens up about the struggles to bond as a father in bravely honest interview

Love Island alum Jamie Jewitt has opened up about the realities of fatherhood, admitting he didn't feel an immediate rush of love for his children when they were born.

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2 h. ago Tesco meal deal price rise branded 'national outrage' by MP as people lose their minds

People are outraged at Tesco after the superstore giant decided to raise the price of its beloved meal deal by to a staggering £4.25. An MP chimed in calling the move a 'national outrage'

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2 h. ago US female assassin jailed for 30 years in UK after botched bid to kill Brit businessman

US citizen Aimee Betro, who failed to carry out an assassination attempt on a shop owner, will now spend 30 years behind bars after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder

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3 h. ago Brits warned as stretch of Costa Blanca coast shut after deadly sea creature invasion

The killer blue dragons sea slug, also known as Glaucus atlanticus, feeds on the deadly Portuguese man o’ war and other venomous aquatic beasts and is known for its dazzling appearance

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3 h. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 35 years ago push for prison release: Live

In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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4 h. ago An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in a Polish field

The explosion shattered windows in some homes

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4 h. ago ‘I learnt to dig every little thing’: Jeff Bridges on cancer, the Coens, and the Covid that nearly killed him

The ‘Big Lebowski’ star talks to Patrick Smith about his 70-year acting career and being ‘afraid’ of making movies

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5 h. ago Richard Osman's life off screen from childhood heartbreak to famous wife

Richard Osman has been a mainstay on our TV screens for years, but away from the cameras he has faced his fair share of heartbreak

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5 h. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearing to begin as duo who killed parents 30 years ago push for prison release: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole in 1996 for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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5 h. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 30 years ago push for prison release: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole in 1996 for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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