60 h. ago Is Iranian regime about to collapse? Huge crowds scream 'death to the dictator' as deadly riots spread across the country and Trump warns rulers will be 'hit hard' if they kill protesters

Iran's clerical regime appears to be on the verge of collapse, as Donald Trump threatens to hit the dictatorial authorities 'hard' if they continue to kill protesters

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64 h. ago Desperate family in race against time to save dad with £40k brain surgery

Michael Jepson has been battling stage four glioblastoma and has mere months to life if he doesn't undergo a £40,000 brain operation.

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3 d. ago Group behind Project 2025 wants to force couples into ‘marriage boot camp’ among policies to save the American family

Authors of new paper suggest government should offer more regulation in promoting traditional marriage

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6 d. ago Brave boy who inspired major change in organ donation law celebrates 18th birthday

Max Johnson, who inspired a new law on organ donation, has marked his 18th birthday with a message of eternal gratitude to the family of the Keira Ball - the little girl who saved his life

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7 d. ago Family pay tribute to ‘selfless hero’ who died trying to save two people from sea in Yorkshire

Body of 45-year-old woman was also recovered, police say, while searches continue for remaining missing person

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1 week ago Mum and children killed in Boxing Day blaze pictured after dad tried to save them

Fionnghuala Shearman, seven-year-old Eve and four-year-old, Ohner died in a house fire at their home in Stroud in the early hours of Boxing Day despite the efforts of her husband to save his family

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1 week ago ‘A gift that cannot be sold’: the Palestinian family fighting to save their West Bank farm

For more than three decades, the Nassars have battled Israeli efforts to reclassify their property as ‘state land’In 1916, Daher Nassar, a Christian Palestinian farmer living south of Bethlehem, made a move considered more than unusual at the time. He bought a 42-hectare stretch of farmland on the slopes and valleys of Wadi Salem, and formally registered the purchase with the Ottoman authorities, who then ruled the region.A few years later, after transferring the title to his son, Nassar did something even more extraordinary. He re-registered the deed under each successive administration – the British mandate, then the Jordanian government, and finally, after 1967, under Israeli occupation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mum and two children die in Boxing Day fire as dad tried to save family

A woman in her 40s and her seven-year-old daughter and four-year-old son were trapped when flames swept through their home in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Boxing Day.

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1 week ago Police confirm mum and two children dead in Boxing Day blaze after dad's desperate rescue attempt

The children's father - a service police officer - desperately tried to save his family but was overcome by the blaze

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2 w. ago Every trick possible to dodge Labour's looming tax raid, by our financial experts. Our calculations let a family of four shield £538,440 next year... it can save you a fortune

After the barrage of tax hikes on workers, landlords, savers and homeowners this year, it is now even harder to hold on to your hard-earned cash without losing chunks to the taxman.

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2 w. ago Sarah Ferguson 'saved' Royal Family from more Andrew embarrassment at Christmas

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have been noticeably absent from the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations for the past two years

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2 w. ago How to make £2,026 in an HOUR: From energy to car insurance, our expert guide can cut all your bills with minimal effort. Stop putting it off, do it now... and save your family hundreds

The hazy time warp between Christmas and the New Year is a great opportunity to review all your bills and savings to ensure you step into 2026 on the front foot.

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2 w. ago Worried about the cost of Xmas? This is the Christmas trick I do every year to save hundreds of pounds

This will be the third year I've bought my darling husband and my dearest children absolutely nothing for Christmas. Not a single toy, item of clothing or stocking filler. Nada.

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3 w. ago Expelliarmus! Woman ordered to rip down giant Harry Potter tree house at £1.2m mansion amid bitter feud with neighbours on leafy millionaire's row

The towering playhouse - complete with a conical turret, rope bridge and slide - was built in the garden of Gemma Raval's home in Rabley Heath, Herts so her daughter and her friends could play.

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3 w. ago ‘I’m going to scream!’: how to survive (and maybe even enjoy) your family Christmas

From preparing safe topics to taking silly games, we ask the experts how to avoid falling out with your nearest and dearest – before, during and after the big day• I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife – would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?Plan breaks in your schedule Spending time with difficult family members requires careful planning, says Katie Rose, a therapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the founder of TherapEast. “If you’re going to stay with somebody for three or four days, find ways to politely give yourself a break. Go for lunch with friends who live locally, or book a ticket to a museum or a National Trust place so that you have ways of getting yourself out of the house.” Tamara Hoyton, a senior practitioner for Relate at Family Action, agrees that scheduling breaks is a good strategy. “Arrange a trip out, or offer to cook so that you’re away from the living room where everyone else ...

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3 w. ago Hero neighbours who saved family from burning home named as they speak of terrifying scenes

The neighbours in Leigh have been praised for their incredible bravery

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3 w. ago Hero neighbour saves family 'screaming for help' as huge fire rips through house

Fire crews raced to the scene and tackled the blaze for eight hours after a father and his two daughters were rescued from the semi-detached home in Wigan

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3 w. ago Hero neighbour rescues dad and girls as fire spreads through home before Christmas

"The fire had ripped from the back to the front. It was just huge flames that had completely taken over."

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3 w. ago Police launch investigation after family rescued from horror house fire by neighbour

Huge flames burst out of windows as the family screamed for help from the bedroom window

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3 w. ago Dad and daughters 'screaming for help' rescued by hero neighbour moments before house engulfed by flames

"I heard lots of shouting at 6am... the fire had ripped from the back to the front. It all happened so quick"

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