34 h. ago Britain's Got Talent winner 'sealed' after 'inspirational' act blows viewers away with incredible performance

The 'winner' of Britain's Got Talent 2025 has been sealed, according to viewers.

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37 h. ago Britain's Got Talent winner 'revealed' as 'inspirational' act leaves Simon Cowell speechless

One contestant showcased his superb music skills that blew away the Britain's Got Talent judges and ITV viewers watching at home

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49 h. ago Myanmar earthquake kills more than 1,000 as rescuers race to find survivors

More than 1,000 people have now been confirmed dead, with another 2,376 injured and 30 still missing

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6 d. ago The picture postcard villages tormented by tourists: How overcrowded streets, clogged roads and coach parties peering through windows are shattering tranquility of Britain's prettiest places to live

Families and businesses across the UK's tourists hotspots say they have reached breaking point over the mass influx of tourists bringing chaos to their doorsteps time and time again.

Society

6 d. ago Hollie Doyle races to 1,000 wins in Britain with victory for ‘big supporter’

The top jockey, aged 28, became the second British female rider to reach the milestone five months after hitting the landmark for worldwide winners

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7 d. ago Winston Churchill and Britain's 'last witch': How Scottish woman was jailed in 1944 after she 'summoned the dead'... and why war

Medium Helen Duncan was convicted under the 18th century Witchcraft Act in January 1944 after being arrested at a seance in Plymouth.

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9 d. ago Jubilant Sudanese soldiers film themselves celebrating in presidential palace after seizing it from rival Rapid Support Forces in major civil war victory

State television had broadcast scenes of fighters celebrating in the palace, before three of its journalists were killed in a drone strike, according to an army source.

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1 week ago Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe denied in vote

Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first roundSebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr lose outThe former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after winning a shock first round win over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe.The 41-year-old Coventry won 49 of the 97 votes of the IOC membership, giving her an immediate majority and also making her the first African to become IOC president and the most powerful woman in global sport. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first roundSebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr secondThe former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after a shock first-round win over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe.The 41-year-old Coventry won 49 of the 97 votes of the IOC membership, giving her an immediate majority and also making her the first African to become IOC president and the most powerful woman in global sport. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Where to wine, dine and hike along Britain’s original national trail

Hundreds of travellers are expected to visit the north of England in honour of The Pennine Way’s 60th anniversary

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1 week ago Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, dies at age 105

John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105

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1 week ago Snow maps reveal when 4 inch per hour storm will batter England, Wales and Scotland

Snowy conditions are set to hit Great Britain later this month as wintry weather returns before March is over with several major cities possibly to be hit by flurries

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1 week ago Last Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105: John 'Paddy' Hemingway was shot down four times and survived a plane crash. Now tributes pour in as his death draws to a close our 'finest hour'

In 1940, John 'Paddy' Hemingway was one of that extraordinary band of brothers who were all that stood between Britain and enemy invasion during what Winston Churchill called our 'finest hour'.

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2 w. ago Joe Trivelli’s recipes for carrots with wild garlic, pork tenderlion, rhubarb charlotte and cinnamon ice

Spring has finally sprung and it’s time to celebrate with vivid, exciting colours and tastesAs the smell of wild garlic fills the woodlands of Britain, it’s time to leave all thoughts of winter behind us and embrace the new. This is a menu to celebrate March, with its tripping lambs and nodding daffs. Verdant shoots give vibrancy to the landscape, urban and rural, and hope is in the air. These recipes celebrate the arrival of fresh new flavours, while not being overly optimistic, with staples such as carrots and dried green peas acting as the backbone of the dishes such as rhubarb, that blushing harbinger of spring, which gives a decisive nod to better times in the charlotte pudding, along with delicately spiced ice-cream. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Joe Trivelli’s recipes for carrots with wild garlic, pork tenderloin, rhubarb charlotte and cinnamon ice

Spring has finally sprung and it’s time to celebrate with vivid, exciting colours and tastesAs the smell of wild garlic fills the woodlands of Britain, it’s time to leave all thoughts of winter behind us and embrace the new. This is a menu to celebrate March, with its tripping lambs and nodding daffs. Verdant shoots give vibrancy to the landscape, urban and rural, and hope is in the air. These recipes celebrate the arrival of fresh new flavours, while not being overly optimistic, with staples such as carrots and dried green peas acting as the backbone of the dishes such as rhubarb, that blushing harbinger of spring, which gives a decisive nod to better times in the charlotte pudding, along with delicately spiced ice-cream. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Farage ally hints Reform leader could axe party chair in row with Rupert Lowe as party slips in poll

Reform are favourite to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, but pressure is on Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf to deliver victory there as poll shows party losing support

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2 w. ago Cheltenham Festival: How police are winning the battle against drunken disorder on race week

As more than 200,000 people descend on the Regency town of Cheltenham for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers dealing with a rise in drunken incidents in the town centre

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2 w. ago Inside the battle against drunken disorder during Cheltenham Festival – and how police are winning

As more than 200,000 people descend on the Regency town of Cheltenham for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers dealing with a rise in drunken incidents in the town centre

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2 w. ago Premier League club owner makes £50k bet on own horse at Cheltenham

A number of figures from the world of football also own racehorses and Brighton owner Tony Bloom lost £50,000 betting on his own horse in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival

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2 w. ago Female bodybuilder may just be Britain's fittest postie after winning Ms Universe

From pushing parcels to pushing pounds – Lucy Garland might be the fittest postie in Britain or maybe just the entire planet, after an historic Ms Universe 2023 victory

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