8 h. ago ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: After cancer, Kate's house move really is a new start

It's been a tough time for the family, including the late Queen's death, the spectacularly aggressive behaviour of Harry and Meghan and, of course, Catherine's cancer.

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9 h. ago Snake Pass road closed off after crash between motorbike and car

Police have urged drivers to avoid the area

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15 h. ago Hollyoaks stars we’ve lost over the years including pregnant actress in car crash

The Channel 4 soap has been hit by a number of real-life tragedies over the years

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15 h. ago Hollyoaks stars' deaths including pregnant actress in car crash and overdose on sofa

There have been several Hollyoaks stars who are no longer with us

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31 h. ago The Guardian view on Austen and Brontë adaptations: purists may reel, but reinvention keeps classic novels alive | Editorial

The appetite for onscreen versions of much-loved literature is endless, but dogged faithfulness to a text is not the only way to stay true to authors’ spiritIt is a truth universally acknowledged that every classic novel must be in want of a sexed-up adaptation. Ever since Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy waded out of the lake in a wet shirt in the BBC’s 1995 Pride and Prejudice adapted by Andrew Davies, we have expected the undercurrents of novels to be writ large on screen: the novel is dripping in sexual tension – who knew? No one objects when Jane Austen’s couples kiss on TV, although it never happens on the page. But we are reluctant to imagine more troubling historical realities, such as maternal mortality, or where the fortunes behind the big houses came from.As part of the 250th celebrations of Austen’s birth, Davies shocked audiences at the Cliveden literary festival last week with revelations that he is working on versions of Emma and Mansfield Park that will include death...

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33 h. ago Teenager in ‘serious’ condition following crash involving car and e

The 16-year-old boy had been riding a Talaria Sting R electric motorcycle on Ardencraig Road in Castlemilk when it was involved in a collision with a silver MG HS SUV.

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33 h. ago Pensioner, 86, killed in Iceland car park collision in front of horrified shoppers

The woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital after the crash in the car park of an Iceland supermarket on Monday, but was sadly pronounced dead on Wednesday

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53 h. ago Oisin Murphy: ‘I found escapism but also an awful lot of trouble in the bottle’

Champion jockey on pursuit of sobriety, his April car crash, a voracious need to win – and the poetry of Sylvia Plath‘I didn’t feel good,” Oisin Murphy says with a grimace as he gestures towards the birthday cards still standing in his house more than a month since he turned 30. Murphy has already spoken for an hour, in raw and moving detail, about the guilt he will feel when he has to walk down a guard of honour to mark his fifth champion jockeys’ title at Ascot on Saturday, his daily struggle with alcoholism, his near catastrophic return to drinking this summer, the dangers of racing and the Sylvia Plath poem he loves most.But the milestone of his 30th birthday troubles him. “It was incredibly significant because I never thought I’d get to 30,” Murphy says, as he uses a smouldering cigarillo to light another in an unbroken chain stretching across this corner of Lambourn. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Freddie Flintoff says he remembers ‘everything’ about harrowing Top Gear car crash

Star says he wondered ‘is my face still on that runway, or what’s left of it?’ moments after horrific crash

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62 h. ago Hollyoaks stars who have swapped soap for Hollywood from blockbuster films to Oscar win

Hollyoaks is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month after first airing on October 23, 1995

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62 h. ago Edinburgh crash: Man, 20, fighting for his life after car hit Edinburgh building

Enquiries are ongoing.

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62 h. ago Hollyoaks stars who've swapped fictional village for Hollywood from Oscar win to HBO series

Hollyoaks is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary later this month

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3 d. ago Liam Payne death and Charlie Kirk murder flooded onto children's social media feeds

Children have been bombarded with upsetting content on social media including the death of Liam Payne and the murder of Charlie Kirk, research shows today

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks James Nightingale star breaks silence after epic return from the dead twist

Hollyoaks fans were left stunned as James Nightingale appeared in the village a year after his death in a car explosion

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3 d. ago Hamburg man charged with murder over US teen’s livestreamed death

German authorities issue 204 charges against 21-year-old suspect, alleged to be part of wider network of abusersA man accused of luring children worldwide into a sadistic online abuse network has been charged by German prosecutors with hundreds of crimes, including murder, for the livestreamed death of a 13-year-old American.Using the pseudonym “White Tiger”, the 21-year-old man from Hamburg is alleged to have victimised more than 30 children with online sexual abuse, manipulation and exploitation as a part of a virtual network of abusers known as “764”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks James Nightingale star confirms 'few more surprises' after huge return

James Nightgale returned from the dead in a huge twist during the latest instalment of Hollyoaks and actor Gregory Finnegan has confirmed there's more surprises in store

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3 d. ago Truck driver charged after 8 family members, including 5 children, killed in fiery ‘chain reaction’ crash

Eight occupants were found dead in the van, and one individual may have been pregnant, coroner says

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks actor thought Brookside crossover was April Fools' prank by boss

Hollyoaks star Louis Emerick has opened up about the soap's upcoming crossover episode with Brookside and revealed he thought he was being sacked when he was told

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3 d. ago People on death’s door report strange visions including seeing dead loved ones

Many of those who have a near death experience (NDE) report having an out of body sensation, a quick review of their life milestones, or having a chinwag with a deceased family member

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road star Zachary Sutcliffe stuns fans as he reveals he’s still working as a builder

Despite appearing in some of the UK’s biggest shows, the 24-year-old has shared a video of himself renovating a driveway between TV jobs

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