34 h. ago Sky offers £120 saving for broadband and TV billpayers ahead of April price hike

As April price hikes fall this week, Sky has taken 120 off the price of its popular TV and broadband plans - but there's still a catch

Economics

39 h. ago Homeowner 'traumatised' after piece of plane falls from sky leaving 'big holes' in roof

Sue Rundle discovered a "huge lead weight" in her Cornwall bathroom after it fell from a plane forced to make an emergency landing in an airport near her home after a malfunction

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6 d. ago The terrifying magnet trend putting children's lives at risk: Urgent warning over terrifying social media craze that burns holes in youngster's bowels and leaves them with stoma bags for life

Pressure is mounting for tighter rules over the sale of magnetic toys including balls and beads which are increasingly putting in peril youngsters who swallow them.

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1 week ago Fran McGhie shines as Scotland hold on to edge out Wales in feisty thriller

Scotland 24-21 WalesSix tries and two red cards in Six Nations openerTwo red cards, six tries, a nip-and-tuck scoreboard and a traditional Scottish deluge falling from the sky. This had pretty much everything and Scotland were the team left standing with a win, but only just, in a pulsating encounter. These sides meet again in August, in Pool B of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, and judging by the skill, physicality and entertainment on show in Edinburgh, that appointment in Salford will be unmissable.Sarah Bonar, Emma Orr and Leah Bartlett scored tries for Scotland while Helen Nelson kicked a penalty and three conversions – every kick proving important in the final reckoning. Carys Phillips, Abbie Fleming and Gwenllian Pyrs were try-scorers for Wales, who started and finished strongly, but ultimately paid for missing 35 tackles. Credit, too, for the silky attacking skills and forward muscle of Scotland, for whom the wing Fran McGhie was a constant threat. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Volcano erupts sending massive 26,000ft tower of ash into the sky as fleeing villagers are pelted with falling lava and rocks on Indonesian island

The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last seven days.

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2 w. ago Life in world's hottest city as birds fall from the sky and fish boil in sea

Kuwait City has been dubbed the 'Marseilles of the Gulf' for its once booming fishing industry and coastal spots that attracted sun worshippers - but now it's far too hot to be there

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2 w. ago Fresh woe for Reeves as OECD joins bodies slashing UK growth forecasts

The OECD has trimmed expectations for his year and next as it warned of looming price rises from Donald Trump 's trade war.

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2 w. ago Stalling growth leaves Rachel Reeves facing a £4.4billion black hole ahead of her Spring Statement 

Britain's darkening growth outlook means that the £9.9billion 'headroom' left by the Budget in October has been more than wiped out, the Resolution Foundation think-tank said.

Economics

2 w. ago Love Island star Brett Staniland heartbroken as dad dies of cancer

Love Island star Brett Staniland shared that his father was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in September, and that his passing would leave 'an irreplaceable hole' in his family

Events

2 w. ago Laura Ingraham urges Fox viewers to ‘ignore’ stock market meltdown: ‘Trump is good for business’

‘Just ignore the sky is falling reports and the regime press’, the Fox firebrand chimed during her Wednesday show

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3 w. ago Karoline Leavitt calls reporters ‘a**holes’ on podcast, revealing her disdain for journalists

During a recent appearance on the Ruthless podcast, Leavitt described how she and White House communications director Steven Cheung approach email requests from journalists

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3 w. ago SpaceX's Starship rocket test explodes and falls from sky for second time

The Starship flight 8 explosion marks the second failure for Elon Musk's Mars programme

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3 w. ago Failure to boost dire NHS productivity will leave £13bn black hole in public finances by 2028, report warns

A new analysis by the Health Foundation piled pressure on NHS bosses to hit the Government's target for a 2 per cent productivity boost across the health service.

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