2 h. ago Abortion clinic buffer zones: What has the US been saying and what is UK law?

The US Department of State and vice president have made comments on UK law in recent weeks.

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3 h. ago Rival gold miners in Bolivia fight using dynamite, leaving at least 6 dead

Bolivian police say that at least six people were killed in a clash between dynamite-bearing gold miners in the country's northwest, a rare instance of territorial disputes between the nation’s mining cooperatives turning fatal

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3 h. ago Horror as council 'loses' bodies of twins who died at birth after they were buried in the wrong graves

Councillor Alastair Chambers said the case of the allegedly lost twins happened about 10 years ago as he was told by the father that his twins only lived for about a day after they were born.

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3 h. ago Dan Walker reveals Gary Speed's final words to him after he interviewed the late football star the day before he tragically took his own life

The Channel 5 News presenter, 47, was close friends with Gary, who tragically took his own life in November 2011 at the age of 42.

Sport

3 h. ago Planning to retire early but not sure you dare? Read my words of warning... and it may just sway your choice: JANICE HORTON

Retiring early meant I got valuable quality time with my husband before he died three weeks ago. But to anyone wrestling with the decision as we did, let our story be a warning.

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3 h. ago Julie Hogg's killer Billy Dunlop to remain in closed prison conditions after panel denied move

William Dunlop, now 61, strangled Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989 and hid her mutilated body behind a bath panel where it lay undiscovered for more than two months

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4 h. ago Julie Hogg's killer Billy Dunlop to remain in closed prison conditions after panel denies move to open prison

William Dunlop, now 61, strangled Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989 and hid her mutilated body behind a bath panel where it lay undiscovered for more than two months

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4 h. ago Woman, 63, survives 91 HOURS trapped under rubble after devastating 7.7 earthquake

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring nearly 5,000, with a 63-year-old woman being rescued after 91 hours under rubble

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4 h. ago Florida man arrested for shooting dead woman as she slept in bed with their three kids, cops say

Saun Landis Rainge, 32, is accused of murdering the mother of his children as she slept

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4 h. ago The nuptial Nimbys waging war on weddings: Villagers say rowdy guests are ruining their lives with 'discos in our back gardens', obscene speeches and traffic clogging up country lanes

From anger over expletive-laden Best Man speeches to guests urinating in residents' gardens, locals living in the shadow of popular wedding venues say they have reached breaking point.

Society

4 h. ago Paul Mescal 'told to get less ripped' as he gears up for role of Sir Paul McCartney in Beatles biopic

It was announced this week that the actor will be starring in the movie alongside Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.

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5 h. ago Who was Andrew Pierce's favourite monarch and stars in their own Ladybird book?

This week, Andrew Pierce answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, what left him cold?

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5 h. ago Our picks of the Classic Crime novels to bring back for April: Murder in Transit, The Mouthless Dead, The Case of the Busy Bees

Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime novels out now.

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6 h. ago Mehmet Oz confirmed by US Senate to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Former TV pitchman has close relationship with boss RFK Jr but regularly encourages Americans to get vaccinatedFormer heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr Mehmet Oz was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Oz became the agency’s administrator in a party-line 53-45 vote. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer review – this startling tale urgently needed telling

Dispatches, presented by Cathy Newman, talks to 16 survivors or witnesses of the ex-Harrods boss’s abuse, as well as tracking down his alleged enabler. The result is a raw, horrifying and invaluable watchIt is disturbingly easy to respond with little more than fatigue to reports of powerful men sexually exploiting women, because there have been so many. The part of us that should emit shock, disgust and righteous outrage becomes dulled through overuse. And so, when Mohamed Al Fayed, the billionaire former owner of Harrods, died in 2023 and was then credibly accused of being one of Britain’s worst sex offenders, the collective reaction felt like a shrug.The new Dispatches investigation, Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer, however, ought to sharpen our revulsion and our resolve to fight for change. Building on the 2017 Dispatches documentary Behind Closed Doors and the 2024 BBC programme Predator at Harrods, it outlines the scale of the tycoon’s wrongdoing: last year, the Metro...

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7 h. ago Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’

US president insists country is going to flourish as markets close sharply down; Republican ex-leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’US stock markets have worst day since Covid over Trump tariffsGlobal markets in turmoil amid Trump tariffsTrump’s chaos-inducing global tariffs, explained in chartsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Val Kilmer's grieving family break silence after his tragic death aged 65 with emotional statement

Val Kilmer 's family have broken their silence over his tragic death at age 65 , following his 11-year battle with throat cancer, earlier this week.

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7 h. ago Police shoot 'XL Bully type dog' dead after it 'attacked man and woman' outside house

A dog thought to be an "XL Bully type" has been shot dead by police in Newtownards, County Down, this evening after a reported attack on a man and a woman outside a house

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7 h. ago Married at First Sight Australia's Carina breaks silence on brutal final vows dumping

Married At First Sight Australia's Carina Mirabile has spoken out about her 'brutal' final vows, where she dumped husband Paul Antoine after weeks of betrayal and red flags

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7 h. ago Val Kilmer's heartbroken family break silence on actor's death with new statement

Val Kilmer died aged 65 this week and his family have broken their silence with an emotional statement.

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