90 m. ago Donald Trump pledges 'help is on its way' as Iran death toll rises to at least 2,000

Witnesses have been able to describe scenes inside the country for the first time in days

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2 h. ago ‘Beautiful’ woman, 29, found dead in bed by boyfriend after house party – as mum says ‘we will love her always’

A "BEAUTIFUL" woman was found dead in bed by her boyfriend after a house party, an inquest heard. Polly Zajdler, 29, was helped upstairs after pals described her as being "unsteady on her feet". Her partner Scott went to check on her in the morning and discovered Polly unresponsive in bed, the court in Bradford...

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2 h. ago Chelsea mourn death of iconic Scotland internationalist Eddie McCreadie who helped down world champions

Stamford Bridge great passes away at age of 85

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5 h. ago Drug dealer jailed after supplying ecstasy that killed teenage girlfriend at house party

Drug dealer Jay Conway cried as he was jailed for 15 months following the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, Lennix Hughes.

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8 h. ago House party horror as 'beautiful soul' in sudden death after being helped to bed

Polly Zajdler attended a party last summer where she consumed alcohol and several controlled and prescribed drugs. She was found unresponsive the next morning.

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9 h. ago Tragedy as 'truly beautiful soul and free spirit’ dies at house party

Tributes have been paid to the 29-year-old

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10 h. ago Young woman with 'beautiful soul' died at house party after 'deliberate act'

Polly Zajdler was in a happy relationship and was planning to move in with her boyfriend, Scott, before her sudden death following a house party in Huddersfield

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11 h. ago 'Beautiful' young woman found dead just hours after being put to bed at house party

Polly Zajdler was described by her family as a 'free spirit'

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3 d. ago Ricky Hatton's son finds love with daughter of the late boxing legend's 'best pal'

Campbell Hatton hinted at how Brooke Heaton is helping him find solace following his dad's death, telling pals: 'Started getting things back together over the last few weeks. Long way to go still but here’s to a better 2026'

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1 week ago Blue: Reflections review – a clunky rehash of their Y2K boyband heyday

(Blue Blood International/Cooking Vinyl)The four-piece try to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia but come off like Westlife on a bad day‘Blue’s in the house / Oh it’s party time!” muse the fortysomething man-band on Souls of the Underground, the penultimate song on this seventh album, and the fourth since their 2011 reunion. The British four-piece are keen to take us back to their early 00s heyday, a time of Met bar table service, where the ladies have “a little prosecco” and the guys have a “nice cold beer”. Musically, it’s a clunkier approximation of their (comparatively) harder-edged hybrid of pop, hip-hop and R&B; think 2002 “low ride” anthem Fly By II but on a Megabus budget.It makes sense that they would want to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia, but rather than recalling what made Blue originally stand out, Reflections often feels like a tribute to other evergreen boybands. For most of the album’s 13 tracks, the tempo is mid, with the dreary, Westlife...

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1 week ago ‘I need to help’: Barnsley woman’s rabies death inspires dog

Robyn Thomson immunised thousands of animals in Cambodia after shocking death of her mother this summerIt was just a scratch. Among all the feelings and thoughts that she has had to wrestle with since the summer, disbelief is the emotion that Robyn Thomson still struggles with the most. “You never think it would happen to you,” said Robyn. “You don’t really think it happens to anyone.”Robyn’s mother, Yvonne Ford, had shown no signs of illness in the months after returning from her holiday in Morocco in February. She had spoken highly of the country and its people, and recommended it for future getaways. She had not realised that a seemingly harmless interaction with a puppy while sitting in the sun would cause so much damage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity auction

Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s researchHis work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundation announced recently it was raffling Picasso’s 1941 portrait, Tête de femme, which is worth more than €1m, to a single winner. Proceeds from the tickets will help fund Alzheimer’s research, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Continue reading...

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1 week ago €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity raffle

Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s researchHis work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundation announced recently it was raffling Picasso’s 1941 portrait, Tête de femme, which is worth more than €1m, to a single winner. Proceeds from the tickets will help fund Alzheimer’s research, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Continue reading...

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1 week ago My big night out: I realised I could leave the house party behind – and everything else that made me feel small

It was New Year’s Eve and there had been fireworks, drinking and dancing. Amid it all, I felt ashen and cold. As I walked out, I felt my first surge of quiet liberationWe drove out along the coast one afternoon, to a fireworks shop a couple of towns along. It was late in the year, and the light was low and dismal, rain scudding the windscreen. In a couple of days’ time it would be New Year’s Eve, and then our small town would scatter itself to parties held in bars and houses and nightclubs, and out along the harbour. At midnight, there would be an amateur firework display on the roof of the old lido.In the shop that afternoon, some of the fireworks sat behind a glass-fronted cabinet. They had names like Stinging Bees, Vendetta and Sky Breaker, and beneath each item was a small laminated caption: “One hundred shot roman candle firing high whistling bees,” read one. “Twenty-five secs of time rain salutes. Noisy,” read another. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman raped, stabbed and burned alive by friends after 'leaving for New Year's Eve party'

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS. 23-year-old Ashley Kline's father had assumed she was helping a friend get her house ready for a New Year's Eve party – but he never saw her alive again

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2 w. ago Experts pinpoint the perfect amount of exercise AND sleep to reduce the risk of illness and early death

A study by Australian researchers has revealed the right amount of sleep to optimise daily step count, to help stave off illness and an early death.

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2 w. ago MSP says he does not know if he is strong enough for wife to have assisted death

The couple, who have been married for 29 years, have long supported the idea of allowing those who are facing a painful death to seek help to die

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2 w. ago Best New Year's Eve gifts for your party host: Jeroboams, karaoke machines, confetti cannons and more

Need a crowd-pleasing gift for your NYE party? Leah Gasson has the options that will make you the star of the show

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2 w. ago Reform should have seats in the House of Lords, top Tory says after Nigel Farage called on Starmer to give his party life peerages

In August, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wrote to Sir Keir, calling for his party to be granted lifetime peerages.

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3 w. ago I'm an interiors editor: Here are 14 things that will make every person who visits your home envious... without breaking the budget

Tis the house party season! And what better present to give yourself than the look of  envy on the face of your guests when they step into your home?

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