54 m. ago Greater Manchester's giant outdoor inflatable bounce park opens for Easter school holidays

It's home to huge inflatables including bouncy castles, slides and obstacle courses

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8 h. ago Streaming: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and the best older women age

The recent Bridget Jones sequel, a big hit at the UK box office, celebrates the romance between its middle-aged star and her gen-Z lover, but from Babygirl to The Mother, how do women on screen with younger partners usually fare?At this admittedly early stage of 2025, with all the noisy blockbusters of summer still ahead of us, the UK’s box-office report tells a nostalgic story. The year’s highest-grossing new release, raking in more than double its nearest rival, Captain America, is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – a sequel in which its American distributors had so little confidence that they booted it straight to streaming. Brits who missed it in cinemas can finally access it on VOD this week. The film itself is something of a pleasant surprise too: a tender-hearted, flannel-cosy romcom – easily the best in the series since the first, 2001’s Bridget Jones’s Diary – now suffused with the gentle melancholy of middle age.Age, of course, is a critical concern of this instalment, whi...

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21 h. ago Inside Jack P Shepherd's rollercoaster love life as soap star is set to marry his very glamorous fiancée just months after Celebrity Big Brother

Fans may not be familiar with the 35-year-old actor's real life off-screen, as he's set to marry his glamorous fiancée Hanni Treweek just months after his stint in the iconic house.

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29 h. ago Oodie's huge Easter sale slashes best sellers like waterproof jackets and cooling blankets by up to 50%

The Oodie Easter sale is offering huge discounts on a selection of best-selling products, including its famous Oodie Original, cooling blankets and zip through outdoor jackets

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33 h. ago Jade Thirlwall says 'a weight has been lifted' as she hits milestone

Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has opened up on how her latest album has helped her 'find herself' after huge success with her latest tunes, including FUFN

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49 h. ago How old are the teens in EastEnders? Actors real ages revealed including huge age gap

EastEnders' teenagers are a big focus on the BBC soap amid a harrowing strip search storyline for Avani, 15, as well as big storylines for Amy Mitchell and Lily Slater

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50 h. ago House explosion that killed two people in Newcastle caused by drug lab, court hears

Reece Galbraith, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in blast from gas canisters used to make cannabis sweetsA huge house explosion that killed two people including a seven-year-old boy was the result of a dangerous and criminal drug lab making cannabis gummy sweets using 100 gas canisters, a court has heard.Details of the causes of the blast in the Benwell area of Newcastle can now be reported after Reece Galbraith, 33, pleaded guilty on Thursday to the manslaughter of two people. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Luke Littler's rumoured girlfriend and darts sensation's previous age gap romance

Darts superstar Luke Littler has brought more eyes to the sport, but his personal life is also gaining more attention since the teenager's rise to fame on the oche

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59 h. ago Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs impose levies on every nation as senators rebel over Canada duties: Live updates

President reveals next phase of sweeping tariffs agenda; global markets fear escalating trade war

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63 h. ago Trump’s tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’ send Asia markets tumbling as world reacts: Live updates

President reveals next phase of sweeping tariffs agenda; global markets fear escalating trade war

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64 h. ago 'I was diagnosed with cancer aged 33 and my whole world crumbled'

With more young people diagnosed with cancer than ever before, scientists are in a race against time to find out why. Mum Fran Oxlade reveals the devastation of her diagnosis aged just 33

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66 h. ago Trump slaps reciprocal tariffs on every nation and sends stock futures into chaos as world reacts: Live updates

President reveals next phase of sweeping tariffs agenda; global markets fear escalating trade war

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67 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: President unveils reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners stoking fears of trade war

President reveals next phase of sweeping tariffs agenda; global markets fear escalating trade war

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68 h. ago Trump ‘Liberation Day’ live news: Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs plan amid fears of escalating trade war

All eyes on President Trump as he prepares to reveal next phase of sweeping tariff agenda, as global markets fear escalating trade war

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2 d. ago Trump ‘Liberation Day’ live: President to unveil tariff plan from Rose Garden as world braces for its economic impact

All eyes are on President Trump as he prepares to reveal the next phase of his sweeping tariff agenda, leaving global markets fearing a trade war

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3 d. ago Funeral director is charged with 64 offences including FRAUD after huge probe left families questioning whether they have the right ashes

Robert Bush, 47 from East Yorkshire, has been charged with 64 offences after officers discovered 35 bodies at the firm's premises in Hull.

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3 d. ago Google Pixel 9a deals as EE, Sky and O2 launch plans including a huge freebie

Google's budget Pixel 9a smartphone is now available to pre-order in the UK - and we've picked out the offers worth looking at

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3 d. ago Trump liberation day live: President set to unveil secret tariff plan as world braces for its economic impact

All eyes are on President Trump as he prepares to reveal the next phase of his sweeping tariff agenda, leaving global markets fearing a trade war

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3 d. ago China is 'UK's biggest security threat' as 'Bitcoin Queen' caught, say experts

The National Crime Agency has revealed the origin of the most dangerous criminals operating in Britain. These criminals have amassed billions of pounds of wealth in crypto currency

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3 d. ago Stranger than fiction MI5 tales revealed in first National Archives collaboration

From Guy Burgess’s briefcase to microdots secreted in talc, an exhibition reveals remarkable items from the agency’s archives – and the extraordinary stories behind themThe agency that would become MI5, originally known as the Secret Service Bureau, employed just 17 staff in 1914; by the end of the first world war, the number working for Britain’s domestic counter-intelligence agency had swelled to 850, including a number of female administrators.While valuable for managing the card index records, noted Edith Lomax, the controller of women staff in 1918, only women under the age of 30 should be recruited “on account of the very considerable strain that was thrown on [their] brains”. Continue reading...

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