71 m. ago Liam Payne's sister Nicola shares her 'unbearable' pain one year on from his death as fans pay tribute at Argentina shrine to One Direction star

Nicola Payne shared several intimate photos in her tribute and touchingly revealed how the family have kept his memory alive for his son Bear, eight, so he could 'know all about his amazing daddy'.

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72 m. ago KISS guitarist Ace Frehley dies at 74 following bleed on the brain

The rock star's devastated family have released a statement.

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93 m. ago GPs get more complaints than EVER before: Record 134,000 grievances made about family doctors last year

More than 134,000 written grievances were penned about England's GP practices in 2024/25. This is up over 10,000 on the previous year.

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1 hour ago Who are Chen Zhi and the Prince Group, accused by the US and UK of large

US treasury department has sanctioned Chinese-born Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi – alleged mastermind of a cyber-crime empire in south-east AsiaThe UK and the United States have sanctioned a multinational network based in south-east Asia accused of running large-scale online scam operations that are suspected of using trafficked workers to defraud people around the world.The industry has flourished in recent years, especially in parts of Cambodia and Myanmar where hundreds of thousands of people have been duped by false job adverts and then forced to commit online fraud, including through romance scams, sometimes under the threat of torture. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Decision to do this secretly is surprising’: NGV returns painting lost in Nazi era to Jewish family

The museum has declined to answer key questions about the decision to return the artwork, prompting the New York-based researcher who uncovered the story to challenge the NGV’s handling of the caseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Gallery of Victoria has quietly returned a 17th-century painting to the descendants of a Jewish family who lost it during the Nazi era, without public announcement or explanation.The painting, Lady with a Fan by Gerard ter Borch, was removed from the NGV’s website in early September. The only public trace of its return appeared weeks later, in an update to the Lost Art Database in Germany. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Millennial dads are experiencing something mums have known for a long time | Gaby Hinsliff

Men want to be active, engaged parents, but many are being torn apart by the competing demands of family and workCan men really have it all? It’s a ridiculous question, obviously; a loaded assumption that women spent years clambering out from under. Mothers have worked long and hard to dispel the myth that anyone should be able to single-handedly juggle a job, children, a happy relationship and a meaningful life without ever breaking sweat or (more pertinently) needing help.And to some extent we have succeeded, judging by a survey of 5,000 UK fathers published this week by the charity Working Families which found three-quarters now say they genuinely want to share the parenting load equally with their partners. Except, it seems, the outside world has yet to catch up.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim's job is safe no matter what happens vs Liverpool after £290m Man Utd move

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said it might take three years for Amorim to prove himself and a defeat at Anfield is unlikely to mean the Portuguese manager's position at Old Trafford is under threat

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2 h. ago Ace Frehley dead: Final post revealed health concerns before KISS icon's death

Ace Frehley's family announced the rockstar's tragic death at the age of 74 after he was placed on life support due to a brain bleed after he suffered a fall in his studio earlier this month

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3 h. ago Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism

They could have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done‘You can expect all the usual excitement,” offered host Lauren Laverne at the start of this year’s Mercury prize ceremony. It’s the kind of thing people hosting awards shows are duty-bound to say, but the use of the word “usual” suggested she was diplomatically overlooking last year’s event, which – through no fault of the album that won, English Teacher’s This Could Be Texas – had all the excitement of a wake.The Mercury had lost its corporate sponsorship, necessitating what host Annie Mac called “an intimate celebration of this year’s shortlist”, in the same way that an estate agent might call a flat with the shower next to the cooker “cosy”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Family of tragic student make CCTV appeal after hiring private investigators

The body of Christmas Kazadi Boina, a 19-year-old graphic design student originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was discovered in a property in Glasgow last month.

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4 h. ago Michigan family speaks out after 2 charged in death of London Thomas

Michigan family speaks out after 2 charged in death of London Thomas  CBS News

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5 h. ago Heartbroken dad issues firework warning two years after fire killed his wife and kids

Aroen Kishen had been celebrating Diwali with his wife Seema, their children Riyan, 11, and Arohi, eight, and four-year-old Shanaya, and family friends at their home in Hounslow in November 2023

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5 h. ago The Twits voice actor says UK family were ‘shocked’ she had not heard of book

Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan voices Beesha, one of the protagonists of the new film.

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6 h. ago Survivors reported after latest US attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

It is unknown whether the US military rendered aid to survivors after attack on suspected ‘narcoterrorist’ vesselThe US military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer additional details about the incident, which has not been previously reported. But it raises new questions, including whether the US military rendered aid to the survivors and whether they are now in US military custody. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Permanent Liam Payne memorial planned in Wolverhampton as fans mourn superstar

Thursday marked the anniversary of Liam Payne's death - and his sister Nicola said the last 12 months have "been unbearable" for her family, who are from Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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7 h. ago JAN MOIR: How can soiled Prince Andrew live with himself? And the troubling question: What role did he play in Virginia's death?

Can there be a sadder book than Virginia Giuffre 's autobiography, published posthumously after she committed suicide earlier this year at the age of 41?

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8 h. ago The lavish life of couple behind Britain's biggest timeshare scam: Fraudsters spent £31k on Lowry sketch, private jets and Hampshire mansion after conning elderly victims out of £28million

Mark and Nicola Rowe hired former Hollyoaks actress Julie Peasgood to promote their company offering help to sell timeshares for elderly owners worried about rising maintenance fees.

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8 h. ago Family pay tribute to pensioner killed after being hit by council road sweeper

A 63-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a 87-year-old man was killed by a road sweeper in Leicestershire this week

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8 h. ago Holland & Barrett and British Gas owner among firms fined for underpaying staff

The Department for Business and Trade released a list of 491 employers that underpaid workers over several years.

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8 h. ago Father says blaze which killed his wife and three children ‘destroyed my life’

Aroen Kishen has warned of the danger of fireworks, two years after the fire which killed his family.

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