65 m. ago Children among six killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack

Explosions heard across Ukrainian capital after ballistic missile strikes, with further blasts reported in other regionsRussian drones and missiles have pounded the Ukrainian capital and other cities, killing six people in the Kyiv region, including a six-month-old baby, a 12 -year-old girl and a woman, and damaging key energy facilities and several high-rise residential buildings.The attacks lasted most of Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as Kyiv was hit by at least four ballistic missiles. A series of loud explosions could be heard across the city. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Dianne Buswell gets same response to 'glowing' update after Strictly Come Dancing exit

The professional dancer has been seen styling her baby bump as she hit the red carpet amid her BBC show exit

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94 m. ago Girl has condition so rare there is no cure and she will only live to 10

Mum Stacey says she faces losing baby Teraysa 'bit by bit'

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2 h. ago 'My husband likes weird names and I'm torn by what he wants to call our baby'

A mum-to-be has shared her husband's unusual name choice for their baby but she isn't so sure about it so asked others for their opinions and if it is "too weird"

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4 h. ago The EU was complicit in the war in Gaza. Trump's plan can't be an excuse to dodge responsibility now | Nathalie Tocci

Tiptoeing around Israel has cost Europe its credibility. It must exert meaningful pressure to ensure the horrors we have seen never happen againThe first phase of Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza has drawn a collective sigh of relief from European leaders. After two years of slaughter, the ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the Israeli military’s partial withdrawal from Gaza and humanitarian access to the territory offer hope – and unfortunately, an excuse for Europe to continue doing nothing.When it comes to the war in Gaza, unlike Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European governments have shown their worst colours. They are divided, and their political splits have led to policy paralysis. But worse than sitting on the sidelines hand-wringing, European governments and EU institutions in Brussels can be accused of complicity in Israel’s war crimes. They have been unwilling to exert any pressure on the perpetrators, while continuing economic, political and...

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6 h. ago Parole hearing for the mother of Baby P set to begin in public

Tracey Connelly’s parole hearing will take place in prison with a video feed livestreamed over Wednesday and Thursday.

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9 h. ago An elephant family smashed pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo. But this baby just wanted to play ball

During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest gourds, which weigh around 1,000 pounds

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9 h. ago Vicky McClure reveals surprising way she knew she was in love with husband

Actor Vicky McClure believes it was a meeting of the minds when she got together with husband Jonny - as she credits something that happened on their first date

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10 h. ago Mum Jennifer Cahill 'believed she was low risk' before dying in home birth tragedy

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital after she gave birth at her family home that she shared with her first child and her husband - their second baby, Agnes, also died

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11 h. ago Scottish woman 'faked entire pregnancy using bump and doll' before claiming her daughter had died

Kira Cousins is said to have pretended to have given birth to 'Bonnie-Leigh' earlier this month - but days later told the 'baby's' dad she had died when, in reality, there was no child.

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12 h. ago Who left The Great British Bake Off tonight? Recap series 16 as eighth baker leaves after quarter

Which baker left the tent after GBBO’s quarter-final? See what happened! 🍰📺

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12 h. ago Rapist is finally jailed years after Italian judge ruled foreign victim, 17, 'was not a virgin and should have known what might happen when she got in car with man'... then let him walk free

The alleged assault took place in 2019 when the man, now 31, was left alone with a 17-year-old girl in a car in the Italian city of Macerata.

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12 h. ago Woman walking with a baby pram hit by car that mounted curb in horror Ireland crash

A woman who was out walking with her baby has been hospitalised after she was struck by a car that mounted the curb in along the R617 road between Blarney and Tower in Ireland

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12 h. ago 'Mum' in fake baby scandal breaks silence as 'grandma' discovers grandchild is a doll

Kira Cousins, 22, from Airdrie, in Scotland, shared a statement after it emerged her newborn daughter was, in fact, a Reborn baby doll

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13 h. ago Nutritionist reveals the $2 food to eat everyday to lose weight without Ozempic

Autumn Bates, who is based out of California , said she recently lost 15lbs of baby weight following the birth of her second child after stocking up on the cheap pantry staple.

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13 h. ago Plastic surgeons weigh in on Selena Gomez's look after newlywed engulfed in rhinoplasty speculation

The singer and actress, 33, has been in the spotlight since she was a child but some fans recently began theorizing that she may have undergone a subtle cosmetic procedure.

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14 h. ago Mother, 34, who tragically died along with her newborn baby after opting for home birth wrongly believed she was low risk, inquest hears

Jennifer Cahill, 34, had suffered serious bleeding and needed two transfusions following the traumatic hospital birth of her first child, a son, three years earlier.

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14 h. ago 'New mum' Kira Cousins admits faking scans and birth story after family discover baby is a doll

Kira Cousins, 22, apologised on social media and admitted she was not pregnant and that "there was no baby" before going on to say she "made it up and kept it going way too far"

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15 h. ago Sad new details emerge about death of Limp Bizkit's bassist Sam Rivers at just 48

On 18 October, metal band Limp Bizkit announced their bassist and founding member Sam Rivers had died at the age of 48, and now new details about what happened have emerged

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15 h. ago Newborn baby spotted on CCTV carried by woman moments before being left abandoned

Police have released images of a woman last seen carrying a newborn baby who was later abandoned at the 34th Street-Penn Station stop in Midtown Manhattan on Monday morning

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