73 m. ago Chilling last post of Kentucky cheerleader, 21, who 'hid dead newborn in a trash bag in closet'

Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested on Saturday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.

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1 hour ago Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27

Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.68%Business live – latest updatesReshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightropeBritain’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget.The yield, or interest rate, on 30-year UK government debt hit 5.714% on Tuesday. That is its highest level since 1998, indicating that it will cost the UK more to borrow from the markets, above the previous 27-year high of 5.649% set in April. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Full list of seven key money changes coming in September including Winter Fuel Payment date

Full list of key money changes happening in September, including the Winter Fuel Payment, interest rates and inflation

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2 h. ago Just a picky eater or does YOUR child suffer from an eating disorder that deprives them of vital nutrients? Terrifyingly, your GP will never have heard of it... Special report by CLAIRE COHEN

Most parents remember the phase when their child couldn't seem to pick up a toy without putting it in their mouth. But Michelle Jacques remembers her son refusing to put 'anything near his mouth'.

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2 h. ago Scotland kayaker 'lucky' after giant 25ft creature races towards his boat

A man has described himself as 'lucky' after spotting a 25 foot creature pick up the pace and rapidly swim towards him while he was out on the open water in a small kayak

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2 h. ago Shocking moment brazen US Open fan tries to STEAL from Jannik Sinner's bag while it's on his back

The Italian had just secured his spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament in New York City and packed up his tennis gear before heading back to the locker room.

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2 h. ago Do you have one of these popular savings accounts? Beware your nest egg being destroyed: SYLVIA MORRIS

Savers have been hit by a rise in the cost of living and falling interest rates, writes SYLVIA MORRIS. So there are millions earning just up to 1 pc on their money, the lowest rate for over two years.

Economics

2 h. ago Met Office reveals storm names for 2026 including Bram, Patrick and Wubbo

Every year the Met Office announces a list of storm names - but how are they picked?

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3 h. ago Do you have one of these popular savings accounts? Then your nest egg is being destroyed as we speak... this is what you must do now: SYLVIA MORRIS

Savers have been hit by a rise in the cost of living and falling interest rates, writes SYLVIA MORRIS. So there are millions earning just up to 1 pc on their money, the lowest rate for over two years.

Economics

3 h. ago Defiant Angela Rayner throws shade at Britain in a VERY striking outfit on first outing since being accused of failing to pay enough stamp duty on £800k third home

The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.

Economics

3 h. ago Liz Hurley's The Inheritance flops with dire ratings in blow to Channel 4

The glossy format, in which the actress plays a wealthy heiress, pulled in just 464,890 viewers on Sunday night, making it one of the broadcaster's lowest-rated reality debuts.

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4 h. ago 'Expensive looking' bracelet that looks just like £19k Tiffany version is now on sale for £41

Abbott Lyon's oval chain bracelet has been getting rave reviews from those who have picked it up - and it's now on sale for £41, despite looking just like a £19.3k Tiffany version

Economics

4 h. ago Best boozy advent calendars for Christmas 2025: Top picks across wine, beer and spirits from budget to luxury

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4 h. ago Best New Online Casinos UK: Top New Casino Sites September 2025

If you’re looking for new online casinos to try out, you’ve landed in the right place as we’ve picked out the best of the bunch

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4 h. ago Throwing shades: Defiant Angela Rayner breaks cover in Downing Street amid furious row over tax discount for her lavish new £800,000 seaside flat

The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.

Economics

4 h. ago ‘Clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever’: the story behind John Boorman’s horrific Exorcist sequel

After landmark flop The Heretic, the director was considering ‘immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard’ in 1977. But a new documentary premiering at Venice calls for its redemption‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his film by “immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard”.What was the problem? Audiences had, most likely, been looking for shock and horror, revolving heads and vomit, but Boorman gave them metaphysics and surrealism instead –...

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4 h. ago Liz Hurley's reality show The Inheritance flops with DIRE ratings in blow to Channel 4

The glossy format, in which the actress plays a wealthy heiress, pulled in just 464,890 viewers on Sunday night, making it one of the broadcaster's lowest-rated reality debuts.

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5 h. ago Drug deaths Scotland: Deaths fall to lowest level in eight years, as opiate and cocaine rates revealed

The latest drug death figures for Scotland have been released.

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5 h. ago Scotland’s drug deaths at lowest level since 2017 but still worst in Europe

Drug deaths in Scotland decreased by 13% in 2024 to 1,017.

Events

5 h. ago Tainted love: how Ukrainians are ridding themselves of Russian

Putin’s invasion has seen Ukrainian book lovers recoil from Russian literary dominance, by a range of meansOne day this summer, the Ukrainian artist Stanislav Turina took two of his books to his garden near Kyiv. One was a volume of poems by Alexander Pushkin.But Turina – a voracious reader, never without a couple of books in his backpack – had no plans to pick it up again. Continue reading...

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