49 h. ago Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told

Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber SandsWhat are bio-beads used for and how did they get spilled on to Camber Sands beach?The massive spill of plastic beads at Camber Sands is devastating for local people, wildlife and tourism and the beads are dispersing along the coast, residents heard at an emotional public meeting on Thursday.Millions of tiny, toxic plastic beads are thought to have escaped into the sea from Eastbourne sewage works in East Sussex about two weeks ago when a screen keeping them in broke. They began to wash up on Camber Sands beach last Thursday, with the situation worsening over the weekend. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago My monster ex killed our kitten – then he tried to do the same to me, I thought I was going to die

A MUM battered by her psycho ex has told how the monster tortured and killed their pet kitten in front of her. The domestic violence victim, 22, said she still hears helpless 12-week-old Jessie’s cries after “psychopath” Lewis Aitken broke her neck and stamped on her. Aitken, 21, had been beating the woman “black and...

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6 d. ago NHS frontline staff forced to ‘plug gaps that should be filled by managers’

Skilled clinical professionals are spending hours each week ‘chasing paperwork, managing rotas or navigating broke administrative systems’ says a new report

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1 week ago A generation of children is addicted to nicotine pouches – why didn’t anyone notice until now?

The use of nicotine pouches has doubled in four years and, among teenagers, their use is rampant. As a ban for under-18s is finally proposed, Charlotte Cripps looks at why we were selling nicotine products to children as young as 11 for so long

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3 w. ago Surprise sanctions look to have ended Trump and Putin’s Groundhog Day | Pjotr Sauer

His patience exhausted, the US president has taken action that could bite, but is unlikely to alter Moscow’s course in UkraineFor once, a phone call with Vladimir Putin did not lead to a thaw.By imposing sanctions on Russia this week, Donald Trump broke from his usual pattern of easing tensions with the Kremlin after conversations with the Russian leader, when threats of pressure often give way to talk of renewed dialogue. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I proposed to Charlotte Church and she was really excited – six weeks later we broke up'

Charlotte Church has been starring in The Celebrity Traitors, with the singing star often commanding attention for her personal life and past romance with a sporting ace

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3 w. ago 'Charlotte Church was so excited when I proposed to her but six weeks later we broke up'

Charlotte Church became the latest victim on Celebrity Traitors, with the singer often commanding media attention for her personal life

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3 w. ago 'Grim' history behind the merkin that concealed horror 15th century health condition

Kim Kardashian's hairy thong broke the internet last week after she launched the SKIMS product. But there's more than what meets the eye when it comes the modern merkin

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4 w. ago Louvre museum in Paris closes immediately after huge jewellery heist

Bosses have closed the world’s most visited museum for the day, citing "exceptional reasons", but police sources say a gang of masked criminals broke into the iconic attraction over the weekend

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4 w. ago Exposed: The mothers who gave Ian Watkins their babies to violate. As one walks free, BARBARA DAVIES reveals their fates, horrifying truth of how they offered up their infants

As news broke of Ian Watkins' murder in prison last weekend it reached, among others, the two women who stood trial back in 2013 alongside the twisted Lostprophets frontman.

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