3 h. ago Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine ceasefire as he marks 'Victory Day' in Russia

The Russian President has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after his forces spent the past few days bombarding Ukrainian cities and towns with missiles and drones

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5 h. ago Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra 'are still estranged' despite reports that 'all was not lost' after Man City manager spent three days with her in Barcelona

It was claimed last month the couple were trying to give their marriage a second chance after Guardiola and his fashion entrepreneur wife spent three days together at their former Barcelona home.

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5 h. ago Police update on mystery bone found at a Welsh recycling centre

Police launched a probe last year after a bone was found at the Gwynedd Skip and Plant Hire site on Cibyn Industrial Estate in Caernarfon

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6 h. ago We lost everything after our daughter's toy karaoke machine exploded and burned our house to the ground

Emma Logan watched in horror as the blaze ripped through her beloved house in Walsall Wood, West Midlands, on Wednesday afternoon.

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9 h. ago Large fire at Llanelli nightclub forces it to shut for 'upcoming weeks'

Firefighters from four stations rushed to the nightclub just after midnight and spent two and a half hours tackling the blaze.

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9 h. ago BBC Escape to the Country buyers left speechless after host's mystery house 'challenge'

Escape to the Country host Alistair Appleton was on hand to help married couple Grace and Joe relocate to Cheshire on Wednesday

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9 h. ago If Ange Postecoglou fulfils his Tottenham promise he should give the 'biggest middle finger in English football history'

Gary Neville backed the Tottenham coach to win the tournament - before regretting his words

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10 h. ago Russian man given asylum in US caught on stolen $2.5m yacht following dramatic boat chase

Nickolai Vilkov, 29, spent the night on the 66-foot vessel, before attempting the daring escape from the marina on Monday afternoon.

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10 h. ago Steph Gilmore: ‘I was looking for something more, in myself and in my surfing’ | Kieran Pender

The eight-time world champion has returned to a very different looking WSL tour this week after some time out spent travelling and recuperatingStephanie Gilmore, the most successful women’s surfer of all time, is back. Last weekend, the 37-year-old returned to the World Surf League (WSL) for the first time in two seasons, as a wildcard at the Gold Coast Pro. But unsure of how she would fare, against competitors who had not even been born when Gilmore first started winning WSL events, the Australian came armed with a good excuse.“I’m playing on stage with Spiderbait,” Gilmore said ahead of a concert which took place on Sunday on the sidelines of the event. “So I’ve actually got something that’s taken my mind off the surfing, which is kind of nice. Maybe it’s a cop-out, but if I don’t do well in the competition I can just blame it on all the band practice I have to do.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Luigi Mangione becomes a MILLIONAIRE as he turns 27 while behind bars and facing death penalty

Luigi Mangione's defense fund hit a million-dollar milestone as the alleged killer spent his 27th birthday behind bars.

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11 h. ago Louise Redknapp admits she was 'held back' by looks despite being voted sexiest woman in the world

Singer and actress Louise Redknapp has said that she was held back by her looks, despite being voted as one of the sexiest women in the world, and that she spent much of her time worrying about how she looked.

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11 h. ago ‘I’ve met people with tattoos of it’: Andy Vella on shooting Robert Smith for the Cure’s Boys Don’t Cry cover

‘The guitar, the hair, the mystery – I think I captured who the Cure are with this picture. When I showed it to Robert and the band’s manager, they jumped up and down’I think this is the Cure image that’s most reproduced. I’ve met people with tattoos of it. It’s been bootlegged, like, millions of times. The bootlegs are rubbish, though – half the time someone’s obviously cut the stencil out with a scalpel, and it’s so crude.This image was used for the cover of Boys Don’t Cry when it was rereleased in 1986. It was taken during the video shoot, which featured three boys playing the band when young. I used to just go to those shoots as a fly on the wall, grabbing shots where I could – you try to not get in the way. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago ‘I’ve met people with tattoos of it’: Andy Vella on shooting the Cure’s Boys Don’t Cry album cover

‘The guitar, the hair, the mystery – I think I captured who the Cure are with this picture. When I showed it to Robert Smith and the band’s manager, they jumped up and down’I think this is the Cure image that’s most reproduced. I’ve met people with tattoos of it. It’s been bootlegged, like, millions of times. The bootlegs are rubbish, though – half the time someone’s obviously cut the stencil out with a scalpel, and it’s so crude.This image was used for the cover of Boys Don’t Cry when it was rereleased in 1986. It was taken during the video shoot, which featured three boys playing the band when young. I used to just go to those shoots as a fly on the wall, grabbing shots where I could – you try to not get in the way. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago ‘The pain, the tears, it’s all there’: how Putin’s war has left Ukraine haunted by its past

For occupied parts of Ukraine, Russia’s war and the propaganda fuelling it has forced many to relive the horrors of previous warsMariia Sinhayevska was 11 when the Germans occupied her village, near Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She can still remember some German words from the year she spent in school under occupation. The soldiers were friendly, she said, though not if you were suspected of being a Communist or a Jew.“There was a place about three kilometres away where people used to say the ground was breathing; it was where the Germans put the bodies of all the people they had shot,” she said. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago How VE Day and Putin’s war are forcing Ukrainians to relive their painful past

As Russia marks 80 years since the second world war with wild celebrations, in Ukraine the tone is very differentMariia Sinhayevska was 11 when the Germans occupied her village, near Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She can still remember some German words from the year she spent in school under occupation. The soldiers were friendly, she said, though not if you were suspected of being a Communist or a Jew.“There was a place about three kilometres away where people used to say the ground was breathing; it was where the Germans put the bodies of all the people they had shot,” she said. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Tourist’s charge of $1,200 for candy leads to police raid, den of illicit goods

Tourist’s charge of $1,200 for candy leads to police raid, den of illicit goods  The Washington Post

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11 h. ago Tom Brady shares big regret with his children that 'felt like a stake through the heart' after divorce

The NFL legend, 47, has two children with his former wife Gisele Bündchen and a child with his actress ex Bridget Moynahan

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12 h. ago Steve Irwin's son Robert weighs in with wild take on viral '100 men vs one gorilla' debate

The conservationist, 21, said he 'couldn't believe' he was chiming in on the conversation after being asked the question repeatedly - even being stopped by people on the street.

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12 h. ago Motorists just discovering what 'mystery' buttons on steering wheels are for

Some motorists have been left scratching their heads after realising they have buttons on their steering wheel that they've never used, or even knew what they did

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12 h. ago Timothée Chalamet spotted chatting up mystery brunette in Miami after Kylie Jenner left for Met Gala

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner's weekend in Miami was cut short by her return to the Met Gala, but this didn't stop the actor from having fun at the Grand Prix... and even chatting with the ladies.

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