45 m. ago Metal star dies at 52 just weeks after announcing secret two

Heavy metal singer Tomas Lindberg has died aged just 52-years-old and the tragic news comes mere weeks after he told fans he'd been very unwell for almost two years

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2 h. ago Murder squad detectives aware of video circulating following the death of a 15

An investigation is underway

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3 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow admits Goop 'spent a long time dodging bullets' amid accusations of toxicity and mass lay

Gwyneth Paltrow admits that her wellness brand Goop 'spent a long time dodging bullets' amid accusations of toxicity. 

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3 h. ago Rocker Davey Pattison set to return to his Paisley roots with special gig

He has spent time performing stateside and promises attendees a fantastic evening.

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3 h. ago Government responds after Brits demand for change in prostate cancer testing

PSA tests measure the level of prostate-specific antigen in the blood and are commonly used by the NHS to detect prostate problems

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4 h. ago Fire TV Sticks to rival Sky in free streaming upgrade as shoppers make the switch

Sports fans are in luck as the BBC is trialling an improved way of streaming events

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4 h. ago He put on a blonde wig and stalked his ex, then got her arrested for harassing him

Daniel Morgan's former-partner spent 16 hours in a police cell because of the lies he told about her

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4 h. ago ‘There’s a basic decency among British people’: Hope Not Hate’s Nick Lowles on how to defeat the far right

Lowles has spent his entire adult life organising against fascism, facing countless threats as a result. He discusses the street confrontations of the 80s, foiling a murder plot, Nazi satanists – and the urgent need for optimism and actionIn 1979, a 10-year-old Nick Lowles saw a hard-right party political broadcast. Born in Hounslow in London, he had moved to Shrewsbury when he was seven: “A very white town. There was a British Movement march soon after we moved up there.” Theirs was a “small-P political household”. His dad was a social worker, his mum worked for various charities. “She was from Mauritius, and now on the telly, the National Front were saying they were going to send people who weren’t born in Britain home in six months. I was petrified that my mum was going to get sent home.” The ambient racism of 70s and 80s Britain permeated everything. “I just remember being scared,” Lowles says. “We used to go on holiday and I tan really easily. I was frightened of coming back to...

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5 h. ago Peter Kay says he spent '48 years' trying to lose weight and shares 'shameful' binge

The comedian opened up about battling with his weight and the incident that made him confront his binge-eating habits

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5 h. ago Man had stomach pains before seeing hallucination of IKEA store

Craig Myall spent five months in hospital

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6 h. ago Bruno Fernandes reacts as 'very good' midfielder finally completes Man United reunion

Sofyan Amrabat spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Manchester United, starting the FA Cup final when Erik ten Hag's team beat Manchester City at Wembley Stadium

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6 h. ago Peter Kay says he spent first 48 years of his life trying to lose weight: ‘I tried everything’

Comedian said he joined weight loss groups including Slimming World and WeightWatchers

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6 h. ago Unai Simón: ‘Winning a cup with Athletic fulfils me more than 10 titles anywhere else’

Athletic Club’s goalkeeper on hosting Arsenal in the Champions League and the magic of San Mamés“Sometimes you need some luck; that was mine,” Unai Simón says. “What I thought might happen in five, six, seven years happened in 19 days.”It was August 2018, Simón was 21 and although he had been training at Athletic Club for a decade, and with the first team for three years, the son of police officers from Vitoria didn’t think there was a chance of playing in Bilbao any time soon, if at all. It was all he wanted but he didn’t even live there any more, moving 800km in search of an opportunity with second division Elche. Which is when weird things started to happen. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago How the Duchess of Kent spent a decade teaching music in Hull anonymously as 'Mrs Kent'

As the popular saying goes: 'Once a teacher, always a teacher', and it would appear it also applies to members of the Royal Family.

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15 h. ago Detective who was cleared over violent arrest is now barred for life after texting junior female colleague to suggest they meet for sex on a beach

Detective Sergeant Sebastian Day, 39, was kicked out of Sussex Police for gross misconduct in 2012 after allegedly kicking a man in the head in Brighton during an arrest.

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15 h. ago Trump announces he will send national guard to Memphis, with Chicago ‘probably next’ – live

US president says deployment will be like the one in Washington DC and also adds St Louis to list of citiesTrump to send national guard to Memphis and Chicago ‘probably next’Secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday, the Washington Post is reporting, after holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel.As my colleague Julian Borger writes: “Part of [Rubio’s] mission on this two-day visit is to convey Donald Trump’s irritation at the Israeli missile strike on Doha that was aimed at Hamas leadership but killed their aides and a Qatari security officer.Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target.If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Peter Kay, 52, reveals 'shameful' moment he realised he had a binge eating problem as he admits he spent 'the first 48 years of his life' trying to lose weight

Peter Kay has said he spent the 'first 48 years of his life' trying to lose weight as he spoke in a rare personal interview on Monday.

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16 h. ago Call on cap on political donations in Wales in wake of Vaughan Gething row

Mr Gething spent more than £250,000 on his campaign to be Welsh Labour leader

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17 h. ago Thomas Partey could play for Villarreal at Tottenham on eve of court hearing

Partey due in court on Wednesday to answer rape chargesVillarreal manager says midfielder is ‘prepared to play’Thomas Partey is scheduled to appear at Southwark crown court on Wednesday morning to answer rape charges – after his new club, Villarreal, kick off their Champions League campaign at Tottenham on Tuesday night.It is an extraordinary situation with Partey, who spent five years at Arsenal before joining Villarreal in August on a free transfer, guaranteed a hot reception at Spurs’ stadium. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago What do the circus and US politics have in common? Ask these Black and brown circus artists

International Black Indigenous Circus Week in Philadelphia brings together artists specializing in aerial, juggling clowning and more for various panels and showsIn an industrial building in north Philadelphia, teal and red fabric used for aerial tricks dangled from the high ceiling. Alyssa Bigbee, the co-founder of the Philadelphia-based International Black Indigenous Circus Week, called on five performers to circle around for the first rehearsal of their circus show titled The Rebellion: Anarchy. “Remember to breathe. Remember to pace yourself,” Bigbee told the group of mostly Black and brown artists. “Lean on each other and feed off of each other in terms of energy.”As the song Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses blared through the space, Bigbee strided up to a lyra, a metal circle resembling a hula hoop suspended from the ceiling. Her body undulated as she looped her legs in and out of the hoop. Artists linked arms and spun each other around. Later, they leaped into the air a...

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