1 hour ago Charlotte Crosby felt forced to sell her house and employ 'intense security'

Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby has spoken about the terrifying break-in that took place at her home last year, when she was eight months pregnant with her daughter Alba

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1 hour ago 'They're making April Fools of us': Labour's tax raids and soaring household bills to cost families £1,000 a year more from next week

Families face a hammering of £1,000 to their annual budgets from next week as Labour's tax raids and inflation-busting bill hikes come into force.

Economics

1 hour ago She is best known for her work starring alongside Michael J. Fox in Back To The Future who is the mystery star?

The Malaysia-born star, now 58, showcased a bolder style but rocked a nearly identical hairstyle as when she starred in Back to the Future. Can you guess who she is?

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2 h. ago BBC The One Show's JB Gill disappointed after pop sensation cancels appearance

The One Show host JB Gill was left "devastated" after an A-list guest was forced to pull out of an appearance on Friday's show

Politics

2 h. ago Oldham park remains revealed as 'human placenta' from recently born baby

Greater Manchester Police cordoned off the park following reports of a 'suspicion item' which has now been confirmed to be a human placenta from a birth in the last 24 hours

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2 h. ago Oldham park remains confirmed as 'human placenta' from baby born in last 24 hours

Greater Manchester Police locked down an Oldham park this afternoon after 'remains' were discovered by a member of the public, which have now been found to be a placenta

Politics

3 h. ago Academy board to meet as response to No Other Land director’s arrest decried

Meeting follows letter signed by prominent members urging more forceful response on Hamdan Ballal’s arrestThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has convened an extraordinary meeting to address a crisis over its tepid response to the arrest and detention of the Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal, of the documentary No Other Land, by Israeli authorities.The meeting on Friday morning Pacific time, first reported by Deadline, follows a strongly worded letter signed by many prominent members – including the actors Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Penélope Cruz and Emma Thompson, directors Ava DuVernay, Alfonso Cuarón, Adam McKay and Jonathan Glazer and writer Tony Kushner – calling for a more forceful response from the Academy’s board of governors than an initial statement that did not refer to Ballal or No Other Land by name and cited the Academy membership’s “many unique viewpoints”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago JD Vance says military force won't be needed in US plan to take over Greenland during controversial visit

US delegation’s visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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5 h. ago US and Lithuanian forces struggle to drain swamp to recover 4 soldiers in submerged armored vehicle

U.S. and Lithuanian troops and authorities are struggling to drain a swampy area in Lithuania in ongoing efforts to recover four American Army soldiers who went missing three days ago and are warning that it will be a long operation

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6 h. ago Severe storms flood streets and prompt water rescues in South Texas

South Texas is trying to dry out after severe thunderstorms flooded streets, forced the closure of an airport and had authorities conducting more than 50 water rescues as many drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles on roadways and parking lots

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6 h. ago The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira Donegan

Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in GazaThe abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesday evening, Rumeysa Ozturk exited her apartment building and walked on to the street in Somerville, Massachusetts – a city outside Boston – into the fading daylight. Ozturk, a Turkish-born PhD student at Tufts University who studies children’s media and childhood development, was on her way to an iftar dinner with friends, planning to break her Ramadan fast.In a video taken from a surveillance camera, she wears a pink hijab and a long white puffer coat against the New England cold. The first man, not uniformed but wearing plain clothes, as all the agents are, approaches her as if asking for directions. But he quickly closes in and grabs her by the wrists she has raised defensively toward her face. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Tommy Fury responds to Jake Paul rematch offer as stance on second fight now clear

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury are still talking up a potential rematch over two years after their first fight which the Manchester-born boxer won via split decision.

Sport

7 h. ago Trump’s executive order forces removal of ‘improper ideology’ at Smithsonian museums to promote ‘American greatness’: Live

President directs JD Vance to rid museums of ‘divisive narratives’ in latest culture war push

Politics

7 h. ago ‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus

Activists fear unprecedented levels of violence, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities, part of drive to force Palestinians out of the West BankIt was around 6pm, just after its Palestinian residents had finished their daily Ramadan fast, dozens of masked Israeli settlers, armed with batons, knives and assault rifles, entered the West Bank village of Susiya in the rural Masafer Yatta area of the south Hebron hills. Among them were a group of Israeli soldiers who escorted the settlers into the village where Hamdan Ballal, one of the four directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, lives.About three weeks after appearing on stage at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles to accept the Oscar, Ballal has become the victim of the very violence shown in his film. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago King Charles' cancer journey, family rifts and medical dramas

The King was forced to cancel engagements after suffering from the side-effects of his cancer treatment, but it's been a difficult 15 months or so all round

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8 h. ago Anne Heche's son Homer, 23, forced to sell late star's assets to settle $4.1 million in claims

Anne Heche's son Homer Laffoon has plans to sell his late mother's assets in order to settle $4.1 million in claims against her estate - almost three years after her tragic death.

Economics

8 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing stars forced to cancel show moments before they're due on stage

Strictly Come Dancing stars Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez have been forced to cancel their Speakeasy show just moments before they were due to grace the stage

Culture

9 h. ago FIFA forced to compensate Bayern Munich as club fume over 'negligence'

Bayern Munich have confirmed the news that Alphonso Davies will miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury having picked up an issue while on international duty with Canada

Politics

9 h. ago Alan Titchmarsh says there's one thing left on bucket list as he launches new project

At the age of 75 Alan Titchmarsh is about to launch a brand new venture. The former Ground Force star has been gardening since he was a teenager, quitting school at 15 for a job as an apprentice with Ilkley Council

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9 h. ago Trump’s new mineral deal forces Ukraine to choose between becoming a US or Russian colony

The latest US offer to trade Ukraine’s minerals for back pay is nothing short of a colonial protection racket, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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