45 m. ago The kindness of strangers: a man I’d just met helped me land the job that changed my life

Because he’d gone to the trouble of setting it up, I went to the interview – even though I didn’t have a visaRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIn the late 1980s, I was setting off on a backpacking trip to Europe with a friend. They were interested in doing a master’s degree in New York, so we’d booked a two-week stay in the Big Apple on the way to London.We arrived at the postgrad residence, a big 10-storey building on the Upper West Side called International House which had been set up by Rockefeller to house postgraduate students. We dropped our bags and went straight to the canteen, where we grabbed food, took a seat and started talking to other diners. Continue reading...

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45 m. ago Husband pushes pregnant wife off cliff then makes unbelievable demand

Wang Nan, who was around three months pregnant at the time, fell 110ft from a cliff and sensationally survived the ordeal. Her husband was subsequently sent to jail before making a shocking demand

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45 m. ago Alan Carr's next TV move 'sealed' after Celebrity Traitors win as he could rake in 'millions'

EXCLUSIVE: From Chatty Man to Flashy Man? Alan Carr has been tipped to land his own BBC show after his incredible Celebrity Traitors win - and potentially earn millions

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1 hour ago A notorious gangland figure convicted of sex crimes has been released from prison early

The 61-year-old was already doing jail time when he was convicted of 13 historical sex offences against four boys

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2 h. ago Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones

Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK’s armed forces, said the British military would provide “our people, our equipment” to help Belgium, though he was careful to say “we don’t yet know” the origin of the drones seen last week. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’

White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midtermsA year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States and raising what experts say are troubling questions about the future of one of the world’s oldest democracies.While Democratic leaders continue to invest their hopes in a “blue wave” to overturn Republican majorities in the House and Senate next year, Trump and some prominent supporters have sought to discredit the possibility that Republicans could lose in a fair fight and are using that premise to justify demands for a drastically different kind of electoral system. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump tariffs and strict US border rules threaten flight of Canada’s ‘snowbirds’

Annual migration from frigid Canadian winter to Florida sunshine could become thinner as travellers look elsewhereThe annual migration of hundreds of thousands of Canadian “snowbirds” escaping freezing temperatures in their homeland and heading to warmer US states such as Florida for the duration of the winter could be about to become noticeably thinner.Many have ditched plans to visit their southern neighbor and are looking to spend their valuable dollars elsewhere, largely put off by Donald Trump’s escalating economic war with Canada and strict new immigration rules that have created fear and confusion. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Brit holiday hotspot tragedy as three confirmed dead and 15 injured after being swept away

Tenerife is a popular hotspot for British tourists, but strong winds and rough seas sent dozens of people into the ocean, as the president of the island warned people to be prepared

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2 h. ago North Korea opens first gaming cafe but they 'can't play with foreigners'

North Koreans will soon get to play some of the biggest video games, but they will likely be unable to chat with other players around the world due to strict Internet laws

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3 h. ago British troops sent to help defend Belgium's skies against suspected Russian drones

Sir Richard Knighton, the new chief of the UK's armed forces, revealed the deployment as he described Russia as 'the most pressing threat right now' to Europe.

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3 h. ago UK faces attack every DAY as Putin rips up war playbook defence is in dire straits & worse is coming, says ex

BRITISH territory faces being attacked by megalomaniac Vladimir Putin every day as the tyrant tears up the rulebook, an ex-Navy commander has warned. It comes as The Sun went behind the scenes with military squads acting as the UK's "eyes and ears" in the "strategic chokepoint" of Gibraltar. Sat at the mouth of the Mediterranean,...

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3 h. ago Horse breeder near 'racing HQ' baffled by noise complaint over 'constant neighing'

Mandy Young, who lives near Newmarket - known as the 'headquarters' of British horseracing - said the letter from West Suffolk Council had left her 'paranoid'

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4 h. ago First I'm A Celeb star confirmed as they land in Australia and make hilarious excuse

Kelly Brook landed in Australia to seemingly take part in the new series of I'm A Celebrity but claimed she was just there to see her "auntie Sheila"

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4 h. ago Thousands gather at the Cenotaph for Remembrance Sunday as Britain to fall silent in tribute to our war heroes

THOUSANDS have lined the streets around the Cenotaph as the nation prepares to pay tribute to our fallen war heroes. Veterans have also gathered in Whitehall for Remembrance Sunday to remember the 886,000 British personnel who died in the First World War. The King - who is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and...

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5 h. ago Millie Bobby Brown turns heads in a plunging sequin mesh gown as she leads the stars at Stranger Things Netflix event in Los Angeles

The British actress, 21, who rose to fame in the show as Eleven, put on a glamorous display as she arrived on the red carpet for Netflix 's Stranger Things FYC Event on Saturday.

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5 h. ago British motorists face being taxed for driving in FRANCE under Rachel Reeves' upcoming pay

The Chancellor is expected to announce a new levy for electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the upcoming budget .

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5 h. ago James Bulger's dad warns: 'Jon Venables will kill another child'

Murderer Jon Venables could be released from jail before Christmas but James Bulger's dad has issued a plea to prison bosses to keep the 'predatory paedophile killer' locked up

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5 h. ago British motorists to be effectively taxed twice for driving abroad under Rachel Reeves' upcoming pay

The Chancellor is expected to announce a new levy for electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the upcoming budget .

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5 h. ago Cambridge bans trans rowers from women's boat race and creates new 'open' division for them to compete in

British Rowing guidelines on gender were voted in by club captains in a ballot set up by the Cambridge University Combined Boat Club (CUCBC) in October.

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5 h. ago From Brueckner's jail letters to the most chaotic trial: After covering Madeleine McCann for 20 years, this is the question that I find myself asking over and over

I've been covering the case of Madeleine McCann for almost twenty years - but this is the question I find myself asking over and over.

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