29 m. ago Tower block residents infested by thousands of flies leaving them unable to open their windows

Residents suffering from the revolting infestation say they have been "forced" to become fly experts with the insects having plagued them since in the 1990s – and the council still hasn't sorted it out.

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51 m. ago Loose Women star Charlene White reveals her father has taken his own life in heartbreaking Instagram post

White said her father died after ‘living with a dark cloud’ over his head that he ‘couldn’t lift’

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79 m. ago Hotels and airports overwhelmed as visitors to one country dump their bags

Visitors to Japan are leaving behind their suitcases behind at hotels and airports, causing significant cost, hassle and even security concerns, Audrey Kohout, Co-CEO of Luggage Forward, told the Mirror

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84 m. ago Welsh villagers 'not looking forward' to another solar farm on their doorsteps

Vale of Glamorgan Council ward councillor, Cllr Christine Cave, said the new solar farm approved for the rural Vale will be the second in the same location

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86 m. ago US government shutdown: Speaker rejects blame over military pay and says Senate Democrats must ‘turn lights back on’– live

Mike Johnson claims separate bill to pay military during shutdown is ‘redundant’ as Republicans double down on blaming Democrats As the shutdown enters its 10th day, and both chambers are out of session today, House speaker Mike Johnson has defended not passing a separate bill that would keep members of the military paid throughout the shutdown.“Republicans have voted to OPEN the government and get our troops, Border Patrol, TSA, and veterans PAID,” Johnson said, before blaming Democratic leadership for refusing to pass the House-passed continuing resolution. “Chuck Schumer is terrified of a challenge from the Marxist left – so he and the Democrats voted to CLOSE the government-and to STOP PAYCHECKS from being issued.” Continue reading...

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87 m. ago Secrets behind making the perfect curry from scratch at home revealed

While eating curries in restaurants and from takeaways is an excellent national pastime, making your own Indian curry at home is easier than you think.

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100 m. ago Transgender group vandalise feminist conference in Brighton as they vow 'new era of trans rage'

Members of Bash Back, a movement dedicated to 'combating the rising tide of bigotry in the UK', have targeted the Brighton Centre, the FiLiA Women's Liberation Conference is being held today.

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1 hour ago No Doubt reunites for Sphere residency. Gwen Stefani will be first women to headline the Vegas venue

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1 hour ago 'Battersea Beast' rapist deemed 'too dangerous to release' makes fresh freedom bid

Edward Bartley could be back on the streets in months despite having his prison release blocked twice over concerns the serial rapist, who targeted lone women, will strike again

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1 hour ago It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so muchTake a look at Sam Altman. I mean, actually do it. Go to Google images, where you can find countless photos of the OpenAI boss smiling in a kind of wan genius way, the humble lost puppy of Silicon Valley. But I urge you to simply cover the bottom half of his face in any of these pictures, and you will immediately clock that Sam has the sad-psycho eyes of the lost woman’s boyfriend who the police have asked to front the missing person’s appeal. Please come home, Sheila – we’re all worried sick and we just want you back.If that joke seems off-colour, or crass, or some kind of manipulative stretch – please, don’t worry. I’m using the OpenAI gold standard of giving-a-toss, where the unwilling subjects of any generated content have to formally, time-consumingly and bureaucratically opt out of being used/abused/exploited any way anyone likes. I haven’t hear...

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1 hour ago Loose Women's Charlene White reveals her dad has taken his own life after 'living with a dark cloud'

The presenter shared the devastating news that her dad took his own life two weeks ago

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2 h. ago Calls for UK government to pardon women executed for witchcraft

Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuriesOn 30 July 1652, seven women were hanged on Penenden Heath in Maidstone, Kent. Witch trials and executions were far from unusual at the time, in the town or elsewhere, but rarely were so many convicted at once.The women – Anne Ashby, Mary Brown, Anne Martyn, Mildred Wright, Susan Pickenden, Anne Wilson and Mary Reade – had been accused by their neighbours of terrible acts including “bewitching to death” a 10-day-old baby, the child’s mother, and another three-year-old. Several were claimed to have “carnally known” the devil in exchange for their monstrous powers. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Loose Women's Charlene White says 'amazing' dad has taken own life

The presenter said she and her family had decided to be open about their loss

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2 h. ago Loose Women star Charlene White reveals her dad died by suicide after battling 'dark cloud he couldn't lift'

‘Hiding emotions and the true depth of our feelings — hurt, pain, shock, grief etc — helps no-one,’ White, 45, wrote in a devastating post

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2 h. ago Famous TV, music and sport stars at Ricky Hatton's funeral as tributes paid to boxing icon

Ricky Hatton is being laid to rest following a huge funeral procession through the streets of his beloved Manchester and a number of famous faces were there to pay their respects

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2 h. ago Loose Women star Charlene White says her ‘amazing’ father has taken his life

White said the family had celebrated Jamaican nine night, a traditional funeral celebration held on the ninth night after a death.

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2 h. ago Loose Women star Charlene White shares heartbreaking tribute after announcing dad has taken his own life

Loene Women star Charlene White has announced the death of her beloved father Denniston, who tragically took his own life two weeks ago, in a heartbreaking social media post.

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2 h. ago Madeleine McCann stalking trial hears dramatic phone call from detective

A trial of two women accused of stalking the McCann family heard a phone call between a key detective on the missing case and a woman who allegedly claimed she is Madeleine

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2 h. ago Chris Hohn’s foundation blames ‘policy environment’ as it stops giving to US charities

Billionaire hedge fund manager’s CIFF has focused donations on issues such as climate change

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2 h. ago Wildly popular Savannah Bananas announce 2026 baseball tour –here is when they are coming to your city

Banana Ball will add two new teams for the 2026 season: the Loco Beach Coconuts and the Indianapolis Clowns

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