70 m. ago French prisoner The Fly arrested nine months after van escape

The prison van containing Mohamed Amra was ambushed by gunmen in a bloody attack last May that left two guards dead

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94 m. ago Terminal cancer patient wins apology from health board after she was told of condition 'without any thought'

Samantha Robinson-Byrne, 54, said her life was 'destroyed' after a nurse told her she had an inoperable tumour during a short phone call last July.

Science

1 hour ago Trump was ‘right’ to approach Putin over Ukraine, UK minister insists

The education secretary has defended Donald Trump’s decision to phone Vladimir Putin but said ‘there can be no settlement’ without Ukraine

Politics

2 h. ago Former royal aide recalls Prince William's heartbreaking reaction during phone call following news that Kate had cancer

Jason Knauf has shared insights from the royal family as part of a new documentary for 60 Minutes Australia.

Politics

4 h. ago Criminals with devices used in 40% of car thefts face up to five years in prison

A new law will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday.

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5 h. ago Our home has been struck by the dreaded head lice. Must we all shave our heads?

The treatment for lice has improved since our day, but their presence is no less horrifyingMy daughter hadn’t been in nursery for an hour when the phone call came. My darling child, I was informed, had head lice, and I was to collect her at once.At pickup, they pointed at her head and told me they’d seen something ‘wriggling’. Pathetically, I examined her scalp and insisted I couldn’t see anything. This was my first experience of head lice since childhood, so I will admit to being embarrassed. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Innocent man freed after 30 years in prison: ‘Everybody is looking at their phones now’

One of the first places Gordon Cordeiro visited when a judge ordered his release was his mother’s grave

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9 h. ago 'I was told over the phone by a stranger that I have months to live'

Samantha Robinson-Byrne says a call from a nurse practitioner at University Hospital of Wales informing her she probably had months to live came as a huge shock and felt careless

Politics

9 h. ago Man lost his entire career because of what police found on his phone

Police found almost 800 child abuse pictures and films

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12 h. ago Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother's grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones

A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother's gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different

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13 h. ago Robbie Williams claims psychic powers after UFO sightings dry up: 'I think of people and they phone'

The Angels singer, 51, has long been fascinated by the unexplained, but the pop icon says his days of spotting UFOs are behind him - replaced instead by eerie premonitions.

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13 h. ago British iPhone designer admits 'not so positive consequences' of device still 'weigh' on him

Sir Jony Ive admitted that he and his family face the challenge of over-reliance on the phone, which the 57-year-old helped to design when he worked with Apple between 1992 and 2019.

Politics

17 h. ago Notorious 'drug kingpin' dubbed 'The Fly' is arrested in Romania months after he was sprung from prison van in ambush that left two guards dead

Notorious 'drug kingpin', Mohamed Amra, known as 'The Fly' has been arrested in Romania after staging a deadly escape killing two guards and leaving others seriously injured nine months ago. 

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18 h. ago Blake Lively criticizes ‘offensive’ magazine cover showing her and Justin Baldoni at war

The Hollywood Reporter cover shows Lively holding a phone loaded into a slingshot

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18 h. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago The Fly: French Gangster who escaped prison in deadly attack is finally caught

He was arrested in Romania

Events

21 h. ago Inmates locked up in UK prison given dancing lessons and invited to 'film nights'

Female inmates at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire have been offered line dancing lessons and can attend film nights featuring popcorn and fizzy pop as part of the prison's incentive scheme

Events

21 h. ago This man robbed someone's phone 20 years ago, he's still in prison

Despite psychologists who have worked with Douglas determining he is safe for release, the Parole Board has never decided to release him and he has now served over eight times his original sentence.

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22 h. ago Keir Starmer reveals what he told Zelensky on call before flying to meet Trump

The PM spoke on the phone to Ukraine's president yesterday, before also speaking to European Commission President Ursula Von Der Lyon today

Politics

23 h. ago Hamas freed five Israeli hostages under phase one of ceasefire

Hamas has released five Israeli hostages, including Avera Mengistu, who had been held captive in Gaza for over ten years.

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