2 h. ago Ryan Thomas hails 'best day of my life' as he celebrates with daughter Scarlett, 17

The former Coronation Street star, 41, posed with his teenage daughter Scarlett, to announce some major news in a post on Instagram.

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3 h. ago Renfrewshire Council expects to appoint head teacher for new school in Bishopton's Dargavel Village early this year

Recruitment is underway for the post at Thistle Primary School which is due to open in August 2027.

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4 h. ago Army veteran carried out petrol bomb attack on police station

Jamie Taylor, 34, admitted throwing three Molotov cocktails at police vans parked outside the station in May last year

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4 h. ago 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – Nia DaCosta’s sequel goes further than its predecessor dared

Danny Boyle cedes directorial duties to the ‘Candyman’ filmmaker for a bold and deceptively playful post-apocalyptic follow-up

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4 h. ago 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – Ralph Fiennes is phenomenal in best chapter yet of zombie horror

A murderous Clockwork-Orangey gang take on the zombies in this gruesome and energised fourquel. It’s the finest of the 28 franchise by a blood-curdling mileIt’s very rare for a fourquel to be the best film in a franchise, but that’s how things stand with the chequered 28 Days Later series. In this one, which follows immediately on from the previous episode, 28 Years Later, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell bring pure death-metal craziness. There is real energy and drama in this latest iteration of the post-apocalyptic zombie horror-thriller saga, created by director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland back in 2003, with Nia DaCosta taking over directing duties for this film. Fiennes’s dance to Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast is basically one of the most extraordinary moments of his career. At the screening I attended, we were on our feet, looking for a speaker bin to headbang into. The band surely has to rerelease this track with Fiennes’s performance as a new official vi...

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5 h. ago Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry

Wall Street's relationship with the Trump administration is souring

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6 h. ago Man Utd ANNOUNCE Michael Carrick as 12th manager since Sir Alex Ferguson as he wins club legends’ battle with Solskjaer

MICHAEL CARRICK has been confirmed as the new interim boss at Manchester United after BEATING Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to the post. United spoke with both ex-players this week before deciding to go with Carrick, who has been out of a job since leaving Middlesbrough last year. Carrick, 44, takes over from former team-mate Darren Fletcher,...

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6 h. ago ‘I’ve had vets chasing lorries down the motorway’: The ‘hell’ of post

Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport called Brexit a nightmare, and said he hoped a reset with the EU would mean ‘light at the end of the tunnel’British vets have been forced to chase lorries down the motorway on their way to Dover due to the “pure hell” of Brexit paperwork needed by inspectors in Calais, MPs have been told.Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told the business and trade committee that Brexit has been a costly and logistic nightmare, and hopes of a reset with the EU represented “light at the end of the tunnel”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Pilot killed in horror M62 crash got married in Vegas just three months before

Ryanair pilots Matthew Greenhalgh and Jamie Fernandes both tragically died when their taxi was crushed between two lorries

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7 h. ago Pedestrian dies in collision involving two lorries on M5 motorway

A section of the M5 remains closed hours after a fatal incident on Tuesday morning

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7 h. ago Gavin Newsom comes out swinging against California billionaire tax

Ballot initiative, opposed by the ultra-wealthy, would levy one-time 5% tax on individuals worth more than $1bnCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, renewed his pledge this week to fight a controversial plan to tax billionaires in the state. The proposed ballot measure, which could go to voters in November, has gained public attention recently amid heavy criticism and threats from tech moguls to leave the state.In interviews with Politico and the New York Times published on Monday, Newsom described his office’s efforts to kill the proposed billionaire tax and told the Times he would “do what I have to do to protect the state”. As a direct-to-voters ballot initiative, Newsom would not have the power to veto the tax if the proposal passed. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Brian May shares heartbreaking death statement as he says 'life will never be the same again'

The Queen rocker said 'life will never be the same again' in a tear jerking post

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8 h. ago Jon Stewart on the Minneapolis ICE shooting: ‘We are in a confusing, dark place’

Late-night hosts discussed national outrage over the killing of Renee Nicole Good as the Trump administration ramps up ICE operations in MinneapolisLate-night hosts recapped a weekend of nationwide protests over the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer as Donald Trump made a social media post referring to himself as the “acting president” of Venezuela. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'He'll be out of prison in EIGHT years': Husband's fury over lenient sentence for cowboy roofer who mowed down and killed his 'inspirational' wife in 70mph police chase as they played golf

Clinton Harrison looked on in court today as the man who robbed him of 'his world', his inspirational wife Suzanne Cherry, was jailed for 13-and-a-half years

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8 h. ago 'After being married for just three months, I became a widow aged 27': Ryanair pilot's wife tells of her grief as lorry driver is jailed for killing her husband

The grieving widow of one of two Ryanair pilots killed in a horrific motorway crash told of her 'struggle to see how I have a future' as the lorry driver responsible was jailed for 10 years.

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9 h. ago Cat owners urged to ‘keep pets indoors’ when it hits ‘dangerously low’ temperature this week

MUCH like us, our pets are not particularly fond of the cold temperatures we are experiencing. A vet has shared how to protect your cats this winter and when it becomes 'dangerously cold' for them to be outdoors. One of the most challenging things about having a pet is their limited ability to express discomfort...

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9 h. ago Nicolas Kuhn post Celtic transfer woes laid bare as Cesc Fabregas delivers ultimatum to £17m misfit

The out-of-form Como star has struggled to live up to his hefty price tag

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9 h. ago Moment police dog chases down suspect minutes after elderly man's house burgled

The incident was captured on a bodycam

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9 h. ago RSPB 'locks down' X account over artificial intelligence row

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said it would not post on the platform for the foreseeable future

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9 h. ago Police officer who Tasered suspected burglar on shed before fall left him in a wheelchair is cleared of assault

PC Liam Newman, 31, gave chase and twice shot towards 61-year-old Leonard Sandiford, who suffered life-changing injuries in Woodford Green, east London.

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