34 m. ago Senior consultant behind 'toxic culture' at hospital convicted of 12 counts of sexual assault

A jury dismissed Dr Amal Bose's claims his behaviour was just 'banter'

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63 m. ago Billionaires' Row 'tramp', 57, banned from Hyde Park over his 'swan whispering' after he rammed a woman with his bicycle who filmed him 'stroking, cuddling and kissing' the birds

An eccentric homeless bird lover known as the 'Swan Whisperer' who lives in a doorway on London's Billionaire's Row has been banned from Hyde Park after a fight over a swan.

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79 m. ago Sabrina Carpenter risks the wrath of Gen Z fans as she teases very divisive concert ban

Singing superstar Sabrina Carpenter has recently released her new single Manchild which is sitting at number one in the music charts, but fans may not be able to film her performing it at her next show

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98 m. ago Bank of Scotland customers could face major changes in overdraft charges

From now on, all new customers at Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds will get a 29.9% representative overdraft rate – here’s how that change could hit your wallet.

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1 hour ago Two inmates die in three days inside troubled Greater Manchester prison

A prison watchdog is investigating after Gavin Banks, 48, and Dylan Rose, 29, were found dead at HMP Hindley in Wigan

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2 h. ago Mayor will ‘come up with plan C’ if police try to impose ban on Budapest Pride

Leader says LGBTQ+ march in Hungarian capital will go ahead despite Viktor Orbán’s government’s rulingThe mayor of Budapest has vowed to go ahead with the city’s Pride march next weekend, declaring he will “come up with a plan C” even if the police try to impose a government-backed ban.Hungarian police said on Thursday they were banning the country’s main Pride march from taking place in the capital, citing recent legislation passed by Viktor Orbán’s government that prohibits the promotion of same-sex relationships to under-18s. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Stocks dip as Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

The FTSE 100 index closed down 51.67 points, 0.6%, at 8,791.80.

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2 h. ago £30k for being compared to Darth Vader. £25k for a birthday card. £17k for being called a weirdo. How Britain's employment tribunals became a laughing stock... and have reached breaking point

When Lorna Rooke's NHS colleagues entered her personality traits into a light-hearted online quiz they had no idea this apparently innocent piece of workplace banter would lead to a court hearing.

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2 h. ago Biggest NHS trust in London to be sued over 'discriminatory' uniform policy silencing support for Palestine

Barts Health NHS Trust has banned staff from displaying symbols seen as politically or nationally affiliated

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2 h. ago Student, 22, could have been saved from an overdose if police had left a voicemail for her parents during desperate search for her address

Amy Levy, 22, deliberately took an overdose of prescription pills at her student digs in Bristol while on the phone to a friend, who alerted the police as her condition deteriorated.

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3 h. ago New project capturing memories of Scottish whaling communities launched by historian Dan Snow

The Whalers’ Memory Bank brings together new and lost stories of Scottish whalers and their intrepid adventures on South Georgia island.

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3 h. ago 'My friend moved in but she's turned into the lodger from hell'

Resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a reader shocked by her friend's behaviour now she's her flatmate, and doesn't see why she should be the one to leave

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3 h. ago Nine Inch Nails at the O2: 'Trent Reznor is the last great art rock star'

Despite technical problems, Nine Inch Nails prove that they are still pushing the boundaries of music and perhaps the perfect band for dark times

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3 h. ago Voices: Don’t panic, chancellor – there’s still hope for interest rate cuts

Forget homeowners with tracker mortgages or those desperate for a better deal – the person who’s hurting the most from the Bank of England’s decision not to lower interest rates is Rachel Reeves, says James Moore

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3 h. ago Bring Me the Horizon fans are just finding out band got name from 'inspiring' film

Bring Me the Horizon - the British rock band formed in 2004 - have released several albums and singles over the years, but not everyone knows the history behind their band name

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3 h. ago Interest rates UK: Bank of England move today could make a mortgage more costly

The rate decision offers little relief as bills stay high and pressure on households grows 💸

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3 h. ago YouTube profits from Andrew Tate content despite banning him from platform

Expert accuses platforms of ‘knowingly profit from the spread of hate and harm’ and called on UK and EU regulators to intervene

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3 h. ago Kate Middleton Ascot confusion deepens as everyone misses key 'friend' detail

Princess Kate did not attend Royal Ascot with her husband, despite originally being listed in the carriage procession, but confusion has deepened after the attendance of several of her close pals

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3 h. ago Things to do in London this weekend, from BST Open House to the return of Haim

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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4 h. ago ‘Death is complicated and kaleidoscopically beautiful’: Jerskin Fendrix on his emotional new album – and life after Oscar success

The British composer broke into Hollywood as Yorgos Lanthimos’s go-to guy on Poor Things and more. But his heart remains in Shropshire – the backdrop to his ambitious, grief-stricken latest recordThe sun is shining, birds are tweeting and a river gently flows just yards away as Jerskin Fendrix tells me about his love of growing up in Shropshire. “It was so gorgeous and majestic,” he says, sitting in the garden of a friend’s house where he spent a lot of time in his youth. “It was nature, forests and hills and then just normal teenage life. The combination of this numinous, big landscape and getting wasted in a cornfield with your mates listening to Kanye West on a Bluetooth speaker while seeing a massive sunset.”Such vivid scenes fill his latest album, Once Upon a Time in Shropshire. The opening track, Beth’s Farm, captures an idyllic scene where animals roam and rural teens party. “I thought it was a really nice symbol of this naive innocence,” he says. “Trying to get across how bu...

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