36 m. ago Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies

Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facilityWhile there has been no shortage of politicians eager to raise concerns about China’s proposed “mega embassy” near the Tower of London, the espionage community quietly takes a different view, arguing that concerns about the development are exaggerated and misplaced.The domestic Security Service, MI5, is already quietly welcoming the prospect of rationalising China’s seven diplomatic sites to one, but a more significant argument is that modern technology and the nature of the Chinese threat means that, in the words of one former British intelligence officer, “embassies are less and less relevant”. Continue reading...

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41 m. ago Maya Jama Love Island skincare routine is just two hydrating K

Love Island host Maya Jama has shared the two K-beauty skincare products she's been using to prepare her skin for the new series of the ITV2 dating show

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47 m. ago Businesses near Glasgow 'drug consumption room' report crime surge

"I'd say since that centre has opened, it has got worse down here. I think because here's the place to be for them [drug users], and they're all congregating in certain areas, they're all basically got a local hangout to be in."

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55 m. ago ‘Even thinking about Coldplay I get tearful’: Denise Lewis’s honest playlist

The former heptathlete throws shapes to Cameo and got gold-medal inspiration from Whitney, but which rapper helps get her out of bed?The first song I fell in love with I was at nursery school when Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was the song of the moment. I remember seeing the video on Top of the Pops, which is chilling at first, but epic when it gets to the big guitar break.The first single I bought My mum had this little record player that used to keep me very entertained, so I got her to buy me Ring My Bell by Anita Ward for my birthday or Christmas, from a record shop in Wolverhampton. Continue reading...

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56 m. ago Gemma Collins ready to get 'real again' in 2026 after toughest year yet

Gemma Collins is manifesting a positive 2026 after a tough 2025, which saw her mum hospitalised, and is desperate to keep it real going forward

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1 hour ago Australian Open player comes to aid of collapsing ball girl during record

Zeynep Sonmez is the first Turkish player to reach the second round of the Australian Open women’s singles

Sport

1 hour ago Toddler, 2, left fighting for life after mum noticed chest turning blue in bath

Louisa Shilleto, 37, knew "something was not right" during the evening routine for toddler Charlie after she noticed the veins in his chest had turned an alarming shade of blue

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1 hour ago 'My kids would love another Spice Girls reunion tour,' says singer, who is 50 this week

As Baby Spice turns 50, we take a look back over her incredible life as one of the most famous women in the world - and reveal how she likes to party

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2 h. ago Long Lost Family shock as man discovered his 'parents' were really grandparents and sister was his mum

An extraodinary search for Scott Shearer this week on the emotional ITV show

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2 h. ago Peter Andre's sad realisation as mum reaches milestone amid heartbreaking 'decline'

Peter Andre has admitted that it is "really hard" for him to discuss his mum's decline and shared the realisation the heartbreaking circumstances have led him to

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2 h. ago Peter Andre shares sad realisation as mum reaches milestone amid heartbreaking 'decline'

Peter Andre has admitted that it is "really hard" for him to discuss his mum's decline and shared the realisation the heartbreaking circumstances have led him to

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3 h. ago 'There was smoke pouring through the door while I was holding my tiny little baby'

A young mum was left terrified when a 'faulty' fire door caused smoke to pool into her flat.

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3 h. ago Greater Manchester Police bought a computer system and wasted £46million of your money

SPECIAL REPORT: An IT system meant to modernise GMP instead helped plunge the force into crisis. Now seven years later its long-promised replacement has still not arrived. John Scheerhout reports.

Economics

3 h. ago Pep Guardiola has already won over Manchester United transfer target's mum

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was clear about his admiration of an English talent who is also being eyed up by Manchester United

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3 h. ago Bride dies 7 weeks after wedding as mum backs brain tumour clinical trials

Natalie, 31, from Warwickshire died in November 2021 after battling a brain tumour since 2017, with her mum now supporting a new initiative to help other families

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3 h. ago 'I can't put into words what he did to me': Will the Nordic model safeguard women in Scotland?

A Nordic model of prostitution could be ‘game changing’ for Scotland - but supporters fear the clock is ticking down

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3 h. ago London leaver: 'My £400k Glastonbury home cost a third what I sold for in Camberwell'

Katie Young says swapping south London for Somerset offered an affordable new start post divorce

Economics

3 h. ago I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be

My experience of court was eye-opening. And when I sat in on other cases, I realised how often mothers are vilifiedIt’s 1836 and the French writer George Sand is swimming in the River Indre with her clothes on, weighed down by layers of ankle-length fabric. To anyone passing by, she must look mad or worse – driven by a death wish. But for her there is the relief of cool water sluicing hot skin, after walking for hours in 30C heat. She’s been moving all day because if she stops she’ll remember how frightened she is: she’s about to go to court to fight for her children against a husband driven by punitive anger.Custodire. To care. To look after. To guard. To restrain. Maternal care is, we are constantly told, the most natural of functions. But for century after century, women who transgress the expected norms of what a mother should be have battled for their children and been found wanting. Maternal care comes at a price when the law is involved. And all too often custody can be more ...

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5 h. ago Katie Allan's mum welcomes report that found 'routine contempt' toward women in jails

Mum Linda, whose daughter Katie took her own life at Polmont has welcomed an independent report which has found “routine ­institutional contempt” toward women in jails.

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8 h. ago Model groomed by Jeffrey Epstein says paedophile 'flew her to Balmoral to massage Andrew'

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is said to have personally welcomed Epstein, his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell and the 25-year-old model when they arrived at the castle in 1999.

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