34 h. ago Woman struck off as lawyer after claiming she worked more than 24 hours in a day

Samina Ahmed, 46, fiddled her time sheets - claiming to work 28 hours some days - in a bid to take home a £70,000 bonus.

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39 h. ago Lawyer claimed she worked 28 hours a day to get £70k maximum bonus

Lawyer Samina Ahmed, 46, fiddled her time sheets to say she worked more hours than she had in a bid to take home a £70,000 bonus - even putting herself down for 28 hours a day

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40 h. ago Drinkers planning a Dry January are begged to reconsider as figures show pubs closing every day

An average of one pub closed every day in 2025, with almost 2,000 shutting permanently over the past five years, new data reveals.

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59 h. ago Lawyer is struck off after claiming she worked 28 hours a DAY in order to get £70,000 bonus

Samina Ahmed, 46,  routinely recorded that she worked more hours than she had, even saying that for 133 days she had worked more than 24 hours in a day, a tribunal heard.

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3 d. ago Adult star Lily Phillips says career will 'take a back seat' after she gets baptised

EXCLUSIVE: Controversial adult content creator Lily Phillips shot to global infamy when she slept with 100 men in a single day. She has since gone on to sleep with over 1,000 people in a day

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Kyiv cannot win without US support as Putin orders advance in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian president calls latest talks with Trump productive; Zelenskyy says attack on Putin’s residence is ‘lies’. What we know on day 1,406Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine cannot win its war against Russia without US support and accused Moscow of trying to sabotage peace talks after the Kremlin said it had foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence. Zelenskyy described the claim as “typical Russian lies” after his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida, Luke Harding and Sammy Gecsoyler report. The Ukrainian president said Russia was “at it again” and using “dangerous statements” to undermine “diplomatic efforts” with the US to end the conflict. He added: “This alleged ‘residence strike’ story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia’s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war.”Zelenskyy later said his Sunday meeting with Trump was productive. “Can we win with...

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4 d. ago Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks with ‘typical Russian lies’

Russia’s claim it foiled drone attack on Putin residence shows ‘they do not want to finish this war’, Ukrainian president saysVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks and preparing to bomb government buildings after the Kremlin said it had foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence.Zelenskyy described the claim as “typical Russian lies” following his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida. He said Russia was “at it again” and using “dangerous statements” to undermine “diplomatic efforts” with the US to end the conflict. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Nicola Peltz unleashes SECOND 'dig' at the Beckham family's 'behaviour' hours after claiming she 'loves being at home' in LA after husband Brooklyn missed Holly Ramsay's UK wedding

Nicola Peltz has shared another thinly-veiled dig at her in-laws over their 'behaviour' after her husband Brooklyn skipped close friend Holly Ramsay's wedding.

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4 d. ago Nicola Peltz unleashes SECOND 'dig' at the Beckham family's 'behaviour' hours after claiming she 'loves  being at home' in LA after husband Brooklyn missed Holly Ramsay's UK wedding

Nicola Peltz has shared another thinly-veiled dig at her in-laws over their 'behaviour' after her husband Brooklyn skipped close friend Holly Ramsay's wedding.

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5 d. ago What happened to my body after I quit Mounjaro, by CLAUDIA CONNELL. I lost four stone and slimmed to size 10. But after Christmas, the consequences for my skin, looks and weight are truly astonishing

The average person is likely to have gained about 3lbs over the festive period and gorged on 6,000 calories on Christmas Day.

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5 d. ago Claudia Winkleman sheds light on 'truly extraordinary' Traitors series 4

The Traitors series four premieres on BBC One on New Year's Day with 22 contestants competing for up to £120,000

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5 d. ago Trump says Ukraine peace talks in ‘final stages’ as he meets Zelenskyy in Florida

Key topics include security guarantees to prevent Russia from attacking again, with US president saying he believes Putin is serious about peaceRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has said talks to end the war in Ukraine are in their “final stages” as he sat down for a meeting on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida, and insisted that Vladimir Putin was ready to make a peace deal.Trump met Ukraine’s president outside his Mar-a-Lago residence and claimed both warring sides were close to an agreement. Hours earlier the US president held a lengthy phone call with Putin and said he would ring the Kremlin again once talks had concluded. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Root backs McCullum after MCG win but Stokes needs support from system | Ali Martin

Batter says changing management would be ‘silly’ but questions remain over whether the current setup is producing the best playersIn fairness to Australian cricket, it rarely sticks its head in the sand. On Sunday in Melbourne, when 90,000 fans should have been enjoying day three of the fourth Test, they put Matt Page, chief curator at the MCG, in front of the media to face a grilling over that casino of a two-day pitch.Page was contrite, admitted his mistakes, and vowed to never repeat the 10mm of grass that, while designed to guard against hotter weather later in the match, delivered a second hammer blow to Cricket Australia’s finances this series. For all the public anger Stuart Fox, the ground’s chief executive, did not sound as if he was about to issue Page with his marching orders. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Skechers boots 'shoppers do 20,000 steps a day in' now £36 down from £75 in sale

Skechers are a brand many of us will be looking for in sales this Boxing Day but a surprising retailer has one of the best deals we've seen

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8 d. ago Scarlett Moffatt hits back at Strictly 'cheating' claims hours before show

Strictly Come Dancing star Scarlett Moffatt has defended herself after being accused by fans of cheating ahead of the Christmas special

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9 d. ago Millions of UK dog owners issued £1,000 Christmas Day warning

A vet has issued a stark warning

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1 week ago Around 130,000 Scots will spend Christmas Day on their own, shocking figures reveal

A survey by the Salvation Army has found that tens of thousands of Scots will be forced to spend December 25 alone this year.

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2 w. ago Thomas Skinner breaks cover after claims he's 'suing the BBC' over Strictly elimination

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has broken his cover just hours after it was claimed the reality star has allegedly launched a lawsuit against the BBC

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2 w. ago Ukraine faces horror Christmas as Putin ramps up fighting in bitter winter

Putin's 'hundreds of millions of pounds a-day' war machine eats up Moscow's war budget almost as fast as he sacrifices 1,000 troops a-day - but Ukraine faces bitter winter

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2 w. ago Interstellar object's 'heartbeat' changes as it makes closest approach to Earth in just hours

Researchers have pushed back on NASA's claims that 3I/ATLAS is an ordinary comet, just hours before it makes its closest approach to Earth.

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