29 h. ago NADINE DORRIES: I believe there's only one excuse left for Harry's behaviour... and here's what it says about Meghan

In 1984 I was running a school in Central Africa just as the AIDS pandemic hit. At the time, we had no idea why formerly fit and healthy men and women were suddenly starting to die before our eyes.

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30 h. ago NADINE DORRIES: This week's chaos has exposed Meghan's narcissistic, self

In 1984 I was running a school in Central Africa just as the AIDS pandemic hit. At the time, we had no idea why formerly fit and healthy men and women were suddenly starting to die before our eyes.

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35 h. ago ‘Chasing a high through rave music got dark’: Aya on hexes, Huddersfield and her hardcore horror electronics

A revelation at Pontins fuelled the producer to avant garde acclaim. But with ‘sublime’ sounds came struggles with substances. Her intense new album peels back the plaster‘Kissed by a witch, I got hexed!” Aya howls through a storm of screaming electronics and bass groans on I Am the Pipe I Hit Myself With. The song revisits a time before Aya Sinclair was one of the UK avant garde’s most exciting talents – when she was still a Huddersfield teenager, newly into Christian rock. The music gave her “this tingly, bubbly sensation”, she says. “And someone said: ‘This is the holy spirit.’” The experience led her to join a Pentecostal congregation for a couple of years, but after confiding in a church friend about some “feelings” – Sinclair would later come out as a trans woman – she was “kicked out for being queer, essentially. I was given an ultimatum, to either closet myself or leave.” As she whispers in this track, over the quickening click of a Geiger counter, “they had me out on a witc...

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36 h. ago DVSA to introduce new rule as driving test wait times hit record high

The number of test centres with a 24-week waiting time has nearly doubled

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40 h. ago Sydney Sweeney reunites with Glen Powell amid romance rumours after calling off wedding

Actress Sydney Sweeney spent time with co-star Glen Powell and his family after being hit with romance rumours before she called off her wedding to Jonathan Davino

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48 h. ago Changes to driving test rules as learners hit by record waiting time

The Department for Transport has previously announced a series of measures aimed at tackling the backlog

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3 d. ago King Charles sends message of condolence to the people of Myanmar after devastating earthquake

A total of 1,644 people have now been confirmed dead as a result of the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which hit at midday local time on Friday

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4 d. ago X down for second time in two days as thousands hit with error message

Social media users have reported that X has gone down again

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4 d. ago Revealed: Government suggested demolishing and replacing Hammersmith Bridge or turning it into a 'monument'

EXCLUSIVE: Ideas for bridge’s future were ‘quickly’ dismissed but the crossing could potentially stay car-free forever, document reveals

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5 d. ago Coronation Street fans say 'I fear' as they 'work out' Carla Connor's response to Lisa Swain's blame

Fans of the ITV soap think they have 'worked out' her possible next step - but not everyone is happy about it

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5 d. ago Netflix Adolescence star breaks down in tears as she explains why she can't watch hit series back

Christine Tremarco has been left in tears every time she has watched Netflix's hit drama series Adolescence, due to the emotional storyline and the performances of her co-stars.

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6 d. ago Duffy looks ageless as Welsh singer behind 2008 hit Mercy is seen for first time in 10 years

Duffy, whose real name is Aimée Anne Duffy, has been seen for the first time in 10 years as she teased a new remix of her iconic 2008 hit, Mercy

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6 d. ago Fundraising campaign for defibrillator in Kirkcudbright community 'cut off' by bridge closure

Residents at The Merse are concerned that the closure of the town's bridge will leave them stranded in the event of an emergency.

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7 d. ago ITV reveals future of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? as Jeremy Clarkson

The former Top Gear presenter, 64, has fronted the hit quiz show since 2018, during which time hundreds of thousands of pounds have been won, and features like Ask The Host have been added.

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7 d. ago Adolescence, the backlash: the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times

From online hate to being mobbed in public, having a televisual smash is becoming increasingly fraught. Should Netflix have hidden its stars away in a safe house?Strangers turning up at your house, a vehicle vandalised, violent commentary online, eyes tracking you as you shop – the last episode of Adolescence chillingly shows the modern consequences of sudden public attention.But the creators of the Netflix show – already seeming certain to sweep the prizes in next year’s TV awards – have, in an upsetting case of life imitating drama, experienced something of this attention (although without, we hope, the criminal elements). Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Lifeboat crews fear response times will be hit by closure of bridge in Kirkcudbright

The closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge will impact Coastguard and lifeboat crew members responding to a call out.

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7 d. ago Lifeboat crews fear response times will be hit by closure of bridge in Kircudbright

The closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge will impact Coastguard and lifeboat crew members responding to a call out.

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7 d. ago The sudden, surprising rise of beard transplants: ‘This industry is a wild west’

Demand for facial hair surgery is soaring – despite the dangers that lurk in an unregulated industry. Are the risks worth it for the chance of a thicker, fuller beard?Of all the teenage anxieties that can take root, beard growth – or the lack of it – was the one that really got to Vikram Arora. His facial hair was patchier than a drought-hit lawn and by the time he went to college he was very self-conscious. “You’d have older guys coming in with a bit of stubble and it was almost this guilty secret where I’d be thinking: ‘I wish I could have that,’” he says.It was the 90s and George Michael’s sculpted goatee was everywhere. Arora, who is 47 and lives in Essex, remembers being racked with envy as he admired Tom Ford’s designer stubble in a photo in a clothes shop. At one point, he took to stealing his sister’s mascara wand in an attempt to fill in the gaps. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Emergency closure of Dumfries and Galloway bridge to be subject of urgent council report

The crossing was closed to vehicles with just one hour's notice, sparking concerns about what will happen in an emergency.

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8 d. ago Seaside street in UK town where you can buy a home for just £100,000

Penfold Road, in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, has an average house price of just £100,000 - and it could be a bargain for first time buyers. Especailly those set to be hit by a rise in stamp duty

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