64 m. ago Brooke Vincent offers Coronation Street fans return update six years after exit

The actress is famed for having played Sophie Webster in the ITV soap, with Brooke joining the cast of the long-running show in 2004

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80 m. ago Brentford set for double fitness boost as duo step up returns before West Ham clash

Bees pair set to play in under-21 derby fixture against west London rivals QPR this week

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1 hour ago Three teenagers arrested after boy, 17, brutally stabbed in machete brawl

Nearby residents were left 'terrified' after the incident erupted in the street

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2 h. ago Life after DIY SOS: How one family's TV renovation dream turned to nightmare when the cameras stopped rolling

The family from Corby, Northamptonshire, took part in the hit BBC show, hosted by Nick Knowles and his team, in October 2019.

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2 h. ago Experts reveal ultimate longevity test and how do it at home

From Apple Watches to Oura Rings, many of us have become a little bit obsessed with tracking our health-but there's one key metric we may be overlooking, experts say.

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3 h. ago ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app

Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emergingThis month, indie musicians in San Francisco gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored “what it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies”.The events, held at Bathers library, featured speakers from indie station KEXP, labels Cherub Dream Records and Dandy Boy Records, and DJ collectives No Bias and Amor Digital. What began as a small run of talks quickly sold out and drew international interest. People as far away as Barcelona and Bengaluru emailed the organizers asking how to host similar events. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago How diverse is YOUR street? After Robert Jenrick claims there are areas in Britain with 'no white faces', the Daily Mail deep dives the truth behind his claims

Robert Jenrick's comments this week have reignited an age-old question - what does multiculturalism really look like?

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3 h. ago Schoolboy faces explosives charge after bomb squad called to residential street

Police, specialist forensics officers and an army bomb disposal unit were present at a home in Monkseaton this week - a schoolboy has been charged with possession of an explosive substance

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3 h. ago West Lothian Labour leader slams SNP after failed no confidence vote

Lawrence Fitzpatrick branded Tuesday’s special meeting calling for the vote as a move designed to wreck a “stable minority Labour administration”.

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4 h. ago Diane Keaton's reclusive final months revealed after her death at 79, as details of the astonishing $100M fortune she leaves her two adopted children emerge

Accompanied by her beloved dog Reggie, Diane Keaton showed no sign of ill health as she promoted National Pet Day with Instagram followers in April.

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4 h. ago ‘Rashes, pain, blisters and bleeding’ are we glossing over the dangers of manicures?

Gel and acrylic varnishes have been blamed for a host of unpleasant side-effects, stretching far beyond the fingertips. Some ingredients have been banned – but will that be enough to make the process safe?From French tips to glazed doughnuts, shimmering cat eye to high-shine chrome, getting your nails done is the beauty trend that refuses to fade. Gel polish, dip powder, acrylic overlays whatever the method, the demand for durable, chip-resistant, manicured nails is so strong that salons now often outnumber high street bank branches in the UK.But behind the glossy finish lies a more complicated story. Last month, the European Union banned TPO – an ingredient that helps gel polish to harden under UV light – after animal studies suggested it could harm fertility or a developing foetus. The UK is expected to follow next year. It’s not the first safety red flag: Hema, another common ingredient, was restricted in DIY nail kits in 2021 after a surge in cases of allergic contact dermatitis...

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4 h. ago Voices: We should be ashamed of ourselves for casting Jennifer Aniston into a role she never wanted

The ‘Friends’ star is an example of how successful women are judged, scrutinised and pigeonholed for not fitting into the mould society has created for them, says Olivia Petter

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5 h. ago 'I bought two rare items in a charity shop for £2 that people dream of finding'

A woman’s charity shop outing took a surprising turn when she uncovered two highly sought-after items she’d been hunting for, known to fetch good prices on the resale market

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5 h. ago Diane Keaton's reclusive final months: How legendary actress retreated from public life and stunned friends by putting the 'dream home' she swore she'd never leave on the market 

Accompanied by her beloved dog Reggie, Diane Keaton showed no sign of ill health as she promoted National Pet Day with Instagram followers in April.

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5 h. ago Lisa Snowdon's £20 high street bodysuit looks like Skims and 'fits like a dream'

Lisa Snowdon's latest outfit has sent fans into a frenzy, with many asking where her figure-hugging bodysuit is from

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6 h. ago ‘I wanted to write more than I wanted to have children’: author Sarah Perry on rejecting motherhood

When the novelist was faced with the decision of whether to pursue fertility treatment or focus on her career, her literary ambitions kicked inFifteen years ago, having said all my life that I never wanted a baby, that I couldn’t fathom why any free woman would do such a thing to her body and her mind, I suddenly and passionately wanted a child. I remember where I was when this feeling, so heretical to me, arrived: it was early morning in London, and having come down Fleet Street on my way to work, I was standing at the till of a newsagents to pay for a Diet Coke, a flapjack and a pack of Silk Cut. There were no children there and no pregnant women; nothing had been said or done to change my mind. It had simply landed on me, and more or less immediately – because I’ve never known how to control an impulse, and because I was 30, which seemed to me then a great age – my husband, Robert, and I set about trying to have a child.When for s...

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7 h. ago Brooke Vincent admits 'I'd love to go back' as she addresses Coronation Street comeback

Coronation Street legend Brooke Vincent has hinted that she could be set for a soap return as fan favourite Sophie Webster six years after she was last seen in Weatherfield

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7 h. ago Coronation Street legend admits 'I'd love to go back' six years after exit

Brooke Vincent has opened up about the possibility of returning to Coronation Street as Sophie Webster, after taking an extended period of leave from the soap

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7 h. ago Two children found dead in house as woman arrested on suspicion of murder

Staffordshire Police have confirmed the tragic deaths of two children at a property on Corporation Street in Stafford this morning as a 43-year-old has been arrested

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8 h. ago ‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for helpWhen film-makers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited Alabama’s Easterling prison in 2019, they found a deceptively pleasant scene. Like Alabama’s 13 other prisons, Easterling largely prohibits media access, but allowed the documentarians to film its annual volunteer-run barbecue, a sunny day in which incarcerated men, most of them Black, ate fresh roasts to live music and sermons. On camera, men danced and smiled. But off camera, many more told a different story – horrific beatings, unreported stabbings, unimaginable violence swept under the rug and appalling conditions that “ain’t fit for human society”. Cries for help emerged from inside the sweltering, filthy dorms. When Jarecki approached the voices, a prison official shut down filming, claiming that it was unsafe for him to speak to the men without a police chaperone.“It was very clear that there were are...

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