19 h. ago Teen dead and three injured after shooting at historic New Orleans restaurant and civil rights landmark

Three bystanders visiting the city were injured after shooting victim was chased inside 85-year-old landmark

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27 h. ago Plane crash in Indonesia 'kills all 11 onboard' as Indonesia rescue teams search through wreckage for victims

The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane took off from Yogyakarta for a two-hour flight to Makassar, South Sulawesi, but air traffic control lost contact with it just after 4am UK time.

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30 h. ago Anthony Joshua has ‘desire’ to keep fighting following tragic car crash that killed two friends, claims Oleksandr Usyk

OLEKSANDR USYK believes Anthony Joshua has the "desire" to honour his friends killed in a tragic car crash by returning to the boxing ring. The former two-time heavyweight champion lost his close friends Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami in a horror crash in Nigeria late last month. Joshua, 36, escaped the fatal crash with minor...

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48 h. ago Historic Welsh hotel to close due to rising costs and cancellations

The hotel has been located near the seafront in Llandudno for over a century

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4 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on last night's TV: The best way to attract visitors to a stately home? Scare them to death!

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Running costs at Chavenage are close to £400,000 a year. You could tie yourself in knots trying to generate that sort of income. The answer - monetise the spooks.

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4 d. ago CHRSTOPHER STEVENS on last night's TV: The best way to attract visitors to a stately home? Scare them to death!

CHRSTOPHER STEVENS: Running costs at Chavenage are close to £400,000 a year. You could tie yourself in knots trying to generate that sort of income. The answer - monetise the spooks.

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4 d. ago Where iconic restaurant chain will shut 16 branches across UK — see full list

As TGI Fridays becomes the latest high-street staple to close some of its branches due to high costs, Daily Star looks at where in the country customers will be set to lose out on their favourite dishes

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6 d. ago Picturesque village less than 30 miles from Manchester 'steeped in history'

The charming village is steeped in history with abbey ruins and top-rated Michelin Guide restaurant

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8 d. ago High costs and family fallouts prompt wealthy to close investment offices

Number of private wealth-management companies for rich individuals has grown in the US over the past decade

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1 week ago Maison Bleue: ‘Eclectic’ Scottish restaurant to close down after 28 years amid ‘soaring’ operating costs

A family-run restaurant that has been open for 28 years will close down at the end of the month.

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1 week ago ‘The pressure is too much’: Lesotho’s garment workers on the frontline of Trump tariffs

Women gather outside factories hoping for work as the economy struggles under US export taxesEvery morning at 7am, women gather outside clothing factories in Maseru, the capital of the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, hoping to be offered work. However, since Donald Trump imposed swingeing global tariffs in April 2025, those opportunities have been fewer and farther between.Moleboheng Matsepe lost her full-time job sewing sports leggings for the California brand Fabletics in 2023. She was initially able to pick up three-month contracts, but has not had any work since September. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Historic Greek restaurant in Fitzrovia where diners included the Beatles faces being stripped of licence

Police want 90-year-old Elysée to have its licence revoked due to ‘multiple breaches’ of public safety rules

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1 week ago Warning of unemployment surge as business costs force companies to close

The search for jobs is becoming increasingly tough and more firms could be set to shut their doors

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2 w. ago Partick Thistle star pulls back curtain on incredible fightback after suffering SIX significant knee injuries

Midfielder was told he could be out for 18 months but has fought back in half of that and is desperate to make up for lost time by helping the Jags push for promotion.

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2 w. ago Touching moment Rangers boss Danny Rohl consoles Wilfried Nancy before Celtic gaffer makes sharp exit after derby shock

THERE was little sympathy from the Celtic support for Wilfried Nancy after he lost his first Old Firm derby as manager. However, the under-pressure Celtic boss did receive a moment of consolation from rival manager Danny Rohl, who appeared to sympathise with the Frenchman at full-time. Nancy has now lost six of his eight matches...

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2 w. ago Sydney has a history of hosting Ashes comebacks – and launching dynasties | Geoff Lemon

Classic New Years Tests offer clues for how England and Australia can end this series on their terms at the SCG and set up for the nextIf you’re an England cricket team, a Test in Sydney doesn’t look so bad. The last few weeks have merited constant updating of England’s horrible streak in Australia since January 1987, which last week’s Melbourne win improved only as far as 51 played, seven won, eight drawn, 36 lost. In Sydney over that time, the calculation is a little friendlier, at 10 played, four drawn, two won, only four lost.So while the trophy is gone, a strong showing in this match could offer optimism that it might be a springboard for the future. Sydney has a history of involvement in Ashes comebacks, whether within a match, within a series, or in the longer term. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘By 15, I was hanging out with Skrillex’: the idiosyncratic club music of reformed EDM kid Villager

Disillusioned by his early EDM success, Alex Young bought hardware, embraced UK dance culture – and reinvented himselfFrom Washington, DCRecommended if you like Floating Points, Jon Hopkins, Joy OrbisonUp next A slew of new music from the vaultIt was probably the moment when he was paid $10,000 to DJ a spin fitness class that Alex Young, barely 16 at the time, felt he had lost touch with what music was all about. “At 13, I was like, if I could ever hang out with Skrillex, my life would be complete,” he says, sipping a pilsner on an icy day in Washington DC. “Then by 15, I’m doing it.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Our house was 6ft under water but they say it's not cost effective to protect us

The Williamses worry it is only a matter of time before their home of three decades is lost

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3 w. ago Injuries mean Liverpool have not got value for money, says Arne Slot

Alexander Isak, Giovanni Leoni and Jeremie Frimpong cost close to £200million.

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3 w. ago ‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast

An initiative linking people across race, class and faith offers an antidote to silence, hate and growing divisionDonate to the charity appeal hereAs a black woman in Northern Ireland, Maureen Hamblin knows that racism comes in many forms. “It’s not just the smashing in of shop windows,” she says. “It can be quiet, it can be silent.”Bystanders who hear racist remarks and remain mute, as if oblivious, amplify the hurt and leave victims feeling alone and isolated, a recurring experience that left Hamblin drained. “There was a time when I’d lost a lot of faith in white people, in white men.” Continue reading...

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