41 m. ago DIY accidents on the rise as two thirds of adults admit they have been hurt doing it

A poll of 2,000 adults found 90% have taken on home improvement at one time or another, with 12% needing medical attention during the process

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55 m. ago Billie Piper on toxic masculinity, raising teens, and playing complex characters: ‘I’ve been a woman on the edge – I’m not afraid of it!’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor talks carving out a niche playing people at breaking point, the ‘dreamy’ romcom she’s currently writing, and what she really thought of that Prince Andrew interview“I’ve had so many coffees, I feel hysterical,” says Billie Piper. The 42-year-old actor has set up camp in a caff in Camden, London, while she finishes the final draft of a romcom she’s working on – a follow-up to her 2021 directorial debut, Rare Beasts. Piper shot to fame at 15 as a pop star, then transitioned into acting, becoming a household name as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who. Since then, she’s carved out a niche playing women at breaking point (like Suzie Pickles in I Hate Suzie). Now, she’s ready to do less acting and more work behind the scenes. Not that her on-screen career is slowing down – she just bagged her fifth Bafta nomination, for playing journalist Sam McAlister in Scoop, the dramatisation of the BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about Jeffrey Epste...

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73 m. ago Beloved Scots horse racing trainer James Ewart quits the sport and airs the reasons why time is up

Ewart admits the time had come to give it up to support his family and concentrate on his renewable energy company.

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83 m. ago I’m a Man United hero – secret contract clause made me a handsome profit from Glazers’ takeover

The Glazer family will have owned Manchester United for 20 years next week - and one former Red Devil has admitted he made a hefty profit from their takeover

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2 h. ago BBC horror movie with whopping 95% Rotten Tomatoes score hailed as an 'underrated masterpiece' and 'pure cinematic gold' as it's made free to stream

The thriller premiered back in 2014 and sees a young woman, Kylie (Morgan O'Reilley) who was placed under house arrest in her childhood home.

Sport

2 h. ago Snooker star banned after breaking record and firebomb attack can now return

Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon, who remains the youngest player to have made a 147 in professional competition, was banned for nearly three years after admitting to match-fixing

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2 h. ago Banned snooker record holder who was target of firebomb attack can now return

Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon was suspended from snooker in 2022 after admitting to fixing the outcome of six professional matches between 2013 and 2015 - but he's now able to return

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3 h. ago Shocking moment mother, 20, is caught trying to sell her two

The woman, 20, from Dnipro, reportedly wanted to use the money 'to start her own business'.

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3 h. ago Country music singer dies aged 73 after being admitted to hospice care as family pay tribute

The Texas-born singer, who had a string of number one hits in the 1970s, passed away on Friday after being admitted to hospice care.

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3 h. ago Woman's tribute to brother after severe headache turned out to be deadly cancer

Graham McKie's sister rescheduled her wedding so he could be part of it after his diagnosis.

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3 h. ago Households urged to plant £1.48 fruit and watch it grow in the soil

Best-seller author and gardening expert, Simon Akeroyd, is now advising his followers to start planting their own produce, such as blueberries, with an easy tutorial.

Economics

3 h. ago Woman speechless after spotting dead dog's 'ghost markings' on new pups' fur

Jodie Murphy, 37, lost her beloved Sealyham Terrier Mavis and replaced her with pooch Patrick, who is the same breed - but she was shocked to spot what appeared to be Mavis’s face in the markings on the back of his head

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3 h. ago Mo Salah admits one thing about Arne Slot at Liverpool that really surprised him

Mohamed Salah's goals and assists have helped Liverpool win the Premier League title in Arne Slot's first season as manager and the forward has explained the new boss' impact

Politics

3 h. ago AI firms warned to calculate threat of super intelligence or risk it escaping human control

AI safety campaigner calls for existential threat assessment akin to Oppenheimer’s calculations before first nuclear testArtificial intelligence companies have been urged to replicate the safety calculations that underpinned Robert Oppenheimer’s first nuclear test before they release all-powerful systems. Max Tegmark, a leading voice in AI safety, said he had carried out calculations akin to those of the US physicist Arthur Compton before the Trinity test and had found a 90% probability that a highly advanced AI would pose an existential threat. The US government went ahead with Trinity in 1945, after being reassured there was a vanishingly small chance of an atomic bomb igniting the atmosphere and endangering humanity.In a paper published by Tegmark and three of his students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), they recommend calculating the “Compton constant” – defined in the paper as the probability that an all-powerful AI escapes human control. In a 1959 interview...

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4 h. ago Mo Salah admits he WAS willing to leave Liverpool before signing new contract

The Egypt international was linked with a move away from Anfield for much of the season before finally putting pen to paper on a new deal last month

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4 h. ago Urgent recall for popular cheese over potentially deadly bacteria contamination as 'do not eat' warning is issued for Tesco product

A brand of Swiss cheese sold in Tesco stores has been recalled amid fears of a potentially deadly bacteria contamination, the food watchdog has announced.

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4 h. ago Mohamed Salah admits to Sadio Mane tension at Liverpool but says it didn't affect team

Mohamed Salah has opened up on his relationship with Sadio Mane during their time together at Liverpool, admitting there was "tension" between the two forwards

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4 h. ago 'I'm trying to sell my house but my entitled neighbour may ruin everything'

Selling a house is one of life's most stressful events, so the last thing you need is extra pressure or drama from your neighbours - and one woman has been left in a nightmare while trying to flog her home

Politics

4 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer urged by stars to protect creative industry amid copyright fears

Celebrities including Sir Paul McCartney, Coldplay and Robbie Williams are all asking Sir Keir Starmer to protect the creative copyright of their work

Politics

5 h. ago Coldplay and Dua Lipa urging PM to protect creative industry amid copyright fears

British pop superstars Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney have urged the Prime Minister to protect copyright law and back a key amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill

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