72 m. ago UK's 'hidden gem' town with growing reputation as a hotspot for food lovers

The town in Merseyside is home to a range of dining establishments, including the award-winning eatery and pub dating back 300 years

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91 m. ago Lucy Letby inquiry chair rejects calls to pause investigation

Lawyers for jailed nurse had argued there was ‘overwhelming’ evidence undermining guilty verdictsThe chair of the public inquiry into the murder of babies by Lucy Letby has rejected calls to pause her investigation.Lady Justice Thirlwall was urged by the jailed nurse and former executives at the Countess of Chester hospital to halt the inquiry until the outcome of Letby’s legal appeals. Continue reading...

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99 m. ago I have spent years travelling across Britain and trying thousands of restaurants. Forget Michelin, these are the 16 hidden gems you MUST visit: TOM PARKER BOWLES

I've spent the past 25 years travelling the country, entirely in thrall to my ever-expanding gut. Forget Michelin. These restaurants are the true shining stars...

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1 hour ago Grim details of Nicholas Prosper's family murders – from 'how to kill' book to 'massacre plot'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Prosper, who plotted to carry out the biggest massacre of the century, was jailed today for murdering his family as further details emerge of his twisted fantasies

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1 hour ago UK Treasury omits defence from National Wealth Fund priority sectors

Decision comes even as government joins other European countries in seeking to raise military spending

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2 h. ago Cat Deeley's chic This Morning trousers have hidden feature that totally transform them

Cat Deeley stepped out in a stylish look for Wednesday's This Morning appearance, wearing a pair of Me + Em trousers that can be converted into another pair altogether

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2 h. ago 'Morgue monster' David Fuller finally caught after 30 years by grim detail on victim's tights

David Fuller brutally murdered Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in 1987. His crimes were only discovered by chance three decades later, along with his other hideous offences

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2 h. ago Space telescope makes 'rare' discovery as 'goldmine of data' revealed

New data from the European Space Agency's Euclid offers an unprecedented view of the cosmos

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2 h. ago Teen who murdered own family and plotted school massacre jailed for life

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Prosper killed his mother, sister and brother using an illegally-owned shotgun, before plotting what he called "the biggest massacre of the 21st century".

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2 h. ago Horror as woman is found mummified after lying dead for 14 years in holiday hotspot

The grim discovery was made by a squatter who forced the lock on the property to access it with his 11-year-old daughter.

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2 h. ago 'Big Sh*gger' smuggled cigs and drugs into UK hidden inside shipment of pasta

Drug smuggler Paul Wilson has been jailed alongside his brother for their part in a network that shipped drugs and cigs into the UK hidden in shipments of pasta

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2 h. ago Man who killed his mum and siblings and plotted primary school massacre jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper had planned to carry out a mass shooting at his old primary school

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2 h. ago Triple killer who wanted to 'unleash disaster' with mass school shooting is jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper, 19, from Luton, murdered his mother and two siblings and was plotting a school shooting because he wanted to be famous

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2 h. ago Teen gunman Nicholas Prosper, 19, is jailed for 49 years for murdering his family and failed plot to kill 30 young children in Britain's deadliest school shooting

Prosper had been on a bloodthirsty mission to commit the 'biggest massacre in the 21st century' after exploiting a terrifying loophole in gun laws to buy a shotgun and 100 cartridges

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3 h. ago Rare perfectly round egg found on Devon farm sells at auction

The rare discovery has raised hundreds of pounds for charity

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3 h. ago Teen who killed three family members and plotted school shooting jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper, 19, wanted to become a notorious mass murderer

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3 h. ago Gabby Logan opens up on side of husband she recently discovered after major family change

Broadcaster Gabby Logan discussed the one thing she had recently noticed about her long-term husband Kenny Logan, after spilling what keeps their marriage alive

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3 h. ago 'People tell me I look like iconic noughties celeb – they don't know the truth'

A woman has claimed people always tell her she looks just like an iconic character from a noughties TV show - and they can't believe it when they discover the truth

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3 h. ago ‘It’s beautiful, don’t you think?’ The urban miners unearthing treasure in Belgium’s homes and garages

As the historic town of Leuven strives to become carbon neutral, it is transforming how its building are made – and demolished. Are there lessons for the rest of the world?Kelly Sempels’ dad was a builder, most of her five brothers are builders, and, until leaving her last job, she too was a builder. Now, after a career fixing roofs and laying bricks Sempels is plying a new trade: “urban mining”. She and her crew of six still dress and talk like builders, but their focus now revolves less around construction than dismantling.“I love it when I can go to work and learn something new,” says the 43-year-old, pointing to a pile of laminate floor tiles in the corner of the terrace house that she is helping to strip. “Like how to break wooden floors without actually breaking them.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Triple killer who wanted to be notorious mass murderer jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper, 19, from Luton, murdered his mother and two siblings and was plotting a school shooting because he wanted to be famous.

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