38 m. ago Woman gobsmacked after 'hitting jackpot' with £3.09 Too Good To Go bag from Spar

A woman who picked up a Too Good To Go bag from her local Spar was left gobsmacked by what she found at the bottom of her bag. So she shared the contents of her purchase

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3 h. ago Woman picks up £3.09 Too Good To Go bag from Spar and is blown away by contents

A woman who paid £3.09 for a Too Good To Go bag from Spar was left gobsmacked when she opened the bag and saw what was inside - as one particular item floored her

Economics

4 h. ago Australia’s Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson dominate Teahupo’o swell to win Tahiti Pro titles

Picklum scores three eight-point rides to beat American Caitlin SimmersBoth Australians lock in WSL finals spots for Fiji later this monthAustralian surfers Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson have dominated the waves at Teahupo’o to take out the Tahiti Pro titles.Picklum out-pointed American rival Caitlin Simmers to win the women’s competition in a statement result before her Fiji world title charge. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Home and Away star reveals he was drugged and raped by two men when he was 18

Home and Away star Mat Stevenson has revealed he was raped by two men when he was 18 years old.

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8 h. ago Seagull is kicked to death after stealing fish from customer outside a chippy

The herring gull stole its supper from a takeaway at Marine Parade in Barmouth, Wales at around 1pm on August 4.

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9 h. ago Susan Boyle proves she's an Oasis superfan after unexpected Liam Gallagher shoutout

Oasis have picked up an unlikely fan in Britain's Got Talent singing icon Susan Boyle as they dedicated a huge track to her at the last of their Scottish reunion shows

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13 h. ago 'I slapped Shannon Matthews' mum after one horrifying casual comment she made'

Petra Jamieson was one of the people who had been living on Dewsbury's Moorside Estate when nine-year-old Shannon Matthews was reported missing back in February 2008

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13 h. ago New York mayor frontrunner Mamdani trains fire on Trump as Cuomo attacks

Democratic socialist edges further ahead of former state governor Andrew Cuomo and incumbent mayor Eric AdamsNew York City’s mayoral race is heating up, with Zohran Mamdani, the young progressive who leapt ahead of establishment figures in the primary to win the Democratic party nomination, appearing to widen his lead over his main rivals this week.Mamdani, 33, edged further ahead of the former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo, with the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, far behind, in advance of the election this November to pick a leader for the largest city in the US. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago CCTV appeal launched as RSPCA receives 'distressing footage' of seagull attack

Louise Showering, who is leading the investigation for the RSPCA, said the animal welfare charity received 'distressing footage' allegedly showing the gull being mistreated

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17 h. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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17 h. ago Stuart Broad picks England bowling attack for first Ashes Test against Australia

Broad has selected his preferred bowling line-up for the Test in Perth this winter and has opted for a selection gamble

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17 h. ago We know that cosy games have big audiences – so where’s my epic Call the Midwife sim?

In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it’s time the triple-A developers pay attentionI am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters, and I’ve realised that I’m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I trundle along the photorealistic landscapes in my pick-up truck, delivering parcels to isolated communities and building new roads. The only reason I complete the main story missions is to open new areas of the map so that I can meet new people and build more roads. I find it blissfully enjoyable.Of course, I am far from alone in playing video games this way. “Cosy games” have become a thriving cottage industry over the past five years, led by crossover successes such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Untitled Goose Game, but also housing hundreds of smaller titles that appeal to highly engaged communities. On Steam this month you’ll discover Catto’s Post Office, a delightful g...

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17 h. ago Seagull dies after being 'kicked to death for pinching fish' outside chippy

The RSPCA is investigating after a seagull was kicked to death in Barmouth after taking fish off a plate

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17 h. ago Mystery over identity of man whose 'shredded' body parts were found at skip yard with the organs missing and fingers and toes cut off

The man's remains were found by horrified workers at Skelton Skips, in Knowsthorpe Way, Leeds in October 2022. Police sources say officers are still probing whether it was a possible gangland hit.

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18 h. ago Creeps, legends, witches and wonders: Edinburgh fringe 2025 – in pictures

From a Polish prince of Denmark to pickled vegetables and tributes to Billy Connolly and Marilyn Monroe, our photographer explores the many worlds of the festival Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Labour councillor ‘horrified’ by own cutting throats comment at rally, jury told

Ricky Jones has denied encouraging violent disorder after he told a crowd at an anti-racist rally that fascists should have their throats cut.

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18 h. ago Girl, 12, raped by 200 men after failing exam and running away from home

The young girl was saved from an Indian prostitution ring after suffering a three-month-long period of horrific abuse.

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19 h. ago Strictly Christmas champ makes cryptic dig at BBC show as co

Strictly’s 2024 Christmas champ Tayce has hinted at being snubbed for the main series, after co-star Nitro was picked for the line-up which has sparked fan speculation online

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19 h. ago Moment Ukrainian forces wipe out Russian platoon on front line as drone footage shows personnel carrier destroyed and soldiers picked off

It comes amid the Russian army's biggest 24-hour advance into Ukraine in over a year, just ahead of the Trump-Putin summit

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20 h. ago Rescuer reveals man's horrific final moments before being trapped in 'worst death imaginable'

The body of 26-year-old John Edward Jones has never been recovered due to the nature of his accident, with a trip to the notorious Nutty Putty Cave proving fatal

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