87 m. ago Man dies after ambulance collides with pedestrian during emergency call

Police were alerted to the crash on the A96 near Elgin, Moray, at about 3.30am on Saturday.

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2 h. ago Metallica fans reveal 'sliding doors' moment made them lovers with band on honeymoon

Jack Butcher, 36, and Emma Torres, 35, were at a Metallica show in Prague in 2019 - their eyes locked and the now-married couple travel around rocking out together

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2 h. ago Model Mia Regan's guide to climbing the Himalayan peaks of Nepal: spicy curries, sunrises and a cuppa en route

The model shares her memories of summitting Mera Peak with her father, brother, godfather and friends

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2 h. ago Writer David Szalay: ‘We live in an era of short attention spans – we have to work with it the best we can’

The Hungarian-English author on addressing what it’s like to be a male body in the world, learning the tricks of literature from Frederick Forsyth, and the feeling of nearly winning the BookerDavid Szalay, 51, grew up in London and now lives in Vienna with his wife, having previously moved in 2009 to Hungary, his father’s birthplace. In 2016 he was shortlisted for the Booker prize with his fourth novel, All That Man Is, nine separate stories “self-assembled in the reader’s mind into a sort of collage-novel” (London Review of Books). His new novel, Flesh, follows the fluctuating fortunes of a young Hungarian ex-convict who makes his life in the UK after serving in Iraq.Tell us how Flesh came to be. I decided to abandon a book I’d started in 2017. It just wasn’t working, so it felt like a weight off my shoulders; nevertheless, I was under contract and had to come up with something. Literally nothing in Flesh is directly autobiographical, but it started with my underlying experience of...

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4 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Elon's VERY different baby mamas: How Musk has welcomed 13 children with polar opposite women from 'anti

The founder of SpaceX , 53, is father to at least 12 children with three different women. Here FEMAIL explores the very different women behind the Tesla CEO's growing brood of children.

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6 h. ago Claudia Winkleman bursts into tears as duo scoop biggest ever prize on Channel 4 show

Claudia WInkleman was seen breaking down in tears after a father and daughter duo walked away with the biggest prize in Channel 4 show One Question's history

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6 h. ago Claudia Winkleman moved to tears as viewers praise duo as 'most incredible quizzers ever'

Claudia WInkleman was seen breaking down in tears after a father and daughter duo walked away with the biggest prize in Channel 4 show One Question's history

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6 h. ago Claudia Winkleman breaks down in tears after 'extraordinary' moment on One Question

Claudia Winkleman was reduced to tears on Channel 4's One Question after a father and daughter duo managed to win £100,000

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7 h. ago UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture

Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farmingA biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Norfolk – opens the door to the creation of crops requiring reduced amounts of nitrate and phosphate fertilisers, they say.“We can now think of developing a new type of environmentally friendly farming with crops that require less artificial fertiliser,” said Dr Myriam Charpentier, whose group carried out the research. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘I think we brought the wrong one home’: one mother’s search to find her lost son

Joan always suspected she had been handed someone else’s baby by the hospital when she gave birth more than 70 years ago. Then an Ancestry DNA test seemed to prove her right. Now in her 90s, she is in a race against time. Can she find her missing child?When Sue bought her mother and younger brother Ancestry kits for Christmas in 2018, she knew that they were never going to be fun gifts. A lingering doubt had always cast a shadow over their family, a question that had gnawed at them for decades. Sue hoped that, if she, Joan and Doug took DNA tests together, they might finally have the answer they craved.Their results came in a few weeks later. Ancestry listed Sue and Doug as full siblings, with Joan as their mother. Their father, Tom, had died in 2016. Sue felt certain that William – her parents’ first child, the older brother she and Doug had grown up with, a man they hadn’t seen for years – had already taken a DNA test with Ancestry. But he didn’t appear anywhere on their genetic f...

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10 h. ago Russian army put on 'high alert' as top military chief issues chilling 'decisive moment' WW3 speech

Russia's defence minister Andrei Belousov was handing out medals to soldiers when he gave a stirring rallying message on the country's "confrontation with the West."

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11 h. ago Emma Raducanu drops charges against man who 'stalked' her as details emerge

Dubai authorities have now disclosed details of Raducanu's encounter with the individual and confirmed that she has withdrawn charges

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13 h. ago Emma Raducanu's stalker ordeal is a chilling reminder of the ongoing threat to women's safety

Emma Raducanu's terrifying 'stalker' ordeal during the Dubai Tennis Championships was difficult to watch and unfortunately it's not the first time women's safety in the sport has been compromised

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13 h. ago Player finally leaves West Ham after two years at London Stadium as door swings open for teenager to make his mark

Player finally leaves West Ham after two years at London Stadium as door swings open for teenager to make his mark  Hammers News - West Ham United FC

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18 h. ago Claudia Winkleman becomes emotional during One Question episode as a father

The TV presenter, 53, hosts the general knowledge quiz show on Channel 4 where contestants only have to answer a single question to win the six-figure sum.

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21 h. ago Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores reveals the only reason he would drop lawsuit against One Direction star's father Geoff

Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores has revealed the only reason he will drop his £8.1 million defamation lawsuit against the One Direction star's father Geoff, whilst revealing their final exchange.

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22 h. ago Hero Ukraine father pictured in iconic Mirror front page now fighting Russia

An iconic image showed Ukrainian father Ruslan Gladkiy saying goodbye to his son as his family left the country following the start of the Russian invasion in 2022

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23 h. ago Amanda Holden demands BGT to install a trapdoor so judges can eject awful acts

Amanda Holden thinks a trap door to get rid of dodgy audition acts on Britain's Got Talent would be great for the show - 'it could have a big foam pit,' said Amanda

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