64 m. ago Sunseekers flock to UK seaside town nicknamed 'God's waiting room'

Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex has been given the nickname "God's waiting room" because more than a third of its population are over 65, but Londoners are still moving there

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68 m. ago Man pulled from river and taken to hospital after major rescue operation

A huge operation including helicopters and boats was launched following reports of a man falling into the River Usk

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70 m. ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli ministers ‘approve plan to capture all of Gaza’

Officials tell Associated Press that plan would involve troops staying there for an unspecified amount of timeYemen’s Houthis have said the US of carried out strikes in and around Sana’a, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel’s main airport yesterday, AFP reports.The Houthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two on Arbaeen Street in the capital and the airport road, blaming them on “American aggression”. Saba said 16 people were wounded, citing the Houthi’s health ministry. Continue reading...

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74 m. ago Christian Horner warning speaks volumes after Lewis Hamilton incidents at Miami Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc endured a difficult day at the office in the Miami Grand Prix, with the Ferrari duo finishing a lowly seventh and eighth respectively

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77 m. ago Ryan Kent coughs confession out of Seattle Sounders boss as Rangers hero triggers 'intensely challenging' decision

Kent has waited patiently on the sidelines since moving Stateside at the end of March

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82 m. ago Israel could seize the entire Gaza strip in new offensive, official warns

An Israeli official said that plans discussed by the war cabinet involved the 'conquering of Gaza and holding territories' - a break from raiding and leaving areas.

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1 hour ago China tourist boat horror as sightseeing vessel capsizes leaving 10 dead

Multiple tourist boats capsized after a sudden rain and hail storm on a river in Qianxi city, China, leaving at least 10 people dead and another 70 in hospital

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1 hour ago Small boat blow as UK tries to get back intelligence access surrendered during Brexit

The UK has been pushing for access to European intelligence databases, which include asylum data and real-time information about criminal suspects, which officials say would be a game-changer

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2 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations

Plan could mark a significant escalation in fighting in the beleaguered territoryIsraeli ministers on Monday agreed to ramp up the war against Hamas in Gaza, an official said.Associated Press reported Israel has plans to capture more territory in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave and call up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers. The plan, which the official said would be gradual, could mark a significant escalation in the fighting in Gaza, which resumed in mid-March after Israel and Hamas failed to agree on an extension to an eight-week truce. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. On Sunday, Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers and said Israel would “operate in additional areas” in Gaza and continue to strike militant infrastructure. Israel already controls roughly half of Gaza’s territory, including a buffer zone along the border with Israel as well as three corrid...

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2 h. ago MSP Monica Lennon joins health secretary at East Kilbride and District Dementia Group

The charity operate from a welcoming house, not a typical office or building.

Society

2 h. ago British movie industry dealt devastating blow as Trump hits non

Trump said he was authorising the US Department of Commerce and Trade Representative to start the process to impose the levy because America's movie industry was dying "a very fast death"

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2 h. ago GMB viewers praise new 'presenter' as he makes 'amazing' debut at remarkable age

Good Morning Britain host Ranvir Singh thanked veteran Colin Bell for stepping up as a presenter after the oldest surviving RAF veteran began questioning the Veterans Minister

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2 h. ago Donald Trump hits movies made in the UK with 100% tariffs: Blow to Britain's film industry as President turns up trade war to save 'dying' Hollywood

Incentive programmes for years have influenced where movies are shot, increasingly driving film production out of California and to other states and countries with favourable tax incentives.

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3 h. ago Major terror attack 'was just hours away' before being foiled by UK police sting

Counter-terror officers and Special Forces raided two suspected Iranian cells in a ‘highly significant’ operation to tackle growing activity by the hostile state in the UK.

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4 h. ago Major UK terror attack 'was just hours away' before being foiled by police

Counter-terror officers and Special Forces raided two suspected Iranian cells in a ‘highly significant’ operation to tackle growing activity by the hostile state in the UK

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4 h. ago A classic Robert De Niro movie released 45 years ago is airing on TV tonight

The film landed the legendary actor his second Academy Award

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4 h. ago Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations, official says

An Israeli official says Cabinet ministers have approved plans to intensify military operations in the Gaza Strip

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5 h. ago Blake Lively has dominated headlines for months – but her future as a movie star is unclear

The litigious back-and-forth between the ‘Gossip Girl’ star and Justin Baldoni, who directed her in the cursed weepie ‘It Ends with Us’, has largely eclipsed her acting career since 2024, with her new film ‘Another Simple Favor’ currently caught in the crossfire. Where does she go from here, asks Adam White

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5 h. ago Nine dead and one missing after tourist boats capsize during sudden storm in China

More than 80 people thrown into river after hailstorm overturns four vessels

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6 h. ago Homefires burning: how a cache of passionate love letters shows the second world war on two fronts

The intimate correspondence of a Manchester Guardian journalist and his wife is the basis for a theatre piece marking the 80th anniversary of VE DayDuring a house move, a cardboard box belonging to my husband Matthew’s grandparents came to light. Inside we found thousands of love letters sent between the Manchester Guardian journalist Gerard Fay and his wife Alice, during the second world war. They were jumbled up and undated, and reading them all seemed a daunting task, so the box was shelved.Matthew is an academic writing a book about an earlier generation of Fays, Frank and Willie, the actors who co-founded Dublin’s Abbey theatre with WB Yeats. Frank was Gerard’s father, so when lockdown happened we decided to tackle the correspondence, to see if there was any useful information for Matthew’s book. We discovered so much more. Continue reading...

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