66 m. ago Drug kingpin executed in Costa del Sol bar was 'becoming more powerful than his boss... and rival cartels who viewed him as "top dog" put £250k bounty on his head'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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73 m. ago ‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writersBack in 2013, Bernardine Evaristo gave a reading in a south London bookshop from her novel Mr Loverman. Only six people showed up, a couple of them were dozing and she realised they were homeless people who had come to find somewhere comfortable to sleep. Last month, the hit TV adaptation Mr Loverman, about a 74-year-old gay Caribbean man set in Hackney, east London, won two Baftas, including leading actor for Lennie James, making him the first Black British actor to win the TV award in its 70-year history. “I checked Wikipedia!” Evaristo exclaims of this shocking fact when we meet in London.Evaristo’s long career is one of firsts and creating them for others. In 2019, at the age of 60, she became the first Black woman to win the Booker prize – shared with Margaret Atwood –...

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2 h. ago Female traveller reveals reason she feels safer in Spain than in the UK

Mother-of-two Carley Chaplin, who moved with her family to near Barcelona more than 18 months ago, has revealed why she feels safer in her adopted country than her homeland.

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2 h. ago Drug kingpin gunned down in Costa del Sol bar with Scottish gangster was 'seen as top dog by rival cartels'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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4 h. ago Death Clock inventor makes one big change after app predicts 'worst fear' could come true

Brent Franson created the Death Clock, which predicts when and how users will meet their end – and was horrified after it told him he could die in the worst way he could imagine

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4 h. ago Sinner vs Alcaraz start time and how to watch French Open final today

World No1 defending champion meet in showdown at Roland Garros

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5 h. ago Joanna Dennehy's twisted henchmen: Female serial killer had two 'nodding dog' devoted followers plan murders, dump bodies and hide her in their homes but where are they now?

A tall but overweight man wearing scruffy clothes lifts up his shirt provocatively and stares gormlessly into the camera as he poses on the balcony of a suburban council block.

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5 h. ago Meet Love Island 2025 boys including personal trainer with famous dad

12 sexy singletons are leaving behind their lives for a summer of romance in the Love Island villa but which boys will be trying their luck to woo the gorgeous girls?

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7 h. ago Inside one of Scotland's most controversial murder cases which split small community

As The Orkney Assassin airs on Amazon Prime, Reach Screen Time speaks to two people involved in the case

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7 h. ago London leaver: 'our move from Brockley to a historic hamlet was sparked by safety concerns'

With commuting costs of almost £1,000, a move to the country prompted Alex Austin to start his own business

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7 h. ago Graduate, 25, found stabbed to death in ditch as lies of killer, 84, exposed

Creative university graduate Mary Schlais was killed on her way to an art show and the only clue was a hat left behind at the crime scene with no explanation until 50 years later

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8 h. ago The beautiful and historic London street more than 100 years ahead of its time

The beautiful and historic London street more than 100 years ahead of its time  Times Series

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10 h. ago Presidential candidate shot and seriously wounded in Colombia

Miguel Uribe Turbay was attacked at a political event in Bogota

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11 h. ago Orkney killer Michael Ross' mum breaks down after quizzing him on horrific murder

The Orkney Assassin examines the shocking case of Michael Ross

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12 h. ago Victory for Darlington nurses as they win landmark battle for a female

The Darlington nurses launched a legal action saying transgender policies put them at risk, deprived them of dignity and breached their human rights.

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12 h. ago Whitehall staff are flouting the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex 'by telling transgender women it's okay to use the female toilets'

A message sent to officials by the LGBT + network in the Department of Transport said staff can decide themselves if they can use 'any appropriate single sex toilets and other facilities'.

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16 h. ago The moment I knew: she was giving birth to another man’s child – I was in absolute awe

When Laura went into labour, her new sort-of boyfriend Adam Dalzotto never left her side. Watching her give birth sent his opinion of her stratosphericFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn 2018 I had just started lecturing in nursing at a university in South Australia. It was the start of the academic year and I was new to town, so a colleague and I decided to check out the open-day stalls. I’d been vegan for a few years and was hoping to meet some like-minded folk.A person in a Sea Shepherd hoodie pointed me in the right direction and I was immediately struck by this woman sitting in the middle of the stall. It’s a moment captured in resin in my mind – there was a crowd of people and cupcakes on the table. I would say I was 13 paces away from Laura when I first clapped eyes on her. She was just breathtaking; smiling, happily chatting to people. She seemed to have this immense gravity to her and I could feel myself getting pulled into her orbit. I chatted to her and a fe...

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16 h. ago Recaptured Arkansas prison escapee known as the 'Devil in the Ozarks' sent to SuperMax prison

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas prison authorities announced Saturday

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18 h. ago Only Fools and Horses fans asked to pay up to £500 plus VAT to meet David Jason

Those who pay the fee will be banned from taking their own selfies, asking for autographs or even giving gifts to Sir David

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18 h. ago Death row killer with dementia deemed fit to be executed by firing squad

Convicted murderer Ralph Leroy Menzies chose death by firing squad when he was sentenced to death, which a judge has ruled he will still face despite suffering from dementia

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