21 m. ago Gemma Collins left 'terrified' after being sent 'rat poison' in the post as TOWIE star ups security at her mansion following menacing letter earlier this month

Gemma Collins has been left 'terrified' after being sent rat poison in the post as her stalking hell intensifies.

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52 m. ago Brave cricketer says 50 people tried to help tragic girl who died in tree collapse

A seven-year-old girl has died after a a tree collapsed in an Essex park, which also left a six-year-old girl in critical condition and a further three children with minor injuries

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75 m. ago Italian prosecutors investigating the sinking of the £30milllion superyacht Bayesian 'seek to pin blame for tycoon's tragedy on negligent crew'

Seven people including tech billionaire Mike Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah, 18, died when Bayesian sank in a freak storm last August after being hit by winds in excess of 70 mph.

Economics

93 m. ago Major music festival shuts down as crowds evacuated due to medical emergency

People were asked to leave the Margate Drum & Bass Festival at Dreamland in Kent at around 5:40pm on Saturday. The festival was due to run until 10:30pm.

Culture

1 hour ago WFH fuelling drug and alcohol abuse, warns top mental health boss

Gerber said people resisting a return to the office in the belief that remote working helped their mental health 'may actually suffer' in the long term.

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2 h. ago Girl, 7, killed and four injured after branch from large tree falls on kids in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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2 h. ago Eluned Morgan gave three reasons why people should not vote for Nigel Farage

The Welsh First Minister joined Keir Starmer in criticising Nigel Farage's party Reform UK

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3 h. ago AI robots are scamming innocent Brits using sneaky voice mimicking trick

Research finds as many as three in ten have been targeted by criminals using the voice mimicking tech and two in five people have wired funds to the fraudsters

Politics

3 h. ago People are just realizing why there are still ashtrays in airplane bathrooms

If you've ever noticed an ashtray in an airplane bathroom and wondered why it's still there despite the no smoking signs lighting up all around you - you're not alone.

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3 h. ago Pulp's 'Patchwork' set at Glastonbury interrupted during most famous song

Glastonbury Festival fans' predictions proved to be correct as Pulp took to the stage - and at some point during their performance of Common People, the Red Arrows flew past

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3 h. ago BBC fans shocked by 'outrageous moment' during JADE's Glastonbury set

While performing her song Gossip, featuring Confidence Man, JADE said the swear word **** - and some people were shocked that it aired on BBC in the middle of the afternoon

Sport

4 h. ago Five children hospitalised after 'large' tree falls on people in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

Politics

4 h. ago Keir Starmer vows Labour will not 'take away safety net' vulnerable people rely on

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way"

Politics

4 h. ago Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán

Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next yearTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride, heeding a call by the city’s mayor to “come calmly and boldly to stand together for freedom, dignity and equal rights”.Jubilant crowds packed into the city’s streets on Saturday, waving Pride flags and signs that mocked the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as their peaceful procession inched forward at a snail’s pace. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Worst shark attack ever' as terrified victims forced to feed the dead to predators

In what was to become one of the most harrowing wartime accounts of all time, seamen aboard the USS Indianapolis were left stranded in shark-infested waters, helpless as their fellow crew members were picked off by circling predators

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5 h. ago Five children hospitalised after tree falls on people in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

Politics

5 h. ago Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban

Around 100,000 people have marched in Budapest in Hungary's largest ever LGBTQ+ Pride event in defiance of a government ban

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5 h. ago Labour rule in Wales taken for granted and under threat at Senedd poll – Morgan

The Welsh First Minister warned that Reform are the biggest threat to the nation’s way pf life.

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6 h. ago First interior images of Mike Lynch’s recovered Bayesian superyacht revealed

Vessel that sank in storm off Sicily last year killing seven people is being examined by investigatorsThe first images of the inside of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank in a storm off Sicily last year killing seven people including the tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter, have emerged in Italian media.The hulk of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel was raised from the seabed near Porticello last week and taken to the port of Termini Imerese, where it is being examined by investigators working to determine how and why it sank. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Southend park UPDATES: Multiple casualties 'including kids' as tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell on people, with several confirmed hurt

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