44 m. ago World Book Day 2025: Kimberley Walsh and Izzi Warner lead stars in sharing sweet costumes

Celebrities have taken to social media in force as their children dress up as the favourite characters from books, TV and film to celebrate World Book Day today

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47 m. ago Fury as Tories make desperate bid to save Rwanda law despite 'brink of war' warning

An amendment to Labour's borders bill has been tabled by Tory Matt Vickers calling for the Safety of Rwanda Act to remain on the statute book despite Rwanda being sanctioned by the UK

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50 m. ago Scots warned to look for cancer symptoms that can appear in the head and neck

Head and neck cancer is Scotland’s sixth most common form of the disease

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53 m. ago 'Highly infectious' strain of mpox discovered as experts issue warning

A mutation of an older mpox variant has sparked concern amongst disease experts

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54 m. ago Gene Hackman's cause of death updated as fire chief issues new bombshell

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were tragically found dead at their New Mexico property, where two of their dogs also passed away and a further two were saved.

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54 m. ago Coffee drinkers issued major warning over vital vitamin mistake

Vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium, vitamin D are all affected

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55 m. ago NHS issues norovirus 'not over' warning as families must be careful at mealtimes

England’s top doctor says 'winter is not over for us' as the NHS struggles with norovirus, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the UK Health Security Agency issues a warning

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61 m. ago Chilling cartel warning to 'thieves' is found on note stuck to victim's body as new details emerge in slaughter of nine Mexican students who had their hands hacked off

Prominent businessman José Alfredo Lavariega Canseco, alias 'Jocha', was found dead in his car in the Canta Rana neighborhood of Barra Copalita, Mexico

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66 m. ago RICHARD EDEN: Meghan's 'warning shot' to the royals that everyone's missed, revealed to me by Palace insiders

It was hard to keep my eyes open as I snoozed my way through the Duchess of Sussex's latest Netflix bore-fest, yet there was one moment that jolted me wide awake.

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68 m. ago Martin Lewis shares 'bad news' for everyone who has a Chase banking card

Martin Lewis has warned anyone who uses a Chase banking card that they might have to find another bank as the bank has announced they're making some big changes to their cashback feature

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85 m. ago Gene Hackman death investigation update as fire chief shares bombshell

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 26, and a fire chief has now shared a new development in the case

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92 m. ago Airport closed, thousands without power as cyclone bears down on Australia

Hundreds of flights are cancelled amid warnings of severe flooding

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95 m. ago Police issue update after girl, 10, dies in sports pitch car crash

Cumbria Police confirmed that a 10-year-old girl has died and an eight-year-old was treated in hospital

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1 hour ago Fire chiefs issue statement after huge moor fire as people told to 'avoid the area'

Local farmers joined fire crews to help tackle the blaze

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1 hour ago Tell us: have you seen a scam online advert promoting fake crypto schemes?

The Guardian would like your help to find out more about fake adverts or news articles that promote fraudulent crypto schemes on platforms like Facebook and Google A Guardian investigation has shown how a single group of call centres in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, scammed savers out of $35m. Victims were lured with fake adverts and news articles, often featuring celebrities, including the radio DJ Zoe Ball and the adventurer Ben Fogle, which they saw on sites like Facebook and Google.The adverts promote crypto currency trading platforms where the buying and selling is all handled by AI, delivering huge winnings. But the platforms are a fiction – a front for the scammers. They don’t exist. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘It’s great we are not alone’, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy as EU leaders gather for defence summit – Europe live

Ukrainian president thanks European leaders as they gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacitySee all our Ukraine war coverageNorwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been speaking in the country’s parliament in the last few minutes, announcing plans to “significantly” increase spending to help Ukraine defend itself.He warned that the country was facing “the most serious security situation since the second world war.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ukrainian ambassador warns Donald Trump 'is destroying the world order' in 'Axis of Evil' speech

Valerii Zaluzhnyi warned that Nato could cease to exist and Russia will set its sights on Europe next, as Ukraine's president Zelensky prepares to join EU leaders for a summit

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1 hour ago Russia's 'waiting to fertilise soil with British blood again' in chilling WW3 warning

Russian officials have spoken out and said they are ready too face any troops sent to Ukraine posed as 'peacekeepers' as Moscow oppose the new measures suggested by Keir Starmer

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2 h. ago Woman dies a week after 'getting stuck in tram doors' as police issue CCTV appeal for witnesses

Police are appealing for a witness who helped the woman and have said he is not a suspect

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2 h. ago Urgent warning to Britons as Europe's largest SPIDER arrives in the UK: Venomous arachnid with 'huge appetite' hitches a ride on a delivery of olives

The Spanish funnel-web spider was spotted at a nursery in West Sussex after a shipment of olives from Cordoba was unloaded.

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