30 m. ago Urgent warning for up to 4.8million people taking diazepam or alprazolam

A pharmacist has issued an urgent warning in the wake of new research

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30 m. ago Wolverhampton pupils sent home as police swarm school after body found on grounds

West Midlands Police and other emergency services teams were called to the reports of a body found on the grounds of Smestow Academy, a Wolverhampton school, who have sent home pupils

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43 m. ago Rightmove issues warning to anyone selling their home in 2026

The average house price now stands at £368,031 after a 2.8 percent rise as the choice for buyers hits 12-year high

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49 m. ago Mercedes and Toto Wolff make Max Verstappen request after F1 issue emerges

Mercedes and team boss Toto Wolff have made a Max Verstappen request after an issue emerged regarding the four-time world champion in the build-up to the new F1 season

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50 m. ago Guatemala declares state of emergency after eight police officers killed in prison gang violence

President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisonsGuatemala’s president has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused them of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons.The killings occurred in the capital, Guatemal City, and surrounding areas a day after gang-affiliated inmates took 46 people hostage in the three prisons across the country to demand incarcerated gang leaders be moved to lower-security facilities. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Three tourists shot near Disney World in random attack as police issue statement

The three victims were tourists visiting the US

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77 m. ago Foreign Office issues Spain travel warning after 39 killed in train collision

At least 39 people have died in the collision on Sunday

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82 m. ago Transfer news live: Liverpool identify Guehi alternative, Frank’s Spurs future in doubt, Chelsea in wonderkid talks

All the latest January transfer window news, gossip and rumours

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91 m. ago Scotland weather: 'Persistent and heavy rain' forecast in Scotland as Met Office issues three

The forecasters said up to 120 mm of rain could fall in some areas later this week.

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96 m. ago Panicking EU leaders to hold emergency Greenland summit after Trump's trade war threat: Live updates

EU leaders will hold an emergency summit on Greenland following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on EU countries.

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1 hour ago Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen issues disappointing renovation update

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen appeared on This Morning to share updates on the renovation of Anty John's farmhouse

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1 hour ago Sex, death and parrots: Julian Barnes’s best fiction – ranked!

As the Booker prize-winning author prepares to publish his final novel at 80, we assess his finest workDuffy is the first in a series of crime novels about a bisexual private eye that Barnes published under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. It came out the same year as Barnes’s debut novel proper, Metroland, but where that took seven years to write, this took 10 days. Not that it shows: this “refreshingly nasty” (as Barnes’s friend Martin Amis put it) crime caper is beguilingly well written, with passages that display all of Barnes’s perception and wit. The plot of reverse blackmail and the shocking climax only add to the fun.Sample line “Two in the morning is when sounds travel for ever, when a sticky window makes a soft squeak and three Panda cars hear it from miles away.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Met Office issues 'intense' weather warning as flooding and power cut risks rise

The Met Office has warned Brits to expect persistent rain across multiple UK regions this week - with some areas facing power cuts and flooding, as well as a 'danger to life' risk

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1 hour ago Virgil van Dijk's transfer demand to Liverpool bosses has gone wrong after summer wish

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk told the club's higher-ups what they needed to do in the summer transfer window after Arne Slot's team won the Premier League last term

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1 hour ago Air ambulance lands at Wales shopping centre following 'incident' in Tesco

An air ambulance has been seen by Broughton shopping park in Flintshire in a major emergency service response after an incident at a Tesco with multiple police vehicles at scene

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1 hour ago Brave rugby legend speaks of time in rehab and battles with mental health issues

Sporting star James Graham opens up about his week spent in rehab and his battles with alcohol and mental health issues

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2 h. ago Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner discovers a chronic health issue amid gruelling Tomb Raider training

The Game Of Thrones actress, 29, unearthed a recurring back problem during the gruelling training process ahead for her forthcoming part as the epic adventurer.

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2 h. ago Starmer rules out retaliatory tariffs against US over Greenland

PM says US tariffs are in no one’s interests – and Greenland row should be resolved through ‘calm discussion’ UK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has ruled out imposing retaliatory tariffs on the US, saying they would be the “wrong thing to do”, after Donald Trump threatened them against Nato allies to try to secure Greenland.The prime minister said US tariffs would damage the British economy and were “in no one’s interests”. The UK would instead prefer to address the issue through “calm discussion” between allies, he added. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Starmer plays down retaliatory tariffs against US over Greenland

PM says US tariffs are in no one’s interests – and Greenland row should be resolved through ‘calm discussion’ UK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has played down the prospect of retaliatory tariffs on the US, saying they would be the “wrong thing to do”, after Donald Trump threatened them against Nato allies to try to secure Greenland.The prime minister said US tariffs would damage the British economy and were “in no one’s interests”. The UK would instead prefer to address the issue through “calm discussion” between allies, he added. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Spanish train disaster victims flew through windows and were found hundreds of yards away, with more than 39 feared dead

Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente said the cause of the crash remains a mystery, calling the deadly collision a 'truly strange' incident because the tracks had been renovated just last year.

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