20 h. ago ‘I was pigeonholed as Strictly’s bad boy – but I made a career out of it’

EXCLUSIVE: Strictly star James Jordan says the BBC “pigeonholed” him as the show’s bad boy — but he embraced it, turning the fiery persona into a career that made him a household name

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34 h. ago Paloma Faith's daughter 'bans' Alan Carr from house after brutal Celebrity Traitors murder

Paloma Faith has spoken out about the online reaction to her murder on last night's episode of Celebrity Traitors as she was 'betrayed' by her best friend Alan Carr

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47 h. ago Tropical storm Priscilla to bring heavy rain and flood risk to parts of US

Some southwest states could see as much rain in a few hours as they do in a year

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65 h. ago Petrified pop icon Gary Numan says his home is haunted by multiple ghosts

Legendary Cars singer Gary Numan, who's starring in Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted, says he is so scared of the spirits in his home that he hides in his bedroom at night

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3 d. ago UK households warned about overlooked step that's secretly hurting your plants

As we come into autumn it's tempting to spend less time caring for our houseplants - however, experts have cautioned against missing out on this important step

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3 d. ago Pensioner, 68, is 'lucky' to be alive after driver smashed into her stationery car leaving her with horrific facial injuries on eve of her father's funeral

Sheila Chatfield, 68, had been cleaning her car outside her house in Cossall, Nottinghamshire on August 25 when a Mini driver lost control and hurtled into the rear end of her parked vehicle.

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3 d. ago Florida couple suspected of leaving a child along a highway with guns and cash: ‘Take care of the house’

The boy was told they were traveling “either to Guam or Idaho”

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3 d. ago What the Xbox Game Pass price hike says about the rising cost of playing games

In this week’s newsletter: The almost 50% increase in the cost of Microsoft’s game-streaming service is step closer to the model of TV, music and filmIn the music, TV and film industries, streaming has completely upended the business model. Instead of buying albums and films, most of us pay for a few subscriptions depending on what we want to watch, and maybe supplement that with the odd vinyl or special-edition Blu-ray. This has been pretty terrible for musicians, who earn approximately $0.004 per play on Spotify, while Spotify itself made $1bn in profit last year (admittedly after many years of operating losses). On the TV front, it’s increasingly annoying for customers: in my household we have to carefully bounce around between five different TV subscriptions depending on what series we’re into, to keep costs down.This model hasn’t really caught on in video games. Apple has its Arcade service that offers premium mobile games for £6.99 a month, but free-to-play games are the norm ...

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3 d. ago Warnings issued in Spain for heavy rain, storms and ‘local flash flooding’

Holiday destinations inculding Benidorm, Alicante and Ibiza are set to be affected

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4 d. ago Big Brother housemate Caroline is issued a formal warning for offensive language after horrific transphobic outburst at Zelah

A game of spin the bottle ended disastrously in Tuesday's episode after music PR Caroline, 56, made extremely transphobic remarks.

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4 d. ago ITV Big Brother fans 'disgusted' at 'transphobic' comment as they demand action

Big Brother's Caroline Monk left fellow housemate Zelah Glasson feeling vulnerable during Tuesday's show amid a boozy game of spin the bottle following the first round of nominations this series

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4 d. ago Trump's lethal options against Venezuela: The blueprint for military action from an intelligence insider

Speaking to the Daily Mail, the top intelligence officer and former White House aide- said Washington should get serious now about attacking Caracas.

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4 d. ago A judge’s $1.5M beachfront home burned to the ground. This is what we have learned

Judge Diane Goodstein, 69, was walking her dogs on the beach when the fire broke out

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4 d. ago Mount Everest rescue finally reaches hundreds stranded after snowstorm

The savage weather conditions pummeled the mountain from Friday to Saturday with heavy snow and rain stranding hundreds of trekkers on the remote trail to the Everest base camp

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4 d. ago The migrant hotel king raking in nearly £180m in profits: Caravan park tycoon's firm is paid £7BILLION of taxpayers cash after being awarded government contract to house asylum seekers

Clearsprings Ready Homes, owned by Essex tycoon Graham King, is one of three companies appointed on a 10-year Home Office deal to provide short-term accommodation.

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4 d. ago Investigators reveal first findings into South Carolina judge’s house fire and warn public against speculation

Law enforcement says there is currently no evidence to suggest the justice’s mansion was targeted by an arsonist and caution against sharing unverified information

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4 d. ago Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to Category 2 storm, threatens Baja California peninsula

The hurricane has brought heavy rain and strong winds to western Mexico

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5 d. ago An expert guide to preparing your garden for winter floods this year

Despite a long, dry summer and a relatively parched September, the inevitable return of heavy rain often catches gardeners unprepared, leaving prized plants struggling and outdoor spaces waterlogged.

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5 d. ago Police ended up at house after spotting 'suspicious car', before making £200k find

Three arrests have been made

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6 d. ago Mount Everest rescue under way after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by rescuersRescue efforts are under way on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media.Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of the mountain in Tibet were guided to safety by rescuers on Sunday, as unusually heavy precipitation including rain pummelled the Himalayas. Continue reading...

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