22 h. ago Mum who needed emergency heart transplant vows to 'live best life' in honour of donor

Her condition was so severe that she was placed at the top of the UK's super-urgent heart transplant waiting list

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7 d. ago Bob Geldof vows to carry on 'vital' work as he launches Live Aid musical

As the 40th anniversary of the iconic concert approaches, the Boomtown Rats star announced another exciting project back where it all began

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8 d. ago Canada election results live: Carney vows ‘Trump will never break us’ as Liberal Party falls short of majority

Liberals projected to win more seats than Conservatives in what is still a remarkable victory

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9 d. ago Canada election results live: PM Carney vows ‘Trump will never break us’ as rival Poilievre loses Parliament seat

In a remarkable victory in the Canadian election, the Liberals are projected to win more seats than Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party - but it isn't clear yet if they will secure an outright majority

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9 d. ago US trade deficit surges ahead of tariffs; China vows not to ‘kneel down’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK grocery inflation has edged up this month, as consumers are hit by rising food prices.Data provider Kantar has reported that supermarket prices rose by 3.8% per year in the four weeks to April 20, up from 3.5% a month earlier.“Chocolate confectionery prices rose by 17.4% this period, the fastest of any category, but that didn’t stop the British public treating themselves this Easter. The volume of chocolate eggs sold through supermarket tills still grew by 0.4% on last year, while at the dinner table lamb was the most popular fresh meat joint, followed by beef and pork.Some households chose to indulge in less seasonal fare as the sun came out and they dusted off the barbecue, with burger sales shooting up by 31% over the last month.”The way in which regulations are being applied to bioethanol is undermining the commercial viability of our business. We are having constructive discussions with the UK Government to explore re...

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9 d. ago Canada election 2025 live: Carney vows ‘Trump will never break us’ after win as rival Poilievre set to lose seat

In a remarkable victory in the Canadian election, the Liberals are projected to win more seats than Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party - but it isn't clear yet if they will secure an outright majority

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9 d. ago My mum died in A&E last month – and the place was like a war zone | Zoe Williams

Amid the debate about trans people on hospital wards we have lost sight of dignity, respect and the horrifying reality of a health service in meltdownAnother morning, another absolutely bananas conversation about transgender people, without any trans people involved, following the supreme court ruling that permits the exclusion from single-sex spaces of anyone not born into that sex. On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Emma Barnett was asking care minister Stephen Kinnock about wards in hospitals, and came out with the immortal line: “Do you think it’s right for trans people to be segregated from other patients, as an interim measure, or for the future?”Great save, that “for the future” – because if you’re going to interpret this ruling as a requirement to exclude trans people, what does that mean in practice? Trans women on men’s wards, trans men on women’s wards? This delivers dignity and respect to precisely no one; so, sure, “segregate” away, and it would have to be for ever, beca...

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9 d. ago Canada election 2025 live: Mark Carney vows ‘Trump will never break us’ after historic election win

The Liberals are projected to win more seats than Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party, though it isn't clear yet if they would win an outright majority

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9 d. ago Mother listens to heartbeat of late daughter who donated heart to eight

This is the powerful moment a mother whose daughter died in a crash was able to hear her heartbeat again after it was donated to another girl.

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1 week ago 5 reasons the morning after pill can fail after Scots mum's fling leads to pregnancy

An Ayrshire mum was left stunned after her emergency contraceptive didn't work following a one-night stand at a wedding.

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1 week ago The international criminal court should prosecute Syria’s Assad | Kenneth Roth

For the foreseeable future, international courts provide the only realistic prospect of justice for SyriansThere are few regimes as cruel as the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. There was seemingly no limit to what it would do to sustain his grasp on power, including dropping chemical weapons and barrel bombs on civilians in territory held by the armed opposition, and starving, torturing, “disappearing” and executing perceived opponents. The victims numbered in the hundreds of thousands.Since December, Assad is gone, toppled by the HTS rebel group that now controls the interim government in Damascus. The leader of the interim authorities, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has promised a far more inclusive and rights-respecting rule. The jury is still out on whether he will live up to those vows, but one place where he has fallen short is in satisfying the Syrian people’s quest for justice. Both he and international courts could play a role.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights...

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1 week ago Celtic are Champions LIVE as Rodgers makes vow, Sutton asks a big question and Engels falls in love

That makes it 13 out of the last 14 titles for the Hoops as Brendan Rodgers' dominance only increases during second spell in charge

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1 week ago Bruno Tonioli vows to outdo Amanda Holden with his outfits when BGT goes live tonight

Bruno admits starring alongside Amanda as well as Alesha Dixon makes him feel insecure about his image, so he wants to up his outfit game on tonight's live BGT show

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2 w. ago ‘A signal of simplicity’: Pope Francis’s funeral will be his final humble gesture

One of pontiff’s last acts was to simplify papal rites, stripping away elaborate rituals and scaling back processionLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88When the late Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as leader of the Catholic church in March 2013, he cast away formality by dressing in simple white robes instead of the regal ermine-trimmed cape usually worn by newly elected pontiffs.The next day, Francis – a name chosen in honour of Francis of Assisi, the Italian saint who renounced a life of luxury to help the poor – returned to the Rome hotel in which he had stayed before the conclave to pick up his luggage and pay his bill. He substituted a plush apostolic apartment for a simple room within the Vatican walls and, unlike his predecessors, did not spend his summers in Castel Gandolfo, an opulent 12th-century fortress close to Rome. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Memorial service for Cardiff woman Paria Veisi at heart of murder investigation

The event will honour her 'kindness, selflessness, and the beautiful life she lived'

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2 w. ago Horror of mum who died after 'botched BBL removal' as tragic twist emerges

A 31-year-old underwent surgery to remove her butt implants, but just minutes later suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away two weeks later. Her family have spoken out and revealed a devastating detail about the tragedy

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2 w. ago Kyren Wilson becomes shocking new victim of Crucible Curse as he fails to live up to vow

The reigning world champion and top seed in Sheffield became the seventh first-time champion to lose in the first round after being KO'd in a dramatic loss to Chinese giant-killer Lei Peifan

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2 w. ago Couple who murdered daughter in ‘honour’ killing have life sentence upheld

The case has become a symbol of the brutal mistreatment of immigrant women who rebelled against inflexible family rules

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3 w. ago Amy Childs' mum Julie, 59, rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering heart attack

Worried Amy Childs has revealed that her mum Julie was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering a heart attack.

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3 w. ago Transplant patients mark 10 years of pioneering surgery with non

A group of 20 heart transplant recipients returned to the hospital where they underwent the life-saving operation.

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