66 m. ago Readers' Letters: When did 'activism' become a career in itself?

Shouldn’t an ‘activist’ have lots of real world experience, wonders reader

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66 m. ago Dolly Parton reveals bizarre reason she sleeps in make up and doesn't 'look like hell'

The country and western legend revealed that she doesn’t want to be caught out if she has to flee her bed in an emergency, so she chooses to sleep in her makeup

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83 m. ago 'I ate at the Royal Nawaab at Stockport Pyramid and it was a bit of a manic experience'

The new Indian restaurant at the Stockport Pyramid has opened to the public as part of a 'soft opening'

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1 hour ago These little known hacks can help beat hay fever including using Vaseline, cutting down on alcohol and eating apples

Here's how to reduce your hay fever symptoms this pollen season

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2 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham breaks silence after he fails to wish mum Victoria ‘happy birthday’

Victoria Beckham has shared photos from her 51st birthday celebrations this week, which included a meal with family and friends, but two of her children were notably absent

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3 h. ago ‘I visited a Texas dancehall and this is the one traditional you must stick to’

We went on a trip to Austin, Texas, to experience the best things to see and do in the Southern state - from line dancing to traditional BBQ, here's what we discovered

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4 h. ago Mum shot dead in street by man who felt 'disrespected' after she ignored his catcalls

Murderer James Bernard Johnson, 43, was found guilty after firing four shots at 42-year-old Nikki Loffredo from his vehicle before leaving her to die in the street

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6 h. ago Schoolgirl's parents spot 'unusual' mark leading to eight day stay in intense care

Penelope Vidal-Walsh, 10, from Southport, went to bed on Wednesday April 10, complaining of feeling unwell and spent the last eight days sedated in intensive care

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8 h. ago Little girl, 8, found dead on sofa after online challenge saw her 'turn purple'

Sarah Raissa, eight, was found laying unconscious at her home by her horrified grandfather, now her mum sent a warning to other parents after the youngster's tragic death

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10 h. ago Tributes flood in for teenage boy killed in horror farm accident as mum's world 'falls apart'

Harry Moss, 14, from Birmingham, was fatally injured in an incident involving heavy machinery on a farm in Malvern, Worcestershire, on Thursday morning

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11 h. ago Boy killed in horror farm tragedy pictured as heartbroken mum's world 'falls apart'

Harry Moss died after suffering horrendous injuries in the machinery accident at the farm.

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11 h. ago Boy, 14, killed in horror farm accident pictured as mum's world 'falls apart'

Harry Moss, 14, from Birmingham, was fatally injured in an incident involving heavy machinery on a farm in Malvern, Worcestershire, on Thursday morning

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12 h. ago Escape To The Country star left red faced as buyers reject every single home

Fans of Escape To The Country may have been left cringing during a recent episode as show host Alistair Appleton completely failed a hopeful looking for a dream two-bed home

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13 h. ago Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before

Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cellsAfter walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen before.The bold – and contested – assertion follows an experiment in which researchers in the US had laser pulses fired into their eyes. By stimulating individual cells in the retina, the laser pushed their perception beyond its natural limits, they say. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Schoolgirl spends eight days in intensive care after parents spot 'unusual' mark

"We're thankful it appeared when it did - she could have gone to bed and not woken up"

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13 h. ago Mpox symptoms: 8 signs to look out for as UK hospital has case in A&E

Addernbooke's Hospital in Cambridge has been contacting patients and members of staff who were at risk of Mpox after contact with an infected person in A&E last weekend

Science

14 h. ago Shop worker who stole £40,000 from tills was spending £100 a week on lottery tickets and scratch cards

Jailing mum-of-two Rebecca Hanford a judge said she had "squandered" her employer's money

Economics

14 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: My embarrassing WhatsApp gaffe that I accidentally sent to every Tory MP

Go on, admit it. You can't do without it. Every morning - before we are even out of bed - we scrabble for the mobile. Our fingers grope for the little green icon, a speech bubble enclosing a phone.

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15 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother's Chris Hughes, 32, caught in 'creepy' exchange with JoJo Siwa, 21, as underwear

In the clips, Love Island star Chris, 32, was seen teasing JoJo, 21, by claiming she was throwing a strop when she wouldn't come into his bed for a hug.

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16 h. ago Fall asleep in 'minutes' with doctor's tracing technique that 'stops overthinking'

One doctor has shared a simple technique to help people calm their racing thoughts and overthinking in order to aid sleep, and the best thing is that you can do it from the comfort of your bed

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