19 m. ago Chris Kamara: ‘Speech apraxia diagnosis left me feeling rock bottom’

Chris Kamara has opened up about his battle with speech apraxia in an exclusive interview with The Independent at the Pride of Britain Awards.

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22 m. ago Police officer who tweeted crude jokes about woman’s ‘boobs’ and Prince Andrew keeps his job

PC Andrew Jacks’ private X account discovered during re-vetting of all City of London Police staff working in the Square Mile

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37 m. ago UK government ‘deeply saddened’ as Maccabi Tel Aviv decline any Aston Villa tickets

Government claims game weaponised to stoke fear‘Wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount,’ club sayThe UK government has said it is “deeply saddened” by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision to decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park.The local safety advisory group opted last week to block visiting fans from attending the tie against Aston Villa on 6 November after a risk assessment by West Midlands police, a decision that drew criticism from politicians including the prime minister, Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

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42 m. ago Soaps spoilers next week: Coronation Street return and EastEnders bombshells

Soaps spoilers have teased another week of drama for Corrie, Emmerdale and Walford residents - from Eva Price's bombshell return to Suki and Eve's adoption plans. Get the lowdown.

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42 m. ago How to watch Villarreal vs Man City: TV channel, live stream and kick

Manchester City are back in Champions League action this week as they travel to Spain to take on Villareal

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42 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing’s Vicky Pattison's husband sex ban for brutal reason

Vicky Pattison has been competing on Strictly Come Dancing for a few weeks now, and the former reality TV star has admitted that she has a brutal rule in place while on the show

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42 m. ago Soaps spoilers for next week: Corrie legend makes bombshell return and EastEnders row

Spoilers have teased another week of drama for Corrie, Emmerdale and Walford residents - from Eva Price's return to Suki and Eve's adoption plans. Here's what you need to know.

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46 m. ago Heartbroken Gogglebox star Georgia Bell reveals sad news just hours after engagement

Gogglebox favourite Georgia Bell revealed her exciting engagement news this week but just hours after she shared some sad news with fans

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2 h. ago Quiet UK village with amazing history could triple in size under huge new plan

The village could be set to grow from a small village of about 1,200 homes into a big 3,400-home new town, according to the latest plans

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3 h. ago Hong Kong runway set for reopening after crash but won't be used regularly for now

Hong Kong authorities are preparing to reopen a runway where a cargo aircraft crashed, although it will remain out of regular use until the wreckage is fully cleared later this week

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3 h. ago ‘I said goodbye to Heath Ledger at this urinal’: a stroll round Terry Gilliam’s pivotal places

The studio where he crashed the Life of Brian spaceship, the stage where he put on a Faust that caused fights, the pub where he last spoke to Heath Ledger the ex-Python takes a hilarious and evocative stroll down memory laneDown an alley in Covent Garden, on a building that was once a banana warehouse, there is a blue plaque. “Monty Python, Film Maker, Lived Here, 1976-1987,” reads the inscription. It’s easy to miss: the plaque is not at eye level as they normally are, but up on the first floor, almost as if the blue plaque committee lost confidence in their uncharacteristic joke. Or perhaps John Cleese put it up.Terry Gilliam arrives. I like his jacket. It looks like it’s been stitched together from bits of blankets. “Me too,” he says. “I got it 30 years ago in a secondhand store in New York.” We’re going to wander around London, revisiting places that have played significant parts in his career, as he approaches his 85th birthday. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Friedrich Merz accused of using ‘dangerous’ rhetoric on immigration

German chancellor rebuffs critics and insists anyone with daughters would agree ‘we have to change something’Critics have accused Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, of adopting “dangerous” rhetoric on immigration, after he championed “very large scale” expulsions of people from cities – and claimed that anyone with daughters would agree with him.Merz, who took office in May with a pledge to beat back the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, on Monday chastised a reporter who asked if he wished to revise his hardline remarks on migration from last week in light of widespread criticism, or apologise for them. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man Utd news: Ruben Amorim actions speak volumes for Senne Lammens as five

Mirror Football brings you two of the top stories surrounding Manchester United after goalkeeper Senne Lammens' brilliant display against Liverpool at the weekend

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4 h. ago More than 1,000 guns and parts seized in illicit weapon crackdown in Australia and New Zealand

Police make more than 180 arrests and capture 281 privately manufactured weapons and parts, including those made by 3D printersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities have seized more than 1,000 firearms and gun parts in a crackdown on the spread of illicit weapons in Australia and New Zealand.The week-long transnational operation led to more than 180 arrests, according to Australian Border Force, and the seizure of 281 privately manufactured firearms and parts, including those made by 3D printers. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'I'm a beauty writer and I tried the same hair mask Michelle Keegan swears by'

Give Me Cosmetics' The Full Haircare Set contains seven full-sized products for £22.99 and beauty writer Nisha Mal tried it out for herself

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5 h. ago Tragic final hours of 'super fit' student who died at uni after complaining about stomach

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died at his Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation having only moved in one week prior, and now tributes have been paid to the young man

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7 h. ago Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment

A spokesperson for Joe Biden says the former Democratic president has completed several weeks of radiation therapy to treat an aggressive form of prostate cancer

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8 h. ago Heart Radio's Simon Beale, 53, left 'grateful to be alive' after suffering major heart attack and being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

The 53-year-old, who is one of the station's longest-serving presenters, shared the news in an emotional Instagram post after collapsing while walking his dog three weeks ago.

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8 h. ago Extreme weather is set to add HUNDREDS to your grocery bills: Prices for butter, beef, milk, coffee and chocolate soar by 15.6%

Your weekly food shop is about to get even more expensive, scientists have warned - with extreme weather to blame.

Economics

8 h. ago Emmerdale spoilers tease double exit, new romance and Kev feud

Emmerdale is lining up some big moments next week including drama, discoveries, feuds, escape plans and possible new romance, according to spoilers for the ITV soap

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