53 m. ago Coronation Street star left distressed before 'emotional' final scenes as they confirm exit date

The 61-year-old actress bid an emotional goodbye to her Corrie alter ego Eileen Grimshaw last week

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54 m. ago Rylan Clark declares 'I might propose' as listener tells him 'you'll be third wheel'

During his show last weekend, BBC Radio 2 host Rylan Clark jokingly said he would propose to a caller who requested one of his favourite songs to be play live on air

Politics

55 m. ago Dumfries hotel that recently unveiled £2 million spa named Independent Hotel of the Year

The title was won by Andy and Kim Murray's Cromlix House last year

Economics

59 m. ago Woman, in her 30s, is arrested after body of newborn baby boy found in M&S bag outside church in Notting Hill

Officers from the Met Police were called at 12:46pm last Tuesday to All Saints Church on Talbot Road in the Notting Hill area after the baby boy's body was found.

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70 m. ago Ben Stokes will ‘do whatever it takes’ to be fit for summer, says Durham boss

Ryan Campbell says Stokes ‘sets the bar, wherever he is’.

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71 m. ago Oregon abandoned its radical drug law. Then came the mass arrests

Last year, the state ended a trailblazing law decriminalizing possession. Drug users in some counties are now in and out of jail, without lawyers, struggling to get treatmentAt 7.45am on a cool February morning in Medford, Oregon, six police officers pulled up to a desolate road lined with tarps and a shopping cart and began making arrests.The officers directed four adults to sit on the sidewalk, handcuffing them behind their backs and rifling through their pockets. They were being detained for illegal camping, but the officers were also searching for evidence of drugs. Continue reading...

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71 m. ago Man United star Matthijs de Ligt pushed for Sandro Tonali transfer during surprise meeting

Manchester United signed Matthijs de Ligt in the summer and he has been a regular in the defence for both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim ever since

Sport

73 m. ago Notting Hill baby death: Woman arrested after newborn found dead in M&S bag outside church

A police investigation was launched after the baby was discovered near All Saints' Church in the Notting Hill area of London on Tuesday last week. Today an arrest has been made

Events

81 m. ago Amazon slashes £72 Boss perfume that 'smells like summer' to under £30

The 75ml bottle of the Boss Woman perfume is currently on sale for £28.50, but you'll need to be quick if you want to snap up this bargain before Amazon's spring sale ends

Economics

93 m. ago Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less

Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations

Politics

93 m. ago Plans to boost funding and visitor numbers at historic Dumbarton Castle welcomed

Plans to increase the funding at and footfall to historic Dumbarton Castle were discussed during the visit of the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Angus Robertson last week.

Culture

1 hour ago Man United could have help from Liverpool and Arsenal to complete dream summer transfer

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip as Liverpool and Arsenal could have a role to play in United completing a dream transfer this summer

Sport

1 hour ago Nothing beats Bob Mortimer! The irresistible comedy that could just save Amazon

Last One Laughing UK, a reality show in which comedians like Mortimer, Daisy May Cooper and Richard Ayoade try to make each other laugh, has gone viral with good reason it’s a total hootAs you can probably tell by spending any time on it, Amazon Prime Video is in trouble. Citadel, its $300m Russo brothers-produced international spy thriller series, was met with widespread indifference. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a show that will end up costing Amazon a billion dollars, is destined to go down as one of the worst investments of all time. Everywhere you look, the platform is wall-to-wall duds.And yet there is one glimmer of hope. The sole scrap of buzz Amazon has generated in months comes in the form of a cheap little reality show. Last One Laughing UK has been all over social media for the last couple of weeks, clipped up and shared across TikTok, Instagram and X. And this is down to its deceptively simple premise: a bunch of comedians sit in a room together and try to...

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2 h. ago 'I spotted Marks and Spencer's under £30 summer bags shoppers 'can't wait' to wear'

The affordable M&S bags have been hailed as 'beautiful' and 'very stylish' in reviews, and content editor Melisha Kaur couldn't agree more

Economics

2 h. ago As Trump rewrites even America’s history, institutions have two choices – submit or find ways to resist | Charlotte Higgins

The Smithsonian’s museums have been ordered to root out ‘divisive narratives’. It’s part of a pattern: the battle lines are now clearIt has come to this: we are now in Ministry of Truth territory. In Washington DC, the Smithsonian Institution, the US’s ensemble of 21 great national museums, last week became the subject of an executive order by President Donald Trump. “Distorted narratives” are to be rooted out. There will be no more of the “corrosive ideology” that has fostered a “sense of national shame”. The institution has, reads the order, “come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology” that portrays “American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive”. The vice-president, JD Vance, is, by virtue of his office, on the museum’s board. He is charged by Trump to “prohibit expenditure” on programmes that “divide Americans based on race”. He is to remove “improper ideology”. The order is titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”. George Or...

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2 h. ago Zara McDermott supported over Mother's Day post as ex Sam Thompson sends update over 'women in his life'

The couple split at the end of last year after five years together

Politics

2 h. ago Scott McTominay 'risk' factor revealed by Antonio Conte who rings last minute changes as Napoli star misses out

The former Manchester United midfielder was absent for the 2-1 win over AC Milan due to the flu

Events

2 h. ago British Championship Wrestling event to be one of the last in East Kilbride before venue closes

British Championship Wrestling's April 26 show could be one of the last chances to see some of the biggest names on the scene right now perform in East Kilbride before the Ballerup Hall closes.

Sport

2 h. ago People call me the headmaster from hell but I don't care what they say

Alun Ebenezer (pictured), head of Caldicot School in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, was brought in by the county council as an emergency measure in June last year.

Politics

3 h. ago Bruno Fernandes given Man Utd transfer advice amid £90million Real Madrid interest

THE BIG DEBATE: Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes could be left with a major dilemma this summer if Real Madrid firm up their interest in the Portugal star with an offer

Economics