22 m. ago Man, 30, dies in his wife’s arms just days after last hope treatment for ‘shoulder pain’

A "BRAVE and handsome" man passed away in the arms of his loving wife just a week after starting a treatment plan that was supposed to save his life. Alex Able, from Horsted, Chatham, began experiencing pain in his shoulder in September 2023, which he put down to a pulled muscle from over-doing it at...

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25 m. ago Spot gold rises above $4,000 for the first time; car dealer Vertu Motors warns of £5.5m profit hit from JLR disruption – business live

Gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this year amid central bank buying and political turmoilPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi wealth fund, which completed in March.Har...

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27 m. ago Woman who shouted Nazi chant & made fascist salute before attacking man on Glasgow street JAILED

A WOMAN who shouted a Nazi slogan while also making a fascist salute for "entertainment" has been jailed for two weeks. Rochelle Green had been spotted by a police officer outside Glasgow's Mitchell Library last October 3. The 32-year-old went on to hit an elderly stranger on the head. Green was convicted of threatening and...

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43 m. ago Louise Redknapp's savage comment about Jamie's new wife as son struggled to cope

Louise Redknapp was married to Jamie for several years before they split and the football pundit went on to marry his wife Frida Andersson, with the pair having a baby soon after their nuptials

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97 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Points failure sparks severe TfL disruption during rush hour

Multiple TfL lines were disrupted on Wednesday morning

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1 hour ago Charlie Mackesy, author of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse, lost new book when iPad was stolen

Mackesy said the new book is trying to emulate the “kind of affection” you receive from a mother

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1 hour ago Violent attack at Belfast train station leaves several people injured

The incident took place at Belfast City Hospital Train Station as police made an urgent appeal for information.

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1 hour ago Timothee Chalamet finally shows off shaved head as fans react to bold transformation

The Dune actor unveiled a buzzcut during an outing in New York, sparking fan frenzy online

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1 hour ago Charlie Mackesy says ‘quite a lot’ of his new book was lost when iPad stolen

The author returns with Always Remember, which takes readers back to the world of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse.

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2 h. ago Biossance skincare review: squalane products for hydration and radiance

From facial oils to eye cream and hydrating mists, Biossance harnesses squalane to deliver glowing, nourished skin - and we’ve tested them

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2 h. ago Teacher banned after telling pupil he would have sex with her when she turned 18 & calling her ‘one horny girl’

A TEACHER has been banned after reportedly telling a pupil he would have sex with her when she turned 18, calling her "one horny girl". Head of science at a south London school, the teacher was suspended and permanently banned following the shocking incident. Amrinder Singh Pannu, 38, made the lewd comments to one of...

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2 h. ago Train station attack sees multiple people targeted in serious assault as cops hunt for victims

Several people were allegedly attacked at a Belfast train station by two suspects who are said to have left the scene. Police are eager to speak to one individual they say was injured

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2 h. ago Scots man's severe anxiety 'made him feel like he was dying from heart attack'

After trying therapy, he discovered that persistent exercise helped calm his mind and reduce his anxiety.

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2 h. ago 'Devastated' Stacey Solomon seethes 'I was robbed!' as she blasts double awards snub on BBC reality show

The most recent instalment saw the pair head off to the prestigious awards ceremony at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London back in May.

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2 h. ago The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill

Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibesIn many ways I am the ideal reader for this queer haunted house novel from the author of the 2022 short-story collection Parallel Hells. As a teenager I was a passionate fan of gothic literature; I love a haunted house novel, and believe The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters’s masterpiece of the genre, is yet to be bettered. It’s an admiration that Leon Craig shares. She also cites Donna Tartt’s The Secret History as an influence, which gives some clue to the setup that greets the reader in The Decadence. Namely, privileged university friends retreat to a haunted country house – inherited, naturally, by one of the group – to indulge in an array of illegal substances and sexual configurations. Bring it on, I thought.But though I tried very much to care about them, the twists and turns in the characters’ relationships did not make much of an impre...

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2 h. ago Grow review – polished pumpkin growing caper stuffed with perky charm and comedy talent

Featuring the likes of Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks and Golda Rosheuvel, this family heartwarmer makes for perfectly serviceable seasonal fareThis perky British kids’ movie lists five different people in the writing credits (two of whom chipped in with “additional material”); this may explain in part why its story beats arrive with such metronomic precision, and the characters feel as if they were grown hydroponically in a lab. Which is of course ironic because the setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell, adorable) who can sense plants’ emotions by touch.Having only been recently introduced, for reasons the otherwise overpolished script fails to explain, Charlie and Dinah get to know each other over the course of a few seasons – which just so happens to be the length of time it takes to grow a pumpkin for the annual village competition. Charlie hopes to use ...

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3 h. ago Edwyn Collins Albert Hall review: Inspirational Orange Juice frontman pays an emotional farewell to Manchester

Edwyn Collins played his final gig in Manchester on Tuesday evening when he appeared at the city's Albert Hall

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3 h. ago Nolberto Solano: ‘I would like to play like Klopp but you need to be realistic’

The former Newcastle and Peru winger became Pakistan’s head coach in July and he tells Tusdiq Din he enjoys the challenge of making the team more competitiveNolberto Solano has become accustomed to firsts. He was the first Peruvian to feature in the Premier League after he joined Newcastle in 1998, and the first to play in an FA Cup final the following year. In April 2001 he became the first Premier League player to be sent off by Mike Dean. Now, in the latest stop on a peripatetic coaching journey, the 50-year-old is hoping to lead Pakistan’s men to their first Asian Cup.After taking the lesser trodden path from Lima to Lahore, Solano faces crucial back-to-back qualifiers for the 2027 tournament against Afghanistan, beginning at home on Thursday. Then, in November and March, come visits from Syria and Myanmar, who won the reverse fixtures. Solano, who replaced the Englishman Stephen Constantine as Pakistan’s head coach in July, is clear on his ambitions. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Scanlon brothers: from a Midlands primary football side to Gibraltar teammates

James is at Manchester United, Luca with Burnley and both are making a mark on the international stage as teenagersIt was almost a perfect night for the Scanlons when the 16-year-old Luca came on for his elder brother, James, to make his Gibraltar debut last month against the Faroe Islands, but there was a nagging problem. “I told him the night before not to play my position,” the older sibling jokes.Only 57 days after Luca’s sweetest birthday, he became a full international. His plan was to be there to support James, alongside a plethora of other family members, but Gibraltar’s head coach, Scott Wiseman, invited him to train with men twice his age to see what he was about and saw enough to promote him from the under-21s. James is a right-footed winger who plays off the left and Luca is the opposite. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Singer and actor dies aged 35 after bike collided with stray cattle on road

Popular Punjabi singer and actor Rajvir Jawanda was in hospital with critical head and injuries for more than 10 days after a serious motorcycle accident last month

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