30 m. ago Electric shock therapy 'steals mum's memories' as grim NHS treatment 'never fit for purpose'

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) passes a small electrical current through the brain to induce a quick seizure under general anaesthetic

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42 m. ago Cushty! Del Boy's cocktail bar from Only Fools And Horses is set to fetch £600 at auction

The freestanding wraparound bar, clad in cream-padded vinyl, was a familiar sight in the Trotters' Peckham flat, the place where Del kept his stash of cigars.

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51 m. ago Man Utd news: Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'to sell club' after claiming standard not 'high enough'

Manchester United are in crisis after a dreadful start to the season with manager Ruben Amorim under pressure and developments for co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

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53 m. ago Nigella Lawson denies being deliberately flirtatious on screen

Food presenter insisted that her presenting style wasn’t ‘vampy’

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star denies he's 'got an advantage' after fight back from 'serious injury'

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is taking part in the BBC One dance contest this year, after taking on the Strictly 2024 Christmas special

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2 h. ago Photographer Joy Gregory on her new project, decades in the making: ‘A lot of people I worked with on it have died’

A new retrospective by the Black British artist plays with everything from the Victorians’ use of flowers to Eurocentric beauty standards – including one piece she started in 2003There weren’t many Black students at the Royal College of Art when Joy Gregory was a student in the 1980s, but she did study alongside artist and Blk Art Group founder Keith Piper, who was putting together a Black photography exhibition. “He asked me if I would submit some work,” says the 65-year-old artist.Piper had liked her work, which explored themes of colonialism, beauty, gender and race. However, her submission was rejected by the organisers on the basis that it simply wasn’t Black enough. “You have to recognise the political climate at that time around practice and making a mark and I was basically taking pictures of flowers,” says Gregory. “For me, you have the right to make whatever work you want. By shutting down what can and cannot be, you start to censor yourself. I was a bit pissed off, thinki...

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3 h. ago CCTV shows moment brazen mobility scooter rider steals £250 worth of steaks from Co

Malcolm Ravenhill, 63, was caught on camera stealing the meat just days after he was given a second chance by magistrates for committing a similar offence

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3 h. ago Fuming office worker leaves 'unhinged' note after a colleague stole her lunch

An office employee has detailed the moment she was so furious after discovering a colleague had secretly eaten her lunch that she penned a threatening note.

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3 h. ago A walk in the park! The exhibition set in the great outdoors – in pictures

Set within the grandeur of Dalkeith Palace and its grounds, 17 leading photographers create work that responds to nature – including beaming family members’ faces on to trees! Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Clarks opens up a shoebox of memories with museum to mark 200th year

Shoemakers Museum in Somerset village of Street displays everything from school shoes to Wallabees and Desert BootsFor some visitors, the museum may bring back memories of being fitted for their first pair of school shoes on a rather chilly metal gauge. For others, the cabinets of pristine Wallabees and Desert Boots may recall teenage obsessions with US hip-hop or Britpop movements.Memories will also flood back for the many local people whose families made Clarks shoes for generations, when the box-fresh Shoemakers Museum opens in the Somerset village of Street, near Glastonbury, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Takeaway worker pestered by sleazy chef hits out after creep took photos without her consent

The female employee endured weeks of lewd comments from dad of three Ladi Haderi.

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11 h. ago Downton Abbey iconic bell wall used to summon servants sells for £216k at auction

An auction of props, costumes, and set pieces from the popular TV show saw all 267 lots sold at a whopping total of £1,735,744.

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13 h. ago Merseyside care home worker involved in supply of drugs said she'd 'make a killing'

Morgan Quigley 'felt she couldn't say no' to her drug-dealing manager and predator Lindy Leah

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13 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr faces Eddie Hearn legal battle after ambulance accusation at press conference

Hearn strenuously denied Eubank Jr’s accusation that he delayed the departure of his ambulance from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to a hospital following his victory over Conor Benn in April

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14 h. ago Norfolk museum worker denies stealing exhibits to sell at auction

Norfolk museum worker denies stealing exhibits to sell at auction  BBC

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14 h. ago Transatlantic whisky sour with star shaped S’more served at Trump’s banquet

The grand dinner in St George’s Hall includes a menu of organic Norfolk chicken and a vanilla ice cream bombe.

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15 h. ago Rare medal awarded to a star of Airdrie’s only Scottish Cup triumph fetches £4650 at auction

The nine-carat gold gong was presented to winger James Somerville after the Diamonds’ 2-0 victory over Hibernian in front of 59,000 fans in the final at Ibrox.

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15 h. ago Steal The Look: Teyana Taylor in London at the ‘One Battle After Another’ Premiere

Steal The Look: Teyana Taylor in London at the ‘One Battle After Another’ Premiere  bet.com

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15 h. ago Statue of Abraham Lincoln stolen from Louisiana plantation turns up cut into pieces at pawn shop

Three people are accused of stealing a rare, solid silver Abraham Lincoln statue from Houmas House in Louisiana and cutting it into pieces to sell at pawn shops

Economics

16 h. ago Victims denied justice under Scotland’s not proven verdict watch as it is finally abolished

MSPs voted through the landmark justice reform bill, rubber-stamping the axing of the verdict – meaning jurors will no longer have three options when it comes to deciding the fate of defendants at criminal trials.

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