84 m. ago My troubles were over when I won £300k from a lottery scratchcard ... but one conversation saw me lose it all

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy Ward, 55, had been struggling to make ends meet for decades as she raised her five children in a council house in Wood Green, North London.

Economics

87 m. ago I was horrified to find I was being filmed by a CCTV camera while on the loo in a women's public toilets... but the council WON'T take it down

Anna, 49, suffers from an overactive bladder since having children and relies on the public toilets in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, while out and about.

Culture

98 m. ago Yacht full of nudists risk jail after stripping off near onlookers at Sydney Harbour

WARNING, EXPLICIT CONTENT: The yacht of naturists was an unusual sight when they rocked up in Sydney Harbour earlier this week, causing stunned beachgoers to reach for their recording devices

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1 hour ago Korean commission finds adoption program rife with abuse, highlighting AP investigation

A South Korean commission found the country violated its children’s human rights by facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse

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1 hour ago Legendary BBC children's show set to return to our screen after two decades

The revamped show is set to come with a new name and a full-scale makeover.

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2 h. ago Bodies of 12 children and teacher found in aftermath of South East Asia quake as death toll surges

Dozens more children are feared trapped under the wreckage of the West Mye Mye Kyi preschool in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar following Friday's earthquake.

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2 h. ago Coronation Street star Will Mellor shares career news and admits job 'terrifies me'

Will Mellor and Ralf Little appeared on ITV's James Martin's Saturday Morning where they shared career news with the legendary chef

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3 h. ago Inside Amanda Owen's cottage transformation with Clive despite their split

Amanda and Clive Owen, who were married for over two decades and welcomed nine children before their split, applied to renovate the Grade II listed building back in 2020

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3 h. ago ‘He still features in my nightmares’: how a sinister psychiatrist put hundreds of women in deep, drug

In the 1960s, William Sargant used a combination of narcosis and ECT to ‘reprogram’ troubled young women. Now his patients, including the actor Celia Imrie and the former model Linda Keith, are trying to piece together what happenedFrom the reinforced windows of ward five, high up in the Edwardian eaves of London’s Royal Waterloo hospital for children and women, a 14-year-old Celia Imrie used to stare down, hoping to spot her mother. “When I walk past that old, redbrick hospital building today, on my way to the Imax or the National Theatre,” says Imrie, who went on to become a successful actor, “I can see the window where I’d sit waiting for her and a deep chill passes through me.”Every day, thousands of commuters and tourists pass beneath the former hospital. Some might look up to admire the terracotta facade, with its ornate colonnades and glazed tile lettering, but few are aware of the medical horrors that took place in one small room on the top floor: the Sle...

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3 h. ago Parents arrested after making 'disparaging' comments about school in WhatsApp chat

Constabulary defends action after six officers sent to arrest two parents in front of children

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3 h. ago Three killed including children in house blaze as neighbour tried to enter 'inferno'

Police arrived at the scene after a fire broke out at a house near Kettering, Northamptonshire, which led to the tragic deaths of three people while a neighbour reportedly tried to save them

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4 h. ago Friend of King Charles brands him 'workaholic' after recent hospital stay

King Charles III was admitted to hospital on Thursday after suffering side-effects from cancer treatment.

Economics

4 h. ago Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortageBeneath the smugness of Ron DeSantis, at Florida leading the nation in immigration enforcement lies something of a conundrum: how to fill the essential jobs of the scores of immigrant workers targeted for deportation.The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago How Barbra Banda got caught up in a swirl of misinformation and double standards | Suzanne Wrack

We should be talking about how we help everyone enjoy sport, but instead players are being targeted in a dehumanising wayThe “hateful language” directed at Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda during their 2-0 defeat of Gotham FC last Sunday, understood to be transphobic and racist in nature, is part of an alarming trend, with several non-white athletes targeted for not fitting westernised standards of femininity.The language directed at Banda from the stands was “directly addressed” by stadium security, said the hosts, Gotham FC, in a statement, and the situation was “monitored for the remainder of the match”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Vernon Kay admits 'I paid the price' after disappointing wife Tess Daly

Chatting on his BBC Radio 2 show recently Vernon Kay gave an insight into his home life with Tess Daly, as he explained how he "paid the price" for one thing

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4 h. ago Paul O'Grady's widower admits 'life goes on' as he makes heartbreaking decision

Paul O'Grady's widower Andre Portasio has spoken out about life after the death of the much-loved TV presenter, who died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on March 28, 2023

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4 h. ago Gatwick airport is evacuated as fire alarm sounds amid theories that a vaping passenger is to blame

Gatwick airport has been evacuated as fire alarms sounds as theories swirl that a vaping passenger could be to blame.

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5 h. ago Paedophile hunters expose sick new tactic online predators are using to lure young victims

Footage from around the UK shared on TikTok, reveals men wearing wigs and women's clothing being confronted about alleged sexual messages or activity with children.

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5 h. ago Seinfeld and Family Guy star breaks fundraising records with star

EXCLUSIVE: Seinfeld and Family Guy star Patrick Warburton has smashed his own fundraising records as he hold his 15th annual celebrity golf competition in aid of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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5 h. ago Paul O'Grady's widower makes heartbreaking admission on anniversary of his death

Paul O'Grady's husband Andre Portasio has spoken out on the second anniversary of the beloved TV star's death and admitted life after Paul's death hasn't been easy

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