70 m. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star admits 'it's still not easy' as they detail 'tough' grief

A former Strictly Come Dancing contestant has detailed navigating grief after her husband of 30 years died back in 2023

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85 m. ago NGOs call for end to Israel’s ‘weaponisation’ of aid – Middle East crisis live

More than 100 international NGOs sign letter saying more than 60 requests to bring in food, water and items for shelter were denied by authorities in July aloneThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has just issued a warning on X, saying that soaring temperatures in Gaza are now above 40°C, making an already dire humanitarian situation “far worse”.“With very limited water available, dehydration is increasing,” the agency said in a post on X. It added that bombardments and forced displacement continue, while limited electricity and fuel mean there is “no relief from the extreme heat”.Approval of construction plans in E1 buries the idea of a Palestinian state and continues the many steps we are taking on the ground as part of the de facto sovereignty plan that we began implementing with the establishment of the government.After decades of international pressure and freezes, we are breaking conventions and connecting Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem. This is Zionism at its best – bui...

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1 hour ago 'Sloth virus' arrives in UK for first time as deadly Oropouche symptoms revealed

The latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show a surge in travel-related chikungunya infections across England, with 73 cases recorded between January and June 2025

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1 hour ago ADHD drug treatment can reduce patients’ suicidal behaviour, study finds

Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can involve being inattentive, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

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1 hour ago King and Queen to honour veterans on 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Royal British Legion (RBL) guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday include 33 veterans aged from 96 to 105 who served in the Far East and Pacific.

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1 hour ago Boy with fragile skin disorder given hope after new treatment

Gabrielius Misurenkovas, 12, from east London, was diagnosed with an inflammatory disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) when he was a baby.

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2 h. ago Kim Jong Un’s sister denies North Korea has removed border loudspeakers

North Korean leader’s firebrand sister says Pyongyang has no intention of halting broadcasts or courting better ties with the South

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2 h. ago 'I didn’t have symptoms other than a tummy ache, so to be told I had same cancer as my late husband was shocking and devastating'

Ann Lally, 70, was diagnosed with the same cancer as her late husband

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2 h. ago Transfer news LIVE: Eze chooses Arsenal; Man Utd in Baleba push; Isak to Liverpool; Donnarumma latest

Plenty of movement in the transfer window with just a day until the Premier League relaunches

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3 h. ago Thunderstorms and 30C heat forecast for London as fourth heatwave of the summer continues

Heat health alerts, in place for much of the last week, have also been extended into next week

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3 h. ago Urgent warning as cases of mosquito virus causing 'sudden fever' rise in UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has also detected the first cases of the emerging disease oropouche virus in the UK, all of which were linked to travel from Brazil

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3 h. ago 'Silent killer' condition symptoms could be spotted with warning sign in eye

In some cases it can trigger a "painless" symptom in one eye - here's what you need to know

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3 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon’s immense political talent is undeniable. The nationalism was the problem | Martin Kettle

Many of her admirers gloss over her desire to break up the UK as Scotland’s first minister. But in her open and touching memoir, it plays a starring roleNicola Sturgeon was – and still is – important, talented, personable and, to many, inspirational. She was also extremely lucky and often wrong, sometimes seriously so. There are examples of all these qualities in her newly published memoir, Frankly. Sturgeosceptics should concede at once that it contains much that is fascinating, especially about her relations with her charismatic mentor turned vengeful enemy Alex Salmond. Starry-eyed Sturgies should equally admit she made several deep and lasting errors that have left behind a divided nationalist party and movement.The book is more open and touching about private issues than most political memoirs, although Sturgeon deploys these qualities selectively. Many of the intimate reflections are about being a woman in politics. Other memoirs by female politicians – including those of Marg...

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3 h. ago How to make a classic Battenberg cake with almond, jam and marzipan

This retro teatime favourite is easier to bake than it looks. Food writer Jane Dunn shares her step-by-step guide to mastering the iconic pink-and-yellow sponge, sandwiched with apricot jam and wrapped in marzipan

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3 h. ago East Kilbride Thistle and Cambuslang Rangers to take part in Alan Paterson Memorial Tournament

A four-team tournament is set to be held at the Showpark next month

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3 h. ago East Kilbride to face THREE former managers in Stranraer clash as trio aim to dish out dose of the Blues

Chris Aitken, Stevie Aitken and Martin Fellowes wil be in the away dugout this Saturday

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4 h. ago 'Painless' symptom in one eye could indicate dangerous high cholesterol

This lesser-known symptom could mean you are at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke

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4 h. ago As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade

Despite huge numbers of casualties, Russian leader believes he is slowly winning war – so he can afford to string talks outFor Ukraine, the break in the frontline is unfortunately timed. Lightly armed Russian saboteur groups – three on one count – cut though Ukrainian positions in the Donbas countryside east of the key junction at Dobropillia. Though one group has been eliminated, as of Tuesday two were thought to remain at large – and although their numbers are small for now, perhaps 20 to 30, the breach is significant.At the beginning of the year it was safe to visit Dobropillia, which had become a bustling market centre busy with soldiers and locals, nearly 15 miles north of the frontline in Pokrovsk. But since then the town, where once busy supply roads from Pokrovsk to Kramatorsk split, has come under sustained attack with glide bombs, while FPV (first person view) drones strike targets on the move. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘We popped the baby in a flowerpot!’ Anne Geddes on the beloved photos that made her famous

Her whimsical, instantly recognisable pictures swept the globe in the 1990s. Yet she has rarely been treated with reverence. As she prepares for her first big retrospective, she discusses the secrets of her 40-year careerWhen Anne Geddes began shooting her famous photographs, she soon learned she would need a backup baby – or 20. “Connecting with a child who considers you a stranger is high stress,” she says. “I remember trying to shoot one baby sitting in a tank of water, surrounded by waterlilies. It took five babies to make it work. One of them was even called Lily, but she was not having a bar of it. She looked at me as if to say: ‘You think I’m getting in that water?’”She describes the practicalities of one of her best-known shots, 1991’s Cabbage Kids. It shows twin brothers Rhys and Grant with cabbage-leaf hats on their heads, each sitting in an upturned cabbage, turning to one another with mild alarm. Geddes’ assistant had tied a balloon to a piece of string, lowering it...

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6 h. ago 'I live in Spain and Brits needs to be careful about the sangria they're drinking'

A Spanish local has taken to Reddit to issue a warning to tourists about a potential pitfall in this popular beverage by swapping it with a cheaper alternative that's practically the same

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