1 hour ago Bruno Tonioli vows to outdo Amanda Holden with his outfits when BGT goes live tonight

Bruno admits starring alongside Amanda as well as Alesha Dixon makes him feel insecure about his image, so he wants to up his outfit game on tonight's live BGT show

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3 h. ago 'Nursery costs more than my salary' Parenting in Wales, where childcare is highest in UK

"Nursery costs more than my salary after tax and pension," said one full time working mother of two. Caroline and Matt Stuart could only both afford to return to work full time because Caroline's father looks after their sons two days a week.

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10 h. ago West Ham: Graham Potter vows to repeat Brighton trick as summer transfer plans are revealed

Potter is keen to bring down the average age of the West Ham squad this summer

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10 h. ago Ilkay Gundogan makes FA Cup vow after admission over Man City's trying season

Manchester City are set to face Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday and veteran midfielder Ilkay Gundogan believes the club's season is now back on track

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10 h. ago Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees

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11 h. ago Britain's Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli explains why you won't see him on stage

Bruno vows not to follow Simon Cowell on to the stage for dangerous stunts as the live semi-finals begin tomorrow night

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12 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr reacts to huge fine for missing weight as Conor Benn vows to 'take his head clean off'

Eubank Jr hits out at Benn, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom after being hit with £375,000 penalty for fractionally missing middleweight limit

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13 h. ago In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn't immune from lawsuits

The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the U.S. government’s longstanding position that the organization was protected from civil liability

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15 h. ago Close associate of Mark Richardson seen in bulletproof vest as gang feud intensifies

The individual is taking precautions to protect himself in case he is targeted amid threats of further violence.

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16 h. ago Stunned resignation and foreboding: a week in Trump’s shadow at IMF

Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meetingBusiness live – latest updatesKristalina Georgieva’s favourite film, the International Monetary Fund boss told the audience at a packed panel event in Washington on Thursday, is Tom Hanks’s cold war romp Bridge of Spies.In one of the stranger digressions in a frequently strange week, Georgieva recalled the moment when Hanks’s character, a US lawyer, tells the Soviet spy he has been appointed to defend that he will probably be executed. “You don’t seem alarmed,” Hanks says to him; to which the spy – played by Mark Rylance – replies, “Would it help?” Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Audiologist reveals why you should be wearing earplugs at music concerts and festivals

Audiologist tells The Independent that many music events exceed the safe sound limit of above 80 decibels

Culture

17 h. ago Thousands of households can get free £425 cash to help with cost of living

Each authority decides how it wants to spend the money from the Household Support Fund and help can range from free cash payments to supermarket vouchers

Economics

17 h. ago Shedeur Sanders’s fall exposed the cruel heart of the NFL draft industry | Oliver Connolly

There are valid arguments for the quarterback falling out of the first round. But it came after anonymous backstabs and the harsh glare of the spotlightThe NFL draft can be cruel. Shedeur Sanders, a polarizing prospect in a weak class whose profile was magnified by the fact that he is the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, had to sit and wait for his name to be called in Thursday night’s first round. He waited. And waited. By night’s end, Sanders had fallen out of the first round entirely.Only two quarterbacks were selected on Thursday. After Miami’s Cam Ward was selected No 1 overall, the QB-needy teams at the top of the board opted to punt on quarterbacks in favor of chasing defensive studs or linemen who could protect their eventual starter. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou responds to Cristian Romero transfer hint with Europa League vow

Key Spurs defender made headlines this week by stating his desire to play in LaLiga amid Atletico Madrid interest

Sport

17 h. ago Why does RFK Jr want to put my family on an ‘autism registry’? | Deborah Bloom

I’m scared about the health secretary’s vow to find the cause behind the so-called ‘autism epidemic’I always knew my parents operated on a different wavelength than most.For one, they are both exceptionally smart. My mother is a former mathematician, who studied the various levels of infinity as part of her master’s thesis. My father is a computer programmer who, at 17 years old, was one of the youngest people to ever be able to communicate with ships in morse code. They met at a party for members of Mensa, a club for the highly intelligent. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Watch: Rachel Reeves gives speech on UK economy at International Monetary Fund in Washington DC

Watch again as chancellor Rachel Reeves gave a speech on the UK economy at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC on Wednesday (23 April).

Economics

18 h. ago Barry Ferguson in powerful next Rangers manager vow as he shows self awareness and makes one thing abundantly clear

The former skipper got a surprise call in February when he was asked to replace sacked manager Philippe Clement

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18 h. ago Simon Cowell insists BGT audition 'wasn't set up' and vows to take lie detector test

During an appearance on This Morning, Simon Cowell addressed concerns over Max Fox's impromptu audition on Britain's Got Talent being a 'set up'

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18 h. ago Trump pardons GOP fraudster who paid for plastic surgery with slain cop memorial fund

President granted clemency to MAGA-aligned former Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore just weeks before her sentencing date

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19 h. ago Who are the Swiss Guards watching over Pope Francis’s lying in state?

They date back to the 16th century when mercenaries first served Pope Julius II and form the world’s smallest armyWith their feathered helmets, ruffled collars and coloured, puffed-sleeve uniforms, the Vatican Swiss Guards are often likened by curious visitors to medieval court jesters.But appearances can be deceiving. The world’s smallest army, whose primary role is to protect the pope, has been rigorously trained and with no living pontiff to protect right now will join the huge security operation involving specialist Italian police units and the military given the task of keeping watch over Vatican City and Rome during the funeral of Pope Francis and the subsequent conclave. Continue reading...

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