5 h. ago Couple caught having sex in 'holy' church grounds by parishioners learn fate

Two people caught by shocked parishioners at a city centre church have learned their fate after pleading guilty to a 'lewd, obscene and disgusting act outraging public decency'

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11 h. ago 'I can't cook so eat takeaway for every meal – people are shocked at the cost'

A woman has left people gobsmacked at how much she spends on takeaways per month, because she doesn't cook for herself, and treats herself to yummy food every day

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46 h. ago Washington shooting LIVE: Two people killed in 'depraved anti

Terrorism police have rushed to the scene in Penn Quarter, Washington DC and have asked people to avoid the area while they investigate the shocking attack

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46 h. ago Washington shooting LIVE: Two Israeli Embassy staff killed in 'depraved anti

Terrorism police have rushed to the scene in Penn Quarter, Washington DC and have asked people to avoid the area while they investigate the shocking attack

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4 d. ago Warning as figures show one in 10 UK adults have no savings at all

Millions of people are vulnerable to rising bills and other economic shocks, according to the the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Financial Lives survey

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4 d. ago Pork pies, goldfish, and a chainsaw: The weirdest items seized at airport security

From food to live animals, these are some of the most unusual items travellers have tried to take on a plane

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5 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Gulf deals in the spotlight as experts warn receipt of overseas gifts ‘unprecedented’

Experts warn the message being sent by the White House is that American foreign policy is for sale. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 May at a glanceWith Donald Trump’s headline-making tour of the Gulf region now over, focus has now fallen on the deals made during the trip – for US companies, and for the president himself.Former White House lawyers, diplomatic protocol officers and foreign affairs experts have told the Guardian Donald Trump’s receipt of overseas gifts and targeted investments are “unprecedented” as the White House remakes US foreign policy under a pay-for-access code that eclipses past administrations. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The tricks that celebrities looking to sell their homes use to impress potential buyers... and you don't need millions to do it!

Liv Conlon, from Glasgow, launched ThePropertyStagers when she was just 16 years-old, and has since forged a highly successful seven figure business kitting houses out before a sale

Economics

7 d. ago Major infection warning as record number of NHS staff reject flu vaccine

Patient groups described the level of uptake as 'shocking' and accused refuseniks of negligently fuelling sickness and putting vulnerable people at increased risk of death.

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7 d. ago People left shocked after discovering who Declan Donnelly's famous cousin is

During their show, Ant and Dec's DNA Journey , Dec discovered that he had a long-lost cousin who was pretty famous for what she did for a living over in the US.

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7 d. ago Almost 300m people at risk of death through starvation – report

Aid cuts, conflict, climate and economic shocks contribute to sixth consecutive rise in numbers facing ‘high levels of food insecurity’Acute food insecurity continues to rise at an alarming rate, with almost 300 million people at risk of death through starvation, new analysis reveals.Escalating conflict and cuts to humanitarian aid along with climate and economic shocks forced an additional 13.7 million people into chronic food insecurity last year. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Three in five Britons with £10,000 or more hold at least 75% of it in cash

Many people are teetering on the brink of falling into debt reliance if they were to be met with a shock bill. One in ten people have no cash savings to cover them in an emergency.

Economics

8 d. ago Helen Flanagan, 34, takes to the stage at bingo event after being forced to put her house on the market for £1.5m and admitting she's 'broke'

Helen Flanagan was spotted attending a night at the bingo after being forced to put her house up for sale when she admitted she is 'broke'.

Economics

8 d. ago 'Broke' Helen Flanagan, 34, hopes for a big win at the bingo as she attends event after being forced to put her house on the market for £1.5m

Helen Flanagan was spotted attending a night at the bingo after being forced to put her house up for sale when she admitted she is 'broke'.

Economics

9 d. ago 'I spotted chocolate bar item at car boot sale and price left me gobsmacked'

Becky's Bazaar is well known on social media for bagging good bargains and showing people round charity shops and car boot sales but she was shocked at the price of this item...

Economics

1 week ago The three questions guaranteed to save your marriage (and lead to better sex), revealed by top psychologist GREGORY WALTON

As a psychologist at Stanford, I often find people are shocked when I tell them that marriages always get worse over time. Sadly the data backs it up.

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1 week ago SAS accused of executing handcuffed children and murdering unarmed people in their sleep in shocking new eyewitness claims of UK 'war crimes'

UK Special Forces veterans have come forward to describe seeing SAS soldiers executing a handcuffed child and Taliban suspects while they were asleep.

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1 week ago People shocked by bizarre items found in every room of a 'normal' detached house on sale for £305k

From the outside, there is nothing out of the ordinary about the detached suburban property in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘If it isn’t recorded it will disappear’: the Muslim photographer shining a light on Bradford’s Jewish community

When Nudrat Afza learned that her friend’s synagogue was closing she began a multi-year project to document the city’s declining Jewish population. ‘In Bradford people from different communities respect each other,’ she saysIn April 2013, Nudrat Afza, a Muslim woman from Bradford, gave her 90-year-old Jewish friend Lorle Michaelis a lift to the local Orthodox synagogue. “As Lorle got out of the car, she told me it would be the last service,” Afza recalls. “There were no longer enough people to run them. I was shocked. I knew the building would be sold or demolished.”Afza got out of the car and took a few quick photos of the synagogue’s exterior. Months later, she happened to be passing when the caretakers were coming out. “I put my foot in the doorway and took some pictures inside, to quickly record what was there,” she says. The Orthodox synagogue was sold and redeveloped in 2015. Afza didn’t know it at the time but the photos were the start of a multi-year...

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2 w. ago ‘Bond villa’ on the French Riviera owned by Sean Connery goes back on the market for £20m

The glamourous property has plenty to attract both design lovers and film buffs

Economics