14 h. ago Raging residents near Scotland’s new migrant base hit out at 300 asylum seekers

RAGING residents in a quiet street near Scotland’s new migrant base have hit out at 300 asylum seekers being moved in next door. Home Office bosses announced plans to house small boat migrants in army barracks close to the centre of Inverness. But locals who live close to the site are concerned about their new...

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36 h. ago Moment mindless thugs crash stolen BMW into care home during police chase

The crash which took place at Highcliffe Care Home, Sunderland, on July 10 contributed to the death of two elderly residents and hospitalized eight people after a ceiling collapsed.

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64 h. ago Move over Love Hearts! Chocolates presented to Trump officials from Russia are emblazoned with Putin rants like 'it's better to hit first'

Chocolates from Vladimir Putin with his rants emblazoned on them such as 'it's better to hit first' were presented to US officials today. 

Politics

3 d. ago M4 closure LIVE: Chaos after crash on major UK motorway sparks huge queues

Traffic is mounting on the M4 after a car crash caused a section of the motorway to close, adding to existing disruption from planned works on a new bridge between Bristol and Bath

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4 d. ago Fresh humiliation for Starmer's Channel boats 'plan' as Germany 'shelves' vow to close legal loophole on people

Germany is said to be unlikely to keep a promise to close a loophole that means smuggling people to the UK is not technically illegal.

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5 d. ago Met Office weather maps show when and where snow will hit UK this weekend

The Met Office says snow could hit areas of the UK over the weekend

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5 d. ago Where snow could hit UK this week as Met Office says 'be prepared'

The Met Office says temperatures will "drop sharply" later this week, with conditions feeling "raw and chilly"

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5 d. ago The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk

Rupert Russell’s fascinating documentary is a sophisticated analysis of how real life and fiction merged in post-empire Britain in the 1960s and 70sCentred on the unsolved 1945 murder of Warwickshire farm labourer Charles Walton in Lower Quinton, this fascinating and feverish documentary starts under the true-crime umbrella. But it quickly expands, exploring the killing’s influence on the emerging folk-horror film genre, particularly 1973’s The Wicker Man, and almost reaching Adam Curtis-type grand sociology in mining these pop-cultural ley lines for what they say about the British psyche.After Walton was found on Meon Hill with a pitchfork pushed through his head and a billhook in his neck, rumour soon spread that his murder was ritualistic. When the Warwickshire police called in crack Scotland Yard inspector Robert Fabian to lead the investigation, he was comprehensively stonewalled by the villagers. The notorious case set a blueprint for the you-ain’t-from-round-’ere tone of 60s ...

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6 d. ago Storm Benjamin weather warnings issued as Met Office weather maps show where heavy rain and high winds will hit Wales

Two weather warnings have been issued for Wales on Thursday, with up to 32mm of rainfall per hour and 55mph gusts forecast

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6 d. ago Storm Benjamin to hit UK with 75mph winds as Met Office issues warnings

Storm Benjamin has now been named, and with its arrival comes a number of weather warnings as the Met Office tell Brits to brace for some very unsettled weather

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7 d. ago Britain's oldest Indian restaurant fights against redevelopment plans that could close it down

Veeraswamy has been operating from Victory House in Leicester Square since 1926

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7 d. ago Met Office issue weather warning as 12 parts of Wales to be hit with 'extensive and heavy' rain

Wales is set to be hit by 'substantial rainfall' with a chance of flooding

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8 d. ago UK peace force for Ukraine would cost ‘well over £100m’, says defence secretary

John Healey says he has already brought forward millions in spending for swift deployment if ceasefire agreedThe cost of Britain’s contribution to a post-ceasefire stabilisation force for Ukraine would be “well over £100m”, the defence secretary, John Healey, has said after a speech in the City of London.Healey said he had already brought forward millions in spending so that a “multinational force Ukraine” led by the UK and France could be ready to deploy quickly if peace talks produce a ceasefire. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Met Office weather map shows when parts of UK will be hit by snow this week

Snow showers are expected for some parts of the UK

Society

9 d. ago Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration

Shrapnel fragments rained on vehicles parked on Interstate 5 including highway patrol and JD Vance’s detailA live artillery shell exploded prematurely during a marines live-fire demonstration that launched over a southern California freeway in celebration of the military branch’s 250th anniversary, raining shrapnel down on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and a motorcycle that was part of JD Vance’s detail, according to a police report.The New York Times reported that fragments that fell from the 155mm shell landed on vehicles parked on a ramp on Interstate 5 – a major artery through southern California – which governor Gavin Newsom had ordered closed after learning that military officials had no plans to close the freeway. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Investigation launched after budget airline jet almost dives into ocean moments after takeoff

A pull-up warning message was triggered after the plane leaving Catania airport flew dangerously close to the sea

Economics

1 week ago UK set for downpour as half a month's rain is forecast for just a few days

The Met Office said the most hard-hit parts of the country could see 50mm of rainfall by the end of Tuesday

Politics

1 week ago Coronation Street first look as Becky 'targets' Lisa in reunion plan amid Carla fears

Coronation Street Becky Swain works on getting close again with her ex Lisa Swain next week, amid her plan to 'oust' Carla Connor out of the family on the ITV soap

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1 week ago Met Office latest on when rain will hit Greater Manchester as UK weather warning issued

Downpours are forecast this weekend

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1 week ago Former Chelsea home of food writer Elizabeth David on sale for £6m

David, who is credited with bringing Mediterranean cuisine to post-war Britain, lived at the townhouse between 1947 and 1992

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