59 m. ago Pub chef who sexually assaulted and murdered artist as she walked her spaniel near Kent beach before he took dog to shop to buy treats is jailed for 25 years

Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss, 21, used a knife to force 54-year-old Claire Knights off a path near Minnis Bay in Kent as she walked back to her car.

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73 m. ago Is this the REAL reason Claudia Lawrence case has never been solved? Claims people 'responsible for chef's disappearance have used their money and power to enforce wall of silence'

Chef Claudia Lawrence, 35, vanished without a trace after failing to turn up to work at the University of York's Goodricke College on March 19, 2009.

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2 h. ago China discovers 'limitless' energy source that could 'power the country for 60,000 years'

China has discovered an 'endless' energy source that could supply enough fuel to power the country for 60,000 years, geologists in Beijing have claimed.

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2 h. ago Manchester United: Alejandro Garnacho punishment set as Ruben Amorim reveals outcome of meeting

Garnacho went straight down the tunnel after he was substituted early in Man United’s win over Ipswich

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3 h. ago ‘He let us hate him’: Gene Hackman had a rare power – he didn’t need to be liked | David Thomson

The former marine was able to plumb depths of nastiness that set him apart from other ‘hard men’ actors of his generation, such as Robert Duvall and Clint EastwoodIt’s the dog that gets me about Gene Hackman. Decades ago he went off to New Mexico, away from the bright lights of fame. And the dog went with him and his wife. Hackman was a firm man – you might say hard. He had been a marine, and seldom bowed to all the suck-up stuff about being lovable and a movie star. He was 95. Clint Eastwood is 94, Robert Duvall the same. Jack Nicholson is only 87, still the kid.Dustin Hoffman is 87 too, Robert Redford 88, Warren Beatty 87. Harrison Ford is 82, and he seems older, or worried. We can’t expect these guys to go on for ever, just because they’re geezers, veterans and not forgotten. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘I felt like I was his carer’: why straight women in relationships lose interest in sex

In unequal households – the majority of heterosexual homes – domestic and emotional pressures on women can have a direct effect on libidoGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailZoe and her husband, Charles, can’t keep their hands off each other. They were like this in the early stages of their relationship, too – “there was something wrong with us” – Zoe jokes about their prolific lovemaking. But this new, “giddy” phase is different.“It feels like we’ve just started again. But with all this history, and this amazing child, and all this other stuff that binds us together,” she says. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Fella ogles 'naked' Playboy model and crashes car leaving him with insurance dilemma

Playboy starlet's walk home in a skin-coloured playsuit turned into a car crash that left everyone involved shocked at the power of clothes

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3 h. ago Scottish social housing produces shocking number of complaints for mould and damp

A staggering number of complaints about damp and mould in Scottish social housing has been revealed. The Scottish Conservatives, who obtained the data under a Freedom of Information request, disclosed a total of 160,000 complaints have been made since the Scottish National Party (SNP) came to power in 2007.

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4 h. ago 'Powerful' pressure washer that 'works straight from the box' will blast dirt from patios and paths

The Durhand portable pressure washer will tackle dirt and grime in your garden in no time

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4 h. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as senior Labour minister quits over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds said she knew there were no “easy paths” to increase defence spending

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4 h. ago F1 testing suspended in Bahrain due to bizarre bus and broken glass incidents

The morning session on the final day in pre-season testing was paused due to glass on the start-finish straight

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4 h. ago Netflix's Toxic Town is a heartbreaking, powerful watch that makes you question the area where you live

The new Netflix series tells of the true story of when people in the town of Corby inhaled toxic dust

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4 h. ago Gaelic origins of 100 objects in Scotland's national collection to 'set record straight'

The Gaelic heritage of 100 objects in the national collection is moving to the centre of their story.

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4 h. ago DASH meal plan slashes high blood pressure to avoid risk of needing medication

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has shared a seven-day meal plan which could help lower your high blood pressure and reduce the risk of needing medication

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5 h. ago Son of ‘the father of Taliban’ among five killed in suicide blast at Islamic seminary in Pakistan

Hamid ul Haq ran the Jamia Haqqania seminary where many Afghan Taliban members studied over past three decades

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5 h. ago Notorious gangland trafficker caught with £16k in online betting account jailed

Fergus Smith was snared with more than £16k in his Paddy Power account.

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5 h. ago Section of popular coastal path could be closed off to public all summer

Part of the route which connects two west Wales beaches is being closed due to a number of landslips earlier this year

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6 h. ago Max Verstappen admits 'it can't be worse' as Red Bull face nervous wait over F1 car

Max Verstappen is seeking a fifth-straight Formula 1 drivers' title but will need his new Red Bull car, the RB21, to be more compliant than its predecessor turned out to be

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6 h. ago FA Cup power rankings ahead of fifth round as Liverpool and Arsenal exits offer huge chance

The FA Cup appears wide open as the competition reaches the final 16 with the likes of Newcastle United, Manchester City and Bournemouth dreaming of glory at Wembley in May

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7 h. ago Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos dealWes Streeting, the health secretary, was doing an interview round this morning to promote an announcement about a new contract for GPs in England. He claims it will end the “8am scramble” for GP appointments.Explaining how this would work, the Department of Health and Social Care says in its news release:The new deal agreed yesterday (February 27) between the government and British Medical Association (BMA) will free up doctors from red tape and box-ticking targets to concentrate on what they do best – treating patients.The new agreed contract will modernise general practice by requiring GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online throughout working hours from October, freeing up the phones for those who need them most, and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on medical need. The reforms are part of the government’s Plan fo...

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