54 m. ago Tennis club founded 102 years ago could be bulldozed and replaced by housing

Rosehill Tennis Club's facilities fell into a poor state of repair in recent years, which left them with no option but to close down

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62 m. ago 'So sad' say shoppers as major toy retailer set to close store this weekend

The store in Barrow-in-Furness had taken over a former Argos unit in the town centre in 2017 - but it will close for good on May 3

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62 m. ago Police manhunt after victim, 37, is fatally stabbed in Mitcham street

Officers were called to Maple Close at 7.30pm on Monday

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85 m. ago Bristol gas explosion: Hero rescuer relives terrifying moment 'bomb went off'

Charlie Danes, 47, ran to help after a huge explosion destroyed a home in Yate, near Bristol and forced 40 people to evacuate - she said the sound was 'like a bomb had gone off'

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1 hour ago Madrid Open tennis resumes after chaos caused by massive power outage

Caja Mágica power restored at 8am on Tuesday morningWidespread outage emerged in Spain and PortugalThe Madrid Open resumed on Tuesday afternoon after a massive power outage left Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday and forced the tournament to suspend all matches after 90 minutes of play. After about 10 hours without electricity and mobile internet for most people in Madrid, power to homes and phones returned late on Monday night, prompting widespread cheers in the streets. However, the Caja Mágica, which is situated in the southern neighbourhood of San Fermín, remained without power overnight.At 7am, the Madrid Open announced that the opening of the gates had been delayed. An hour later, power was finally restored. Although play normally begins at 11am, it started at noon on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Around 150 jobs at risk as ABF warns bioethanol plant could close

The Vivergo fuels site in Saltend, near Hull, swung to a loss in recent months after it cut production levels in light of low bioethanol prices.

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2 h. ago I suffer from a mysterious syndrome that only seems to affect middle

Half-way up the stairs with my morning coffee in my hand I started to feel a crushing sensation, as if something or someone was pushing on my chest with such force I struggled to breathe.

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2 h. ago Brits brave the Benidorm blackout: Tourists celebrate as lights come back on after huge Spanish power outage left strip looking like a 'ghost town'

The popular holiday destination famous for its heaving night life was forced to close all of its shops and most of its bars as all businesses and residents were left without power.

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2 h. ago 'I got a Ryanair flight and saw so many people being forced to pay £46 to board'

"Every other person appeared to be getting pulled from the queue"

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2 h. ago JoJo Siwa's mother hints at real reason CBB star split from girlfriend Kath Ebbs

The Dance Mom’s star and ex Islander raised eyebrows with their close friendship in the CBB house, but is there more to the situation than meets the eye?

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3 h. ago Whitehall officials 'spoke to golf authorities about holding Open at Trump Turnberry' after US president pestered Keir Starmer

Discussions are said to have taken place with the Royal & Ancient about holding the 2028 Open Championship at Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire, as the UK seeks a trade deal with the United States.

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3 h. ago Andy Burnham tells Labour to set major new target to help end housing crisis

Andy Burnham said delivering new social housing would stop children being forced to live in mouldy and damp homes with soaring levels of kids living in temporary accommodation

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3 h. ago Amazon customers can now choose their new CAR on the retail giant's website

The online retailer has joined forces with Skoda to offer a clever new "click to drive" service

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3 h. ago Dealer’s Choice at the Donmar: savagely comic study of male compulsion

Alfie Allen and Brendan Coyle star in this banter-filled play about a high stakes card game

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3 h. ago Chris Hughes defends age gap with JoJo Siwa as he hits back at trolls who call their friendship 'inappropriate'

The Love Islander, 32, and Dance Moms star, 21, raised eyebrows with their very close bond in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

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3 h. ago Spain's socialist government faces furious backlash over 'third world' blackout chaos 'made worse by race for Net Zero' as country is forced to ask Morocco for extra power

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

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4 h. ago Knife crimes and violence against women may surge without more funding, warns Met Police chief

Sir Mark Rowley’s force is facing a tidal wave of offending with a million crime a year, according to experts

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4 h. ago ‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier

Scientists on Union glacier in Antarctica fear the region is reaching a dangerous tipping point• Words and photographs by James Whitlow DelanoEvery time Dr Ricardo Jaña crosses the turbulent seas that separate Chile from Antarctica, it feels like his first time. The glaciologist at the Chilean Antarctic Institute (Inach) has sailed each year for 12 years through the Drake Passage, where the prevailing westerly winds, unimpeded by any land mass, raise the waters in chaotic waves that lash his boat.“I feel powerless and resigned to the forces of nature,” says Jaña, who is the research chief at the Union Glacier Joint Scientific Polar Station.Jaña skis around the glacier making global navigation satellite system measurements Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The One Show's Alex Jones abruptly cuts off guest as she's told 'move on'

The One Show favourite Alex Jones was forced to interrupt Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden mid-interview during the latest broadcast of the BBC One programme

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4 h. ago EU's top court rules against Malta's 'golden passport' program

The European Court of Justice ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, the one of the last of its kind in Europe that allows wealthy people to buy EU citizenship, even after the small island country suspended the program for citizens of Russia and Belarus

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