8 h. ago Real life meets fiction in our picks of the Literary novels out now: Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet, The Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers

Claire Allfree reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

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10 h. ago Experts recommend one simple way to trap fruit flies this autumn

A recent podcast shared how to 'trap' the insects with a simple 30p trick

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18 h. ago 'I bumped into legendary musician on train and now regret my actions'

A commuter spotted rock royalty on their way to work, with the Grammy Award winner walking past the fan. They now have a major regret about how they acted after spotting them

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19 h. ago Man, 36, handed devastating diagnosis after noticing change while training for Manchester Marathon

The 36-year-old initially thought it was eye strain brought about by his work with computers

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23 h. ago 'My daughter would come to me with a finger in her hand because it's fallen off'

Gemma Loach, 33, still suffers with the trauma of her young daughter Olive's life changing ordeal

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23 h. ago Woman spots odd event saved in calendar for May 2026 and it leaves her terrified

After a spotting a bizarre entry scheduled for 2026 in the Google Calendar app, a married couple have been trying to get to the bottom of where the spooky forecast originated

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23 h. ago Ted Lasso star Brendan Hunt marries Shannon Nelson – as Jason Sudeikis officiates

Ted Lasso star Brendan Hunt, aka Coach Beard, has tied the knot with his longtime love Shannon Nelson - as real-life best pal Jason Sudeikis plays 'priest'

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23 h. ago 'My sister's selfless final act helped us make sense of her devastating death at 27'

Nurse Louise Cosgrove, 27, was travelling to a training course when she died

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24 h. ago Strictly's Amy Dowden says 'it was my real life' as she's supported over life

The Strictly Come Dancing star openly shared her journey with cancer in a bid to encourage others to check their chests

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25 h. ago I Swear review – biopic of pioneering Tourette syndrome activist is funny, fierce and full of heart

Kirk Jones’s moving film about of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette, offers compassion and catharsis Feelgood true-life heart-warmers about courageous people overcoming medical conditions are common enough. But not when that condition zaps and jabs and stabs at the genre itself, piercing the carapace of sentimentality while surreally commenting on the form and on the demure niceties of polite society, in which we all keep our thoughts to ourselves.Kirk Jones’s terrifically warm, generous film is about real-life activist John Davidson, who is from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders and has Tourette syndrome, with its tics, compulsive behaviour patterns and random obscene shouts. He was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work educating the nation about the condition since he first exhibited its symptoms as a teenager in 1989, as captured in the BBC’s sensational documentary John’s Not Mad. I Swear contains a great performance from Robert Aramayo, full of intelligenc...

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32 h. ago Subway reveals new dish involving classic full English and its perfect for hangovers

Subway has announced a limited edition Big Breakwich Spud to aid drowsy freshers students during their opening weeks of university

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32 h. ago Real life TV star couple marry in incredible destination wedding – with Jonathan Bailey giving a speech

A REAL life TV star couple tied the knot in a stunning destination wedding. The loved-up newlywed couple first began their romance over a decade ago. Actors Sacha Dhawan and Anjili Mohindra got married in Tuscany, Italy. They met 12 years ago, getting engaged during a trip to Machu Picchu last year. The couple marked...

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36 h. ago Morgan Freeman wanted on prison recall by cops in "real life Shawshank plot"

A police appeal for runaway Morgan Freeman went viral after hundreds of social media users speculated a wanted lag from Somerset has escaped prison to lie on a beach in Mexico like his famous namesake

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42 h. ago Only those with sharpest vision can find all the hidden circles in optical illusion

This optical illusion has been leaving people scratching their heads for years – so will you be able to figure it out? It's tougher than it appears at first glance

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43 h. ago American orders traditional British Sunday roast and issues unexpected verdict

Jon Barr was excited to try 'the most British meal ever' for the first time – so he headed into London for a traditional Sunday roast. Here's what he made of it

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43 h. ago Easter Island mystery is SOLVED: Scientists finally pinpoint exactly how ancient people moved the iconic head statues 900 years ago

Using a combination of 3D modelling and real-life experiments, scientists have confirmed that the statues actually 'walked' to their final destinations.

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44 h. ago 'Chilling' Netflix series based on real life events from 'master of horror'

Netflix's new series has been described as "terrifying" by fans who are now "sleeping with the light on"

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44 h. ago Woman spots movement on her walls and is left 'petrified' after looking closer

A woman was left terrified after noticing some unexpected movement on her walls only to discover her home had been taken over by hundreds of tiny, unwanted intruders

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46 h. ago Who is the Birdman in Netflix Ed Gein series as viewers left puzzled

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story has introduced viewers to a number of real-life figures, including the Birdman - but who is he and what is his real-life story?

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46 h. ago 'UK's most hated woman' says married men send her DMs while 'smug wives shop in Primark'

Carla Bellucci has hit out at the 'perverted' husbands who have been sending her inappropriate DMs that she considers a huge betrayal of trust to their 'smug' wives

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