48 m. ago Urgent search for missing schoolgirl, 14, who vanished from village two days ago

COPS have launched an urgent search for a missing 14-year-old girl who vanished two days ago. Lilly went missing from the LLanedeyrn area of Cardiff on Friday January 16, said cops. The schoolgirl was last seen at 5pm in the area, South Wales Police said. The force have since released a single image of Lilly...

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49 m. ago Like Cheryl, I was stalked by a man I’d met ONCE – I interviewed him for a job & he became obsessed, he even proposed

OPENING an email full of gushing declarations of love and admiration, Jen Pickering could not believe what she was reading. “Let’s move in together” and “we should start making preparations for the baby” the 500-word email read. But rather than being pleasantly surprised with the emotive letter, Jen’s stomach was churning with horror. Because the...

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57 m. ago Scot Squad comic reveals how he recruited Mission Impossible star for new spin

JACK Docherty has revealed how he managed to recruit Hollywood star Dougray Scott for his latest series of The Chief - by insulting the Mission: Impossible II star. Dougray plays himself in the first episode of the latest instalments of the BBC Scotland comedy when he is hired to record the audio book version of...

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58 m. ago Australian Open player comes to aid of collapsing ball girl during record

Zeynep Sonmez is the first Turkish player to reach the second round of the Australian Open women’s singles

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73 m. ago ‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies

Worth £6bn and with revenues recently rising by 10.9%, the niche interest game has become a global businessYou don’t need to spend your weekends organising a face-off between bloodthirsty orcs and elves to have heard of the game Warhammer.So popular is the fantasy game that its parent company Games Workshop is valued at a staggering £6bn and is almost ever-present on British high streets. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago Premier League sporting directors: who are they, and how much power do they all have?

A guide to each club’s setups, from Chelsea’s multi-headed structure to Brentford’s smooth planning and Manchester United’s muddlesThe appointment of Andrea Berta as sporting director in March was greeted with much enthusiasm by Arsenal’s supporters, given his impressive track record in more than a decade at Atlético Madrid,. The Italian, who began his career in finance, has made an instant impression. Known as a shrewd negotiator, the suave and softly spoken 54-year-old masterminded Arsenal’s outlay of more than £250m in the summer that included the arrivals of Viktor Gyökeres, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke. Berta takes the lead on recruitment in consultation with Richard Garlick, who was promoted to chief executive in September, the manager, Mikel Arteta, and the co-chair Josh Kroenke. James Ellis, a former scout who then spent two years as head of recruitment, was appointed as technical director in the summer and is tasked with “delivering the club’s long-term player progression ...

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73 m. ago 'My kids would love another Spice Girls reunion tour,' says singer, who is 50 this week

As Baby Spice turns 50, we take a look back over her incredible life as one of the most famous women in the world - and reveal how she likes to party

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73 m. ago F1 world champion declared bankrupt and died penniless after defying his parents

James Hunt lived his life at 100mph and was locked into a stunning battle with Niki Lauda in the 1970s, but things took a turn in later life

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2 h. ago Long Lost Family shock as man discovered his 'parents' were really grandparents and sister was his mum

An extraodinary search for Scott Shearer this week on the emotional ITV show

Society

2 h. ago 'There was smoke pouring through the door while I was holding my tiny little baby'

A young mum was left terrified when a 'faulty' fire door caused smoke to pool into her flat.

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3 h. ago I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be

My experience of court was eye-opening. And when I sat in on other cases, I realised how often mothers are vilifiedIt’s 1836 and the French writer George Sand is swimming in the River Indre with her clothes on, weighed down by layers of ankle-length fabric. To anyone passing by, she must look mad or worse – driven by a death wish. But for her there is the relief of cool water sluicing hot skin, after walking for hours in 30C heat. She’s been moving all day because if she stops she’ll remember how frightened she is: she’s about to go to court to fight for her children against a husband driven by punitive anger.Custodire. To care. To look after. To guard. To restrain. Maternal care is, we are constantly told, the most natural of functions. But for century after century, women who transgress the expected norms of what a mother should be have battled for their children and been found wanting. Maternal care comes at a price when the law is involved. And all too often custody can be more ...

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3 h. ago Who is Arthur Fery? British qualifier knocks out 20th seed on Australian Open debut

The French-born Fery, who is the son of a former tennis player and the president of football club Lorient, stunned an ill Flavio Cobolli on his main draw debut

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4 h. ago Meghan Markle's UK return mapped from 'Archie and Lilibet play dates to copying Kate'

With Prince Harry reportedly set to be granted UK police protection, it's thought he may be set to return with his children, Archie and Lilibet, and wife Meghan in the coming months

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4 h. ago I made the secret soup world's oldest family swears by to help you live past 100 years

The Melis family from Italy held the Guinness World Record for the highest combined age among living siblings. Their favourite dish? Minestrone soup - and I decided to give it a try.

Society

4 h. ago Hundreds of Scots parents have applications for additional support needs schools rejected

Hundreds of pupils were enrolled in mainstream education after being rejected from local authority specialist facilities last year - despite a national rise in the number of pupils with Additional Support Needs including ADHD and autism.

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4 h. ago Finn Wolfhard's life from net worth to emotional Stranger Things confession

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has opened up about his personal life, work commitments and living with his parents.

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6 h. ago 'Willies aren't silly', V&A tells children in book blasted as 'a tool for paedos'

Parents are furious, with one branding a book at Young V&A in Bethnal Green, East London, 'a useful tool for paedos to groom children'.

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7 h. ago Model groomed by Jeffrey Epstein says paedophile 'flew her to Balmoral to massage Andrew'

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is said to have personally welcomed Epstein, his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell and the 25-year-old model when they arrived at the castle in 1999.

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7 h. ago Rampaging elephant which has killed 22 people still on the loose: Terrified Indian villagers forced to sleep on rooftops or abandon their homes for fear it might return

The young male, which has one tusk, is still at large in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, around 730 miles east of the Indian capital Delhi.

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8 h. ago Eamonn Holmes, 66, 'purchases new pad for him to enjoy cosy weekends away with girlfriend Katie Alexander', 44, amid divorce from Ruth Langsford

Eamonn Holmes' relationship with his girlfriend Katie Alexander is heating up as he plans to purchase a plush new pad for them in Holywood, Northern Ireland.

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