5 d. ago Prince Harry 'to invite Royal Family to Invictus games' in possible reconciliation move

Prince Harry is said to be 'extending the olive branch to King Charles and Prince William' by inviting them to the Invictus games in hopes to reconcile with his family...

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6 d. ago Only seasoned BBQ pros can spot the food hazards in this image in record time

Challenge your mental strength and put your observation skills to the test with this tough challenge of spotting eight food hazards hidden in this summer BBQ scene

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7 d. ago Only people with sharp eyes can spot the beach ball 'hidden in plain sight'

Test your mental strength with this a vibrant beach scene packed with summer holiday chaos...and one sneaky beachball hidden in plain sight - are you able to find it?

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9 d. ago They planned to seek asylum. Trump’s policies have left them stranded at the US

Five months after the president closed the border, many who planned to enter US legally don’t know where to turnDonald Trump’s crackdown on immigration upended lives on inauguration day when he abruptly closed the border for many who were just on the Mexican side of the border planning to cross into the US legally. Five months on, some hold on to hope, others are giving up.A family from El Salvador seeking asylum was left stranded at the border within sight of Texas only three days into the second Trump administration. A grandfather, his daughter, his niece, her husband and two of his grandchildren had done things “the right way”, by requesting one of the highly limited appointments with US Border Patrol, from the Mexican side using the Biden-era mobile phone app called CBPOne. But on January 20, Trump signed an executive order cancelling all scheduled appointments, including theirs on 23 January at noon. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Loyle Carner: Hopefully! review – rap sweetheart faces family, fear and the feels | Album of the week

(Island EMI)The Londoner’s trademark sentimental sweetness is balanced by a new unaffected singing style – his fourth album is his most impressive work yetLoyle Carner raps like he has a lump in his throat and tears in his eyes. Wonder, nostalgia, love, hurt, excitement, hard-won peace: these are the emotions his voice tends to catch on. When combined with his typically blissed-out sonics – feathery breakbeats, dreamy piano figures, delicate synth washes, gently plucked guitars – the results are often very nice. Sometimes a bit too nice. So it is on Feel at Home, the sentimental love song that opens the 30-year-old’s fourth album, Hopefully!Carner – whose moniker is a spoonerism of his real name, Benjamin Coyle-Larner – never makes music that is boring or basic. As well as the slushy lyrics and comfortingly toasty chords, Feel at Home is buttressed by madly skittering percussion and what sounds like a blurry reproduction of young children’s playground chatter. But much like the outp...

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1 week ago The beautiful Scottish town with 'growing food scene' perfect for summer day out

We are heading to Clackmannanshire for our latest Town of the Week.

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1 week ago Cowboy builders leave family £100,000 out of pocket after demolishing house and disappearing

Michael Goling and his family were beyond excited for their extension, with hopes to transform it into their dream home. Just three months after the building work had begun, everything just stopped

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1 week ago TODAY'S TV WITH SARA WALLIS: Long Lost Family helps a man who was left outside toilet block as baby

In another emotional instalment, two people who are foundlings, tell Davina and Nicky their stories and hope to trace family

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1 week ago Woman sheds a staggering 15 stone after admitting family Disneyland trip 'broke me'

EXCLUSIVE: Leah Hope is quite literally half the woman she was after a family trip to Disney gave her the shock she needed to take control of her life - now she faces another challenge

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2 w. ago ‘I was lying between a lorry and a train’: One refugee’s two

In Independent Studio's latest series UNHEARD, Ismail shares how he risked everything on a dangerous journey to the UK in hopes of supporting his family—many of whom remain in Sudan’s war-ravaged Zamzam refugee camp

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2 w. ago Greg Monks' family hope to bring body home from Portugal 'this week'

Greg, 38, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, vanished in Albufeira almost two weeks ago on the first night of a stag do trip to the Algarve.

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2 w. ago Colombian presidential hopeful shot in head is fighting for life, family says

The 39-year-old senator was attacked during a campaign event

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3 w. ago Reece James shares true feelings on Thomas Tuchel after England recall

Chelsea defender Reece James is delighted that Thomas Tuchel is in charge of England and is looking forward to playing a key role in the World Cup 2026 campaign

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3 w. ago Family's hopes of building extension for sick relative receives boost

Newport City Council planning officers had opposed plans for the annexe, storage space, and home working area next to a converted barn in Bishton

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3 w. ago Reece James delivers verdict on Chelsea signing Liam Delap amid poignant injury reflection

Blues captain has bounced back brilliantly after hamstring nightmare and will start for England against Andorra in Barcelona

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3 w. ago Reece James hoping to make it a family affair on the England scene this summer

James wants to pin down his place in Thomas Tuchel’s side while his sister Lauren has overcome injury to be named in the Lionesses’ Euro 2025 squad.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street star teases new arrival for one family after plea from fans

Coronation Street's Betsy Swain actress Sydney Martin is very aware about fans' hopes for a new addition to the Swain family, and she's completely backing it for the ITV soap

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3 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham savagely writes dad David out of history with cutting comment

Hopes of an olive branch offering in the ongoing Beckham family feud have once again been dashed after Brooklyn Beckham appearing to erase dad David Beckham from history in a recent interview

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3 w. ago ‘They didn’t deserve it’: emotional Erin Patterson tells murder trial of shame over messages about family

Murder accused also tells jury she was never diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had history of ‘consulting Dr Google’Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson has told a court she wishes she never told her Facebook friends in a private group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” in relation to her in-laws, saying she felt ashamed but hoped that sharing her frustrations would mean she had a “big cheer squad” for her problems.Patterson also told the jury in her triple murder trial that she was never diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had a history of “consulting Dr Google”, and hoped to bring her family back together despite a formal separation with her estranged husband, Simon, seven years earlier. Continue reading...

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