49 m. ago Cyclone Ditwah mapped: Red alert in India as powerful storm leaves at least 123 dead in Sri Lanka

Storm expected to trigger heavy to extremely heavy rain across much of southern India

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60 m. ago I long for a sexual relationship but fear I'm too old. Since my husband's death, I feel doomed to a life of celibacy despite being fit and active. What can I do? BEL MOONEY has the powerful answer

I feel too old and nervous to contemplate internet dating and have absolutely no desire to marry again. Is there any solution you know for my problem? Bel Mooney replies...

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62 m. ago Manchester City look to bounce back, EFL team news and buildup – matchday live

News and discussion as we build up to the day’s actionPremier League things | Get in touchParis Saint-Germain head to Monaco in Ligue 1 today and the hosts’ confidence has been low. The lack of confidence within Sébastien Pocognoli’s side was clear on Wednesday, when Monaco drew 2-2 with Pafos in the Champions League, twice letting the lead slip.The eight-time French champions have won only one of its past five matches across all competitions, with Pocognoli saying he is still struggling to find the right formula since replacing Adi Hütter in October.We have too many variations in character and it’s up to me to bring that under control. I’ve been working on it for a month. I’m trying to understand [the team], push it and stimulate it, it’s something that takes time.Vitinha is growing and the team also. He’s so special, so different. I’m very happy for him because he deserves that. He works so hard, shows such personality.[Pedri] will play some minutes, but [won’t be in the starting]...

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79 m. ago ‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures

Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind. Introduction by Dina NayeriIn 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to document the people suffering the first shocks of the climate crisis. They had just returned from China, where rapid, unregulated development has ravaged the natural landscapes. Back home, though, the debate still felt strangely theoretical. “In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change,” Braschler recalls. “People said, ‘This is media hype.’” So the couple, working with the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva and supported by Kofi Annan, began The Human Face of Climate Change, a portrait series that showed the people on the frontline of a warming world.Sixteen years later, climate change is no longer up for debate; the urgent discussions now revolve around solutions. Braschler an...

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79 m. ago Copa Libertadores final was cancelled at last minute with Man United icon in controversy

The Copa Libertadores final was plagued by violence and controversy

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79 m. ago 'Professional mermaid' can hold breath underwater for four minutes and got bitten by shark

A professional mermaid has shared how not even terrifying encounters with sharks and a heart-breaking swim with dolphins have dampened her lung-busting passion for exploring the ocean with a tail

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1 hour ago Huge vehicles driving through Welsh town ruins its Christmas lights

The lights were removed earlier in the year to allow "abnormal heavy loads" to go through the town

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1 hour ago Former Premier League striker comes out of retirement to join 12th

MORE than one year after retiring, ex-Premier League forward Cameron Jerome is back in the game as he joins amateur side Newsome. The Huddersfield-based team announced Jerome's arrival on Wednesday, writing: "BOOM - He's here. "Ex Cardiff, Birmingham & Norwich. 650+ games. 140+ goals. "Power, pace & huge experience. "An Absolute Prodigious addition to the...

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2 h. ago Two strangers cuffed getting off same UK flight minutes apart after 'get out quick' text

Leon Coley, 30, and Gemma Edgar, 35 - both from Birmingham but not linked - were stopped 10 minutes apart after a flight back from Thailand via Dubai with a combined 62.8kg of cannabis

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3 h. ago ‘This country is a mess and Reeves’s Budget made things even worse – I won’t vote for Labour again’

Labour will need the Budget to have been well-received by swing voters in areas such as Sheerness and Kensington if the party is to stand a chance of holding onto power at the next general election. Dan Haygarth and Hebe Campbell spoke to locals to see if they were convinced

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3 h. ago 'Crazy' electrical fire in Welsh village sees flames and sparks erupting

Flames and sparks burst sporadically from the power distribution pole with clouds of smoke billowing into the air in Benllech on Friday morning

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3 h. ago 'Unusual' multicoloured Geminid meteor shower to light up night sky

'Unusual' multicoloured Geminid meteor shower to light up night sky - how to spot  My London

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3 h. ago BBC Breakfast guest sends powerful message to viewers who have 'double the risk' of cancer

Outlander actor Colin McFarlane appeared with Prostate Cancer UK to share an important message to BBC Breakfast viewers

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5 h. ago Rapist and murderer speaks fluently for 'minutes' after lethal injection

Brian David Steckel was convicted of the horrific rape and murder of 29-year-old Sandra Lee Long in 1994

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5 h. ago Killer's final words during lethal injection execution 'weren't normal'

Brian David Steckel spoke lucidly to witnesses for minutes despite lethal drugs coursing through his body during execution

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6 h. ago The Guide #219:: Don’t panic! Revisiting the millennium’s wildest cultural predictions

In this week’s newsletter: The turn-of-the-2000s produced a frenzy of cultural crystal-ball gazing . Two decades on those bold forecasts reveal as much about us as they do about the era itself• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI love revisiting articles from around the turn of the millennium, a fascinatingly febrile period when everyone – but journalists especially – briefly lost the run of themselves. It seems strange now to think that the ticking over of a clock from 23:59 to 00:00 would prompt such big feelings, of excitement, terror, of end-of-days abandon, but it really did (I can remember feeling them myself as a teenager, especially the end-of-days-abandon bit.)Of course, some of that feeling came from the ticking over of the clock itself: the fears over the Y2K bug might seem quite silly today, but its potential ramifications – planes falling out of the sky, power grids failing, entire life savings being deleted in a stroke – would have sent anyone a...

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6 h. ago Chef warns never serve pasta straight away and perform simple one

From a quick one-minute technique to an unusual ingredient, a top chef shared his best tips for elevating your pasta dishes

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6 h. ago Banish mould from bathroom tile grout when you rub with 1 item

Mould is a common problem in British bathrooms, but a cleaning enthusiast claims a simple method can help prevent it from growing on tile grout - and it only takes seconds

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6 h. ago Add 1 item to your frying pan to guarantee perfect fried eggs every time

You could take your fried eggs to the next level and get perfectly cooked yolks every time just by adding one item to your frying pan - and it's free

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6 h. ago Get perfectly cooked fried eggs without flipping by adding 1 item to pan

Getting fried eggs with runny yolks and fully cooked whites can be tricky, but this simple method helps you achieve better results without flipping

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