15 h. ago Revealed: Britain's 'sickest' area where residents become seriously ill by 52

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show healthy life expectancy vastly differed across the nation, with women recording a record level of disparity.

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44 h. ago Coronation Street rejects Matt Lucas after Little Britain star asks for role on soap

Little Britain star, Matt Lucas, has revealed he once asked Coronation Street bosses if he could be on the soap as new character, Teddy Pink, but admitted they 'didn't bite'

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67 h. ago World's funniest countries, revealed: Czech Republic tops the global league table...while Britain and the US trail behind

As a nation we're known for our sarcasm and self-deprecating humour. But when it comes to being funny the UK lags behind other countries, according to a new study.

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4 d. ago The truth about what happens to Britain's stolen cars: Map reveals smuggling routes used by gangs to sneak motors out of the UK

Stolen cars are then rapidly driven to Dover, where ferries to continental Europe run every 30 minutes, and then loaded up before victims can even react.

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5 d. ago Europe is sweltering and England is next: UK weather map reveals where will hit 34C as Britain is likely to hit record temperatures in coming days

Things will get even toastier at the start of next week with the mercury reaching 26C in the southeast by 10am on Monday before hitting highs in the mid 30s by the afternoon.

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6 d. ago UK weather: Forecast maps reveal 37C heatwave is set to scorch Britain

Advanced weather modelling maps show a scorching heatwave could soon bring temperatures rising as high as 37C to some parts of the country in just a few days' time

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6 d. ago Britain's Got Talent star Chantel Bellew's cause of death revealed three months after sad death

Dancer Chantel Bellew was a contestant on Britain's Got Talent in 2019 where she delighted the judges and audiences with her uplifting routines. She passed away in March this year aged 34.

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6 d. ago Britain's Got Talent star Chantel Bellew's cause of death revealed three months after tragedy

Dancer Chantel Bellew was a contestant on Britain's Got Talent in 2019 where she delighted the judges and audiences with her uplifting routines. She passed away in March this year aged 34.

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7 d. ago Palestine Action say their jailed members are spreading 'intifada' in Britain's prisons after plot to target more RAF bases was revealed

A former prisoner and Palestine Action activist said the British state had made a 'miscalculation' in locking him up - and he had persuaded others to join the 'intifada' or 'uprising'.

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8 d. ago Britain's porn crackdown: Ofcom reveals the full list of adult sites you'll have to prove you're over

Major porn websites have confirmed to online regular Ofcom that they will introduce age checks by next month's deadline.

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8 d. ago Do YOU live near a giant hogweed hotspot? Interactive map reveals the UK areas where Britain's 'most dangerous plant' has been reported

Often described as the 'most dangerous plant in Britain', the sap of giant hogweed can cause burns and blisters bigger than golf balls.

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1 week ago Britain's 'unhealthiest high streets' revealed: The shopping districts where fast food outlets, ice cream parlours and sweet shops reign supreme

The new research from Chemist4U comes in the wake of a 59 per cent increase in fast food outlets appearing in UK high streets over the last decade.

Society

1 week ago Britain then and now: Footage and photos reveal the decline of some of UK's most famous cities and towns

Blackpool, once the sparkling jewel of Britain's seaside resorts, is a hub of deprivation where the life expectancy for men is the lowest in the country.

Culture

1 week ago Four nurses investigated over death of boy, 5, at flagship children’s care home

Exclusive: Nurses facing fitness to practise probe as The Independent reveals a litany of failings at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children

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1 week ago Britain's 15 best seaside spots revealed: These are the secret coastal towns the smart set flock to revealed by an expert

America boasts the Hamptons and Cape Cod, France has its riviera - and these days the UK has seasides that are every bit as cool. Here are Britain's 15 classiest coastal spots.

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1 week ago Britain's cheekiest street names revealed – from Busty View to Bell End

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate and Crotch Crescent are among the actual real life addresses scattered across Britain - there's so many, that we even rounded them up for you to have a snigger at

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1 week ago American woman living in the UK reveals common US habit considered 'crass' in Britain

The woman, known on TikTok as Yorkshire Yank , regularly shares her take on the cultural quirks she's noticed since settling in the UK.

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2 w. ago New map reveals UK high streets hit hardest by 'Kamikaze' shoplifting wave

As 'Kamikaze' shoplifting sweeps Britain, a new crime map has revealed the high streets most plagued by the retail theft 'epidemic' - use our interactive map to see how it compares where you live

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2 w. ago Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway reveals she had bailiffs turn up at her door while her late husband Derek Draper was in a coma in hospital

During Friday's instalment of Good Morning Britain , the presenter, 58, opened up on the tough situation she faced while her husband was stricken in hospital.

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2 w. ago Why do trains get cancelled when there's a heatwave? Experts reveal why extreme heat makes Britain's public transport network grind to a halt

As temperatures across the UK skyrocket, Britain's public transport network has ground to a halt.

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