4 h. ago Check in on neighbours plea with 1.8 million set to spend Christmas alone

A survey from YouGov of 4384 UK adults also revealed that nearly one in twelve had at some point gone more than a month without a face-to-face conversation with another adult

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4 h. ago Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were struck down with diarrhoea! Analysis of sewer drains uncovers three intestinal parasites that wreaked havoc on their digestive systems

Analysis of drain samples at Vindolanda, the Roman fort close to Hadrian's Wall in northern England, reveal traces of ancient intestinal parasites.

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5 h. ago Couple die in horror sauna incident after becoming trapped inside

The tragic couple were found collapsed on top of each other near the door after being unable to escape when a fire broke out in a sauna in Tokyo - police have launched an investigation

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6 h. ago SPOTY 2025 awards: Rory McIlroy wins, Luke Littler snub, Michelle Agyemang honoured

The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year awards took place at Salford's MediaCityUk on Thursday evening, with a whole host of athletes from a number of different sports making the shortlist

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6 h. ago NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family killed after private jet crashes near North Carolina airport

Seven people were killed in the Thursday morning crash at the Statesville Regional Airport

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6 h. ago Police investigate links between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor

Sources say person of interest identified in attack at university and death of prominent physicist 50 miles awayAuthorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.That is according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss an investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Two of the people said investigators had identified a person of interest in the shootings and were actively seeking that individual. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago BP 'woke' agenda axed as it hires first female chief exec and doubles down on fossil fuels

Oil and gas veteran Meg O'Neill will take over in April as the FTSE 100 giant further distances itself from its disastrous foray into green energy.

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6 h. ago A look at the US military's unusually large force near Venezuela

The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its anti-drug trafficking operations

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6 h. ago Funeral director charged more than two decades after skull was found in a ravine near a boy scouts’ camp

The skull belonged to Alyce Catharina Peterson, who died at the age of 92 in July 2001

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6 h. ago Rory McIlroy confirms reason wife Erica Stoll wasn't there to see him win BBC SPOTY

Rory McIlroy was in attendance to celebrate his BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 win but his family were not in Salford as he claimed the award

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7 h. ago Luke Littler shows true feelings after missing out on two SPOTY awards: "Wow!"

World Darts Champion Luke Littler decided against attending the star-studded event in Salford, with Rory McIlroy being named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

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7 h. ago NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family killed after private jet crashes near North Carolina airport: report

Six people were killed in the Thursday morning crash at the Statesville Regional Airport

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7 h. ago Wayne Lineker suffers 'severe second attack' in concerning health update

Wayne Lineker has revealed he will be in hospital for Christmas as he shared a concerning health update after a pneumonia diagnosis almost killed the famous nightclub owner

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7 h. ago What to know about the Arizona serial killings that resulted in the death penalty

An Arizona man has been sentenced to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix in 2017

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7 h. ago Lionesses Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton and Lucy Bronze reveal the role models who shaped their success

England Lioness stars Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton and Lucy Bronze have revealed who has inspired them the most in their sporting careers.

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8 h. ago Hundreds of new homes in Chelsea neighbourhood are given green light

The development includes 2,577sqm of open space including a green community square and a promenade along a nearby creek

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8 h. ago Hospitals 'nowhere near out of the woods' as 'superflu' cases hit record levels

The figures were revealed as resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action, leaving the NHS under pressure as flu cases soar

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8 h. ago It's unusual that the Brown campus shooter has evaded identification this long, experts say

It’s been nearly a week since someone killed two students and wounded nine others inside a Brown University classroom before fleeing, yet investigators apparently still don't know the attacker's name

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8 h. ago Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017

A jury has sentenced a man to death in six murders in metro Phoenix in 2017, but was undecided on the punishment for his convictions in the killings of his mother and stepfather

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8 h. ago I'm A Celeb and Gladiators stars lead glam BBC SPOTY looks as Rory McIlroy targets win

A star-studded lineup was out in force on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year red carpet at MediaCity in Salford on Thursday evening

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