75 m. ago British troops to shoot down drones over military bases to thwart Kremlin incursions in UK airspace

British troops to shoot down drones over bases amid fears of Russian invasions of UK airspace. New powers will be drafted following Kremlin incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace.

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75 m. ago Top lawyers rounding on chief prosecutor over China spy case collapse rebuked

A CPS source says legal experts are entitled to offer an opinion ‘based on published documents and media reports’.

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1 hour ago Where to shop Helen Skelton’s exact Pride of Britain velvet maxi dress that’s got 50% off

Helen Skelton looked effortlessly elegant on the red carpet at the Pride of Britain Awards in a velvet maxi dress, which is now available to shop online with 50% off

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1 hour ago Rafael Nadal sheds light on Roland Garros ban and opens up about 'very difficult' decision

Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and his love affair with Roland Garros is well-documented, but his parents initially banned him from playing there

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2 h. ago Jewish GP who angrily told colleague 'Typical of you Muslims to gaslight' during online row sparked by October 7 attacks fights for her career

Dr Cindy Cohen, who practises in North London , was enraged after Dr Roghieh Dehghan Zaklaki invited members of their medical WhatsApp group to a pro-Palestinian rally.

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2 h. ago Family horrified to find mum Kira Cousins' 'real' baby is fake doll and dad has 'no idea'

Kira Cousins, 22, pretended to give birth to a baby before receiving gifts worth hundreds - only for it to emerge her daughter was, in fact, a doll, leaving her family mortified

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2 h. ago Prince Andrew's 'team' tried to hire 'online trolls to hassle' Giuffre, memoir claims

Virginia Giuffre has made a number of claims in her posthumous memoirs, titled Nobody's Girl, which is being published on Tuesday

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2 h. ago Amazon battles to fix Web Services outage after millions of users report disruption to websites and apps – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational i...

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3 h. ago Boy, 11, found 'covered in faeces' as mum 'locks him in a room' inside house of horrors

Mum Rachel Nicole Blaylock, 40, was arrested after her 11-year-old son was found weighing just 46 pounds and 'covered in faeces' - court documents said she had locked him inside his room

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3 h. ago See Naomi Campbell, Janet Jackson and More at the Inaugural Pink Ball, a.k.a London's Met Gala

See Naomi Campbell, Janet Jackson and More at the Inaugural Pink Ball, a.k.a London's Met Gala  E! Online

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3 h. ago Every Star at the British Museum Pink Ball: London's Met Gala

Every Star at the British Museum Pink Ball: London's Met Gala  E! Online

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3 h. ago Has Taylor named the date? Swifties abuzz over claims she and Travis have made outrageous offer to steal their dream wedding site from another happy couple

Fans are buzzing that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tried to pay a couple to move their wedding so they could tie the knot on the 13th - Taylor's famed lucky number

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3 h. ago Pizza Hut to close 68 UK branches as restaurant firm enters administration

It comes six weeks after HMRC had reportedly filed a winding-up petition against the business.

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3 h. ago Influencer Lorna Luxe, 43, shares update on husband John, 64, amid his battle with stage 4 cancer

The influencer said publicly documenting John's illness has helped her cope, with supportive messages providing 'exactly what I needed' during difficult times.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese sign rare earth minerals deal – US politics live

US president says ‘we’re here to talk about trade, submarines, lots of military equipment’ as Albanese says deal is ‘$8.5bn pipeline’ to supply rare earths to USThe Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Fly around or make out with your crush: how to start lucid dreaming

We asked experts to share tips on how to take control of dreams once you realize you’re in itUsually, we don’t have much say in what we dream about. Our brains churn up images, and we sit back and watch. But it’s possible to take control. You can turn the monster chasing you into a mouse, or fly through the sky like a bird. All it takes is realizing you’re in a dream, mid-dream – otherwise known as lucid dreaming.Lots of people want to lucid dream. There are online communities devoted to sharing tips and tricks, like the subreddit r/LucidDreaming, which has about 98,000 weekly visitors. Recent discussion topics include “If flying is hard, try giving yourself a Green Lantern ring,” and “Has anyone gone to space in [a lucid dream]?” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Student 'pressured to study Russian' despite fleeing Ukraine war for UK

A 19-year-old student who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago has claimed that she was pressured by a teacher at her Stoke-on-Trent college to study Russian

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4 h. ago Halloween ghouls set to dress up as Prince Andrew after royal's horror stories

Online firms are flogging cardboard masks of disgraced blue blood Prince Andrew for as little as £4, making him a cheap option for this year's Halloween

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4 h. ago Halloween now second behind Christmas as most popular family event

Parents are spending hundreds of pounds getting in the mood for spooky season, and spend almost an entire day preparing for Halloween itself, according to new findings

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4 h. ago Inside the Most Hardcore Gym in London – Mixing Military Grit with Total Inclusivity

Inside the Most Hardcore Gym in London – Mixing Military Grit with Total Inclusivity  Men's Health

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