13 m. ago Mum bursts into tears after making 'worst decision of her life' on Ryanair flight

Her boyfriend even asked to be moved away from her on the flight

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64 m. ago US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine

The U.S. government is advising that international travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it investigates possible side effects

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87 m. ago NATO alarm as Putin spotted massing Russian troops on ANOTHER European border

Experts warn that Moscow is expanding its military footprint across northwestern Russia - suggesting a calculated effort to bolster the region following Finland and Sweden's recent accession to NATO

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99 m. ago New ‘spy scales’ rolled out by NHS to remotely monitor weight of severely obese kids

Families told to get kids to stand on the scales at home which they cannot see a reading from - and if they're too heavy then the NHS will be in touch

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2 h. ago Ryanair flight mum 'made worst decision' as even boyfriend asked to move away

Catherine Bellis, 44, from Liverpool, drank duty free alcohol as well as buying more drinks on board a flight from Tenerife and Liverpool before attacking her partner and a cabin crew member

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2 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs used violent threats to coerce women into Freak Offs, court hears

Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has appeared in New York City court as the opening statements to his trial were read out to the jurors as he denies the claims made against him

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2 h. ago Starmer defends plans to curb net migration after backlash from MPs

Prime minister’s ‘island of strangers’ speech was likened to rhetoric of Enoch PowellKeir Starmer has defended his plans to curb net migration after an angry backlash from MPs, businesses and industry to a speech in which he said the UK risked becoming an “island of strangers” without tough new policies.The rhetoric was likened by some critics to the language of Enoch Powell, and the prime minister was accused of pandering to the populist right by insisting he intended to “take back control of our borders” and end a “squalid chapter” of rising inward migration. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Vladimir Putin issued peace talks warning as European foreign leaders meet in London

Ukraine's allies on Monday joined together to pile pressure on Russian President Putin, calling on him to show "without delay” he is willing to broker peace in Ukraine

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4 h. ago Gay adult star 'photoshopped into Russian uniform' on Ukraine war memorial

Photos of what appear to be deceased US adult star William Herrington have turned up on a mosaic commissioned to celebrate Russia's 80th anniversary defeat of the Nazis

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5 h. ago Russian spy ring operating on ‘industrial scale’ from British seaside guesthouse jailed for total of 50 years

The six-strong cell of Bulgarian nationals spent almost three years passing secrets to Russia

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5 h. ago Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘ran a criminal enterprise’ as sex

Lawyers for hip-hop mogul claim alleged sex-trafficking incidents were consensual relationshipsProsecutors in the high-profile racketeering and sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs declared during opening statements on Monday morning that “there was another side” to the hip-hop mogul, saying that he “ran a criminal enterprise” and noting that three women would testify during the trial who can speak to Combs’s alleged coercion and/or sexual misconduct.Combs, 55, was arrested in September 2024 and has been charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation for prostitution –  all felony charges. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Putin's 'honeytrap' spy scheme sees six Bulgarians jailed for passing info to Russia

Six Bulgarians have been jailed after being convicted of spying for Russia, with ringleader Orlin Roussev running the operations from a rundown guesthouse on the east coast of England

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5 h. ago Vladimir Putin's UK 'honeytrap' spy ring members learn fate after passing information to Russia

Six Bulgarians have been jailed after being convicted of spying for Russia, with ringleader Orlin Roussev running the operations from a rundown guesthouse on the east coast of England

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5 h. ago Trump tells bizarre anecdote about ‘neurotic’ friend in weight loss drug rant

Donald Trump recalled a bizarre anecdote about a conversation he says he had with a "highly neurotic" friend about "the fat shot drug" as he credited the businessman with inspiring him to impose price controls on prescription medications.

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5 h. ago ‘No James Bond activity on my end,’ ringleader of Russian spy ring told police

In a police interview in February 2023, Orlin Roussev denied having any links to the Kremlin.

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5 h. ago ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Bulgarian spies reveal changing nature of Russia terror threat

‘Extremely sophisticated operation’ uncovered on UK soil forms part of an emerging trend across Europe

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5 h. ago Spy ties and Coke bottle cameras: Inside the Bulgarian gang’s James Bond

Over the course of three years, five Bulgarian individuals, assisted by a host of others, carried out sophisticated surveillance on British soil and fed secrets back to their Russian handler, writes Holly Evans

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5 h. ago Astonishing prison transformation of notorious murderess as she 'lives her best life' behind bars

America remembers her as the butter-wouldn't-melt murderess. But nearly ten years into her prison sentence, boyfriend killer Jodi Arias has a dramatic new look - and calling.

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6 h. ago Trump says friend in UK on ‘the fat shot drug’ inspired plan for price controls and tariff threats to lower prescription costs

Trump is ordering the government to consider punishing countries that negotiate lower drug prices for their single-payer health systems

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6 h. ago Setback for Europe after Trump insists Ukraine has ‘immediate’ peace talks with Russia

Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Putin’s invitation to talks, diplomats sayEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s social media post insisting Ukraine must immediately start peace talks with Russia has set back, and possibly jeopardised, Europe’s carefully laid plans to persuade the US to impose sanctions on Moscow for refusing the US president’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, European diplomats have said.Volodymyr Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Vladimir Putin’s invitation to talks in Istanbul on Thursday for fear of offending Trump, diplomats said. Putin made the offer in a bid not to alienate the US president, and avoid the growing European pressure on Trump to impose harsher sanctions. Western diplomats say they have no reason to believe that Trump acted in collusion with the Russian leader. Continue reading...

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