45 m. ago Sickening moment teenage boy holds dead seagull aloft like a trophy after 'killing bird with catapult'

Witnesses reported three birds being attacked at around 3pm last Saturday in Ashford, Kent. Footage showed a boy holding up a seagull by its wings near a church building in the town of Christ Church.

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1 hour ago Police called after campaigners storm Barrhead bank in protest over closure

Around 40 campaigners descended on the town’s Main Street on Friday afternoon as they cranked up the pressure on top brass at the Bank of Scotland.

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2 h. ago Bridget Jones fans say same thing after learning secret about new home in Mad About The Boy

Bridget Jones fans cannot believe the hidden detail about the chardonnay-loving character's new townhouse in the franchise's newest instalment, Mad About The Boy

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2 h. ago Bridget Jones fans only just realising secret about townhouse from Mad About The Boy

Bridget Jones fans have been flocking to the cinema to catch the film's latest instalment, Mad About The Boy,

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2 h. ago Is Italy still selling €1 houses? The real story behind Netflix’s La Dolce Villa

The film’s family restore a crumbling Tuscan villa bought for just €1 – but are Italy’s cheapest homes all they’re cracked up to be?

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2 h. ago I was desperate to visit this buzzy Edinburgh restaurant and, in the end, there were no surprises

This place has opened in the capital’s New Town

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2 h. ago Manchester United supporters deliver Alejandro Garnacho verdicts after Ruben Amorim decision

Alejandro Garnacho was substituted in the first half of Man Utd's 3-2 win over Ipswich Town

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2 h. ago 50 years on from Moorgate crash, what caused the worst Tube disaster in peacetime remains a mystery

Questions remain as memorial service held to mark the crash that killed 43 and injured 74

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3 h. ago Netflix's Toxic Town starring Outlander and Trainspotting stars tells heartbreaking story

A Netflix drama centred around a town's toxic waste scandal has quickly become the streaming service's most popular TV show.

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4 h. ago Story behind Small Town, Big Story as Chris O'Dowd explains inspirations behind new Sky show

TV producer Wendy Patterson (Christina Hendricks) returns to her hometown to film a new show with secrets to be revealed.

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4 h. ago Man City physio to help darts star Michael Smith revive his career after painful injury

Michael Smith will kick off his bid to restore his former glory at the UK Open in Minehead this weekend, but the former world champion is battling a painful injury with the help of Man City's physio

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4 h. ago Are the characters in Toxic Town real? Inside the harrowing true story

The new Netflix drama Toxic Town tells the story of a group of mothers looking for answers when their children are born with health issues

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5 h. ago Stirling mum hits out at council inaction over ongoing mould issues

The family have been reporting issues with mould at the property in the Top of the Town since 2022 - but have so far been unable to get a permanent solution.

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5 h. ago Hundreds of thousands take to the streets and battle with police firing stun grenades and tear gas as Greece marks second anniversary of train crash seen as a symbol of institutional failure

Protests were planned in more than 300 cities and towns in Greece and abroad, with fury levied at the government for its perceived inaction over the tragedy

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5 h. ago Netflix's Toxic Town is a heartbreaking, powerful watch that makes you question the area where you live

The new Netflix series tells of the true story of when people in the town of Corby inhaled toxic dust

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5 h. ago Greek police fire tear gas at protesters in Athens amid violent clashes on rail disaster anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of cities across Greece on Friday in mass demonstrations against the Government

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5 h. ago Force defends decision to close and sell off several town police stations

'The decision has been made with the best interests of taxpayers and the community in mind,' the chief constable insists

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6 h. ago Youths throw rocks at police in Athens as violence erupts amid train crash rally

Riot officers fire teargas at hundreds of hooded youths as protests across Greece mark anniversary of Tempe disasterPeaceful protests in central Athens have been eclipsed by the eruption of full-scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police, as demonstrations and strikes were held across Greece to mark the second anniversary of a fatal train crash.Thousands of people who had crammed into Syntagma Square for a demonstration later fled, some even seeking refuge in the parliament, as riot police fired rounds of teargas at hundreds of black-clad hooded youths lobbying rocks at them. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Enthusiastic gardeners gather to create community orchard in Craigshill

The concept of an orchard had been muted for a while but only came to fruition as part of Almond’s 30th anniversary and their contractor community benefits scheme.

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6 h. ago The secret bond that helped two captive women survive Mozambique’s Islamists

Barely known to each other before they were abducted by the brutal al-Shabaab militants, a friendship forged in adversity helped them and their children find safetyAncha*, who was 20, had been kidnapped and held captive in a house in northern Mozambique for two months when 17-year-old Fatima* was brought there. What their captors did not know – even after the young women’s daring escape together – was that they were cousins.Both had grown up around Mucojo, a small coastal town 130 miles (210km) south of the Tanzanian border, from where they had been abducted in separate raids in 2020 by Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamaa militants, an Islamic State-affiliated group known locally as al-Shabaab (though it has no links with the Islamist militants of the same name in Somalia). Continue reading...

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