1 hour ago Ruthless people smuggler who charges £1,200 to transport migrants to the UK boasts: 'French gendarmes do nothing. Do not worry. I am the police'

The Syrian trafficker was demanding £1,200 for a place on an inflatable boat leaving from northern France on Tuesday.

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2 h. ago The local council trying to recruit a teacher for more than six years

Highland Council has had to readvertise 62 teaching posts

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4 h. ago 'Knockout' World War 2 film 'better than Dunkirk' is leaving Netflix in a week

An acclaimed World War 2 film featuring some major stars is leaving Netflix very soon

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4 h. ago WWII film that 'blows Dunkirk out of the water' is leaving Netflix in just over a week

This powerful hit drama is leaving Netflix later this month

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4 h. ago Major EastEnders star to 'quit' BBC soap as 'timing of decision worked for both'

Bobby Brazier, who wowed audiences both in and out of Walford confirmed he is leaving the soap after four years, with the 22-year-old confirming he is being swamped with job offers

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4 h. ago JEFF PRESTRIDGE: NatWest leaves tourist hotspot without a single bank branch

The road ahead for banking hubs will not be without its twists and turns, that's for sure. But the fact remains: Windermere still needs a banking hub.

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5 h. ago Adored EastEnders star to quit after four years on BBC soap in search of new opportunities

Following his success on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023, Bobby Brazier received new opportunities and has decided now is the right time to leave EastEnders

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6 h. ago Florence Pugh’s most ‘inspiring’ movie is leaving Netflix in just a couple of weeks

You'd better be quick if you want to watch it as it will only be on Netflix for another two weeks

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6 h. ago ‘We are disappearing’: Britain’s first trans judge on Supreme Court defeat – and why she’s challenging it

Victoria McCloud was publicly promoted as a symbol of diversity in the justice system, but this year it changed her legal sex overnight. The Independent Pride List 2025 winner tells Emma Henderson how vulnerable trans people are leaving Britain and why she’s taking on the Supreme Court ruling in an even higher court

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6 h. ago Thomas Tuchel tears into lacklustre England: ‘I didn’t like the attitude’

Kane’s goal secures 1-0 win over minnows Andorra‘We lacked seriousness. I didn’t like the body language’Thomas Tuchel admitted England had “played with fire” in their 1-0 win over Andorra, risking the concession of an equaliser and a draw that would have registered as perhaps their greatest humiliation since defeat to the USA in 1950. “I felt it was like a cup game where the favourites don’t see the danger,” he said.England won thanks to Harry Kane’s 50th-minute goal, leaving them top of the group on nine points without having conceded a goal. No previous England manager has ever begun with three successive victories to nil, but Tuchel was clearly very unhappy with the performance. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Body is found in search for woman, 46, who disappeared in Ilford as man appears in court charged with her murder

A body has been found by police probing the disappearance of Colombian woman Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, who went missing after leaving her home in Ilford, east London, last Saturday.

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6 h. ago Rescuers save 75 people from 'house of horrors' illegal care homes in Bulgaria where residents had feet tied, were sedated and beaten senseless if they tried to leave

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The facilities (pictured), in the village of Yagoda, near city Stara Zagora, were run as so-called health centres for the elderly.

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7 h. ago Paws for thought: Almost half of all pet owners have CANCELLED a holiday to stay with their animals

Four out of ten have declined the chance to take a trip away, purely due to the fear of leaving their pets (pictured, file photo) at home, according to a study by Virgin Media O2 (VMO2).

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7 h. ago Mormon Wives’ Jessi Ngatikaura breaks silence on Demi rift and split rumours after explosive finale

Ngatikaura and co-star Whitney Leavitt weigh in on the explosive second season of the Disney+ reality series ahead of the show’s reunion next month

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7 h. ago Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK two days after quitting over burka ban stance

Former party chairman Yusuf said his decision to leave on Thursday was a ‘mistake’ and the result of ‘exhaustion’

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8 h. ago Albufeira horror with chilling similarity in cause of death between two Brits found dead

A second British tourist has been found dead in the Portuguese party town of Albufeira - it comes after police found the body of Glasgow man Greg Monks earlier this week

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8 h. ago Zharnel Hughes ready to rewrite history as GB's fastest man explains mindset change

British record holder over 100m and 200m became a father in the winter and believes new mindset leaves him in a good position to finally land World Championship medal in Tokyo this year

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8 h. ago Zia Yusuf returning to Reform UK two days after quitting over burka ban stance

Former party chairman Yusuf said his decision to leave on Thursday was a ‘mistake’ and the result of ‘exhaustion’

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10 h. ago 'I could kick myself for falling for it': The online scam stores leaving shoppers trapped and out of pocket

In an unjust and unethical practice, shoppers are being stitched up by China-based fashion websites branded a 'complete scam'. James Holt investigates.

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11 h. ago Ajax make brutal Jordan Henderson call despite lifeline from England boss Thomas Tuchel

England international Jordan Henderson is set to be on the move this summer and hometown club Sunderland are among the candidates for his signature if he leaves Ajax

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