58 m. ago Coronation Street Megan star's life from actor ex and real age to normal job before fame

Coronation Street actress Beth Nixon made her debut last year as evil Megan

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77 m. ago I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be

My experience of court was eye-opening. And when I sat in on other cases, I realised how often mothers are vilifiedIt’s 1836 and the French writer George Sand is swimming in the River Indre with her clothes on, weighed down by layers of ankle-length fabric. To anyone passing by, she must look mad or worse – driven by a death wish. But for her there is the relief of cool water sluicing hot skin, after walking for hours in 30C heat. She’s been moving all day because if she stops she’ll remember how frightened she is: she’s about to go to court to fight for her children against a husband driven by punitive anger.Custodire. To care. To look after. To guard. To restrain. Maternal care is, we are constantly told, the most natural of functions. But for century after century, women who transgress the expected norms of what a mother should be have battled for their children and been found wanting. Maternal care comes at a price when the law is involved. And all too often custody can be more ...

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2 h. ago I made the secret soup world's oldest family swears by to help you live past 100 years

The Melis family from Italy held the Guinness World Record for the highest combined age among living siblings. Their favourite dish? Minestrone soup - and I decided to give it a try.

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2 h. ago JD Vance to lead US presidential delegation at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

Vance to represent US at Olympic opening ceremonyCeremony spans Milan and three mountain venuesFormer US Olympic champions set to join delegationUS vice-president JD Vance will head the American presidential delegation to the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the White House confirmed Saturday.Vance is scheduled to attend the ceremony on 6 February, when the Milan-Cortina Games officially get underway. He will be accompanied by second lady Usha Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio and US ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch in NSW storms as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave on Saturday night, after death of woman near WollongongFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer storms on Australia’s east coast have claimed one life and threatened dozens more as flood waters rise.Residents and holidaymakers have been told they can return back after being evacuated Narrabeen Lagoon in Sydney’s northern beaches overnight on Saturday, while a landslide damaged three homes and injured at least one woman 20km north, at Great Mackerel beach. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Cardiff streets famous for its students was once the site of unbearable tragedies

Plus a famous student street that has changed, silver jubilee celebrations and the former pupils of Gladstone School

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6 h. ago Australia news live: NSW dog owners face jail time for leaving pets in cars; flood warnings issued for Sydney

Under the proposals, offenders could be fined a maximum of $44,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Brazen’ judge comments highlight family court failuresLegal experts have criticised the handling of abuse cases in family court, after a woman and alleged survivor of domestic abuse alleged a judge suggested she be taken to a park to “fight it out” with her former partner.The judge has evidence before them of family violence, which by definition is a pattern of violence, control and abuse of power, and yet has opted to collude with the alleged perpetrator, emboldening this person to continue his offences.The fact that these attitudes permeate the justice system does not surprise me but it is shocking how brazen (these comments) are.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Museums and libraries boosted with major new funding package to save them from closure

The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will next week unveil funding for more than 1,000 arts and cultural organisations across England, including £114 million for local museums outside London

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7 h. ago Secrets of the hippy crack kingpins: they make £21million a YEAR flooding our streets with 'nos' canisters misused by addicts

They live with glamorous partners in luxury villas on the Portuguese Algarve - three college friends making millions selling canisters of nitrous oxide to Britain

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8 h. ago Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Woman killed by tree branch as NSW SES records more than 800 calls for help. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.SES Assistant Commissioner Sonya Alston, speaking to ABC News, says the main areas affected by flash flooding and storm-related incidents are Illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter area.We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy rainfall, so that continues around that. Those particular areas with the weather also moving up north, we’ll see around the north eastern New South Wales experiencing some of that heavy winds, heavy rain and large wind gusts.We’re hoping to see a little bit of relief for the Illawarra area today. But still in that Sydney northern area. So again urging everyone to keep safe, keep inside...

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8 h. ago Jenrick’s defection strategy calls him ‘new sheriff in town’ – reports

Kemi Badenoch dismissed Mr Jenrick as shadow justice secretary and suspended him from the Conservative Party on Thursday.

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8 h. ago Wes Streeting hails improvement in NHS ambulance response times

Mr Streeting unveiled new figures showing ambulances in England last month reached heart attack patients and other 'Category 2' calls faster than at any time since the pandemic.

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8 h. ago Beloved Coronation Street actor's exit 'sealed' as they reveal huge career news

A Coronation Street favourite has announced some huge news, leaving fans wondering about their soap future

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8 h. ago Coronation Street exit 'sealed' as star lands new job and it's worlds away from cobbles

A Coronation Street star has issued a huge career update - but fans are worried it could mean they are leaving the cobbles

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9 h. ago Gordon Brown 'regrets' not opposing Iraq War as former PM claims he was misled on WMD in new book

Mr Brown has said former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook 'had a clearer view' than the rest of the Government of the claims, which led to Britain's involvement in the Iraq War.

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9 h. ago James Bulger killer Robert Thompson's secret life including 'boyfriend who knows real identity'

Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were both 10 when they murdered two-year-old James Bulger.

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9 h. ago Coronation Street star Tanisha Gorey announces engagement with rarely

The Asha Alahan actress shared a series of loved-up snaps as she revealed the good news

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9 h. ago Coronation Street's star Tanisha Gorey announces engagement with rarely

The Asha Alahan actress shared a series of loved-up snaps as she revealed the good news

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9 h. ago ICE agent threw tear gas canister under a family’s SUV, leaving infant in need of hopsital treatment

The family was driving home from the middle school child’s basketball game

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10 h. ago Evacuation order on Sydney’s northern beaches as Australia’s east coast smashed by stormy weather

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave as homes flooded and cars submerged across city Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s east coast is being smashed by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate.An emergency warning was in place for Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday morning, with residents at Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounds told to leave. Continue reading...

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