8 h. ago Serial shoplifter spared prison four times because she's a single mum is finally jailed after stealing £3.2k of designer sunglasses

Kayleigh Bradley, 37, preyed on shopkeepers using a foil lined bag and a small 'detagger' she had bought on the internet to beat the security alarms.

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11 h. ago Monica Seles adapting to ‘new normal’ after being diagnosed with neuromuscular disease

Former world No 1 received diagnosis in 2022Disease can affect vision, speaking and swallowingMonica Seles says she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis – a neuromuscular autoimmune disease – three years ago.The nine-time grand slam singles champion says she first noticed symptoms of the disease while she was swinging her racket. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Serial shoplifter mum with 128 offences jailed after dodging prison four times

Kayleigh Bradley has been locked up after stealing more than £4,000 of goods after a string of previous court appearances for shoplifting.

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15 h. ago Single mum who was spared prison four times in a year finally locked up

Kayleigh Bradley, from Liverpool, has finally been jailed for stealing more than £4,000 worth of items from Cheshire Oaks retail park having previously been brought before the court for a string of thefts

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16 h. ago Mum 'given chance after chance' finally gets put in jail after McDonald's row

Kayleigh Bradley had been given four suspended prison sentences over a 12 month period, but she was finally locked up after she was told she had been given 'chance after chance'

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17 h. ago Australia v South Africa: second men’s T20 international – live

Updates from the T20I at TIO StadiumPlay starts in Darwin at 6.45pm local/7.15pm AESTAny thoughts? Get in touch with Geoff on email2nd over: South Africa 13-0 (Markram 12, Rickelton 1) Maxwell to bowl the second over, also as he did the other night. Off-spinner in the Powerplay, tough job, but he does it exceptionally this time. Concedes two runs first ball, then ties down Markram for the next three. Only goes for two more singles in the over. Rushes through it, bowls a tight line, doesn’t give the length to hit. He’s clever.1st over: South Africa 9-0 (Markram 9, Rickelton 0) Hazlewood to begin, and Markram begins with a boundary! Drives him through cover first ball. He did something similar the other night. Follows up a couple of balls later with a straight drive for four, also similar to the other night. That time he hit three fours off the first five balls, then got out. This time, he hits two fours, then takes a single. Better. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Boy, 4, said four haunting words as he left hospital before he was hit by bus

Zaahir Jan, four, died after being hit by a bus outside outside the NHS Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital - his heartbroken mum has revealed his four final words

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3 d. ago Transgender woman who dumped soiled nappies outside nurseries and smeared excrement on milk bottles is spared prison

Abbi Taylor, 46, from South Shields and who also appeared on a court list as Martin Tarling, pleaded guilty to dumping bags of toxic materials at South Tyneside nurseries..

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4 d. ago Chappell Roan’s latest track The Subway soars to number one on UK singles chart

This is the second time the US pop singer has topped the UK singles chart.

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4 d. ago Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption

Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issued four black rainstorm warnings – the most times this warning has been issued in a single week.The worst of the rainfall was on 5 August, with more than 350mm in 24 hours, the highest daily rainfall recorded in August since 1884. This caused widespread disruption on roads and flights. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Haunting Victorian mugshots show rogues jailed for stealing pigeons and a can of condensed milk

The striking black-and-white images include a boy of 14 who was jailed for stealing two pigeons and a man banged up for nicking tins of condensed milk

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4 d. ago Missing Michele Ann Joy Bourda's husband reveals final hours before mum vanished

Chris Bourda, 66, said his wife Michele Ann Joy Bourda had been 'quite happy' as they swam together on a beach in Greece - but woke up on his sun lounger to find the 59-year-old mother-of-one gone

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5 d. ago Violent serial shoplifter hit B&M customer with vodka bottle then threatened to 'finish the job'

Rosie Chung, 34, attacked a man who tried to prevent her from leaving a B&M store and said: 'I have no problem coming back to finish the job'

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6 d. ago ‘Love is the key, right?’ Evergreen Venus Williams plays on and on at 45

Seven-time grand slam winner is back on the US circuit with aim of being the best she can be despite health struggles“Still haven’t seen the Rolling Stones,” says Venus Williams, smiling, as she reminisced about her unforgettable professional tennis debut at the age of 14 in Oakland, California, an occasion that justified years of hype surrounding her stratospheric potential. Her first ever professional tennis match took place next door to a Rolling Stones concert. Now, 31 years later, at 45 years old, Williams is still here.Three weeks after returning to professional tennis for the first time in 16 months with a straight sets singles victory over the then world No 35 Peyton Stearns at the Citi Open in Washington, which marked her as the second-oldest woman in history to win a WTA Tour-level singles match and also silenced criticisms about her enduring presence on the tour, Williams now takes her comeback to the Cincinnati Open. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ITV Love Island Toni's mum shares 'little secret' after final as fans say same thing

The latest series of Love Island came to an end on Monday evening as the 2025 winners were announced

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9 d. ago 9 things you could do in the 90s that you can't today, including lost theme parks

Whether you grew up in the 90s, were enjoying the single life or had children of your own, it is a time many remember fondly.

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3 w. ago ‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist

The Simply Red singer gets emotional over Aretha and wakes up to Ravi Shankar. But which record healed his broken teenage heart?The first single I bought One of the first albums I bought was Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones; the first single was The Last Time. I was about 11 when my dad bought me my first record player, and I wore it out by listening to it so much.The first song I fell in love with My first love was an unrequited crush. I heard Let’s Stay Together by Al Green on the radio, went out and bought it, and played it over and over to heal the pain of teenage rejection. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chilling final wish of drug smuggling Brit mum who faces death by firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia after being caught smuggling cocaine into Bali

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3 w. ago Mum's tragic final act in plane crash saved her two young sons as 111 killed

Spencer Bailey was just three years old when he was involved in a horrific plane crash, which killed 111 people, including his mum Frances, who managed to save him and his brother

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3 w. ago Mum 'hypnotised herself' into losing two stone and finally finding love

Elle Kay, suffered from severe pressure from her high-flying job "managing millions of pounds" as the head of service at work.

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