83 m. ago Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dead at 48 as iconic band pays tribute to 'once

A star of Limp Bizkit has passed away at the age of 48 on October 18 and received an emotional tribute from the iconic band on Saturday.

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1 hour ago Hamas hands over ‘two coffins of deceased hostages’, Israel confirms

Benjamin Netanyahu 's office had said earlier on Saturday evening that it would stay closed "until further notice" - as the deadline for Hamas to return the bodies of the hostages had passed with no confirmation.

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1 hour ago Ukraine war briefing: Repairs begin in bid to restore power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

UN watchdog says Russia and Ukraine have established special ceasefire zones to allow the repairs to be safely carried out. What we know on day 1,334Work has started to repair damaged power lines leading to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a lengthy outage, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Saturday. The site, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, lost its connection to the grid on 23 September for the 10th time – the longest outage of external power supply to the facility since Russia invaded Ukraine.The repairs to the off-site power lines began after Russian and Ukrainian forces established “local ceasefire zones to allow work to proceed”, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a post on X. “Both sides engaged constructively with the IAEA to enable the complex repair plan to proceed,” Grossi said. “Restoration of off-site power is crucial for nuclear safety and security.” The agency said it expected the work to take about...

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2 h. ago Epilepsy pill promises an end to sleep condition that may affect as many as 10 million Britons

Researchers found that the drug, sultiame - used as an anticonvulsant since the 1950s - reduces the night-time breathing problems that patients suffer and improves sleep quality.

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4 h. ago Max Verstappen moves into F1 world title picture after super Saturday in Austin

The Dutchman won the sprint earlier in the day before storming to pole position at the Circuit of the Americas

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4 h. ago Max Verstappen moves into world title picture after super Saturday in Austin

The Dutchman won the sprint earlier in the day before storming to pole position at the Circuit of the Americas.

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4 h. ago Anthea Turner opens up about how she was once labelled a 'homewrecker' after falling for a married man

The TV presenter, 65, left her husband, former Radio 1 DJ Peter Powell, in 1998 for property developer Grant Bovey, who at the time was married with three young children.

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star reveals real reason why judges are 'harsher' on certain celebs

Strictly Come Dancing returned on Saturday night for week four of the competition

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans are unimpressed as major change to next week's show is revealed

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left disappointed on Saturday night after discovering that the much-loved Halloween Week will be postponed.

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6 h. ago Naive Ange Postecoglou could be the least effective Premier League manager ever | Barney Ronay

At no stage did the Australian coach seem to understand the assignment he had been given at Nottingham ForestWell, the Chelsea fans were wrong anyway. Ange Postecoglou was not sacked in the morning. Instead he was sacked in the afternoon. So, another small win there for Ange, even in defeat. Not to mention further proof of the notion to which he has always seemed so fatally in thrall, that he is at any given moment the smartest guy in the room. Even when, as of Saturday afternoon, he’s no longer in the room at all.The official version seems to be that Postecoglou was fired 18 minutes after his final defeat at the City Ground. In reality he was fired in real time, a live-action televised touchline sacking, gone from the moment Evangelos Marinakis disappeared from his seat midway through the second half with the look of a gamekeeper required now to the wring the neck of a dying pheasant. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Bukayo Saka 'quite disappointed' at one thing after Arsenal win vs Fulham

Bukayo Saka was part of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side that secured a 1-0 win over Fulham on Saturday evening, but he walked away from the match disappointed with one part of his performance

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6 h. ago Strictly's Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas fawn over Harry Aikines

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left cringing at a very 'awkward' moment during Saturday night's live show, with some begging for it to 'stop'.

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7 h. ago Strictly fans are left 'sobbing' as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink dedicates dance to his late mother

The former footballer, 53, took to the dancefloor on Saturday night with his couple's choice paying homage to his home country of Suriname.

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7 h. ago Horror as seven kids found in dire conditions in home 'saturated with faeces and urine'

Officers said in their report: "There was a bowl of old sick and urine, dogs were running around eating soiled nappies and a dog crate was full of faeces."

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7 h. ago Christian Horner sent F1 return message as Ferrari chief issues statement on current boss

Christian Horner has been spending more time with his Spice Girls singer wife Geri Halliwell and their children since he was axed by Red Bull but is known to be keen on a return to F1

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7 h. ago Man does poo in court and throws it at judge screaming 'it's protein, it's good for you'

Dorleans Philidor was in a Miami court on burglary charges when he decided to defecate and throw his faeces at the judge. He was found not guilty of the crime he was accused of

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7 h. ago No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest

Democratic lawmakers including Bernie Sanders, Raphael Warnock and Chuck Schumer among protestersWhat to know about the anti-Trump protests attracting millionsDemocratic officials across the US have posted in support of the No Kings protests.The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, wrote on Saturday morning in a social media post: “Do not let Donald Trump and Republicans intimidate you into silence. That’s what they want to do. They’re afraid of the truth. Speak out, use your voice, and exercise your right to free speech.”“They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall,” the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Fox News on Friday. “It’s all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. They’re all coming out.”The Republican Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer said the party’s “terrorist wing” was holding the “Hate America” rally. “Democrats want to keep the government shut down to show all those people that are going to come here and expre...

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8 h. ago Thousands march through London in protest against digital ID plans

Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon.

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8 h. ago Emergency services respond to injured man in Welsh city centre

It's understood that nearby workers went to his aid on Saturday morning

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8 h. ago Seven children found in dire conditions at home 'saturated with faeces and urine'

Social workers uncovered the 'horrific' conditions a family was living in at their home in Stockport, Manchester, which included having no food, water, or heating

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