2 h. ago Yvette Cooper: the Labour stalwart tasked with boosting Britain’s global standing

New foreign secretary faces challenges from Ukraine to Gaza — and her unflattering comments on Donald Trump

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3 h. ago Doctors find thermometer that was lodged inside woman's bottom for 22 years

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. More than 20 years after she accidentally ended up with a thermometer lodged in her bottom, a woman has finally had the glass instrument removed. And doctors have warned she could have faced a much more serious fate

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3 h. ago Mum entered bathroom to find children murdered and nanny stabbing herself

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A mother entered her worst nightmare after returning home to find her two young children in a pool of blood, having been 'intentionally and savagely slaughtered' by their own nanny

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4 h. ago US housing agency rehires sacked Fannie and Freddie staff ahead of IPO

Almost a third of the mortgage giants’ workforce was cut as part of Trump’s purge of the federal government

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4 h. ago US housing agency rehires sacked staff ahead of Fannie and Freddie IPO

Almost a third of the mortgage giants’ workforce was cut as part of Trump’s purge of the federal government

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4 h. ago 'I spend £20 a month buying clothes for my reborn dolls – I'm not crazy or a witch'

Realeboga Mokoena, 20 creates elaborate birth vlogs that take her social media followers through her entire journey to 'motherhood' as she cares for her three lifelike babies

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4 h. ago UK homes suffer massive streaming crackdown that blocks watching Sky content for free

Homes that have been enjoying free access to the Prenmier league rather than paying Sky are in for a shock.

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5 h. ago Coronation Street Lisa's wife 'spotted' on soap as she's 'alive' and fans are gobsmacked

Coronation Street fans are convinced they have already seen Lisa's dead wife Becky

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5 h. ago Liverpool have agreed to Virgil van Dijk's transfer demand after making wishes clear

Liverpool had a historic summer after spending more than £400million on new signings, and Virgil van Dijk predicted the spree months before the transfer window opened

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5 h. ago 'I found £1.50 Gucci bag in charity shop and was amazed when I opened it'

A woman has shared her shock and delight after coming across a designer bag in a charity shop - but it wasn't until she took it home she realised there was more to the item than she first thought

Economics

6 h. ago Shoppers rush to grab bestselling Jellycats for £7 instead of £23 with money

Jellycat bestselling plushies now come in bag charm form, and right now shoppers can pick one up for the budget-friendly price of £7 thanks to this money-saving deal

Economics

6 h. ago How I became a Buffalo Bills fan – and learned what home means

I never cared about football. Then my Buffalonian boyfriend’s family brought me into the fold – and I discovered how failure, fandom and community intertwineOn 14 October 2024, having never supported a team before, or, to be honest, especially liked sports at all, I became a Buffalo Bills fan. I’d been going out with my Buffalonian boyfriend for more than a year, which I think in his parents’ eyes meant my introduction to the team that animates their entire hometown was overdue. They drove down to New York City, kitted me out in a Bills baseball cap, hoodie and blanket (and plastic Bills bag to hold it all in) – and took me to a game.I thought I’d seen enough Super Bowls to know I didn’t care about football, but wrapped in that staticky blanket, one of the few spots of Buffalo blue in a snake-green sea of Jets supporters at MetLife Stadium, I realized what I’d been missing: a team. Or more specifically: this team. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago ‘Existential crisis’: how Google’s shift to AI has upended the online news model

Media sites are taking action on several fronts as traffic referrals dry up and AI companies plunder their contentWhen the chief executive of the Financial Times suggested at a media conference this summer that rival publishers might consider a “Nato for news” alliance to strengthen negotiations with artificial intelligence companies there was a ripple of chuckles from attendees.Yet Jon Slade’s revelation that his website had seen a “pretty sudden and sustained” decline of 25% to 30% in traffic to its articles from readers arriving via internet search engines quickly made clear the serious nature of the threat the AI revolution poses. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Woman buys £1.50 Gucci bag from charity shop and finds extra treat inside

A bargain hunter has shared her utter shock after coming across a designer bag in a charity shop - but this wasn't the only surprise waiting on her on this lucky day

Economics

7 h. ago Higher defence spending is pointless without climate aid, says UN chief

Achim Steiner says cuts to development budget are shortsighted in an interconnected global economySpending more on defence will be pointless unless western governments also tackle the climate crisis in poor countries, the UN’s departing chief of international development has warned.“The more you restrict your ability to act by simply focusing on what’s happening inside your country, the more vulnerable you become,” said Achim Steiner, who recently completed his second term as administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which works on overseas aid and lifting people out of poverty. “Vulnerability can then very quickly translate into a very real crisis scenario.” Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Shopper 'sleeping so well' on new mattress that comes with £238 free gifts

The REM-Fit Hybrid Pocket 1000 Mattress is now on sale and is suitable for all types of sleepers

Economics

8 h. ago Tesco staff lacking first aid training did not notice collapsed shopper had stopped breathing, inquest hears

Tesco staff did not notice when Gabriella Jaiyesimi stopped breathing

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8 h. ago ITV launches new primetime Saturday night quiz fronted by Bake Off stars

ITV launches Win Win with People's Postcode Lottery tonight, fronted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, which will see viewers at home and contestants in the studio compete to bag the same prizes

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10 h. ago Deutsche Bank in talks to become Revolut’s Canary Wharf neighbour

German lender may take space in prominent YY building on South Colonnade that now displays the fintech’s logo

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16 h. ago Trump issues order to penalise countries that detain American citizens

Move raises possibility the administration could bar some foreign leaders from attending upcoming UN General Assembly

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