39 m. ago Liverpool transfer news: Record Florian Wirtz deal agreed as payment structure revealed

Liverpool have finally agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz in what will be a British-record deal as the Reds cough up £100m up front with more signings of their radar

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3 h. ago Witness claims Prince William's billionaire pal said 'I've swallowed something' before he died after 'ingesting a bee' during polo match

Sunjay Kapur, 53, collapsed in front of horrified teammates during the game at Guards Polo Club in Windsor.

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12 h. ago British mother Beth Martin's 'cause of death' is revealed: Tragic update on holidaymaker, 28, who collapsed on plane before 'two star' Turkish hospital removed her HEART

Beth Martin, 28, from Portsmouth, was rushed to hospital after she became 'delirious' just one day into a dream trip away with her husband Luke and two children, aged eight and five.

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12 h. ago The Kardashians of history: why are we so obsessed with the Mitford sisters?

They were impossibly glamorous, fatally flawed and turned up at every significant moment of the 20th century, but underneath it all is a highly relatable family drama – without the infamous friendsThe rise and fall of the Mitford sisters is like one of those earthquakes we’re due on a regular rotation: eight years out from Gucci’s much-documented Never Marry a Mitford jumper, four years after the BBC drama The Pursuit of Love, a new TV show appears fortuitously to bring them back into the public consciousness again.Here they come, out of the mists of time, the seven children of a minor member of the House of Lords: Nancy, of course, the author of Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love and probably the most famous in her own right; followed by Pamela, the least famous and fond chiefly of chickens and horrible men; then Tom, the only boy, with a weakness for the Nazis and, as far as history is concerned, no personality. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Prince William's billionaire friend dies after 'swallowing a bee' during polo match

Sunjay Kapur, 53, a well-known Indian billionaire and chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in the UK on Thursday, 12 June

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17 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee'

Sunjay Kapur, 53, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing a match in England on Thursday

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17 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies from heart attack after 'swallowing a bee': Tributes to Indian businessman, 53, who collapsed while playing polo

Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in England yesterday

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18 h. ago Archaeologists uncover France’s deepest shipwreck: ‘As if time froze’

Researchers suspect vessel was carrying cargo of ceramics made in Italian coastal region of Liguria in the 16th century

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18 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee': Tributes to Indian businessman, 53, who collapsed while playing polo

Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in England yesterday

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18 h. ago Nightclub owner arrested following deadly roof collapse which killed 236 people

The club was packed with government officials, musicians, and retired Major League Baseball players

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19 h. ago Prince William's billionaire pal dies after swallowing bee while playing polo

Prince William's polo-playing pal Sunjay Kapur, a well-known Indian billionaire and chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing a match in the UK

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21 h. ago Collapsed Glastonbury Festival glamping firm Yurtel debts revealed and EDF buys EV charging firm amid weak vehicle sales

From fresh revelations over Glastonbury glamping firm Yurtel’s collapse and EDF’s takeover of Pod Point, to Octopus investing in African clean tech, Badenoch’s business plea, rising jobseeker numbers, and FuelHub’s funding push - here are today’s top UK business stories.

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22 h. ago Expert explains in horrifying detail exactly what happens to your body when you're boiled to death

Despite being a popular medieval torture method -boiling to death can still happen in the modern day. It is one of the most lengthy, horrific and foul deaths with the body slowly collapsing under the pressure of boiling water

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23 h. ago ‘We were sinking. I let her go’: how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat

The tragic drowning of seven women and girls just metres from the port of La Restinga has highlighted the growing number of female migrants crossing to the Canary Islands from west AfricaThe four women and three girls were just metres from the pier in the port of La Restinga in El Hierro, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, when they drowned on 28 May. Rescue teams had begun disembarking the first people early that morning when the vessel capsized.Photos and videos of the chaotic scenes show the boat partially submerged and completely overturned, with several people struggling to swim around it and others trying to climb on to the wrecked boat. Underneath, about 15 women and girls were trapped and fighting to get to the surface. Seven would not make it. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago I woke up in intensive care wondering what I was doing there

Anthony Crothers was enjoying a walk in Gower with his two friends when he suddenly collapsed and nearly lost his life

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28 h. ago Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister

The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Domincan Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people has been arrested along with his sister

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33 h. ago Kickboxer, 15, who collapsed after unsanctioned match against 17

Coroner Michael Pemberton said neither Alex Eastwood, nor his parents appreciated the dangers of the 'chaotic and somewhat disjointed' approach to children involved in combat sports.

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35 h. ago Captain Pat Cummins answers Australia’s call before South Africa roar back in rollercoaster final

Cummins took six wickets to put Australia in the ascendancy before a late collapse kept South Africa’s hopes much alive

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36 h. ago Teenage kickboxer who collapsed after unsanctioned contest died from misadventure, inquest hears

Alex Eastwood collapsed after an unsanctioned kickboxing contest

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36 h. ago Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate

Judge declared a mistrial after the jury foreperson said he wouldn’t continue deliberatingThe judge in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes case declared a mistrial on the remaining rape charge after the jury foreperson said he wouldn’t continue deliberating.The decision to end deliberations on Thursday came a day after the jury delivered a partial verdict, convicting the ex-studio boss of one of the top charges and acquitting him of another. Both charges concern accusations of forcing oral sex on women in 2006. Those verdicts still stand. Continue reading...

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