3 h. ago 'My son is scared. Men do strange things. There are drug needles. We can't live here any more'

Aimee Richards lives with her partner and two young children in a block of flats

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3 h. ago How smoked salmon, artisan cheese, fine wine and single malt whisky are being stolen in vast quantities from the UK's top producers

They'll spend months planning a heist. Nurturing or placing a man on the inside. Learning every detail of how their target business operates - the supply chain, the distribution pattern.

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4 h. ago Denise Van Outen is 'secretly dating hunky new man as pair enjoy romantic holiday to Maldives' after Jimmy Barba split

The DJ and TV star, 50, is thought to have enjoyed ' a string of dates with Adam Butler' before the businessman joined her in the tropical location while on a work trip, The Sun reports.

Society

5 h. ago UK firms put the brakes on investment plans post tariffs, survey finds

Larger businesses are more likely to be expecting a squeeze from new global trade policy, according to a survey carried out by HSBC UK.

Economics

6 h. ago Brits face Easter flood chaos with four areas hit and drivers issued 'floating car' alert

Some residents across the country have been warned that the flooding of homes and businesses could occur over the weekend as up to a 75mm of rain could end up falling

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7 h. ago Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have been stripped of their visas in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation

Society

7 h. ago Denise van Outen in 'great place' after sparking romance with 'businessman'

Denise van Outen is said to have found love again after bonding with a businessman named Adam Butler - three years after heartbreaking end of her engagement to Eddie Boxshall

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8 h. ago Big Brother's JoJo Siwa, 21, reveals she's recorded daily messages for her partner Kath Ebbs while she's away amid close bond with Chris Hughes, 32

JoJo Siwa revealed on Thursday's episode of Celebrity Big Brother that she prerecorded a message for her partner for every day she's in the house.

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10 h. ago Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before

Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cellsAfter walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen before.The bold – and contested – assertion follows an experiment in which researchers in the US had laser pulses fired into their eyes. By stimulating individual cells in the retina, the laser pushed their perception beyond its natural limits, they say. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ocado apologises to Mumsnet after it said forum had ‘hateful political views’

Mumsnet’s chief executive Justine Roberts said previously a ‘fair number of organisations pulled their advertising under pressure from activists’.

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11 h. ago Regulators approve $35bn merger of Capital One and Discover Financial

Acquisition expected to be completed on 18 May after Federal Reserve and currency comptroller sign off on dealThe pending merger between Capital One and Discover Financial services received approval from several regulators on Friday, bringing the $35bn tie-up closer to completion.The Federal Reserve and the office of the comptroller of the currency (OCC) signed off on the deal, which was first announced in February 2024. Continue reading...

Economics

11 h. ago TOWIE star Shelby Tribble gives birth to her second child with Sam Mucklow and shares their very unusual name

Shelby Tribble has welcomed her second son with her partner Sam Mucklow.

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11 h. ago Starmer and Trump discuss ‘ongoing and productive’ trade talks

They also talked about the situation in Ukraine, Iran and recent action taken against the Houthis in Yemen.

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12 h. ago Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes’

Maker of triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar says it has made ‘difficult decision’ to withdraw productMars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree’s Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the years, and now after almost six decades the dark chocolate Toblerone is joining them in the confectionery graveyard.The triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar is a staple of supermarkets and airport duty-free shopping, but will be discontinued in the UK. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins gives 'married life' update as fans rush to respond

The Victoria Sugden actress gave a fresh update after revealing she'd tied the knot with partner Adam Whitehead

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13 h. ago Wombats, wallabies and whales: four days walking in Wilsons Promontory national park

It’s one of Victoria’s favourite national parks for good reason. Hiking the park’s south reveals stunning coastlines and complex history, topped off by a night in a lighthouseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWe left the Wilsons Promontory Lightstation with one last look out to sea, admiring the chain of islands leading like stepping stones across the Strait. They’re the remnants of a landbridge between the Prom and Tasmania’s Freycinet, a link easily seen in the areas’ shared beauty: fine white sand, rough granite and bright orange lichen contrasting with a startlingly blue sea. It’s the nature, the beauty and the walking that brought us here, as well as a sense of unfinished business.My husband and I had been coming to Wilsons Prom for decades, for day walks and multi-day hikes. But we’d never made it to the lighthouse, or stayed in the cottages converted to walkers’ accommodation. To tackle the trip, we booked two bunkrooms and roped in the Schultz family. It would be th...

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14 h. ago The Latest: Trump administration takes aim at Harvard international students and tax

President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status

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14 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland says 'there was no point' in show admission and hails 'game changer'

The comedian was the first-ever blind contestant to take part in the hit show and won alongside professional dance partner Dianne Buswell

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14 h. ago Mumsnet founder reveals she was blacklisted 'by Barclays' and Ocado and branded a 'bigot' for standing up for women's rights to access single

Justine Roberts claimed Barclays and Ocado had refused to advertise or partner with the online forum when they called for the Government to clarify the definition of 'a woman' under equality legislation.

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14 h. ago Thug smashed into ex's house, found man hiding in her wardrobe and stabbed him

Vicious Aaron Hinsley, of Blyth, Northumberland, went to the home of his former partner where he found her with a male friend, who he repeatedly stabbed after finding him hiding in her wardrobe

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