15 h. ago The 1% Club contestant misses out on £10,000 jackpot after taking a risky gamble on final question

Player Brett made his way through the trivia game easily but on the last round, he chose to take a risky gamble instead of walking away with the prize.

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21 h. ago The 1% Club contestant left baffled by question that cost him huge fortune

The 1% Club is known for its tricky questions but one brave contestant narrowly missed out on a huge sum of money in one of the most tense episodes to date

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45 h. ago Severe storms and tornadoes rip across US south and midwest, killing at least six people

Outbreak of tornadoes result in five deaths in Tennessee and one in Missouri as 213,000 households without powerViolent storms and tornadoes have torn across the US south and midwest, killing at least six people and downing power lines and trees, smashing homes, and upturning cars across multiple states.The outbreak of storms and tornadoes has resulted in five deaths in Tennessee and one in Missouri, with further fatalities expected to be confirmed. The storms are now tracking east, after leaving more than 213,000 households without power from Texas to Ohio. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’

WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000The fallout from Myanmar’s earthquake has overwhelmed parts of the healthcare system, the World Health Organization has said, as the official death toll rose to more than 2,000, with many more missing.Rescue operations faced “significant obstacles including damaged roads, collapsed bridges, unstable communications and the complexities related to civil conflict”, the WHO said in an update. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Police offer £10,000 reward in bid to solve case of boy missing from north London since 2008

Huge reward offered in effort to solve mystery surrounding disappearance of Alexander Sloley who went missing 17 years ago aged 16

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5 d. ago Alexander Sloley: £10,000 reward offered in missing person case

Alexander Sloley: £10,000 reward offered in missing person case  BBC.com

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5 d. ago Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who went missing days before his 17th birthday in 2008

Alexander Sloley, from Islington, north London, was 16 when he disappeared in August 2008 and has had no contact with his family since then.

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5 d. ago Police offer £10,000 reward for information about boy missing since 2008

People quizzed previously in connection with Alex Sloley’s disappearance were re-interviewed in 2019.

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9 d. ago North Korea sends 3,000 more troops to Russia ahead of Kim Jong Un’s likely visit to Moscow

North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops and missiles to Russia at the beginning of 2025 to support its invasion in Ukraine, South Korea’s military said in its latest assessment, as Kim Jong Un is likely to visit Moscow again.

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9 d. ago Experts now even more confident a 'vast city' exists under Giza Pyramids in Egypt after new discovery

Scientists on a mission to prove a 'vast city' sits more than 4,000 feet below Egypt's Giza Pyramids have released a new analysis they say proves the findings to be true.

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1 week ago Rare Harry Potter first edition filled with errors including misspelled 'Philospher's' Stone could fetch £3,000 at auction

The paperback was originally published in 1997 and was one of just 5,150 printed with each selling for just £4.99 with many of them handed out to school as part of a book rating scheme.

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2 w. ago Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school – figures

More than 171,000 pupils missed at least half of possible school sessions in 2023/24, Department for Education statistics show.

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2 w. ago Scientists hail ‘avalanche of discoveries’ from Euclid space telescope

Data from European Space Agency’s mission has allowed researchers to create detailed catalogue of 380,000 galaxiesAstronomers are predicting an “avalanche of discoveries” after the first major release of observations from a European space telescope built to study the mysterious dark matter and dark energy that comprise the bulk of the universe.The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission has captured images of 26m galaxies, covering 10bn years of cosmic history. They give researchers unprecedented insight into the forces that shape the cosmos and the galaxies it holds. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s helping me build my future’: empowering migrant and refugee families in a London borough of sanctuary

In Islington, a panel of people with migrant and refugee backgrounds is allocating £500,000 in grants to directly help new arrivals who are where they once wereOn a cold morning in the heart of London, recently arrived refugees and more established migrants gather in a community centre. Their mission? To decide how £500,000 in funding will be used to support people like them.The initiative is part of the Borough of Sanctuary grants programme, which takes the government’s commitment to devolution a step further, using it to empower migrants and refugees. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Murder investigation launched into Cardiff missing woman case and £20,000 reward offered

Charlene Hobbs has not been seen since July last night in the Adamsdown area of the city

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3 w. ago Labour MP pleads for major free school meal change to stop 500,000 kids missing out

Labour MP Peter Lamb called on the Commons to back a new Bill demanding that all those eligible for free school meals are automatically signed up - with an estimated 470,000 missing out

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3 w. ago Warning to anyone with a driving licence over £1,000 fine for missing vital test

Experts have issued a stark warning reminding Brits about the hefty penalty drivers face if they do not comply with the DVLA's strict rules when it comes to 'visual standards'

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3 w. ago DWP state pension warning as 450,000 people miss out on £460 uplift next month

With each state pension hike over the last few years, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that pensioners living abroad will not have payments increased - this again seems to be the case this year

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3 w. ago Leading Aberdeen business invests more than £100,000 to supercharge net zero mission

Dron & Dickson Ltd, the UK's only specialist electrical equipment and engineering supplier specialising in harsh & hazardous environments, is leading the charge to become net zero by 2030.

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4 w. ago Warning for anyone getting divorced over £80,000 payout that people miss out on

Research by Scottish Widows put the typical cost of ignoring pensions to divorced women at £77,000 at retirement - but experts say retirement funds often get missed during the separation process

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