9 m. ago Woman in her 20s dies after falling from tower block in Canary Wharf near to controversial migrant hotel

A body has been found outside Sirocco Tower, Harbour Way, a 32-floor skyscraper, on Wednesday, August 13, less than half a mile away from a controversial migrant hotel.

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12 m. ago Woman in 20s dies after fall 'from height' near Canary Wharf tower block

The tragic woman fell from the tower at Harbour Way, Canary Wharf in London this morning as forensic teams remain at the scene in the financial district

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13 m. ago Grieving mum finds body of daughter, 7, missing tongue and throat after autopsy

The girl's mother, Han, walked in to the morgue in Taiwan to find her daughter incomplete - before the medical examiner told her they simply chucked them in her chest cavity to save time

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14 m. ago Coffee sold at Dollar General stores in 48 states under recall for possible glass shards in the grounds

Certain Clover Valley Instant Coffee lots sold at Dollar General across 48 states from July 9 and 21 have been recalled due to possible glass shards

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20 m. ago BREAKING Body discovered at bottom of London skyscraper as police release statement

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22 m. ago Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’

Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall

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24 m. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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30 m. ago Floral Marc Jacobs perfume worn by shoppers 'on every occasion' now 50% off

One buyer says the 'sweet fragrance smells like spring'

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34 m. ago Putin 'same as Hitler' says war crimes detective who pieces together body parts

Colonel Serhii Bolvinov doesn't let being on a Russian hit-list stop him from investigating the horrors of Russian atrocities committed by President Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion army

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36 m. ago Mystery over identity of man whose 'shredded' body parts were found at skip yard with the organs missing and fingers and toes cut off

The man's remains were found by horrified workers at Skelton Skips, in Knowsthorpe Way, Leeds in October 2022. Police sources say officers are still probing whether it was a possible gangland hit.

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41 m. ago I went to UK's poshest farm shop 90 minutes from Wales — first thing I noticed wasn't the food

The farm shop a short drive from Wales has been in the news again this week because US vice president JD Vance arrived with a huge entourage of security and police

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53 m. ago A Youth Day pageant and an armed parade rehearsal: photos of the day – Wednesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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59 m. ago Next shoppers swoon over 'different midi dress that disguises the tummy'

Standout from the crowd with this popular midi-length dress.

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66 m. ago Jeremy Clarkson to finally offer ‘banned’ product at pub after huge demand

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ star was inundated with thousands of requests for food item – and has pulled out all the stops to keep his punters happy

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67 m. ago Boden's summer trousers that 'smooth out mid section' are now 50% off

Boden shoppers have praised the striped trousers for being 'smoothing' around the middle and not creasing, and they're not 50% off in the summer sale

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68 m. ago Coffee sold at Dollar General stores in 48 states under recalls for possible glass shards in the grounds

Certain Clover Valley Instant Coffee lots sold at Dollar General across 48 states from July 9 and 21 have been recalled due to possible glass shards

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72 m. ago 7 common reasons for loss of appetite later in life – and how to manage it

Understanding these factors is the first step in helping yourself or a loved one maintain a balanced, nourishing diet well into the golden years.

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74 m. ago Experts’ warning over ‘slow’ progress in cancer survival rates

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

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77 m. ago 'Body found' outside skyscraper in Canary Wharf yards from controversial migrant hotel

A body has been found outside Sirocco Tower, Harbour Way, a 32-floor skyscraper, on Wednesday, August 13, less than half a mile away from a controversial migrant hotel.

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78 m. ago Boden trousers with 'smoothing' waistband fly off the shelves as they're cut by 50%

Boden's Cropped Double Cloth Trousers have been reduced by 50% in the brand's summer sale and are available in a range of colours and prints - but some shoppers have been left disappointed

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