10 m. ago Two women aged in their 90s and 80s die after stolen BMW being chased by police crashed into care home

The horrifying smash took place in Witherwack, Sunderland, on Wednesday evening, Northumbria Police said.

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12 m. ago Two pensioners killed after car crashes into care home during police chase

Two women, one in her 90s and the other in her 80s, have died after a BMW thatwas being chased by police crashed into their care home in Witherwack, Sunderland, on Wednesday evening, Northumbria Police said.

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12 m. ago Two women aged in their 90s and 80s die after BMW being chased by police crashed into care home

The horrifying smash took place in Witherwack, Sunderland, on Wednesday evening, Northumbria Police said.

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14 m. ago Two pensioners die as BMW in police chase ploughs into Sunderland care home

Eight people were injured in the crash which has now seen two women die

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18 m. ago People holidaying in Spain, Portugal and Greece urged to consider vaccine

An expert says you should get a jab at least two weeks before you travel to build up immunity

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22 m. ago Boy dies on the beach after being buried alive in sand tunnel he dug with siblings

A teenage boy has tragically suffocated to death after the tunnel he was digging at a seaside collapsed on top of him – emergency services including air ambulances were used in the rescue effort

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33 m. ago Trump heads to Texas a week after devastating floods – US politics live

President reportedly backing away from abolishing FEMA but is still describing tragedy as a ‘once-in-every-200-year deal’ as at least 120 have diedAt least eight core members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have left their positions in the last six months, Politico reported on Friday, citing internal records and sources familiar with the matter.A senior White House official explained the departures by pointing to the fact that many DOGE staffers were special government employees, a designation that has a required end date, the report said. Continue reading...

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39 m. ago Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – Middle East crisis live

Majority of those killed were in the vicinity of sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation The number of people killed by strikes in Gaza on Friday has risen to seven, according to the region’s civil defence agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Nearly all of Gaza’s population has been displaced at least once during the more than 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. Continue reading...

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39 m. ago ‘Lions is best thing I’ve ever done,’ says Ben Earl as Test wannabes search for elusive spark

Players are fired up as Wallabies loom but there are kinks to be ironed out in final warm-up against invitational XVThis time next week things will finally be getting real. The streets of Brisbane will be awash with red jerseys and, as Andy Farrell has been stressing from day one, the intensity of this Lions tour will soar to a whole new level. At which point it will all boil down to one essential question: are the Lions ready for what is coming over the horizon?As the players stretched and flexed in front of Adelaide Oval’s famous old scoreboard for their last fixture before the first Test, the answer is that no one can yet be entirely certain. The squad have spent the past fortnight frantically crisscrossing this great southern land like time-poor captains of industry and, deliberately or not, have revealed the best of themselves only fleetingly. Continue reading...

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39 m. ago Liverpool black history researchers discover slaver ship advert from 1805

Ad, which states vessel can hold ‘about 185 slaves’, comes to light as city dock is being turned into ‘contemplation space’An advert for a 19th-century British slaver’s ship has been discovered in Liverpool, where a site formerly at the centre of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people is being transformed into a “contemplation space”, highlighting a long-hidden history.Liverpool Black History Research Group (LBHRG) found the advert for the Metis, dated 25 July 1805, while looking into the history of the River Mersey’s Canning Dock, in work commissioned by National Museums Liverpool. Continue reading...

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45 m. ago Rachel Reeves says May’s fall in GDP is ‘disappointing’; Trump tariffs knock markets – business live

Latest economic report shows UK GDP fell by 0.1% in May, following 0.3% fall in April.Full story: UK economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in blow to Rachel ReevesUS will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trump says in letterChancellor Rachel Reeves has described the latest GDP figures as “disappointing”.Following this morning’s news that the UK economy contracted by 0.1% in May, Reeves points to the government’s efforts to support households financially:“Getting more money in people’s pockets is my number one mission. While today’s figures are disappointing, I am determined to kickstart economic growth and deliver on that promise.“The choices we have made in our first year in government have seen us extend the £3 bus fare cap, fund Free School Meals for over half a million more children, press ahead with plans to deliver free breakfast clubs for every child in the country and increase the National Minimum and National Living Wage, giving a pay rise to 3 million workers.“Flatli...

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55 m. ago People with UK links to get priority under France migration deal, says Cooper – UK politics live

Home secretary says ‘genuine refugees’ or those targeted by smuggling gangs could also benefit under scheme which is expected to bring around 50 or so migrants a week from FranceBritain expects EU to approve migration deal, says CooperOne of the joys, or perils, of being prime minister is that every summer you get invited to Scotland for a sleepover with the royal family. They tend to view these trips with mixed feelings. The king is seen as a great host, as was his mother, but some PMs grumble that Balmoral is freezing cold, and stuffy, and the rituals of a Scottish country home can feel a bit odd if you are not used to that sort of thing.Donald Trump hasn’t been made a king yet, but obviously he would like to be one and he too has invited the PM to Scotland this summer. According to Reuters, Trump will be visiting Scotland later this month, reportedly to check up on his golf courses, and he has invited Starmer to join him. “Starmer has accepted,” Reuters says. Continue reading...

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56 m. ago People with diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure issued medication warning

A change in conditions can impact how a person responds to necessary drugs

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74 m. ago Parents call for meat to go back on the menu at 'vegetarian' primary school where main meals include cheese and onion rolls and Quorn

More than 100 people have signed a petition to reinstate meat offerings at Sharow School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, which advertises itself as vegetarian.

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78 m. ago This common nutrient could be the secret weapon against dementia

Adding this common nutrient to your daily diet could be the key to beating dementia-a host of memory-robbing diseases that are the leading cause of death in the UK.

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79 m. ago Woman admitted to police she had £1,200 of drugs hidden inside her

Molly Breen was caught trying to bring drugs into Creamfields music festival

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81 m. ago TikTokers desperate to go to Oasis' Manchester homecoming gig share tips of how to break into venue

The band are set to play in front of 80,000 people in the first of five sold-out shows in Heaton Park after kicking off their world tour in Cardiff last week.

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90 m. ago People say they could be doctors or firefighters with no training thanks to TV

Many say they have already saved a life, solved a crime or successfully defended themselves in court based purely on TV knowledge

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92 m. ago Charity shop worker's furious rant to people dropping items off for 'wrong' reason

An annoyed charity shop worker, who shares her top tips online for what to donate, shared her fury about people using the second hand outlets as a 'dumping ground'

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99 m. ago Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is the ultimate betrayal of his base | Sidney Blumenthal

The measure exposes the most elaborate charade in recent US political history. But betrayal is Trump’s operating principleDonald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill”, which will eviscerate the living standards, healthcare and aspirations of his white, working-class base, conclusively draws the curtain down on his Maga populist conceit, the most elaborate charade in recent American political history.The price will be staggering: $1tn in cuts to Medicaid; throwing 17 million people off health coverage closing rural hospitals and women’s health clinics; battering food assistance for families, children and veterans; the virtual destruction of US solar and wind energy manufacturing; limiting access to financial aid for college; and, according to the Yale Budget Lab, adding $3tn to the national debt over the next decade, inexorably leading to raised interest rates, which will depress the housing market. These are the harsh, brutal and undeniable realities of Trumpism in the glare of da...

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