31 m. ago Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant could be lost forever after 99 years amid ‘devastating’ row over lease

BRITAIN's oldest Indian restaurant faces closure after 99 years amid a lease dispute and Crown Estate redevelopment plans. The Regent Street landmark has applied for special community status to try to stay open. Veeraswamy, which has been serving diners since 1926, faces closure after Westminster City Council approved Crown Estate plans to redevelop Victory House....

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46 m. ago Two important factors define if you think it’s wrong to be ‘filthy rich’

A study published in the research journal PNAS Nexus looked at survey data from more than 4,300 people across 20 countries

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57 m. ago Most UK adults remain optimistic about future, Red Cross study shows

A new study has found that 70% of UK adults feel hopeful about their future

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90 m. ago McDonalds launches major menu change but fans say one item 'does not belong'

McDonalds fans appear divided over one new addition to the chain's UK restaurants

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1 hour ago Pandemonium at pop star Rosalía's flash mob prompts criticism from Madrid's mayor

Rosalía’s surprise unveiling of the cover her new album has drawn criticism from Madrid’s mayor after thousands of fans of the pop star gathered in a flash mob in Spain’s capital on Monday

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1 hour ago Scientists say walking 10,000 steps is a myth. Here’s how many you really need

Women who clocked up this number of steps a day reduced their chance of early death by 26%, according to a study

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2 h. ago New York officials condemn Manhattan Ice raid: ‘This creates fear and chaos’

Hochul, Schumer and the three mayoral candidates express outrage over federal operation in ChinatownLocal and state officials in New York are expressing outrage after dozens of federal agents carried out a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raid in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Tuesday.Eyewitnesses accounts and video footage captured the chaotic scenes in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, where masked and armed federal agents were seen detaining several individuals near Canal Street, while crowds of New Yorkers gathered, protesting against the action. Military-style vehicles were also seen driving through the area. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Duncan James finds love with a male stripper two months after his split from boyfriend of six years

The Blue singer, 47, is said to be dating Alexander Roque, a performer with strip show Forbidden Nights and has previously appeared on Britain's Got Talent.

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2 h. ago Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows

LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump saysThe first half of 2025 was the costliest on record for major disasters in the US, driven by huge wildfires in Los Angeles and storms that battered much of the rest of the country, according to a climate non-profit that has resurrected work axed by Donald Trump’s administration that tracked the biggest disasters.In the first six months of this year, 14 separate weather-related disasters that each caused at least $1bn in damage hit the US, the Climate Central group has calculated. In total, these events cost $101bn in damages – lost homes, businesses, highways and other infrastructure – a toll higher than any other first half of a year since records on this began in 1980. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Migrant deported to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal returns to UK

Home Office says it will not ‘accept abuse of borders’ after man re-enters Britain on small boat

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3 h. ago One in, one out... and back in again: Migrant finally sent to France in Government's bungled exchange scheme has RETURNED to UK on a small boat

Home Office sources confirmed the unnamed migrant had been removed from Britain on an unknown date since the scheme came into force five weeks ago - but has now come back.

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3 h. ago New study proves what we all suspected about cold and flu season

The study also squares with older research that found that young kids play a key role in spreading respiratory viruses at home

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3 h. ago Asylum seeker sent back to France under Starmer’s flagship ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to Britain in small boat

It is understood the man is currently being held at an immigration detention centre and the Home Office is looking to expedite his case for removal

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3 h. ago Carol Vorderman reveals agonising health battle that left her sobbing in pain after 'taking on too much TV work and suffering burnout' wreaked havoc on her body

The 64 year old appeared on the ITV programme to chat to Ben Shephard , 50, and Cat Deeley , 48, about the upcoming Pride of Britain Awards that she is hosting alongside Ashley Banjo , 37.

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3 h. ago Delhi’s rich accused of setting off ‘revenge fireworks’ after years

Hospitals across Indian capital see surge in respiratory illnesses as air pollution worsens after celebration of Hindu festival

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4 h. ago During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs

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4 h. ago The inventor of Communism 'exaggerated' class divides in Victorian Britain before condemning the 'cruelty' of capitalism, study finds

University of Cambridge historian Emily Chung discovered that Manchester was not nearly as divided into rich and poor enclaves as Engels had suggested.

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4 h. ago Victoria Beckham defends working class parents in first ever podcast appearance

Victoria Beckham has defended her parents after she went viral for referring to herself as “very working-class”, despite being driven to school in a Rolls-Royce.

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4 h. ago Teacher gets life ban for 'mocking' Muslim pupils and tells one girl 'she would have been killed' in Iran for what she was wearing in class

Alex Lloyd, 51, head of sixth form at The Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, made the remarks during a lesson on honour killings.

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5 h. ago Carol Vorderman reveals huge lifestyle change after chronic illness left her 'crying in pain'

Pride of Britain Award presenter Carol Vorderman has opened up about suffering with 'chronic pain' over the last year - and how her lifestyle has completely changed as a result

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