11 h. ago Key reason why Brits are giving their robot vacuums 'pet names'

A survey of 1,000 UK adults has found that over half of robot vacuum owners have affectionately given their device quirky 'pet names'.

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23 h. ago Paul House, who spent two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was freed, has died.

Paul “Greg” House, who spent more than two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, has died

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48 h. ago Bruce Glover death: Diamonds Are Forever and Chinatown actor dies at 92

The Chicago-born actor was the father of fellow star Crispin Glover

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53 h. ago Richard Chamberlain death: Dr Kildare and Shogun actor dies, aged 90

Actor died of complications following a stroke in Hawaii

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60 h. ago I 'died' for half an hour while giving birth in a gruelling 54

Nilufer Atik, 49, a writer from Surrey, collapsed and was unresponsive for half an hour as she felt herself slowly 'slipping away'. But she says nearly dying was the most amazing experience she's ever had.

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66 h. ago The leafy suburb once 'dying a death' that has just been named one of Wales' best

It was named as one of the best place to live in Wales but what exactly is all the fuss about?

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3 d. ago Young Scooter dies after police chase as cops confirm rapper's cause of death

US rapper Young Scooter died on his 39th birthday after police confirmed he died from injuries caused as he fled from officers

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3 d. ago About time? Hour hand returned to Cambridge University after 1930s prank

Daughter of deceased graduate gives clock part back to Gonville & Caius College – but minute hand still missingThe hour hand of a university chapel clock that was taken in a student prank and replaced with a cardboard copy has been returned almost a century later.Trixie Baker inherited the hour hand on the death of her father, Cambridge graduate Geoffrey Hunter Baker, who died in 1999 aged 83. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Paul O'Grady's widower admits 'life goes on' as he makes heartbreaking decision

Paul O'Grady's widower Andre Portasio has spoken out about life after the death of the much-loved TV presenter, who died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on March 28, 2023

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3 d. ago I drove 2.5 hours to visit Welsh holiday park — it was worth every second

Bluestone has been named as the number one holiday park in Wales - and third in the UK - for the third year running by Which? Magazine

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4 d. ago Horrific details of Diego Maradona's 'deformed heart and agonising death' emerge in court

Diego Maradona died an agonising death after suffering a heart attack aged 60 in 2020, and the horrific details have been heard in court, with his medical carers on trial

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4 d. ago Paul O'Grady's widower shares last video of star taken just 20 minutes before his death

Television legend and comedy hero Paul O'Grady sadly died on March 28 in 2023, with his death coming as a surprise to his fans and famous friends alike

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4 d. ago Diego Maradona's heart 'was freakishly deformed' after years of cocaine use and he 'died in agony': Daughter walks out of court amid gruesome details and photos reveal

Football legend Diego Maradona suffered an agonising 12-hour death in a dark room, struggling to breathe after his heart swelled to double that of a regular size.

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4 d. ago Luxury Welsh hotel where you can live like a royal named best in Wales

This swanky hotel, which was once a royal retreat, and where you can be fed by a Great British Menu finalist, has been named the best in Wales

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5 d. ago Swiss suicide clinic 'helps British woman die without her relatives' knowledge' after their 'cowboy operation' was slammed by another UK family whose loved

The 51-year-old woman from Wales, whose name was given as Anne, travelled to the Pegasos clinic near the Swiss city of Basel in January to end her life but told her family she was going on holiday

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5 d. ago Woman zipped boyfriend in suitcase for hours and taunted him as he died agonising death

Sarah Boone was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the killing of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., in February 2020. Boone, 26, was found guilty of second-degree murder after a trial in December

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5 d. ago Is Putin close to death? After Zelensky claimed Vladimir 'will die soon', how the Russian leader has been dogged by rumours of cancer, Parkinson's and even soiling himself

Moscow has maintained that its leader is well, and Putin has continued with attempts to project a strongman image despite his obvious aging and often sickly appearance.

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5 d. ago Urgent warning to parents after baby dies during breastfeeding

The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) has issued urgent changes to its breastfeeding advice after the death of seven-week-old James 'Jimmy' Alderman, who died from suffocation

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6 d. ago I died on the operating table... I saw what happens after death

Pam Reynolds Lowery, from Atlanta, Georgia, claimed that she died on the operating table during brain surgery and watched surgeons as they drilled through her skull from above her body

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6 d. ago Couple name twin after favourite band, and other after film character

They say their baby would only kick in the womb when they played the band's music

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