40 h. ago The group chat disaster when I accidentally told my friend I fancied her husband... and why it changed our lives for ever

From escalating parking spot tensions with the neighbours to a family faux pas between Boomers and Gen Z, who hasn't had an awkward moment on WhatsApp?

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50 h. ago Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine

US president tells NBC he did not like his Russian counterpart questioning Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibilityDonald Trump has said he is “very angry, pissed off” with Vladimir Putin for questioning Ukraine’s leadership.In a sharp change of tone towards Moscow, the US president told an NBC reporter he was angered at his Russian counterpart’s querying of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibility. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Mark Williams touted for change of sport as snooker icon told he has 'serious chance of doing some damage'

The veteran has struggled with his eyesight and even quit practising in a tricky 2025, but is showing potential in another discipline

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3 d. ago Woman dies on easyJet flight despite passengers fight to save her life

The woman, believed to be 67 years old, suffered a cardiac arrest onboard an easyJet flight from Tenerife to Liverpool John Lennon Airport

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5 d. ago Grieving father of American Airlines pilot killed in DC chopper crash says tragedy was 'completely preventable' as he calls for apology from US army

Samuel Lilley (pictured, his father Tim Lilley), 28, was the copilot onboard American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC last month.

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7 d. ago UK looks at ways to soften impact of its digital tax on US tech groups

Washington has told London it must change the levy to win carve-out from reciprocal tariffs

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9 d. ago London leaver: 'I think we are better people in North Yorkshire'

When Jessica Lorimer’s doctor sat her down and told her that she was suffering from multiple sclerosis her life changed forever. Not only would she have to cope with the multiple symptoms of the chronic disease, but she would also have to rethink her lifestyle completely.

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1 week ago 'The mortifying moment onboard my flight which told me I had to change'

It was a real wake-up call for Stockport mum Arlene

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1 week ago Mum had just boarded Manchester flight when a request would change her life forever

It was a real wake-up call for Stockport mum Arlene

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1 week ago Boxing icon rushed to hospital after falling 'seriously ill' on long

The boxing icon was taken 'seriously ill' onboard a long-haul flight and received treatment in hospital in Qatar after the mid-air emergency left him in a bad way

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1 week ago Millions of workers told to check their payslips as change worth £1,400 due within weeks

The minimum hourly wage is the lowest hourly rate an employer has to legally pay you, depending on your age, and the rates are set to rise in April

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2 w. ago Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know itImagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. One that could take a marathon runner and leave them unable to walk to the toilet. Imagine that at least 2 million people in England and Scotland alone were affected to some degree, each with a mix of debilitating symptoms, from breathlessness to brain fog to multi-organ damage.Then imagine that there were no proven treatments for this life-changing illness, let alone a cure. In fact, patients are often told it’s all in their heads. Now imagine that more people are falling ill every day with the virus that causes this devastating disability – and that successive governments have abandoned almost every strategy to try to get to grips with it.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans...

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2 w. ago Bonfire of bureaucracy: Regulators told to cut costs for firms as Wes Streeting says 'more change to come'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) will summon regulators to Downing Street today to demand they cut the cost of red tape for businesses by a quarter.

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2 w. ago Exploited, recognised as a slavery victim, now facing deportation: one seafarer’s UK ordeal

After years of helping Scottish criminal investigations and despite fearing for his life in India, Vishal Sharma’s asylum claim has been rejectedWhen Vishal Sharma, an experienced merchant seaman, arrived in London from India in November 2017, he was looking forward to a good job on a Belgian tanker, the MT Waasmunster, assisting engineers. He had a 15-month contract and a transit visa, enabling him to travel to Milford Haven in Wales, where the 174-metre vessel was anchored.But in a last-minute change of plan, his Mumbai agent told him to head to Southwick in West Sussex, England, to board a scallop trawler, the Noordzee. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Coronation Street told 'outrageous' as unexpected change takes place on cobbles after 35 years

Viewers of the ITV soap were left surprised as Audrey Robets made a decision

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3 w. ago Stuart Pearce provides update as he breaks silence on terrifying health scare

Stuart Pearce took ill onboard a plane to the UK from Las Vegas, with the flight being diverted to Canada so the former England international could receive treatment

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3 w. ago ‘They came across as muppets’: Christo Grozev on being target of Bulgarian spy ring

Investigative journalist called ‘modern-day Sherlock’ by Alexei Navalny on unsettling photos, reprisals and being exiled from ViennaChristo Grozev was sitting in a New York cafe in February 2023, expecting to fly back to his home in Vienna that evening, when US law enforcement officials delivered some news that changed his life.“I was told that it’s not a good idea for me to leave back to Austria, because there’s been some intelligence suggesting there’s a red team waiting for you,” said Grozev, a Bulgarian-born investigative journalist who has infuriated the Kremlin by exposing numerous Russian intelligence operatives in recent years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scots toddler given 'empty oxygen tank' on Easyjet flight after becoming unresponsive

The parents of a Scots tot, who took a seizure on an easyJet flight, claim she 'could have died' after an oxygen tank onboard was found to be empty.

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3 w. ago Five Man Utd stars tipped to survive rebuild as Ruben Amorim told to change tactics

Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre is anticipating a huge summer at Old Trafford but for the meantime, he's unconvinced by Ruben Amorim's refusal to switch systems

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3 w. ago Gladiators 2025: what time is it on TV today? BBC schedule change explained

Gladiators viewers are being told not to get caught out by a schedule change 🚨

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