4 h. ago PATRICK MARMION reviews Lily Allen's Hedda in Bath: Singer just can't inject much empathy into this malignant narcissist

A GREAT actor can make us care about almost anybody. But Lily Allen, in her latest stage venture at Bath's tiny Ustinov Studio, has to cope with one of the dodgiest characters in all of drama.

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6 h. ago Pregnant care home worker lost her unborn baby boy when she was 'thrown into the air' in hit

Renju Joseph, 31, was struck by a car driven at high speed by Ashir Shahid, 20, as she walked on a pedestrian crossing in the village of Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire.

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7 h. ago Pensioner dies during heart surgery at NHS hospital after 10

Jean Dye, 77, was at the crucial stage of the procedure when the electricity went down at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Doctors had to stop as they couldn't see the X-rays

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9 h. ago Moment kidnap gang drive off with pregnant woman as they threatened to cut off her fingers if her partner didn't hand over cash and jewelry

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi, and Nicholas Mitchell bundled their victim, 36, who was six months pregnant, into a van outside her home in Enfield, north, on May 10 of last year.

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9 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE score and goal updates from Conference League second leg at Tannadice

It's a massive night for the Tannadice men who are hoping for a famous European win that would put them on the brink of the group stage

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9 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Jim Goodwin makes two changes for Conference League showdown

It's a massive night for the Tannadice men who are hoping for a famous European win that would put them on the brink of the group stage

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9 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Kucherenko comes to life to deny Vienna equaliser

It's a massive night for the Tannadice men who are hoping for a famous European win that would put them on the brink of the group stage

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9 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Kara nets equaliser in Tannadice thriller

It's a massive night for the Tannadice men who are hoping for a famous European win that would put them on the brink of the group stage

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9 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as we're off to penalties at Tannadice

It's a massive night for the Tannadice men who are hoping for a famous European win that would put them on the brink of the group stage

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9 h. ago Gang bundled pregnant woman into van and threatened to cut her fingers off

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi and Nicholas Mitchell were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap after a trial at Kingston Crown Court, police said.

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10 h. ago Love is Blind Billy and Ashleigh relationship update as fans ask are they still together?

Ashleigh Berry and Billy Jarvis were the first couple in Love is Blind series two to make the next step and get proposed without laying eyes on each other.

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11 h. ago Football Daily | Wayne Rooney, Tom Brady and a serving of ultra

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Today’s Football Daily would like to start with the topical events of 15 February 1983. That was the day Manchester United outplayed and outviolenced Arsenal in the first leg of their Milk Cup semi-final at Highbury. United won 4-2; they were 4-0 up after 80 minutes before taking their foot off Arsenal’s throat, and shinbone, and head. “Perhaps we’ve been concentrating too much on passing and technique,” lamented Don Howe, Arsenal’s head coach and assistant to the manager, Terry Neill. “Against United we went out to strike the ball about instead of putting some meat into the game.” In 1980s English football, there was no place for veganism. Things have changed since the days when ABH was a bookable offence, and only then after the first 10 minutes, but English football still has a pretty noxious meat footprint. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Global music icon announced as huge headliner for Manchester Pride

This year's event will feature some new additions and tweaks to previous years, with the inclusion of new stage areas which will host some of the biggest names in music

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11 h. ago Trump and Putin are set to meet Friday afternoon in Anchorage. Its mayor says the summit can ‘showcase the city’

All eyes will be the Alaskan city that has provided a world stage for presidents and leaders in recent history

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12 h. ago Tourists visit 'most boring place in the UK' to see if it deserves reputation

Two tourists decided to spend a day in a 'boring' British location to see if it really was as bad as people make it out to be – and they were surprised by what they found

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14 h. ago Oasis fan, 30, dies hours before concert after falling ill in hotel room

An Oasis fan died just hours before the band took to the stage at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, it has been confirmed, after he flew in from Italy

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14 h. ago Weight loss jabs: Pharmacist shares what to expect after starting weight

Around 1.5 million people in the UK use weight loss treatments 💉

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14 h. ago The unglamorous strength and conditioning technique used by Dillian Whyte that delivers result

Run up a steep hill as fast as you can. Walk back to the bottom then do it again, and again, and again. Most boxers understand that, if you can commit to doing this on a semi-regular basis, chances are you will be incredibly fit.

Science

15 h. ago Ashley Biden caught husband on camera with ANOTHER WOMAN, as grim new divorce details emerge

Former First Daughter Ashley Biden, 44, filed for a divorce from her plastic surgeon husband Howard Krein, 58, in a Philadelphia court on Monday after 13 years of marriage.

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16 h. ago Coronation Street's Asha star reveals new 'breaking point' storyline

Coronation Street star Tanisha Gorey has opened up about her new devastating storyline

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