33 h. ago 10 worst TV show endings of all time ranked amid Stranger Things finale backlash

While some Stranger Things fans were disappointed by the finale, this isn’t the first time loyal fans have been let down by the ending of their favourite show

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51 h. ago Exclusive: Laila Cunningham says women in burkas need to be searched

Nigel Farage’s choice for City Hall tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their face. It provides a cloak of anonymity for criminals’

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56 h. ago Reform's Laila Cunningham: Women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police

Nigel Farage’s choice for City Hall tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their face. It provides a cloak of anonymity for criminals’

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57 h. ago Reform's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham: Women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police

Nigel Farage’s choice for City Hall tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their face. It provides a cloak of anonymity for criminals’

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64 h. ago Criminals held in hospital will have handouts cut off following outcry over Nottingham triple killer's benefits

After an outcry following the Nottingham triple killing, the government will finally close a loophole that has seen some of the UK's worst criminals profit from serving time.

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3 d. ago Moment Britain's clumsiest burglar falls four times from ceiling during petrol station raid

Addressing viewers, she said: 'Finally from me - is this one of the worst burglary attempts you've seen of all time?

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4 d. ago I am terrible at football – but love playing. Can I change my game completely in my mid

For fifteen years I have been devoted to the sport, but can still barely tackle or shoot. I decided to get a coach and give him the challenge of a lifetimeIf I told you I have played football for 15 years, you’d probably assume that I’m decent. Unfortunately, I am not. I have three left feet and a not-very-convincing shot on goal. Despite how many years I have put into the sport, these things show little to no improvement.I play football for the joy of it: the rush of the first whistle; the exhilaration of making a successful tackle or a clever pass; and the feeling of all fears and concerns melting away the moment the game starts. So until recently, the fact that I’m so bad at it occurred to me as, at worst, incidental. I grew up at a time when football was largely considered a men’s sport. In the 90s, there were about 80 girls’ football clubs in England (there are more than 12,000 now); there wasn’t a women’s premier league until 1994; and by the time I was in my 20s, boring jokes...

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4 d. ago Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh left speechless by 'worst burglarly of all time'

Ranvir Singh was left very confused on Good Morning Britain as she shared CCTV footage of the moment a man attempted to escape from a botched burglary job in County Durham

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5 d. ago Xabi Alonso Real Madrid exit comes at worst time for Arne Slot with icon already launching two Liverpool stars’ careers

JUST as Arne Slot started to stabilise his Liverpool reign, the ground may have begun to shift under his feet. Slot knew when he took the Liverpool job that he was at best the second choice to succeed Jurgen Klopp. First on the Liverpool list was Xabi Alonso. A Champions League winner in red, whose...

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6 d. ago The lifestyle tweaks that have taken 28 years off my biological age, by DAVINIA TAYLOR. At 48, these no

That plan to get fit already feels like a broken promise. But here's the deal: January is the worst time to make big, unrealistic plans for change.

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7 d. ago 'Doomsday Plane' is spotted in LA sparking panic after Maduro's capture

The Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, known as the 'Doomsday plane,' landed in Los Angeles Thursday night for the first time in 51 years, prompting social media users to fear the worst.

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8 d. ago Julia Roberts says Pretty Woman cast thought they'd made 'worst movie'

Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts and Richard Gere thought they were making Hollywood's 'worst movie' in 1990, despite the romantic comedy becoming a timeless classic that defined her career

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8 d. ago Superhero film with three huge stars 'worst movie of all time' on ITV tonight

With the movie name 'The Avengers'. this might make people think of the famous Marvel superhero franchise, yet it's not the same and instead a very different plot

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8 d. ago Newborn Scots baby makes first journey home being towed by tractor through heavy snow

Gracie Ballantine, 31, was snowed in at the worst possible time after blizzards hit the north of the country earlier this week - with her due to give birth any day.

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8 d. ago The worst time of day to get heart surgery as study makes 'risk of death' discovery

Our body clock might have a profound impact on the outcomes of surgery

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1 week ago A&E departments in Scots hospitals in 'meltdown' with waiting times at 'worst ever' level

Opposition parties said the waiting times faced by patients "makes a mockery of John Swinney’s claim that the health service is improving".

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1 week ago The Standard podcast: How Venezuela’s deposed leader struck a bizarre ‘win

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1 week ago The Standard podcast: In need of a laugh? The best comedy shows to see in 2026

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1 week ago Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were branded 'disaster tourists' during LA wildfires

Harry and Meghan's visit to an evacuation centre in the wake of the worst wildfires Los Angeles has seen was criticised as an ill-timed photo opportunity - a claim the Sussexes have hit back against.

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2 w. ago Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's were branded 'disaster tourists' during LA wildfires

Harry and Meghan's visit to an evacuation centre in the wake of the worst wildfires Los Angeles has seen was criticised as an ill-timed photo opportunity - a claim the Sussexes have hit back against.

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