16 m. ago Celtic Boys Club abuse victim Gordon Woods admits he’s close to death in emotional social media post

A CELTIC Boys Club abuse survivor has told how he is receiving “end-of-life” care just a day after his daughter's 16th birthday. Gordon Woods took to social media to tell his followers that this would be his “last post” endured a 50-year battle for justice. The 71-year-old was one of 28 ex-starlets who took the...

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38 m. ago Brits love people tripping over plus mischievous pranks and funny animal videos

Kids saying the funniest things and toddlers accidentally dropping a naughty word (39%) also featured highly in the top 40 list of things guaranteed to make people chuckle

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77 m. ago Remote tribes could be 'wiped out' in 10 years thanks to YouTubers and influencers

Social media influencers looking to make 'first contact' with Indigenous groups are risking their survival by exposing them to new diseases which they have no immunity to, a charity has warned

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78 m. ago Celebrity Traitors' star says 'I feel invigorated' after escaping to Welsh beauty spot

Clare posted a video of her Swansea adventures on social media, saying 'I love working on BBC Ramblings so much'

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1 hour ago ‘No survivors’ after tourist plane crashes en route to Kenya safari reserve

Officials are at the scene investigating the cause of the crash

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1 hour ago Want to go to a UK university? Don’t ask me to help you write your personal statement | Zoe Williams

How do you impress admissions tutors? Apparently not by waffling on about babysitting experience, or a love of crochetIt’s university entrance season, and so begin the trials of the personal statement, which now takes the form of three questions: “Why do you want to study this course or subject?; How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?; What else have you done to prepare outside education, and why are these experiences useful?” – 4,000 characters for the Ucas form, in which every 17- and 18-year-old has to express their uniqueness, while at the same time answering the same generic questions. I can’t help my own kids with this because they’re Stemmy (as in science and maths-oriented). their scope of interests is expressed in formulae, and if I ever have the audacity to ask them to translate it back into words, they shake their heads and go, “You’re never going to understand electron configuration”, in the exact tone of voice you’d us...

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2 h. ago Meghan in the middle! All the ways Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau's budding romance could prove awkward for the Sussexes

Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, became friendly with Orlando Bloom, 48, and his A-list partner after they moved to the celebrity enclave of Montecito - and attended Katy's concert in Vegas last year.

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2 h. ago 'We won £260k on National Lottery Scratchcard and bought one thing to celebrate'

Kate Howells and her partner managed to win £260,000 on a National Lottery Scratchcard, and they couldn't believe their luck. Naturally, they had to buy something to celebrate their big win

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2 h. ago Cleary promotes two to partner in London and adds White & Case litigator

Cleary promotes two to partner in London and adds White & Case litigator  Non-Billable

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2 h. ago Strictly's Amber Davies reveals her boyfriend Ben Joyce's reaction to her romance rumours with partner Nikita Kuzmin after he was pictured kissing her on the forehead

The former Love Island winner, 29, was pictured sharing a warm embrace with Ukrainian professional Nikita, 27, on Friday during a break from rehearsals at a north London studio.

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3 h. ago Love Island star shows off result of boob job just five days after going under the knife

Love Island star Andrada Pop has unveiled the results of a recent trip to Turkey for plastic surgery, documenting the process on her social media accounts

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4 h. ago Martine McCutcheon channels her Love Actually character in £12 Primark coatigan

Martine McCutcheon was spotted wearing a cosy cardigan-style coat from Primark which looks like it's straight out of Love Actually, and you can still shop it for £12

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4 h. ago Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink moved to tears as he has ‘no words’ after Strictly exit

Former Chelsea striker and his professional partner Lauren Oakley were voted off the competition on Sunday

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4 h. ago Brad Rea survived on beans on toast after being left ‘skint’ with cancelled fights how he is earning biggest purse

BRAD REA survived on beans on toast after cancelled fights left him skint - but his refusal to quit landed him the European title and a career-high purse. Rea was set for a big-earning Saudi Arabia bout in February - before Swedish opponent Constantino Nanga pulled out injured with a week to go. Two months...

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5 h. ago Ex stabbed woman's lover to death after the truth about affair emerged

Zara Tolley was at the centre of a deadly love triangle after her ex-partner Michael James stabbed her new lover Bradley Hollis to death with a kitchen knife

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6 h. ago 'Strongest storm in recorded history' set to hit country as locals told 'nothing will survive'

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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7 h. ago Marks and Spencer shoppers snap up £16 scarf with 'quality feel' while available for 60p

"Love the scarf. Kept me very warm when worn and has a quality feel to it."

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7 h. ago ‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods

Survivors in Valencia call for consequences, particularly for regional president, after country’s worst natural disaster this centuryWhy were the floods in Spain so bad? A visual guideThe endless, sticky mud that coated the streets of Valencia, sucking at the boots of survivors and residents, is gone now. As are the jumbles of wrecked cars and the mountains of sodden, ruined belongings that had begun to stink in the humid coastal air.But one year on, lingering evidence of the worst natural disaster to befall Spain this century is everywhere. Walk through the gaping, still-doorless entrance to a block of flats in the Benetússer neighbourhood, on the southern outskirts of the city, and there is a small sign on the wall, positioned 2.5 metres (8ft) above the floor. It reads: “The flood waters rose this high on 29 October 2024.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in AmericaWhat do you do when you discover your best friend is abusive to their partner at home? That question, or something similar, should be addressed to European leaders – and indeed to all of us in the European public space, who are watching, often speechless, as Donald Trump takes a cudgel to the institutions of American democracy.For the last nine months, European leaders have bitten their tongues, looked the other way and engaged in flattery, appeasement and wild promises to keep the US president sweet and engaged in European security. The overwhelming imperative for Trump to stand with Europe against Russia over its war on Ukraine – or at least not against us and alongside Vladimir Putin – has led them to swallow unrealistic defence spending targets and unbalanced trade terms. For what gain?Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continu...

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11 h. ago London could be 'last great grooming scandal to be uncovered', Nigel Farage warns

The Reform UK leader (pictured, with survivor Ellie Reynolds) accused the Labour mayor of denying the existence of grooming gangs in the capital.

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