55 m. ago Tragic moment Louis Tomlinson was told about Liam Payne's shock death

Payne died at the age of 31 in October last year after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

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86 m. ago Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

The battles she fought as prime minister in the 1980s belong to the past. Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problemsYou have to be approaching your mid-50s or older to have been of voting age during Margaret Thatcher’s period as prime minister. Only a third of those of us alive today were adults when she finally left Downing Street in November 1990. The proportion who remember the 11 years that Thatcher spent in Downing Street is even smaller.For at least the other two-thirds of Britons, Thatcher’s is a name from the past, and little more. The fact she would have been 100 next Monday only emphasises the large gulf that now separates her era from this one. Yet the centenary could be a helpful moment all the same. It could provide a contemporary chance to reflect on what she really means – and does not mean – for modern Britain. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Louis Tomlinson says bandmate Niall Carson told him of Liam Payne’s death

Payne died at the age of 31 in October last year after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

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3 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ruben Amorim comments in full as Man Utd sack stance becomes clear

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has been under growing pressure after a slow start to the new season, but co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe hinted that he will give him more time

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3 h. ago Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £441 every month

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment can provide additional financial support for older people.

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6 h. ago A quarter of FBI agents are now assigned to immigration which could put other national security priorities at risk: report

FBI agents in the Washington, D.C. field office are also reportedly working overnight shifts multiple times a week to keep up with local policing duties demanded of them by President Donald Trump

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8 h. ago Nearly 55,000 children in Gaza under age 5 may be acutely malnourished, a new UN study finds

A new study says more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected

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8 h. ago Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among childrenAlmost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed.The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago UFC fighter killed aged 33 as he's gunned down in 'targeted attack'

Suman Mokhtarian, 33, was reportedly shot in broad daylight on a suburban Sydney street and died despite the best efforts of NSW Ambulance paramedics

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9 h. ago Jude Gerrard's parents say son 'deserves better' after fatal nursey 'mistake'

Jude Gerrard, aged two, tragically died at Early Learners Day Nursery, in Bootle, Liverpool, and his parents are angry that his death has been put down to an "honest mistake"

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10 h. ago Aubrey Plaza recalls grandmother’s advice about ‘moving forward’ after husband Jeff Baena’s death

Plaza’s husband died in January aged 47

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11 h. ago Julia Roberts, 57, reveals people were 'cruel to her' early in her career which led to 'insecurities'

Roberts, who has become one of the most famous actors in Hollywood history and an Oscar winner at age 57, admitted she struggled with self-confidence when she first started acting.

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11 h. ago Why Anna Kournikova swapped fame for family as tennis sex symbol falls pregnant with fourth child at age 44

She was once the most Googled woman on earth, but these days former tennis pro Anna Kournikova leads a quiet life away from the spotlight.

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11 h. ago One Direction won't have Oasis style reunion as it's 'not right' without Liam Payne

Liam Payne tragically died at the age of 31 in October last year, with his bandmate Louis Tomlinson saying the star was the driving force behind wanting a One Direction reunion

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11 h. ago Boxing legend's son, 17, trained with Mike Tyson and called him 'uncle' before tragic death

Mike Tyson trained with tragic boxing prodigy Arturo Gatti Jr, who died suddenly at the age of 17 and was the son of late boxing legend Arturo Gatti

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12 h. ago Charlotte Church says 'I've basically given all my money away' in heartfelt confession

The Celebrity Traitors star Charlotte Church has opened up about her life in the spotlight and how she's never forgotten her roots, after she first found fame on daytime TV at the age of eleven

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12 h. ago ‘We’re not here as tourists’: Bellamy insists Wales will go on attack against England

Wales manager downplays rivalry with England‘If you defend deep, you’ll die a slow death’Craig Bellamy said Wales would not be “tourists” when they take on England in Thursday night’s Wembley friendly and that he believed his team would succumb to a “slow death” if they set up to defend. The Wales manager vowed to attack Thomas Tuchel’s side in search of a first win over England since 1984, in the first meeting between the teams since a 3-0 defeat in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup.Bellamy suggested a boxing promoter would not pit Wales against England owing to the gulf between the squads but he wants his players to play on the front foot. “We’re here to come and play, and to play our brand of football the way we play, at an incredible place like Wembley, which it is,” Bellamy said. “So to us it is exciting. We’re not here as tourists, to enjoy the occasion, we’re here to be the best version of ourselves and that allows you to be excited and also to have fun as well.” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Motherwell travel agents raise £1800 for spina bifida charity

The team from Hays Travel held a ladies' afternoon tea at the Moorings Hotel.

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12 h. ago Britain's oldest rescue dog searching for retirement home at age of 126

Charity chiefs want people to look past ‘the odd grey hair’ and give Chihuahua Tiny a home to see out the rest of his life in peace and comfort

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12 h. ago US shutdown deadlock deepens as senators reject competing bills

Proposals from both sides fail to receive enough support as no senators change their votes from recent daysUS politics live – latest updatesThe deadlock over ending the US government shutdown deepened on Wednesday, with senators once again rejecting competing bills to restart funding as Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their demands for reopening federal agencies.The funding lapse has forced offices, national parks and other federal government operations to close or curtail operations, while employees have been furloughed. Signs of strain have mounted in recent days in the parts of the federal government that remained operational, with staffing shortages reported at airports across the US as well as air traffic control centers. Further disruptions may come next week, when US military personnel and other federal workers who remain on the job will not receive paychecks, unless the government reopens. Continue reading...

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