34 m. ago Sheridan Smith says traumatic childhood memory aided 'hardest job ever done'

Sheridan Smith has taken on a new role that claimed was her toughest yet as she played real-life hero Ann Ming who battled to put her daughter's killer behind bars

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54 m. ago ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ spent months planning Arkansas prison escape – report

Corrections department review shows how Grant Hardin made fake guard uniform and details lax security at facilityA former police chief known and convicted murderer known as “the devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and he said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed him to gather the supplies he needed, according to an internal review by prison officials released on Friday.The state corrections department’s critical incident review of Grant Hardin’s 25 May escape from the Calico Rock prison provides the most detailed description so far of his planning – and the issues that allowed him to walk out of the facility. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago TOWIE's Harry Derbidge breaks silence on 'absolutely mental' group chat drama

The Only Way Is Essex is set to return to screens on Sunday for its 36th series and original cast member Harry Derbidge has set the record straight on the group chat drama

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1 hour ago Missing Ashley Elkins' ex 'caught on video pushing trolley with arm hanging out'

Mum-of-two Ashley Elkins vanished in January with her family alleging her ex-boyfriend turned up to her home salon under a fake name, leading her to hide until he left

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2 h. ago Australia beat South Africa in third men’s T20 international – live reaction

The hosts clinched victory in the in the T20I series decider at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns4th over: South Africa 32-1 (Rickelton 7, Pretorius 24) Another productive over for the Proteas with Pretorius leading the way. The South Africa No 3 hammers Ben Dwarshuis for three boundaries – the first goes straight over the bowler’s head, the next is a glance to a vacant fine leg, and the last is the pick of the bunch with a crunching straight drive.3rd over: South Africa 19-1 (Rickelton 7, Pretorius 11) A better over for South Africa as both batters find a boundary. Australia have had success with Glenn Maxwell opening the bowling in the first two matches in the series but seem to think there is a bit of life in this deck in Cairns. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Australia beat South Africa in third men’s T20 international – as it happened

The hosts clinched victory in the in the T20I series decider at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns4th over: South Africa 32-1 (Rickelton 7, Pretorius 24) Another productive over for the Proteas with Pretorius leading the way. The South Africa No 3 hammers Ben Dwarshuis for three boundaries – the first goes straight over the bowler’s head, the next is a glance to a vacant fine leg, and the last is the pick of the bunch with a crunching straight drive.3rd over: South Africa 19-1 (Rickelton 7, Pretorius 11) A better over for South Africa as both batters find a boundary. Australia have had success with Glenn Maxwell opening the bowling in the first two matches in the series but seem to think there is a bit of life in this deck in Cairns. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ryan Reynolds explains awkward moment with Wrexham's record signing

Wrexham smashed their club transfer record earlier this week as they spent a potential £10m to tempt Nathan Broadhead to return to the club from Ipswich but he didn’t exactly get a warm welcome from Ryan Reynolds

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4 h. ago Luke Littler beats Luke Humphries in New Zealand Darts Masters final with astonishing average

Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries 8-4 in the final of the New Zealand Darts Masters thanks to an astonishing average as the world champion made it back-to-back triumphs Down Under

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4 h. ago Middle East crisis live: 25 reported killed in Gaza as UN warns one in five Gaza City children malnourished – updates

Four children said to be among those killed in strikes on Bureij refugee camp, while 12 people were killed seeking aid, according to Al JazeeraThe Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700 people have been arrested for supporting the group since its proscription on 5 July.We are deeply concerned about the unimaginable crisis in Gaza, which is having a terrible impact on civilians and especially the children. Starvation is deepening. Water scarcity is increasing very much each day. Colleagues on the ground are reporting that people are now basically rationing between either using water for drinking or for hygiene. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Master manipulator convicted of murdering his fiancée and leaving her dead in an overflowing bath in fake accident scene

Clifford Cowen called 999 on June 23, 2024, claiming he was worried about his partner Rita Fleming after looking through her letterbox in Maida Hill.

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4 h. ago Chloe Ayling's secret life in Snowdonia: Glamour model has settled into a new flat in Welsh seaside town after kidnap hell

In 2017, aged only 20, she was lured to a fake modelling assignment in Milan, then grabbed from behind and bundled into a suitcase.

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5 h. ago Peter Andre shares united family snap as Katie Price hits back with 'sinners' statement

The Mysterious Girl singer has posted an image of his family on social media after hitting out at Katie Price's claims that he is a "fake saint" during their public feud

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6 h. ago 'Gripping and delightful' ITV drama rockets up Netflix charts as it makes streaming comeback four years after original release

The show, starring Keeley Hawes, 49, follows a woman dealing with the sudden loss of her husband.

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6 h. ago Chilling sight of Putin shaking his head and shouting over journalists as they demanded to know when he would 'stop killing civilians' in Ukraine

The Kremlin strongman shook his head defiantly, as aids could be heard ushering journalists out of the room, saying 'Thank you, press'.

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6 h. ago Pamela Anderson's reinvention from a 'blonde bimbo' to critically

After the release of the well-reviewed drama The Last Showgirl in 2024, the Canada-born actress received more award nominations for her lead performance than she had in her entire career.

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6 h. ago Oasis mania hits Ireland as Gallagher brothers return to their ancestral home

Noel and Liam Gallagher are heading to Ireland for the next leg of their huge sold-out comeback tour after performing in Edinburgh, Scotland last week

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6 h. ago Wolves vs Manchester City Premier League prediction, odds and betting offer

Manchester City visit Wolves on opening day with records to protect and title intent as the Premier League returns

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6 h. ago Tudor England's unluckiest deaths revealed... including priest who 'tumbled off a toilet seat' and the butcher who walked home in slippers

In their new book, An Accidental History of Tudor England, historians Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski use coroner records to reveal a side of the 16th century rarely seen.

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6 h. ago ‘I lost 20 stone after doctors said my weight would kill me in weeks’

Suzanne Evans was recording videos for her sons to watch in case she couldn’t lose the weight in time

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7 h. ago One in five children in Gaza City malnourished, UN warns – Middle East crisis live

Malnutrition has reached 21.5% in Gaza City, meaning around one in five young children are suffering from malnutrition, Unrwa has saidTwo former officials that worked under Joe Biden’s administration have said they received no evidence that “Hamas was physically diverting US-funded goods provided by the World Food Programme or international nongovernmental organizations”.The remarks were made in a joint op-ed in Foreign Affairs by Jacob Lew, who served as US ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025, and David Satterfield, former US special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues from 2023 to 2024.The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) warned that malnutrition in Gaza City has reached 21.5%, meaning about one in five young children are now malnourished.The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said earlier this week that almost 13,000 new admissions of children for acute malnutrition treatment were recorded in July 2025 across Gaza.Two more people were ki...

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