59 m. ago M25 traffic updates: Motorway closed with long delays due to huge lorry fire

Section of the M25 where a lorry caught fire expected to remain closed for the rest of the day

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80 m. ago Girlfriend charged with murder nearly two decades after dismembered remains of woman found

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis called the case one of the most gruesome she’s ever seen

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91 m. ago Woman killed when tree fell on her in Blackburn park named as 'beloved wife'

Madia Kauser, 32, is understood to have been walking with her two children when she was fatally struck by a falling tree branch at Witton Country Park in Blackburn on Monday

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92 m. ago 'Is prowling for catcallers really the best use of police time?' Fury as undercover cops pose as joggers to catch wolf

Activists have argued police should be using their resources to tackle criminal activity such as knife crime and theft - not 'prowling the streets in search of lawful but disapproved remarks'.

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95 m. ago Why do family holidays turn me into a sulky teenager again? | Nell Frizzell

It is August, so therefore I find myself in the midst of an intergenerational trip – and somehow unearthing a personality I thought I’d shed decades agoI am not one for aphorisms. I grew up with a water-stained copy of a dictionary of quotations by the toilet and, for the most part, by the toilet is where these things belong. But there is one saying by the American philosopher and yoga teacher Ram Dass that has always cheered me: “If you think you’re enlightened, go and spend a week with your family.”I have no idea if Ram Dass really said this. Just as I’m not sure if the Dalai Lama ever said: “Don’t let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.” Or whether Oscar Wilde believed the words he put into the mouth of Lord Illingworth in A Woman of No Importance: “Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.” But as someone in the middle of a family holiday, I can certainly attest that any delusions about maturity, le...

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1 hour ago ‘Death always feels imminent’: a moving Netflix documentary on prison, music and forgiveness

In Songs from the Hole, a man convicted of murder when he was a teenager finds healing in music during his sentenceIn 2014, a sergeant at a California state prison sent James “JJ’88” Jacobs, who was 25 at the time, to “the hole” – solitary confinement in a 6-by-6 cell. One bunk, one strip of a window. Jacobs had already been incarcerated for a decade by then; at 15, he was given a double life sentence for second-degree murder. Alone in the hole, Jacobs thought, as he always did, about the most devastating month of his life, April 2004: on the 16th, he shot and killed a fellow teenager outside a nightclub in his home town of Long Beach, California. Three days later, another young man shot and killed his beloved older brother Victor. For years, Jacobs was caught in a terrible cycle of grief – for what he had done, for what had been done to him.In the hole, Jacobs would lie on the floor, eyes closed, and imagine his life outside prison. He’d make beats by pounding on his bunk or chest....

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1 hour ago British woman, 61, dies in hospital a week after she was run over by 'drunk' driver on Turkish pedestrian crossing

The British woman who was run over twice by an allegedly drunk driver while on holiday in Turkey with her husband has tragically died a week after the incident. 

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2 h. ago Freddy Adu reveals truth behind Celtic transfer interest and why 'America's Pele' never fancied Rangers

The former prodigy caught the eye in a game against the Hoops in 2007 during their pre-season tour of the States

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2 h. ago Flasher with camera 'exposes himself' in grounds of National Trust Scots country mansion

The incident took place in the grounds of Haddo House in Aberdeenshire this afternoon.

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2 h. ago Pastor's unlikely excuse after he was caught on camera wearing a woman's wig and underwear

A Brazilian evangelical pastor confessed to wearing women's lingerie and a wig, but said he was doing so because he was investigating an address in the central city of Goiânia.

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2 h. ago Woman who refused to eat for the first decade of her life choked on her own vomit, inquest hears

Tia-Mae McCarthy, 21, from Fordingbridge, Hampshire, baffled doctors as a child with her refusal to eat, surviving on tube feeds until she was a teenager.

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3 h. ago Make the most of your annual leave in 2026 with method to get 63 days off

A woman has shared her top tip for getting the most out of your annual leave in 2026 - and it's perfect for those who are looking to stretch out their days off

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3 h. ago First picture of 'Clapham Common Prowler' who sexually assaulted schoolgirls as they walked home alone

John Nyhan has admitted prowling around Clapham Common looking for teenage girls to sexually assault

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3 h. ago Revealed: Man who was 'beaten to death with a concrete slab by teens on beach' was a convicted stalker and a 'one man crime wave'

EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Cashford, 49, was found dead with multiple serious injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent on Sunday.

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3 h. ago Local outrage as topless Brit tourist caught riding cow in Tenerife

Shoppers were left stunned when the holidaymaker decided to mount the life-sized model bovine outside a popular Ale-Hop store in Playa Fañabé, Costa Adeje, causing consternation among locals

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3 h. ago Swansea City medical booked as target caught up in bizarre scandal

The latest news from the Swansea.com Stadium

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4 h. ago My Festival – Laura Benanti: 'Expect many, many deeply embarrassing personal stories'

Comedian Laura Benanti catches The Scotsman up on her Fringe so far, as well as a healthy dose of recommended shows that have caught her eye.

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4 h. ago Woman in her 20s plunges to death from building in Canary Wharf

Police said the woman’s death is being treated as unexpected and enquiries continue

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4 h. ago Travel chaos as major motorway closes after lorry bursts into flames

National Highways said it was forced to shut the road in both directions between Junction 29 for Romford and Junction 30 for the crossing after a HGV "fully laden with car tyres" caught fire.

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4 h. ago Youths chased by cops at Oasis Murrayfield gig after running on top of turnstiles

The incident was caught on camera before the final Oasis gig in the capital on Tuesday night.

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