65 m. ago Saturday marks hottest day of the year so far, Met Office says

Highs of 24C had been recorded in Northolt, north west London

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3 h. ago Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service

Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota

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3 h. ago New poll shows how Brits feel about Birmingham's bin strike and piled up rubbish

Huge piles of uncollected rubbish continue to sit on the city’s streets and locals have reported seeing giant rats the size of cats in the waste as a pay dispute keeps workers on strike - here's how people in the West Midlands and around the country feel about it

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4 h. ago Forget cat cafes, at this Florida establishment patrons can mingle with Capybara

Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment

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4 h. ago British Steel closed North East site after rent hike threat from Richard Tice's company

Richard Tice has called for the government to save British Steel but the former boss of the firm is a director of Quidnet REIT, which bought the firm's site in Darlington in 2022

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5 h. ago Loose Women star GK Barry reveals ‘difficulty’ with show and unlikely saviour

EXCLUSIVE Grace Keeling, also known as GK Barry, is the youngest panellist on ITV's Loose Women, and has spoken out about the struggles she faces being on the show

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5 h. ago British Steel shut North East site after Richard Tice's firm threatened rent hike

In recent days the Boston and Skegness MP has vocally called for the government to nationalise British Steel and save the firm's plant in Scunthorpe

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5 h. ago New West Lothian bowling alley and karting track plans promise 'family fun'

The proposed Hollywood Bowl development involves converting the former shop unit into an e-go-kart track and a ten-pin bowling alley.

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5 h. ago Lando Norris and Max Verstappen struggle as Oscar Piastri takes pole for Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen wasn't fancied for a repeat of his pole heroics in Suzuka with McLaren comfortable the quickest in Bahrain practice, setting up a shootout between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

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6 h. ago Man United star has already told Ruben Amorim what he wants to hear amid Andre Onana doubts

Latest Manchester United news and rumours as Andre Onana continues to struggle for form amid reports he could be dropped for the Premier League clash with Newcastle United

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6 h. ago Blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emerge

Researchers behind test using biomarkers say it could ‘revolutionise’ early diagnosis of diseaseResearchers have developed a simple and “cost-effective” blood test capable of detecting Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms emerge, according to a study.About 153,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK, and scientists who undertook the research said the test could “revolutionise” an early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, “paving the way for timely interventions and improved patient outcomes”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'XL Bully' seen on the loose near M1 as eyewitness launches appeal to catch dog

A motorist travelling from West Bridgford to Rotherham has seen a dog, believed to be an XL Bully, which was "running towards traffic" near the M1 and they have made an appeal to try and catch the animal

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7 h. ago West Lothian teen arrested as police raid home and make disturbing discovery

A significant quantity of cocaine and cannabis was recovered from the property in Livingston.

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7 h. ago Katie Price reveals health struggle as she 'wakes up to her bed soaking wet'

Former glamour model Katie Price candidly spoke to her sister Sophie on The Katie Price Show podcast to describe waking up in a 'soaking wet' bed, saying she 'hates it'

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8 h. ago Wild West Yorkshire town where locals are terrified of knife

Huddersfield has been shaken by the murder of a teenage boy who'd fled war-torn Syria for a better life in the UK - it comes amid a background of growing fear in a town plagued by violent knife crime

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8 h. ago Captain Cody wins Scottish Grand National thriller as Willie Mullins follows up Aintree glory to retain Ayr crown

It's the biggest race north of the border and Captain Cody was first past the post

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8 h. ago Woman hit at golf club by van being pursued by police ‘critical but stable’

The woman in her sixties suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club on Friday.

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9 h. ago ‘Women are better at weighing the risks and rewards’: Aurora Straus on blazing a trail for female racers

The race car driver is drawing attention to the gender imbalance in motorsports – and auction houses – by teaming up with female artists on an ‘art car’ projectWhen the race car driver Aurora Straus first began competing professionally aged 16, she was the only female racer on the tracks in North America. Unsurprisingly, her entry into the male-dominated world of motorsports was not without its sexist challenges. In one incident, while she was being filmed for a documentary, she returned to her car with a camera crew in tow, to find a surprise.“I was doing an interview for this movie,” Straus recalls, “and I went to show them my car. When I opened the door, there was a dildo in there.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Arran wildfire rages on as firefighters battle blaze amid 'extreme' warning

It comes as another wildfire in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, was extinguished on Saturday morning, days after igniting on Thursday in worrying scenes.

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9 h. ago Man City player ratings vs Crystal Palace with five 7/10s as Ederson struggles

Manchester City came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 5-2 in the Premier League as they moved back into the top four

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