12 h. ago Here in Hampstead, middle class mums are the cocaine dealer's best customer...the only change to our post

For bored mums in leafy Hampstead a couple of lines on a Friday evening has come to represent a much-needed escape from to the day-to-day drudgery of motherhood, writes SARAH ROIK.

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31 h. ago Three Birmingham schoolgirls missing after finishing class on Friday and disappearing

Rebeca, 14, Alyissia, 13, and Lamya, 13, were last seen in Birmingham at around 3.30pm on Friday, September 12, and have not been seen since, West Midlands Police said

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2 w. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup needs jeopardy to stay in Monday morning conversations | Andy Bull

One-sided nature of matches so far is a problem and structural change is needed but there has still been plenty to enjoyAfter all these years of asking for more, it’s churlish to complain when the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered so much in one weekend. England’s victory pulled in two-and-half million prime time viewers on the BBC, 85,000 fans turned out across the four grounds, including a record-breaking 42,000 crowd in Sunderland, five hat-tricks, four packed fan zones, free concerts, and all those fireworks. It had almost everything anyone could have wanted. Almost. The one thing missing was a tight finish. The closest of the eight games was settled by three tries and change.The success of the World Cup isn’t just going to be measured by what happens on the weekends, but in the days in between them. World Rugby wants people to be talking about this tournament when they go into work on Monday morning. And for that to happen it needs some jeopardy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure

Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026Middle East crisis – live updatesThe UN security council has voted to extend the body’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for a further 16 months, but ordered it finished at the end of 2026 under Israeli and US pressure.UNSC members voted unanimously on Thursday to extend the mandate for the UN interim force in Lebanon (Unifil) ahead of its expiration on Sunday, prompting relief from Lebanese officials who rely on it. The approved resolution said Unifil would begin an “orderly and safe withdrawal” of its 10,800 peacekeepers from Lebanon in December 2026. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I've finished shopping for Christmas and Halloween in August

UK-based Maddy sparked strong reactions after she told her TikTok followers that a casual trip to B&M had turned into a festive haul - four months before Christmas.

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2 w. ago Female fire cadet, 21, dies in horrific freak accident while celebrating graduation on townhouse roof

Sadia Williams had just graduated from her DC Fire and EMS cadet class on Friday and was celebrating with her classmates on the fourth-floor rooftop of a townhouse.

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