45 m. ago Rayner’s defence on stamp duty error ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tories tell HMRC: UK Politics live

Angela Rayner said she was given inaccurate legal advice that led her to underpay tax when buying a flat in Hove in May

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46 m. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in Portugal’s tourist spot

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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48 m. ago How one little girl's gesture helped save the 'badly damaged' Royal Family: Royal author on the heartfelt moment that helped pull the monarchy back from the brink after Diana's death

The news that Princess Diana had died in a car crash in Paris broke in the early hours of the morning on August 31, 1997 - five days before the Queen came down to London.

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Added sugars found in ultra-processed food and drinks could increase blood pressure raising the risk of heart attack, stroke and early death experts have warned.

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93 m. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Foreign nationals among 15 dead after out

Officials have confirmed that some of those killed in the crash were foreign nationals

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1 hour ago Mystery as rescuers find helicopter wreckage in jungle but recover only one of eight bodies

A rescue team on Wednesday reached the site of a helicopter crash on Borneo, recovering one body, authorities said, while confirming that seven people remain unaccounted for

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1 hour ago Rare 20p coin with subtle error can earn you 'easy' money and you could own one

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2 h. ago Portugal in shock as Lisbon’s iconic Gloria cable car derails, leaving 15 dead

At least 15 people died and 18 were injured when Lisbon’s historic Gloria funicular derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening (04 September), authorities confirmed.

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2 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash aftermath sees desperate battle to save screaming children

The rescue operation, led by Portugal's emergency services, carries on today, as authorities continue to update the figure of casualties

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3 h. ago Lisbon Gloria Funicular: Battle to save children screaming for help after tram crash

The Lisbon Gloria Funicular - an electric streetcar which is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions - derailed on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others

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3 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in tourist hotspot

Portuguese government declare national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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5 h. ago Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash

Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a buildingA day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities. At least 18 people, including a child, were injured, five of them seriously. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Tourist thought double vision was linked to aeroplane pressure

Abi Bradley, who is from Birmingham, had double vision after she and husband Josh landed Boston, Massachusetts, where they had flown to celebrate her cousin's wedding

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6 h. ago Trump flounders as he calls Epstein furor a ‘hoax’ while sex

Republican rebels and Epstein survivors are both ramping up the pressure on Trump, who for once seems unable to shift the spotlight, writes John Bowden

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6 h. ago Death toll rises to 15 with many injured after Lisbon’s Gloria funicular derails: Latest updates

Images of the crash show the yellow-and-white street car lying on its side near the Avenida da Liberdade as emergency services respond

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7 h. ago White House vows to appeal after judge sides with Harvard and reverses billions in Trump cuts – live

Spokesperson attacks ‘activist judge’ after administration’s cuts to university research ruled to be illegal retaliationAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Opticians to treat common eye problems under new government plans

The plans aim to ease pressure on GPs and make treatments easier for patients

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7 h. ago US launches military campaign against Venezuelan drug cartels

Navy deployment to Caribbean may be used to put pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

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9 h. ago Rayner’s defence on stamp duty error ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tories tell HMRC

The Prime Minister said he was ‘proud’ to be sat next to Angela Rayner

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9 h. ago Can Epstein’s survivors beat back Trump’s pressure campaign over ‘files’?

‘I think it’s shameful that this has been called a hoax,’ said GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, flanked by survivors on the Hill Wednesday, reports Eric Garcia. ‘This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real victims.’

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