12 h. ago Three rescue kittens are 'lost in transit' after being flown out of Greece by British couple

The cats arrived in France, but had not been unloaded. They were 'somehow forgotten in the hold, or not seen', and remained on the flight as it flew back to Greece

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54 h. ago Families of British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash ‘heartbroken’

Relatives pay tribute to Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, who died when the Elevador da Glória derailedThe families of a British couple killed in Lisbon after a funicular streetcar derailed have paid tribute to them and have said they are “heartbroken”.Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, died alongside 14 other people after the Elevador da Glória hurtled down a hill and careered into a building on Wednesday night. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Family of British couple killed in Portugal crash 'heartbroken'

Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson were two of three British people killed

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55 h. ago Tributes paid to British couple killed in horror Lisbon funicular crash

Portuguese police said three British citizens were among 16 people killed when a funicular tram derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday

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55 h. ago 'Heartbroken' families pay tribute to British couple killed in Lisbon tram disaster who were 'hugely talented' theatre workers dedicated to 'inspiring the next generation'

Kayleigh Smith, 36, and her partner Will Nelson, 44, were named as two of the three Britons who died after the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the Portuguese city on Wednesday night.

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57 h. ago British couple killed in Lisbon tram disaster were 'hugely talented' theatre workers dedicated to 'inspiring the next generation'

Kayleigh Smith, 36, and her partner Will Nelson, 44, were named as two of the three Britons who died after the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the Portuguese city on Wednesday night.

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62 h. ago British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash shared final post before tragedy

Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were among the 16 tourists from around the world killed when the Gloria funicular that derailed and careered down a hill before smashing into a hotel in Lisbon.

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3 d. ago British couple killed in Lisbon funicular pictured smiling together before tragedy

Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were among 16 killed in the horror crash

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3 d. ago Pictured: British couple killed in horror Lisbon funicular crash

Portuguese police said three British citizens were among 16 people killed when a funicular tram derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday

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8 d. ago Man and woman are arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated assault after British NHS nurse 'attacked in park by couple who asked if she "came here on a rubber boat"'

A couple who were walking their dog demanded to know if the nurse, an NHS worker of 12 years, 'came here on a rubber boat' and hurled water and grabbed her hair in an alleged assault

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9 d. ago Racist couple demand to know if British NHS nurse 'came here on a rubber boat' in furious attack as they walk dog in park

The couple demanded to know if the nurse, who has worked for the NHS for 12 years, 'came here on a rubber boat' and hurled water at her her during the assault at a park in Halifax on Thursday.

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1 week ago British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges while on global motorbike trip are 'suddenly whisked' to courtroom

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested in Kerman, southern Iran, on January 3, as they embarked on a motorcycle trip around the world to Australia.

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1 week ago British couple detained in Iran ‘suddenly whisked’ to courtroom in Tehran

Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been in custody since January.

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1 week ago British couple detained in Iran during global motorcycle tour ‘suddenly whisked’ to courtroom

The Bennett’s family has said they are ‘deeply concerned’ that they had no prior knowledge of the hearing being organised

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1 week ago An influencer plagiarised my life story on TikTok. Social media thrives on mimicry – but this was a step too far | Esme Hewitt

At its best, the internet can be a space where people share stories and ideas. But the line between inspiration and theft can easily become blurredLast month, I wrote an article about being adopted by a British couple during the era of China’s one-child policy. Three days after the story ran in a national newspaper, my phone buzzed with a flurry of messages from a friend who had sent me a TikTok post by an influencer telling her life story to camera. Twenty seconds into her video, my jaw plummeted. She had recited entire sections of my article, word for word, to her 20,000 followers. She didn’t even have the courtesy to give me a credit.When I wrote that piece, the idea of exposing personal details of my life to scrutiny or criticism was terrifying. Even so, it felt right to share this story in the hope that others might find comfort if they too had had similar experiences. What I wasn’t expecting was for someone to take my words and claim them as their own. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Moment illegal migrant is found hiding in British holiday couple's camper van after breaking in at Calais

Paul and Kerry Turton were returning from holiday when the man forced his way into a locked storage cupboard at Calais.

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2 w. ago Two married couples in their 30s are dead after 'British car ploughed into tree in Germany'

Two married couples have died after a British car crashed in Germany. 

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2 w. ago Can YOU pass this GCSE maths exam? As teenagers across the UK receive their results, see if you can answer some of the tricky conundrums

After revising long and hard for their exam over the past couple of months, British teenagers have finally received their GCSE results today. But how you fare if faced with GCSE maths questions?

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