98 m. ago Dave Myers' true colours laid bare as widow lauds Hairy Biker's 'generous heart'

Dave Myers, who with Si King was part of the Hairy Bikers, married Liliana Orzac in 2011 after the pair met in Romania when he was filming the famous series for the BBC

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5 h. ago Drunk Karen learns harsh lesson after forcing entire plane to disembark because of her entitled antics

A woman named Alicia could barely keep her eyes open as she refused to get off a plane from Dallas to Boston.

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7 h. ago Shop boss running illegal £1m tobacco operation ordered to pay £87k and sell BMW

The shop was described as a 'very busy and successful' cash-based business which was being run 'primarily for the purposes of selling illicit tobacco'

Economics

9 h. ago Labour minister admits he was wrong to claim most small boats migrants are 'babies, children and women'

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones faced mounting criticism after his erroneous comments on BBC Question Time

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9 h. ago Lie, cheat, steal, repeat: will the Traitors knockoffs ever cease?

The hugely popular reality competition series has led to a string of similarly devious yet undeniably lesser copycatsThis is a punt, but Fox might have started to commission new shows via the power of online thesauruses. Take its new reality show The Snake. It’s a game of secrets and betrayal, of feigning one emotion to gain trust while you stab your new friends in the back. In other words, it’s basically The Traitors.I don’t know whether any of you have ever searched Merriam Webster for synonyms of ‘traitor’, but ‘snake’ is literally second on the list. And this laziness is indicative of the show itself, which is such a painfully halfhearted retread of The Traitors that it ends up being exhausting to watch. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago South Ayrshire nursery first in region to gain special accreditation

Achieving the status displays a commitment to making communication as easy, effective, and enjoyable as possible.

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10 h. ago Florian Wirtz transfer: When £116m star should make Liverpool debut after agreeing deal

Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz when the transfer window reopens on Monday, with the Reds set to pay a total of £116million for the Germany star

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10 h. ago This Morning's Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary pay emotional tribute to guest who died in Air India tragedy

Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, 39, appeared on the ITV show in January and April this year to promote his wellness company

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10 h. ago Colleagues pay tribute to 'warm, smiling' doctor and family who perished on doomed Air India plane

Tributes were paid today to a 'warm, smiling and kind' NHS doctor, his wife and three young children were wiped out in the horrific Air India plane crash.

Society

11 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: It's not MY fault you're fat... so why should I pay for it?

Though the NHS is in crisis, fat-busting drugs such as Mounjaro will soon be as widely available as statins from your doctor, as accessible as a packet of Smarties for the overweight.

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11 h. ago Sadiq Khan's £210m Londonwide Ulez scrappage fund got 53,000 polluting vehicles off the roads

Revealed: fraudsters made 12,000 failed applications for City Hall payouts

Economics

11 h. ago Best creatine supplements for clean, consistent muscle growth

The product is loved by bodybuilders, athletes, and anyone serious about enhancing their physique. Our shopping team road tests the top brands

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11 h. ago Simone Biles apologizes to Riley Gaines over trans athlete row amid right

Biles apologizes for personal attack on GainesFox News airs 17 segments on Biles-Gaines rowHost calls Biles ‘mentally weak’ after apologySimone Biles has apologized for making personal remarks about Riley Gaines in a heated online exchange over transgender athlete participation in sports, even as conservative media figures continued to attack the gymnast.The most decorated gymnast in history, Biles had called Gaines “truly sick” and a “sore loser” in a viral social media post after Gaines misgendered a Minnesota high school softball player who is transgender. Biles later said her frustration was directed at the system that puts athletes in difficult positions and that singling out an underage player crossed a line. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.

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12 h. ago Simone Biles apologizes for heated exchange with Riley Gaines over trans athlete participation

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has apologized to former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines following a heated online exchange

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12 h. ago ‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson

From memories of photoshoots and telephone calls with the late Beach Boy, to appraisals of his complex but pure music, Guardian readers pay tribute to a greatWhether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful musicRay Davies, Graham Nash and others on Brian Wilson’s songwriting geniusEndless summer: how Brian Wilson soundtracked CaliforniaI remember the Christmas after my mother’s death in 1989 when I was 15, I purchased the best-of collection from Asda, interested to see what I would hear. It had the hits, of course, but also a few of the deeper cuts from Pet Sounds and onwards. To say this changed my life is an understatement – Brian’s music, harmonies and subject matters struck an incredible chord in me. It did exactly what he existed for, bringing comfort to a heart and soul that needs it. I’ve been a fan ever since – I saw him at the Royal Festival Hall on his first Pet Sounds tour, watched him perform Smile in utter disbelief and wonder in Liver...

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12 h. ago Shaquille O'Neal to pay $1.8 million to settle FTX class action lawsuit

Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal will pay $1.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the demise of cryptocurrency exchange FTX

Economics

12 h. ago Tories demand OBR steps in to scrutinise Rachel Reeves' spending plans amid alarm that her sums don't add up without tax hikes

Conservative MP Gareth Davies, the shadow financial secretary to the Treasury, called for the watchdog to assess Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposals.

Economics

12 h. ago How Iran’s military can wreak cold, bloody revenge on Israel

Israel’s attack on Iran was an existential defence but we will all pay the price, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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14 h. ago Senior Government Minister hears young people’s aspirations for future as funding announced

At today’s Scottish Robotic Games, the first to be held at Leonardo in Edinburgh since the pandemic, The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, spoke to students from schools across Scotland about their aspirations for the future.

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