20 m. ago Paddy McGuinness says 'I was drowning' as he shares heartbreaking mental health admission

The former Top Gear presenter has opened up about his struggle with depression for the first time days after saying goodbye to an old friend

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23 m. ago Scientists solve the mystery of why killer whales are attacking boats worldwide

As more footage emerges from an orca attack, scientists reveal why these clever creatures frequently target boats.

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47 m. ago Live updates as Welsh politicians pay emotional tributes to Hefin David

Mr David was a Labour politician but also a Senedd commissioner and will be much-missed by friends and colleagues from across the political spectrum

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57 m. ago JD Vance backs mass ‘doxing’ campaign to find and harass Charlie Kirk critics

US vice-president encourages ‘calling out’ anyone who celebrates Kirk’s murder, including notifying employersA mass “doxing” effort to track down, intimidate and harass people perceived not to have sufficiently mourned the killing of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was endorsed on Monday night by JD Vance.The US vice-president guest-hosted Kirk’s podcast on Monday and said that people who “see someone celebrating Charlie’s murder” should “call them out”. He added: “Hell, call their employer. We don’t believe in political violence, but we do believe in civility, and there is no civility in the celebration of political assassination.” Continue reading...

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60 m. ago Sister of boy, 17, who killed himself after being falsely accused of rape breaks down as she recalls the night he took his own life in spot where they played as children

Sixth Form student Jay Cheshire, of Southampton, was left 'distraught' after finding himself at the centre of a police investigation when a girl accused him of rape in spring 2015.

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81 m. ago Police issued warning against paedo network days before Madeleine McCann vanished

A former cop fears Madeleine McCann may have been abducted on the orders of a notorious paedophile network once tied to Belgian child-killer Marc Dutroux, it has been claimed

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87 m. ago Teenage killer taunts victim's family yelling 'I'm still breathing' as he is jailed for vape shop murder

Abdurrahman Summers, 19, shouted at victim Reuben Higgins' family in court after he was told he would serve a minimum of 19 years in jail over the attack.

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94 m. ago Ricky Hatton’s manager ‘found him dead after letting himself into house when he didn’t turn up to show'

Steve Bunce told 5Live it was Hatton’s ‘close friend’ and ‘confidant’ Paul Speak who found him

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1 hour ago German court convicts suspect of murder in police killing, sentences him to life in prison

The suspect in a knife attack that killed a police officer in Mannheim, Germany, last year has been convicted of murder

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1 hour ago Charlie Kirk tells young daughter how he met Erika in video released after his death

Charlie Kirk told his young daughter how he and his wife Erika met in a video released after he was shot and killed while speaking at a university campus.

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1 hour ago Delivery driver who killed Scots dad as he cycled to work jailed for six years

A judge told Philip Scott that it was "heartbreaking" to read of the impact of the death of Euan Thomson on his family following the crash.

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1 hour ago East Kilbride restaurant teases 'exciting plans' for future amid sudden closure

Customers were shocked to hear the news but wished the team well in their new venture.

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2 h. ago Miriam Margolyes shares true feelings on King Charles and admits 'we're not friends'

Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has opened up about her relationship with King Charles in her new book The Little Book of Miriam, and says she is not his friend

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2 h. ago Miriam Margolyes says 'I am not King Charles' friend' in candid admission

Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has opened up about her relationship with King Charles in her new book The Little Book of Miriam, and says she is not his friend

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2 h. ago Teen suffers brain injury and nearly severs tongue trying out 'dangerous' viral trend

Amy Howson received a phone call one evening saying her son, Lucas, had fallen unconscious in the park while out with friends

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2 h. ago Terrifying moment killer whales sink tourist yacht off Portugal coast

Footage has emerged showing a sailboat carrying five people going down after being attacked by a pod of orcas near Fonte de Telha Beach in Costa da Caparica, Portugal

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2 h. ago The truth about smartwatches? Life is better without a hectoring zealot on your wrist | Zoe Williams

According to a new survey, many people experience ‘tech regret’ – especially when it comes to surveillance devices they have boughtThe most regretted house tech, according to a recent survey, is smart lighting and video doorbells, with speakers in third place. It’s pretty obvious why: smart lighting addressed itself to the unbearable onerousness of getting off your arse and turning on a light, a problem nobody ever had, or if they did, they probably had 99 more pressing concerns. The appeal of the video doorbell was that something interesting may happen; maybe it would catch someone doing a crime, or a heartwarming moment when your kid ran back for one last hug on their first day of school, and you could put that on TikTok and be famous for five seconds, or – ideal world – it would catch one of your friends bitching about you. It is amazing, in this world of hypersurveillance and connectedness, how rarely any of those things, or indeed, anything interesting or unpredictable at all, ...

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3 h. ago Hundreds attend funeral services for 31 Yemeni reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes

Hundreds have attended funeral services in Yemen for 31 local journalists who were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes last week that targeted Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the capital of Sanaa

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3 h. ago Ricky Hatton's parting gift to famous friend who loved him – 'that’s the man he was'

The late Ricky Hatton sent former footballer Dean Windass a touching present as the hero striker posted a crushing one word reaction to the champion boxer's death

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3 h. ago Ricky Hatton's 'toughest opponent' pays heartfelt tribute to late friend and boxing icon

Jon Thaxton shared the ring with Ricky Hatton in a gruelling 12-round war in 2000

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