38 m. ago I am loyal, honest! Wes Streeting rules out 'dream ticket' with Angela Rayner to challenge Starmer... as he claims 'maintenance man' jibe was NOT aimed at PM

Wes Streeting answered 'yes' when he was directly asked whether he could guarantee he will not join forces with the former Deputy PM to challenge Keir Starmer .

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54 m. ago Hightailing along high streets and raiding ponds: otters’ revival in Britain

Still rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success storyOn a quiet Friday evening, an otter and a fox trot through Lincoln city centre. The pair scurry past charity shops and through deserted streets, the encounter lit by the security lamps of shuttered takeaways. Each animal inspects the nooks and crannies of the high street before disappearing into the night, ending the unlikely scene captured by CCTV last month.Unlike the fox, the otter has been a rare visitor in towns and cities across the UK. But after decades of intense conservation work, that is changing. In the past year alone, the aquatic mammal has been spotted on a river-boat dock in London’s Canary Wharf, dragging an enormous fish along a riverbank in Stratford-upon-Avon, and plundering garden ponds near York. One otter was even filmed causing chaos in a Shetland family’s kitchen in March. Continue reading...

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62 m. ago Taylor Swift breaks silence on Southport attack in emotional new documentary

The start broke down in tears as she spoke about the tragic incident

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97 m. ago 'I died for seven minutes due to work stress and dad saved my life'

Courtney Stocks was fit and healthy until she collapsed while in the garden at home

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1 hour ago Taylor Swift bursts into tears as she breaks silence on Southport stabbings

Taylor Swift breaks down in tears in the first episode of her new docuseries, Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, as she reacts to the tragic Southport killings where three young girls were killed

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1 hour ago Woman, 22, collapsed and died for seven minutes due to work stress

Courtney was at home in the garden when her heart stopped - her dad had to save her life

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3 h. ago Davina McCall breaks silence after 'secretly marrying' hairdresser Michael Douglas

The TV star and Michael recently tied the knot in front of immediate family and their closest friends

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3 h. ago 'Shadow of war' is looming: UK's stark warning as conflict with Russia 'at Europe's door'

‘The shadow of war is knocking on Europe's door once more. That's the reality. We've got to be prepared to deter it’ - armed forces minister Al Carns

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4 h. ago Government says 'shadow of war is knocking' in threat from Russia

The armed forces minister says the UK has to 'increase our lethality'

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4 h. ago The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot

Plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapseI know what “civilisational erasure” looks like: I’ve seen the graph. The European Commission published it in March. It’s a chart of total fertility rate: the average number of children born per woman. After a minor bump over the past 20 years, the EU rate appears to be declining once more, and now stands at 1.38. The UK’s is 1.44. A population’s replacement rate is 2.1. You may or may not see this as a disaster, but the maths doesn’t care what you think. We are gliding, as if by gravitational force, towards the ground.Civilisational erasure is the term the Trump administration used in its new national security strategy, published last week. It claimed that immigration, among other factors, will result in the destruction of European civilisation. In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it.George Monbiot is a Guard...

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5 h. ago Myanmar military accused of possible war crime after 34 killed in hospital strike

Hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel force ‘completely destroyed’

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5 h. ago Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained

An immigration crackdown in Louisiana has forced some teenagers to grow up fast after their parents were arrested by federal agents

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5 h. ago If the US forces me to choose between my two nationalities, I choose France – and Europe | Alexander Hurst

Proposals to change US citizenship rules leaves dual citizens like me caught in the crossfire. If push comes to shove, I know where my loyalty lies Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Smithsonian to display rare and ‘remarkable’ dinosaur skull that was unearthed in South Dakota

The Pachycephalosaurus skull belonged to a dinosaur with a domed-shaped head that lived around 67 million years ago

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6 h. ago Heartless thief steals from Christmas display set up in memory of boy, 5

Over the last five years, Tristan Cork said the festive display in in Hethersett, Norfolk has "snowballed" in popularity and around £30,000 has been donated to his charity Finnbar's Force

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7 h. ago Noem confronted by deported veteran after insisting no former military were forced out of country

Kristi Noem was confronted by a deported veteran after she insisted that no former US military personnel had been removed from the country under the Trump administration.

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7 h. ago Alan Titchmarsh names five flowers to plant now including one that 'divides' opinion

If you want some colour in your garden right through the coldest months, Alan Titchmarsh has a handful of excellent suggestions for you

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9 h. ago Putin phones Venezuelan president to offer Russia's support after Trump seizes oil tanker off coast

Putin called Maduro a day after United States forces seized control of an oil tanker in Venezuela as part of an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Maduro's government.

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9 h. ago 'Europe must prepare': Minister warns Britain is on a war footing as Nato chief says conflict with Russia 'at our door'

Armed Forces minister Al Carns said the country was on a 'war footing' and warned that the 'shadow of war was at Europe's door'.

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9 h. ago Secret torment of the Yorkshire Shepherdess revealed for the first time: After the breakdown of Amanda Owen's marriage to Clive, the mother

Despite their separation in 2022, Amanda, 51, and Clive, 70, who with their large, photogenic brood became stars of the popular TV show Our Yorkshire Farm, are now filming another series.

Society