53 m. ago Carer stole £10k from dementia patient and blew it on KFC, Netflix and sunbeds while the victim told her family 'something bad' had happened but she could not remember what 

Callous carer Danielle Houghton, 32, of Lancaster, was sentenced to 2 years and 9 months in prison after admitting theft and fraud by false representation at Preston Crown Court last Friday.

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94 m. ago Urgent emergency text warning issued by National Highways ahead of test event

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had told Brits the government will be carrying out a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts system on Sunday afternoon

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1 hour ago I dumped my friend of 40 years without any explanation after she told me this secret. You might think I'm a monster, but this is why I feel no guilt at all: HOLLY JEFFS

Lucy and I have been friends since we were ten. She's seen me through bad relationships, stressful house moves and a divorce. So why, in our late 40s, have I distanced myself from her?

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3 h. ago Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine

French president says allies would either deploy ‘reassurance force’ troops to Ukraine, or be present in the area on land, sea or in the airTwenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land and sea and in the air, Emmanuel Macron said after a summit at which European leaders sought to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Kyiv.“The day the conflict stops, the security guarantees will be deployed,” the French president told a press conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris, standing alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Mum devastated after being banned from Greggs store along with autistic son

Full-time mum Zoe Glover said staff told the pair they were no longer welcome at the store "because of her son's behaviour" on a previous visit - the company has since apologised

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4 h. ago EastEnders fans 'rumble' who's after Zoe after 'he's alive' comment

EastEnders viewers think they know who Zoe Slater was talking about when she told mum Kat Moon 'he's alive', after a flashback twist in the latest episode on the BBC soap

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5 h. ago Erupcja review – Charli xcx gives acting a trial run in shallow friendship drama

Toronto film festival: the star fails to make much of an impression in a slight and unpolished project filmed in Warsaw over the Brat summer of 2024The singer Charli xcx is, by her own admission, a workaholic – no sooner had she released Brat, the most dominant pop album and aesthetic of 2024, than she began work on its sequel, dropped just four months later. Insouciant and party-centric as her image may be, the pop star born Charlotte Aitchison is a sharp student of pop culture; she knows the audience demand for pop stars’ constant reinvention. The next career phase, it seems, is acting, with no less prodigiousness than music; the 33-year-old has seven films in the pipeline as a supporting or lead actor.Charli is neither the full star nor the anchor of Erupcja (Eruption), directed by Pete Ohs, but she will inevitably be the reason most English speakers hear of it. Filmed over a few weeks in Warsaw, Poland, in August 2024, in the heat of Brat summer, Erupcja seems, on paper, like a ...

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6 h. ago Homeowner ordered to tear down parts of huge garden decking structure

They had argued the decking had been there for at least 20 years but estate agent pictures suggested otherwise

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7 h. ago Daniel Levy's £1bn admission is spot on but big Tottenham mistake becomes clearer

Tottenham's recruitment under Daniel Levy was not consistent and every summer the fans are told it will be different this time - maybe this year will be the one

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7 h. ago Bluey movie release date revealed as parents are told to 'brace yourselves'

Popular children's cartoon Bluey is set to become a feature-length film with Disney and BBC Studios announcing its release date

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7 h. ago 'Not exactly macho, is it?': Thugs slammed over drunk street brawl as eldest told 'you should know better'

'Whatever the cause of this fight, to continue it is inexcusable', a judge told them

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8 h. ago Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Trump had told Mike Johnson that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aidUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered.US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release of $11.5bn that is set to expire at the end of the month. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Canada: one person killed and six injured in stabbing in remote First Nation community

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspect who attacked Hollow Water First Nation has also died One person has been killed and six others injured in a mass stabbing in an Indigenous community in central Canada, according to federal police who said that the the suspect also died in the incident.The violence occurred in Hollow Water First Nation, a remote community with about 1,000 residents, 217km (135 miles) north of Manitoba’s provincial capital, Winnipeg, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told AFP. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Northwestern president announces resignation following tenure marked by White House tension

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests

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9 h. ago UK households urged to switch heating on over next two weeks

It is being advised before the coldest weather sets in

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10 h. ago Rangers branded 'too small' for Jose Mourinho as Ianis Hagi joins 'one of the toughest leagues in the world'

Russell Martin has been told he is going nowhere but 'must do better' after 4 league draws and a Champions League exit

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11 h. ago Portuguese locals blame excessive tourism for Lisbon tram disaster and say the railway was 'used too much'

Fabiana Pavel, an Italian, who is president of the Bairro Alto Residents' Association, told the BBC that the accident may have been caused by the pressure of tourism.

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11 h. ago Trans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told

Father Ted creator on trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks

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11 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk told to retire immediately for one major reason

The Ukrainian has been told to call it a day after he became a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion back in July after knocking out Daniel Dubois

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11 h. ago Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts: ‘Lady Gaga told me she wanted to be the moon for a day. I’m like: where do I go next?’

Ahead of her debut in London’s West End with the musical Hadestown, Roberts answers your questions on navigating overnight fame as a teenager and why she would drop everything to work with Kate BushHow does it feel to finally be making your West End debut in Hadestown, after City of Angels was cancelled due to Covid? LucyHampton6Super exciting. It feels like I’m experiencing a new way of performing. I said to the director when we first started that I wanted to throw myself into this and to be pushed as far as I can. When you’re in a band, or you’ve been perceived a certain way for a very long time, it’s nice to go into something where you can shake off the Post-it notes that have been put on you by yourself, or by other people.If there was to be a musical made with the Girls Aloud soundtrack like Mamma Mia!, or Here & Now, what do you think the plot should be? SophieehOur experience of going from complete normality into a talent competition and becoming somewhat famous overnight...

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