24 m. ago ‘It’s so gloomy’: some of UK’s top broadcasters admit to avoiding news

Likes of Lyse Doucet and Jonathan Dimbleby say they have at times turned away from current affairs She is perhaps the UK’s most prominent war correspondent, broadcasting from the world’s toughest regions, interpreting its most intractable and bloody conflicts. Yet, like many others when the news agenda is so tough, even Lyse Doucet has said she finds herself tempted to turn off.“I just want to say as a broadcaster that even though I’m on one side of the microphone and you’re on the other, that I too have been turning away from news and listening to Radio 3 instead of Radio 4, because the news is difficult,” said Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, as she picked up an award last week. “We all think: ‘Oh, it’s so depressing. It’s so gloomy.’” Continue reading...

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30 m. ago Himesh Patel picks the most underrated project from his career

Actor tells Jacob Stolworthy about the project that never had its moment in the sun

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50 m. ago A Place In The Sun fans fume over Laura Hamilton's property choice for guest

The instalment saw the property expert, 43, try and help Jan find her perfect holiday home in La Duquesa, Spain.

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52 m. ago Naga Munchetty opens up about experiencing years of 'extreme pain' as a victim of 'medical misogyny'

The journalist, 50, appeared on the ITV programme to chat to step-in host Christine Lampard , 46, about her condition.

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54 m. ago Scientist reveals risk of doomed Soviet spacecraft due to plunge down to Earth

Kosmos 482 could pose a danger to life to anyone 'unlucky' enough to be in its impact zone

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68 m. ago Majority of UK population believes The Handmaid’s Tale mirrors current political climate

Britons feel closer to Margaret Atwood’s dystopia than ever before

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77 m. ago From stem to sea: Scottish charities benefit from share of seven

Seven Scottish charities are set to receive a share of funding pot of over £1.2 million from the ScottishPower Foundation.

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86 m. ago Scotland's four 'best beer gardens' to enjoy drink in the sun this summer named

With the weather heating up, now is the perfect time to enjoy a pint outdoors.

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96 m. ago A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton shows off her toned figure in a black bikini as she enjoys relaxing spa day with a pal

Laura Hamilton showed off her toned figure in a black bikini as she enjoyed a relaxing spa day with a pal on Wednesday.

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1 hour ago Soviet spacecraft to crash into Earth on Sunday morning – and it could hit UK

Scientists have drawn up a potential impact zone for Soviet spacecraft Cosmos-482, which is set to crash into Earth on Sunday morning, and it includes parts of the UK

Events

1 hour ago St Mirren icon Tony Fitzpatrick put his best foot forward to raise funds for Renfrewshire charities

The Saints legend walked 23 miles from Glasgow to Balloch and was joined by Jed McCabe and Martin McKillop from his Legacy Comps organisation.

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1 hour ago Police failing victims on legacy because of lack of funding – Boutcher

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said dealing with legacy has cost the PSNI £160 million over the last decade.

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1 hour ago Scientists hope to halt climate change by REFREEZING the Arctic

Experts will explore whether the Arctic's rapidly diminishing sea ice could be artificially thickened by pumping seawater onto the surface in winter.

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1 hour ago Airdrie Division Guides receives £1k investment from Aldi Scotland as part of annual Scottish Sport Fund initiative

The fund reinforces the supermarket’s dedication to building a healthier Scotland by supporting the work of community sports clubs.

Economics

2 h. ago Man, 31, who bombarded late Queen Elizabeth's cousin, the Duke of Gloucester, with calls after becoming convinced he could help him with a legal issue is handed restraining order

Jack Oliver Lyons, 31, was convicted of harassing the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra and the Royal Household at Kensington Palace so he could get closer to Prince Richard, 80.

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2 h. ago Emmerdale new The Woolpack owner 'revealed' and it's returning Dales icon

Emmerdale fans are convinced the iconic The Woolpack is getting a new owner soon - and they think they know exactly legend is going to step behind the bar

Politics

2 h. ago 'I applied retinol to my chest for a week and couldn't believe the change to my sun damage'

After noticing the sun damage on her chest becoming more pronounced, Zoe has attempted to rewind her skin's clock with retinol capsules

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2 h. ago Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur

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3 h. ago NI university leaders unite to call for political agreement on tuition fee rise

Queen’s University, Ulster University and The Open University have warned that the current funding arrangements are ‘no longer sustainable’.

Politics

3 h. ago Gleaming labs turned to rubble: scientists mourn the loss of decades of medical progress in Sudan

Universities and laboratories in Khartoum are looted or in ruins, with vital research and medicines destroyed, including pioneering work on tropical diseases“All that I did over 40 years has turned to ashes before my eyes,” says Prof Ahmed Fahal, of the destruction of his research centre in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. His once-gleaming laboratory, where a team of white-coated expert clinicians once busied over their work, is now little more than rubble.“I built everything from scratch. I knew every corner, every brick of the building. I can’t describe the pain,” he says. Continue reading...

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