16 m. ago Are celebrities in danger of making smoking fashionable again?

Smoking has been firmly out of fashion in recent years thanks to its dire impact on health but more than a few famous faces are still partial, with Becky Hill the latest star to light up.

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1 hour ago 'I drank the UK's darkest coffee – it tasted like the destruction of my hopes and dreams'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star's resident 'oooo, this looks tasty and dangerous in equal measures' expert Adam Cailler tried one of the UK's darkest roasted coffees available... for fun

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11 h. ago UK's most dangerous prisoner's disturbing love letters to new girlfriend

Robert Maudsley, once the UK's most dangerous prisoner, has found love according to a series of cards penned behind bars and seen for the first time by the Mirror

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23 h. ago Row intensifies over cycle lane safety plan at dangerous roundabout in west London

TfL says changes to Holland Park gyratory will encourage more people to walk and cycle

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24 h. ago With WH Smith's name set to disappear from the high street, LAURA CRAIK writes a love letter to the stores that are no more

When yet another former high-street favourite shuts, it's not just doors that are closing, but a portal to our past, too. Laura Craik writes a love letter to the stores that are no more

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33 h. ago Judge's five words to dangerous teen after stabbing man in back outside pub

George Bennett, 19, has been spared a life sentence but was jailed for stabbing a man in the back outside a Southport pub - his victim was left with a collapsed lung

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39 h. ago Travel expert warns of 'dangerous' scam at popular tourist locations in Italy

Lauren Quacquarelli, a travel expert who has written several guidebooks on the country and it's surrounding islands, has issued a warning to holidaymakers

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45 h. ago 'Dangerous' sex offender back behind bars over vile messages to boy

'Rudd was fully aware he was breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order...but that didn't stop him'

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49 h. ago Bad Friend by Tiffany Watt Smith review – refreshingly frank portraits of female friendship

A social and personal history that refuses to gloss over the rage, envy and hurt that form part of every close bondFalling out with a friend can feel oddly shameful. Romantic relationships are meant to have passionate highs and lows, but by the time you reach adulthood, you expect your friendships to have reached some kind of equilibrium. I have this image in my head of myself as an affectionate, devoted friend – but sometimes I examine my true feelings towards the women who are closest to me and feel shocked by my own pettiness. It is embarrassing to be a grownup but still capable of such intense flashes of rage, and envy. When my friendships become distant or strained, I wonder why I still struggle to do this basic thing.Bad Friend represents a kind of love letter to female friendship, but doesn’t gloss over how difficult it can be. Tiffany Watt Smith is a historian, and this book is a deeply researched study of 20th-century women’s relationships, but the reason for writing i...

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52 h. ago How many more dangerous dogs? As child is scarred for life from attack

Record View says the Scottish Government should look at what legislation can be brought forward to restrict ownership or dish out great punishment to miscreant owners.

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56 h. ago New online safety rules spark angry backlash from campaigners who say they will put children and danger and have put the profits of Big Tech firms first

New online safety rules put the profits of Big Tech firms ahead of children's safety, campaigners warned last night.

Economics

60 h. ago Couple who sold their house to travel the world as nomads detail the brutal realities of living on the road

Rob, 58, and Masha Glanville, 61, originally from Canada, got rid of all their possessions and left their abode in 2017 with only what could fit in their backpacks. They have now visited 196 countries.

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64 h. ago Dangerous driver 'inhaling gas from a balloon' behind the wheel left man with serious injuries in horror smash

He was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years

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64 h. ago Professional footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist in crash

Mansfield Town forward admitted causing death by careless driving as he took daughter to a piano lesson

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64 h. ago I found an old letter. What it said changed how I think about love

Holding onto keepsakes isn’t holding onto the past, and moving on doesn’t have to mean completely forgetting the old flames who helped form us. Helen Coffey takes a trip down memory lane and thanks her former self for having the foresight to preserve her romantic souvenirs

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65 h. ago Why you should think twice before letting your dog use a communal water bowl

A small effort can make a big difference in your dog’s health, Jacqueline Boyd writes

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2 d. ago Don’t throw away love letters and mementos from exes – you’ll regret it

Holding onto keepsakes isn’t holding onto the past, and moving on doesn’t have to mean completely forgetting the old flames who helped form us. Helen Coffey takes a trip down memory lane and thanks her former self for having the foresight to preserve her romantic souvenirs

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3 d. ago Why I still keep love letters and mementos from exes – and you should too

Holding onto keepsakes isn’t holding onto the past, and moving on doesn’t have to mean completely forgetting the old flames who helped form us. Helen Coffey takes a trip down memory lane and thanks her former self for having the foresight to preserve her romantic souvenirs

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3 d. ago Doctor debunks Bonnie Blue claims she 'doesn't get STIs' because she drinks 'pineapple juice and eats vitamins'

Bonnie, who is from Derbyshire and whose real name is Tia Billinger, this week teamed up with 22-year-old OF model and TikTok star Julia Filippo to complete her 'most disgusting stunt yet'.

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3 d. ago Badenoch declines to criticise Jenrick over Reform coalition comments – UK politics live

Spokesperson for Tory leader says she agrees with colleague that ‘we need to bring centre-right voters together’Rosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that. Continue rea...

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