27 h. ago JOANNA VANDERHAM on playing Diana Mosley, 'the most hated woman in England' in the hotly anticipated TV drama about the colourful lives of the Mitford sisters

She plays 'the most hated woman in England' in a hotly anticipated TV drama, but Scottish actress JOANNA VANDERHAM, 34, could hardly be more different.

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29 h. ago British couple's nightmare holiday from hell sparks vow to 'never leave the UK again'

Alison Shah and her partner Richard Kay were coming home from her 60th birthday trip to Bangkok and Thailand when they got stuck in Dubai and their ordeal began

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3 d. ago American woman living in UK mortified to learn popular slang is actually 'dirty'

An American woman who has lived in London for two and a half years shared the three 'spicy' things you should never say to a Brit, or you may get some funny looks

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5 d. ago Diddy trial rocked by 'pedophile' claim in explosive fight over woman decades younger: Live updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs's trial for sex trafficking and racketeering entered its fifth week on Monday in New York City.

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6 d. ago The British expat paradise in Spain that turned to hell:  Robbery gangs that target Brits, murders... and local police who protect their own

British expats in Spain are demanding action over a 'terrifying' surge in crime that has turned their idyllic seaside town into a 'petty criminal's paradise.'

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7 d. ago My best friend of 50 years knew me better than anyone. But when she died, no one seemed to take my grief seriously

Friends know you differently from family, but where do you sit in the pecking order after they die? Below immediate relatives, ahead of a cousin, behind a workmate?I don’t remember a time in my life when Chrissy wasn’t in it. We were born 11 days apart and were both one when our families moved on to the same street in Geelong, a port city an hour south-west of Melbourne. We had a very Australian childhood; summers spent in our bathers, running through sprinklers; swimming in back yard pools; eating sausages in bread on New Year’s Eve, when we were allowed to stay up late while our parents drank cask riesling with the neighbours, and we’d lie on the cool evening grass listening to crickets.During those blisteringly hot summer days of our childhood, we lived at the beach, where shark alarms were constant and the waves dangerous. Occasionally, Chrissy would paddle out on her inflatable red and blue raft to the big waves out the back where the serious surfers were. Sometimes, I’d panic ...

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8 d. ago ‘I was locked in the bathroom sulking’: Temba Bavuma on his path from township to WTC final

The South Africa captain talks about street cricket in Langa, adapting to new schools after a scholarship and why playing at Lord’s means so much“There was always some sort of allegiance with Lord’s when we were growing up in Langa,” Temba Bavuma says of his childhood as a township boy living just outside Cape Town. Bavuma, the first black cricketer to captain South Africa, will lead his country against Australia in the World Test Championship final, which begins at Lord’s on Wednesday.In the quintessentially English surroundings of Arundel, the 5ft 3in Bavuma looks as if he has gone back to being a kid in the dusty townships. “In Langa we had a four-way street,” he says, his face crinkling with the memories. “On the right-hand side of the street the tar wasn’t done so nicely and we used to call it Karachi because the ball would bounce funny. The other side was the MCG [Melbourne Cricket Ground] but my favourite section of the street was clean, and done up nicely, and we called...

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1 week ago P Diddy trial LIVE: Woman who claims music mogul dangled her over 17th

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial continues as forensic video expert Frank Piazza is expected in court alongside fashion designer Bryana 'Bana' Bongolan and his third alleged victim

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1 week ago British tourist says Corfu holiday was a 'nightmare' because there was 'no English food'

Susan Edwards, 69, set off on a seven-night all-inclusive holiday to the Greek island last month but claimed 'there was no food we could eat and we couldn't have anything to drink'.

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1 week ago British child, 4, in holiday nightmare after being sucked into hotel pool vent

The youngster was stuck up to his elbow in a pool cleaning hole at a resort in the north of Majorca and needed firefighters to free him

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1 week ago Diddy trial erupts into chaos as screaming woman is thrown out during explosive testimony: Live updates

The music mogul, 55, could spend the rest of his life in prison if he is found guilty of using his wealth and fame to run a criminal enterprise.

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1 week ago Holidaymaker slams 'nightmare' Corfu hotel with 'no British food and €1.50 water'

"By the time we paid £750 for the holiday, €70 tourist tax for me and my daughter and an extra £450 for both of our meals, I could have been to the Caribbean on that."

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1 week ago BBC Breakfast fans 'sad' as guest breaks down in tears during 'difficult' interview

A family member of a Lockerbie victim recalled waving her sister off for the last time before her flight, and the "lively, vibrant and loud" woman she was.

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2 w. ago Missing Brit tourist found on streets in Peru's three words after 'refusing' rescue

Brit backpacker Hannah Almond vanished after spending the last month sleeping rough after her passport and money were stolen in a violent robbery, but was reunited with pals this week

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2 w. ago Hannah Almond breaks silence after Brit tourist saved from homelessness in Peru

Hannah Almond, 32, wrapped her arms around her pal "Matti" after he discovered her sleeping rough on the streets of Cusco in the South American nation.

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2 w. ago Astonishing moment drunk driver flips his car on its side before driving away

Danail Angelov, 20, sent his black Fiat 500 flying when he raced over the speed bump on a quiet residential street in Blaenymaes area of Swansea, south Wales on April 22, 2024.

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2 w. ago Revealed: Dramatic rescue operation to save British backpacker who was robbed, attacked and left living on the streets of South America 

Hannah Almond, 32, who had travelled to Peru on a yoga retreat to 'find herself', was discovered slumped on the pavement by a Peruvian Good Samaritan who flew to Cusco to search for her.

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2 w. ago 'Nan' caught flashing Liverpool parade fans from bar window before evening ended in horror

Before the car incident on Water Street, a woman dubbed 'someone's nan' gave Liverpool fans an eye-full from the window of a bar as she performed a lewd dance to those below

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2 w. ago 'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in South Africa on Tuesday

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2 w. ago Liverpool crash witnesses on 'horrendous' moment woman and child dragged under car

A witness of the Liverpool shock car smash has told of the shock moment he saw one woman disappearing beneath the chassis of the black Ford Galaxy involved in the incident

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