56 m. ago Ghds slashed by £100 in today's huge Black Friday sale plus how to bag a free gift

In need of a new pair of straighteners? You can get up to 30% off a new hair tool today in the ghd Black Friday 2025 sale – here are the best deals

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64 m. ago Flu cases continue to rise as 'mutated' H3N2 strain sparks urgent health bosses plea

Health bosses have issued a plea with less than four weeks until Christmas

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69 m. ago Black Friday 2025: Huge sales across Amazon, Apple, Debenhams and more

Live updates with huge Black Friday 2025 sales across major high street brands and online retailers

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79 m. ago World media reacts as Rangers 'baby' Nicolas Raskin sparks VAR meltdown and a dishonour goes global

The world watched on as Danny Rohl's side came unstuck despite having a man advantage

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84 m. ago How Palmeiras and Flamengo became South America’s football superpowers

Libertadores Cup final sees the latest chapter in a rivalry that is dominating the continent thanks to European levels of funding and player recruitmentTo the surprise of few and the despair of many, it will be either Palmeiras or Flamengo lifting the Copa Libertadores trophy on Saturday at Lima’s Estadio Monumental. With this year’s final, one of these two Brazilian giants will have won five of the last seven editions, a run that underlines how both clubs have transformed themselves into South American super clubs, reshaping the competitive landscape in the process.Yet this final is more than another chapter in Brazil’s dominance, broken only by River Plate’s 2018 triumph in the past nine years. It marks the latest peak in a decade-long evolution that has seen Palmeiras and Flamengo grow into institutions with European-scale reach, resources and expectations. Their rise has altered the logic of the Libertadores itself, its transfer market, its competitive balance, even its sense of...

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98 m. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta handed stark warning as Declan Rice set for huge battle

Arsenal beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the Champions League with Harry Kane expecting the teams to meet again, while Declan Rice prepares to face Chelsea's Moises Caicedo in the Premier League

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1 hour ago Rescue operations at Hong Kong apartment complex ‘almost complete’, as death toll reaches 128

Firefighters comb through high-rises with as many as 200 people still missing, officials announceAnger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 yearsHow the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideThe death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire that began on Wednesday has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials have said, as rescue operations were declared over.Firefighters were combing through the high-rises on Friday morning, attempting to find anyone alive after the massive fire that spread to seven of eight towers in one of the city’s deadliest ever blazes. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago World media reacts to Celtic paralysing Feyenoord as mega difference between fanbases sparks global reaction

Celtic picked up a huge win on the road and the world media have some thoughts after a blockbuster night

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2 h. ago Biden gives busker huge tip as he spends Thanksgiving with his family in Nantucket amid cancer battle

Former President Joe Biden was spotted shopping in downtown Nantucket on Thanksgiving with Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden, and his grandchildren in tow.

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2 h. ago Pat Cummins to miss second Ashes Test as Australia name squad

Cummins missed the first Test in Perth with a back issue and Australia have named unchanged squad

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2 h. ago Urgent hunt for missing schoolgirl, 13, who was last seen in rural village and travelling on foot

COPS are searching for a missing teenager who vanished last night. Ava, who is 13, was last seen at 6pm last night in a Somerset village. She was seen in Bradford-on-Tone but it is understood she was walking towards Taunton. Anyone with information about where she could be is asked to phone the police. She...

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2 h. ago Dry your towels quicker in winter if you do 1 step before leaving them to hang

Drying your towels has never been more difficult in the winter with the wet and windy Scottish weather. But now one cleaning expert shared a hack to hopefully help it along faster

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2 h. ago Premier League 3rd kits ranked with Man Utd 2nd and rivals looking like a Wetherspoons plate

All of the Premier League's third choice kits have been ranked and some have huge Black Friday discounts

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2 h. ago Richard Osman says he would join huge BBC show but only on one condition

Pointless host Richard Osman has said he was asked about appearing on BBC's Celebrity Traitors, but would only do it if he could be a traitor rather than a faithful

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3 h. ago Rescue operations at Hong Kong apartment complex ‘almost complete’, as death toll reaches 94

By Friday morning the fires had been mostly contained, after burning for more than 24 hours, officials announcedAnger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 yearsHow the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideRescue operations inside the Hong Kong apartment complex that was engulfed by fire on Wednesday are “almost complete”, fire officials have said, as the death toll reached 94 early on Friday with scores more missing.Firefighters were combing though through the high-rises on Friday, attempting to find anyone alive after the massive fire that spread to seven of eight towers, in one of the city’s deadliest ever blazes. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Towels will dry quicker in winter if you remember 1 step before hanging them up

It can get harder for many Brits to dry their towels inside during the winter, but one cleaning expert is urging homeowners to complete one step every single time

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4 h. ago Surfshark launches massive VPN Black Friday £1.59 monthly deal

Surfshark has launched a huge 80% discount for Black Friday shoppers wanting a premium VPN service

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4 h. ago Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar

Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetreAs someone committed to my craft, I’ve always believed that the show must go on. An accident in my second year of university took it to new extremes. It was the Exeter University theatre society’s annual play at the Edinburgh fringe and I’d landed the part of Cassius in Julius Caesar. The director decided that instead of killing himself, Cassius would die during a choreographed fight with his rival, Mark Antony. We also chose to use real knives, which sounds absurd, but we wanted to be authentic. The plan was for the actor playing Antony to grab my arm as I held the knife, and pretend to push it behind my back. We must have rehearsed the sequence 50 times.We were about halfway through our month-long run, performing to a decently sized audience. Dressed in our togas, with the stage dark and moody, we began the fight as usua...

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4 h. ago OpenAI partners amass $100bn debt pile to fund its ambitions

Cloud companies and developers rely on lossmaking start-up to repay huge loans

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4 h. ago ‘My undiagnosed ADHD was biggest catalyst in going missing – why aren’t we talking about it?’

As The Independent launches SafeCall – a new service to help bring missing young people to safety – Tara Cobham speaks to support worker J Grange, who is calling for tailored support for neurodivergent children at risk of disappearing, just as he once was

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