7 h. ago Hero dog saves owner's life after he collapses on beach in display Lassie would be proud of

David Howarth, 71, collapsed on an empty Sandbanks beach in Poole, Dorset, following a sea swim with nobody around. But his faithful labrador Beau alerted strangers by bouncing up and down on David's body, running around on the sand and barking loudly.

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8 h. ago Urine found in shower after 45 caravans broken into in 'strange' burglaries

The caravans were damaged but nothing of high value was taken

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10 h. ago Deputies in women’s jail groped and harassed inmates and watched them shower, lawsuit by 38 former prisoners claims

‘It’s heartbreaking for me to hear these women crying and the only thing you can do is sue,’ attorney Brian Dunn says

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12 h. ago Stranger Things fans slam 'pure nonsense' episode as it bags worst rating ever

Stranger Things fans have slammed a season five episode, which has become the lowest-rated in the Netflix show's history

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12 h. ago Stranger Things fans call out ‘worst episode ever’ just days before finale

Stranger Things is coming to an end in just a few days and Netflix fans have called out one instalment that was 'pure nonsense'

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14 h. ago Meghan Markle faces embarrassment with humiliating end of year poll

Meghan Markle is no stranger to receiving criticism from the public and now she has been featured on a list which includes other 'disliked celebs'

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15 h. ago Polls close in first phase of Myanmar elections widely condemned as a sham

Turnout appears to be low in vote in which most candidates seen as allies of military junta and large areas excluded by warPolls have closed in conflict-racked Myanmar, ending the first phase of an election that has been widely condemned as a sham designed to legitimise the military junta’s rule.The military has touted the vote as a return to democracy almost five years after it seized power in a coup, ousting the country’s then de-facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, detaining her and sparking a spiralling civil war. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Mysterious A470 bridge that's baffled drivers for 13 years finally exposed

Those who've driven along the A470 will have been dumbfounded by the strange structure — but now one person has figured out what the net-like bridge is actually used for

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18 h. ago Ruth Langsford bouncing back from marriage breakdown and 'looking for love' after Eamonn

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has been mending her broken heart since 2024 - when her once rock-solid marriage to GB News star Eamonn Holmes came to an abrupt end

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20 h. ago Stranger Things fans 'worried' for finale after learning detail about 1 character

Stranger Things will come to an end when the season five finale airs on Netflix on January 1st, but some fans say they're 'worried' the last episode will be lacklustre

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22 h. ago The Cat by Georges Simenon review – Maigret author’s tale of a toxic marriage

The Belgian author’s genius comes to the fore in a dark domestic dramaThe more one reads of Georges Simenon, the stranger the writer and his writings become. His novels, most of them composed in a week or two, are simple, straightforward, shallow-seeming even, but below the surface lie dark and fathomless depths.Many readers will know him as the creator of Commissioner Jules Maigret of the Paris Police Judiciaire, the most unpretentious, humane and convincing of the great fictional detectives. However, his finest work is to be found in what he called his romans durs, or hard novels, including such masterpieces as Dirty Snow, Monsieur Monde Vanishes and the jauntily horrifying The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By. Now, Penguin Classics has launched a series of 20 of the romans durs in new translations, starting with The Cat, originally published in French in 1967. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Myanmar elections: voting begins under junta stranglehold with Aung San Suu Kyi banned

War with opposition groups means large areas are excluded from poll, while recent law prohibits criticising a process regarded internationally as a shamPolling stations have opened in some areas of conflict-racked Myanmar for an election that has been widely condemned as a sham designed to legitimise the military junta’s rule.The most popular party is banned from running in the election, and large areas of the country will be completely excluded because they are under the control of anti-junta groups or racked by fierce fighting. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Running to that bank... pop icon Kate Bush's £10.8million windfall from Stranger Things hit song

TALK OF THE TOWN: Kate Bush is about to land another handsome payday, 40 years after Running Up That Hill was released, as it will feature in the series' finale of Stranger Things on New Year's Eve.

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29 h. ago Why £40million Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown is shunning Hollywood to run an animal rescue charity on a remote farm in Georgia: CAROLINE GRAHAM

Far from celebrating the end of Stranger Things at a celebrity bash, Millie plans to mark the closing of this chapter in her life on her farm in rural Georgia, surrounded by her rescue animals.

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31 h. ago A quarter of Sydney to Hobart fleet retire amid ‘nasty’ seas as new leader emerges

Scallywag passes Lock Comanche and LawConnect to take lead on Sunday morningOf the starting fleet, 95 still racing and 33 had pulled out outTough seas have forced further retirements in a gruelling Sydney to Hobart, with crews reporting broken ribs, lost life rafts and yacht damage.The race entered its third day on Sunday and a new leader emerged about 8am, as the Hong Kong-owned Scallywag took over Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect to lead a tight three-way tussle off Tasmania’s east coast. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Stranger Things fans uncover 'real villain' just days before finale

Stranger Things season five volume two dropped on Boxing Day and fans are convinced they've uncovered a 'traitor' hiding in the group

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35 h. ago Stranger Things star urges fans to 'treasure' last moments of final season

Noah Schnapp has shared a heartfelt message with fans as the final episodes of the Netflix series are released, with the series finale dropping on 1 January

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35 h. ago Stranger Things fans expose ‘obvious’ truth about Kali ahead of finale

Fans believe they have uncovered the truth about Kali's intentions

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36 h. ago Stranger Things fans expose 'obvious traitor' in group ahead of finale

Stranger Things viewers are growing concerned about one character's hidden motivations

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37 h. ago EastEnders Anthony Trueman actor speaks out as he's killed off after 25 years

EastEnders' Anthony Trueman actor Nick Bailey has broken his silence over his shock Christmas exit on the BBC soap, that saw him killed off after a fight with Zoe Slater

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