9 h. ago Yvette Cooper pauses new refugee family reunions in fresh asylum crackdown

Charities warn the changes will ‘push more desperate people into the arms of smugglers in an effort to reunite with loved ones’

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11 h. ago Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard in intensive care after being shot

Player was shot inside car while visiting familyFreshman listed as in critical but stable condition A Florida State linebacker is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family, the Seminoles said on Monday.Ethan Pritchard, a freshman from Sanford, Florida, was in intensive care at a Tallahassee-area hospital. He was shot Sunday evening while inside a vehicle outside apartments in Havana, about 15 miles northwest of Tallahassee, according to the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Vernon Kay says 'don't even go there' as he issues warning about Strictly 2025 contestant

Speaking on his BBC Radio 2 show this morning (September 1), Vernon Kay warned one of his colleagues to not "even go there" in a warning about a new Strictly Come Dancing contestant

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16 h. ago Vernon Kay shares 'real reason' he watches Strictly Come Dancing as Tess Daly prepares for return

The BBC Radio 2 DJ has admitted that he will 'rarely go out' when the hit BBC One dance show is on

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32 h. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, 'lavishes girlfriend Katie Alexander, 43, with luxury holidays and VIP outings in a bid to save their rocky relationship

Last week the GB news host, 65, treated the blonde, 43, to VIP tickets to watch his beloved Manchester United take on Fulham, before whisking her off on a romantic weekend away.

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43 h. ago Taylor Swift, 35, 'more than ready for a baby' after Travis Kelce engagement

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sent social media into meltdown last week as she announced the news of their engagement in an Instagram post that clocked up more than 14 million likes in just over an hour

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52 h. ago TikTok star and family found dead in truck as 'cartel murder' fears grow

Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay, 32, her husband Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, 36, their 13-year-old son Gael Santiago, and seven-year-old daughter Regina were discovered dead in an abandoned grey Ford Ranger in Guadalajara, Jalisco, last Friday

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55 h. ago Emergency alert in one week with millions of people to receive warning message

In one of the largest public safety exercises of its kind in the UK, phones will vibrate and emit a siren-like tone for ten seconds, with a test message appearing on screens

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61 h. ago Vernon Kay reveals his and Tess Daly’s unusual parenting style

BBC Radio 2 host and ‘Strictly’ presenter use rogue method to keep two daughters ‘guessing’

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66 h. ago Vernon Kay reveals his and Tess Daly's unusual parenting rules as he gives rare insight into family life with daughters Phoebe, 20, and Amber, 16

Vernon Kay has revealed his and Tess Daly's unusual parenting rules as he gave a rare insight into family life with his daughters Phoebe and Amber.

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67 h. ago BUCKTIN: 'Family values' politician laced granddaughters' ice

In this week's round-up of bonkers news from across the Pond: cocaine sundaes, fake drownings and the Queen of Doomsday who has enough food to keep her family alive for 25 years

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68 h. ago Strictly's Tess Daly and Vernon Kay's unusual parenting rule with teen daughters

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Radio 2 In The Park, we catch up with Vernon Kay to talk parenting, supporting wife Tess during Strictly, and why his job 'is like therapy' to him

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3 d. ago Digested week: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting engaged is news we need | Lucy Mangan

Star couple’s engagement has all the hallmarks to follow for months. Plus, why September marks the true new yearIt is not often that one conceives and fulfils a lifetime ambition all in one morning but today I achieved this momentous feat. To wit: over breakfast I read about the great sunflower fields at Westgate Farm near Walsingham, Norfolk, which for the two weeks that the mighty blooms are in mighty bloom across its 16 acres invites people to come and pick their own for a small fee. Have you ever heard of anything better? Desire – no, need – filled me. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pierce Brosnan: ‘Pink Floyd were my landscape. I was a hippy’

The former 007 and current star of The Thursday Murder Club revisits his old haunts in London’s Camden Town and Primrose Hill. Can he get past the security guard at the Roundhouse, where he once walked a tipsy Tennessee Williams to his car?It is a weekday morning and I am standing beside Pierce Brosnan on a deserted backstreet, watching a woman in a hairnet and white wellies hosing down the entrance to a fishmarket. The former James Bond is in full flow. “You know the scene in MobLand where I’ve got my foot on that guy’s throat and Tom Hardy is shooting the shit out of everyone?” He is talking in his rich, buttery burr about the recent series in which he and Helen Mirren play the heads of an Irish crime family. “We shot that right here!” He waves at the woman, who silences her hose temporarily. “Hi, hello,” he calls out. “I shot a television show here called MobLand.” She smiles back at him. “Yes,” she replies sweetly, as though indulging a confused uncle. “No idea, has she?” he chu...

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3 d. ago ‘Pink Floyd were my landscape. I was a hippy’ Pierce Brosnan revisits his old London haunts

The former 007 and current star of The Thursday Murder Club goes for a stroll in London’s Camden Town and Primrose Hill. Can he get past the security guard at the Roundhouse, where he once walked a tipsy Tennessee Williams to his car?It is a weekday morning and I am standing beside Pierce Brosnan on a deserted backstreet, watching a woman in a hairnet and white wellies hosing down the entrance to a fishmarket. The former James Bond is in full flow. “You know the scene in MobLand where I’ve got my foot on that guy’s throat and Tom Hardy is shooting the shit out of everyone?” He is talking in his rich, buttery burr about the recent series in which he and Helen Mirren play the heads of an Irish crime family. “We shot that right here!” He waves at the woman, who silences her hose temporarily. “Hi, hello,” he calls out. “I shot a television show here called MobLand.” She smiles back at him. “Yes,” she replies sweetly, as though indulging a confused uncle. “No idea, has she?” he chuckles....

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4 d. ago Cops release bloodied and bruised mugshot of teen accused of shooting relative after baptism turned deadly

Leonardo Campos Torres, 19, allegedly shot and killed his 35-year-old relative Cristian Gabriel Montes, at a family baptism party

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4 d. ago Nurse mom of Minnesota shooting victim was working in ICU when wounded daughter arrived

Sophia Forchas, 12, has undergone emergency surgery and is in ‘critical condition’ after shooting, family says

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4 d. ago Vernon Kay shares overseas plan with Strictly's Tess Daly after 'messing up' opportunity

BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay once voiced ambitions to give America “another crack” with his career, ahead of unveiling his latest travel plans

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4 d. ago Champagne taste, cider budget? Try these fizzes | Hannah Crosbie on drinks

You don’t need a champagne supernova for your bash to go off with a bangBad news for me: I turn 28 this week, and I don’t feel particularly wiser. I do feel older, though. So, as you read this, you can be sure that I am probably quite drunk on sparkling wine. There’s scarcely a better excuse than a birthday, but I think we can agree that what you’re likely to be drinking at any such event will vary greatly, depending on whether or not the birthday in question is your own.It’s always good to start off with something sparkling, which is why, for the past few years, I’ve treated myself to a bottle of Billecart-Salmon in bed, but I think I might try something a bit different this year. My mind turns to Sip Champagnes, an independent, online retailer that connects consumers with the grower champagnes of the region. It even has a sub-£45 section, which, considering that many of the grandes marques are now pushing or exceeding £50 (eek!), provides a chance to taste something new for the sa...

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5 d. ago Travis Kelce's dad reveals even more secrets behind Taylor Swift engagement

Ed Kelce, whose son Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift recently, has spoken about the couple's engagement after they shared the news with fans earlier this week

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