14 m. ago Wee stars from Auldhouse Primary School bring Christmas cheer to East Kilbride

The choir have taken their voices — and their generosity — into the heart of the community.

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20 m. ago Taylor Swift breaks down to mother Andrea minutes before Wembley show after emotional meeting with families of Southport murder victims

The Grammy winner, 36, is seen sobbing in the glittering orange outfit she wore to open the shows last August as she walks from the meeting to a private room where she breaks down.

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26 m. ago 'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting he urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380

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29 m. ago Taylor Swift brought to tears over Southport attack in Eras Tour documentary

The 35-year-old is revealed to have met with the survivors and families of the victims before each of a run of five shows at Wembley Stadium.

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34 m. ago Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins

The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusionTowards the end of her life, I was a friend of the writer Jan Morris. I had known her for many years and, much to my regret, had declined an offer to do her “tell all” interview when she transitioned. Jan presented herself as a woman and had undergone an operation. To me she was simply a remarkable woman. She touched, sometimes humorously, on embarrassing incidents in her life. But it never occurred to me that a legal ruling might hover over our restaurant table and block her from going to the ladies.Last April, the supreme court issued a ruling confirming that the word “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, not a person’s legal gender. This has a wide-reaching impact on how equality law is applied in practice, particularly in providing sex-based rights such as single-sex spaces. Six months later, a draft code on the ruling’s implementation was ...

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69 m. ago Bonnie Blue ‘to be given £10 fine and deported from Bali tonight’ after arrest over alleged porn offences

The adult content creator was detained earlier this week along with at least 17 male tourists from the UK and Australia

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87 m. ago Crowborough residents are taking the government to court over plans to house 600 adult male migrants in army camp

Crowborough Shield, a community-led campaign group, has lodged an application for a full judicial review of the decision to place more than 500 asylum seekers at the camp.

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96 m. ago Reddit launches High Court challenge against Australia’s social media ban

Both legal actions contend the legislation is unconstitutional

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98 m. ago Court hears Brian Walshe searched for ‘best ways to dispose of a body’ as closing arguments expected

Closing arguments are expected this Friday in Walshe's trial for first-degree murder

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1 hour ago Fears of more victims as police link three cold case killings to man who died in 2019

The breakthrough came via recent forensic testing and genetic genealogy

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2 h. ago Nearly one in four working parents turning to food banks as cost of living crisis shows no signs of easing

A rising trend of in-work poverty means many earners are struggling to get by

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2 h. ago Bonnie Blue slapped with £9 fine and dodges 'hellhole' Bali jail after Bang Bus stunt

Bonnie Blue has appeared in court where she was been banned from Bali for 10 years after breaking a series of road rules while touring in her 'Bang Bus'

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3 h. ago Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for under

Platform fights landmark ban on use of social media by young people saying it is preventing free political expression

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3 h. ago Bonnie Blue dodges jail as adult star is slapped with £9 fine and is banned from Bali after shock arrest

BONNIE Blue has been slapped with a £9 fine and banned from Bali for at least 10 years following her bombshell arrest. The pornstar, real name Tia Billinger, was found guilty of breaking a string of road rules while using her "Bangbus" as she appeared in court on Friday. Shocking images showed the influencer, 26,...

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4 h. ago Bonnie Blue’s Bali ordeal exposed by sex therapist as adult star appears in court

As adult star Bonnie Blue looks set to be deported from Bali, sex therapist Jennelle Gordon opens up on the ordeal she faced when she was questioned by immigration officers on the Indonesian island

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5 h. ago Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute

International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden

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5 h. ago Dr Ranj Singh becomes latest star to support The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Celebrity doctor and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant backs launch of new national lifeline for young people in crisis after donations surged past £100,000 last weekend

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5 h. ago Ethan Hawke admits 'regret' over nepo baby daughter Maya Hawke's 'really hard' childhood

Ethan Hawke has voiced his 'regret' over his nepo baby daughter Maya Hawke 's 'really hard' upbringing.

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7 h. ago NHS braces for worst winter flu crisis ever as hospital cases surge 55% in a week – latest

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

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9 h. ago Alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson appears in court as prosecutors seek death penalty

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with aggravated murder, use of a firearm, obstruction and witness tampering in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in September

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