26 m. ago Pacific Northwest braces for more heavy rain, after powerful storm caused flooding, rescues

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before

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32 m. ago Japan issues megaquake advisory in north after magnitude 7.5 earthquake

Officials said probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake was only about 1% but they have urged people to be preparedJapan has issued a megaquake advisory after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island of Honshu.Damage from the quake was modest – 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings. Continue reading...

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40 m. ago Japan earthquake UPDATES: Megaquake warning as huge tsunami could kill 200,000

A huge 800-mile stretch of Japan is subject to the megaquake alert — the highest-level warning of its type — following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that injured dozens this week

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44 m. ago The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far

Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know itOn the same day that Donald Trump received his made-to-order “peace prize” from his newest pal, Fifa president “Johnny” Infantino, his administration published an equally gaudy national security strategy. The relatively short document oozes Trump and Trumpism. It starts out with the typically modest claim that the president has brought “our nation – and the world – back from the brink of catastrophe and disaster”.Even if the strategy mostly formalises the ongoing actions and statements of Trump and his administration, it should be heeded as a warning for the world, and Europe in particular.Cas Mudde is the Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia, and author of The Far Right Today Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 'Allergic reaction left me looking like I'd been in the ring with Mike Tyson'

Tiffany Clissett had been touching up her mousey brown roots with black dye when disaster struck

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3 h. ago How Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell mended his broken heart and found love three years on from her death with her EastEnders co

Scott, 62, became a carer for the EastEnders actress in 2014 when she fell ill with the disease and the pair were married for 20 years before her death in 2020.

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3 h. ago Storm Bram is STILL blowing through: Yellow warnings remain for much of today after Britain was battered by gale

Striking photos show the destruction already unleashed by Storm Bram with waves crashing against roadsides and drivers pulled to safety from sinking cars.

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4 h. ago Prince Harry's 'glosse posse' pal Viscount Erleigh, 39, follows in the Duke's footsteps as he finds love with US star Mary Holland Nader, 27, who stars in a reality show to rival the Kardashians

Julian Rufus Isaacs, Viscount Erleigh, 39, heir to the Marquess of Reading and long considered one of Britain's most eligible aristocrats, has captured the heart of a US reality TV star.

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5 h. ago A vision splendid or eyesore? South Australian court to rule on ‘Blue Blob’ sculpture vandalism charge

If Amelia Vanderhorst is found guilty and penalised for allegedly sticking googly eyes on Mount Gambier landmark, it might be the first time such an act has been punishedOn Mount Gambier’s Bay Road, the “Blue Blob” stands like a proud but paunchy echidna, its seamless coating restored to perfection after an alleged googly eye stunt that captured the world’s attention.Amelia Vanderhorst, 20, from Mount Gambier in South Australia, was charged with damaging the town’s $136,000 Cast in Blue sculpture by sticking large novelty eyes on it on 13 September. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 'Shocking' asylum watchdog report lifts lid on backlog and wasted cash

The National Audit Office (NAO) has said short-term planning in the asylum system has created new backlogs - with large numbers of people waiting years for a decision

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5 h. ago Horoscope today, December 10, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Neptune travels forward again to help you let go of perplexing memories you have...

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5 h. ago Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

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5 h. ago Prison officer who ‘took lag lover to romantic pub lunch and introduced him as a contractor to colleagues’ is cleared

A FEMALE prison officer accused of having a "romantic relationship" with an inmate was cleared today. Emily Arrand, 45, was accused of misconduct in a public office while working as a prison officer because of an inappropriate relationship with an inmate between November 2022 and January 2023. Ms Arrand, a mother of three, burst into...

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6 h. ago Almost one in five A&E patients cared for in corridors – worst time of the week and map revealed

NHS A&E patients now have a one in five chance of being treated in a corridor or waiting room, a “shameful” study reveals. Data from 165 emergency departments across the UK show the areas and time of the week where your risk of “corridor care” is highest. Across Britain an estimated 18 per cent of...

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6 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow tells Jacob Elordi her daughter Apple, 21, 'is in love with' him... and gets a cheeky reply

She shares two children with her ex-husband Chris Martin of Coldplay fame - a 21-year-old daughter called Apple and a 19-year-old son called Moses.

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6 h. ago How 'nepo baby' Joshua Michals covered his tracks after murdering girlfriend

Joshua Michals was found guilty of the murder of Zhe Wang at the Old Bailey this week, with the court hearing he had tried to dispose of evidence after stabbing his lover

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7 h. ago Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman 'planning huge surprise' for final Strictly episode

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are reportedly planning a "farewell surprise" for their final Strictly Come Dancing episode as they prepare to wave goodby to the series after 15 years

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7 h. ago It’s the ‘A+++++’ economy, stupid. Trump embarks on the same don’t

The president’s tour to boost voter impressions of their own dire economic conditions starts Tuesday night in Pennsylvania. And, writes Andrew Feinberg, it resembles a similar, and disastrous, effort by Joe Biden

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7 h. ago Love Island's Chyna Mills reveals secret feud with Strictly star fiancé Neil Jones' family and claims she's been subjected to 'bullying, racism and disrespect' from mother

The Love Island star, 27, and the professional Strictly dancer, 43, went public with their romance in August 2022 and welcomed their daughter, Havana, the following year in October 2023.

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8 h. ago Jack and the Beanstalk panto is coming to Rutherglen Town Hall

The production will delight audiences of all ages with a high-energy, heart-warming re-imagining of the classic tale.

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