1 hour ago Walking into disaster: how narcotraffickers captured the BVI

When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its wayAugustus James Ulysses Jaspert, Gus for short, arrived in Tortola, the largest of the British Virgin Islands, on 21 August 2017, just two weeks away from catastrophe. Jaspert, who was in his late 30s, had recently been appointed governor by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of the Foreign Office in London. The BVI is an overseas territory of Britain, with only partial independence, and the governor effectively acts as a backstop to the locally elected legislature. For Jaspert, a career civil servant, it would be his first hands-on experience of governing – and his first time in the British Virgin Islands. Any trepidation was outweighed by the prospect of moving to the Caribbean. “If you’re sitting in an office in London and someone says, ‘Go to Tortola,’ you look it up on a screen and think, ‘OK, I can do that,’” Jaspert told me.While Jas...

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3 h. ago UK's most Christmassy walk is in Wales and ends in a cosy pub

A beach in Wales has been named the best place for a Christmas walk in the UK, thanks to its stunning mountain scenery

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4 h. ago Full footage captured of Afghan asylum seeker attackers by schoolgirl rape victim 'would start a riot' if the public saw it, lawyers admit

Afghans Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, had arrived only months earlier in small boats before assaulting the 15-year-old in a park on May 10.

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5 h. ago Twisted twin sisters ran into traffic on the M6 in a suicide pact

It is one of the most chilling and bizarre cases in Britain to have ever been captured on camera, and it sparked a chain of events that led to the brutal killing of a former RAF airman.

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6 h. ago Footage captured of Afghan asylum seeker attackers by schoolgirl rape victim 'would start a riot' if the public saw it, lawyers admit

Afghans Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, had arrived only months earlier in small boats before assaulting the 15-year-old in a park on May 10.

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6 h. ago Kyle Walker staggers through Edinburgh in Freddy Krueger costume after boozy Burnley Christmas party

PREM ace Kyle Walker appeared to be heading for a nightmare hangover after dressing as Freddy Krueger for his club’s Christmas party. The Burnley defender, 35, was caught on camera being propped up by a teammate in Edinburgh city centre after the boozy session. He appeared uneasy on his feet as he was helped back...

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8 h. ago Ivan Toney ‘launched headbutt in brawl with selfie hunters’ at trendy bar before video shows him being led away in cuffs

ENGLAND ace Ivan Toney was arrested over an alleged headbutt and led out of a trendy London bar in handcuffs. Dramatic video captured the moment the £40million star was nicked in the packed Soho venue early on Saturday. Trouble was said to have erupted when the fan grabbed the 29-year-old forward for a selfie. A...

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9 h. ago Falcons injury report: Jalon Walker update, Drake London a non

Falcons injury report: Jalon Walker update, Drake London a non-participant in estimated report  Atlanta Falcons

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9 h. ago David Cormack sets Aberdeen timeline for walking away from stadium talks in ominous council warning

A summit between the club and city officials is planning for this Friday after some public opposition from councillors

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10 h. ago Londoners 'face overpriced ferry tickets' after Thames cycle bridge scrapped

In 2019, Transport for London discarded plans for a walking and cycling bridge between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe

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12 h. ago Mum with 'Britain's biggest boobs' is 'not just walking pair of breasts' as she fights NHS

Melissa Ashcroft, 30, dubbed the mum with “Britain’s biggest boobs”, says strict NHS BMI rules and long waiting lists have left her in chronic pain and unable to care for her young children

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12 h. ago PETA proposes law forcing Americans to walk their dogs at least three times a day... or face $500 fine

PETA shared the divisive proposal they sent to state legislators in Delaware to ensure dogs are taken out multiple times a day to exercise.

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13 h. ago Keir Starmer launches personal TikTok with festive clip and three

In his first TikTok post, the Prime Minister and his wife, Victoria, walk down the corridor and out through the No10 door as flashing cameras start taking snaps of them

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14 h. ago Top Scots cop who led Sheku Bayoh police probe cleared of attacking wife in bed

Chief Superintendent Pat Campbell walked free today after the charges were found not proven.

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15 h. ago Volcano camera captures its own destruction as Kilauea erupts

A camera filming the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii captured its own destruction during an eruption.

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15 h. ago Superb Celta find Real Madrid and Bernabéu begrudgingly welcoming walk

Hosts were shown five cards in 38 seconds before Williot Swedberg delivered the coup de grace that left them bereftSunday night’s final scene at the Santiago Bernabéu was the way a final scene should be. Like something from a war film or a western, a heist movie or the truest romance, Williot Swedberg just walked calmly through the chaos and the noise, nothing the defeated could do now. Some had fallen, others just froze: all of them left behind with only the realisation, watching in slow motion as he went, their fate sealed and his victory secured, the story finished even before he had. Suitably cinematic and so cool.When did you last see someone literally walk the ball in? Here, of all places, it happened, and it was the perfect picture. An hour had gone when Swedberg, unseen, appeared like a shadow, providing a flick so subtle it wasn’t seen at first either and so soft it was like he was wearing slippers. That had deservedly delivered the opening goal, Celta leading 1-0. Now, int...

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15 h. ago The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg audiobook review – haunting Christmas tales

An esoteric blend of folklore and festivity reveals the lesser known, dark side of Christmas, from horse skulls and Yule cats to Icelandic ogresChristmas nowadays tends to revolve around family, food and a furtive visit from a pot-bellied stranger down the chimney. But in The Dead of Winter, the historian and folklorist Sarah Clegg reveals a lesser known side to the festive season, unearthing unsettling midwinter traditions and stories that fell out of favour in the Victorian age.Subtitled The Demons, Witches and Ghosts of Christmas, the book opens with Clegg embarking on a pre-dawn walk to a graveyard on Christmas Eve. She is recreating an old Swedish tradition called årsgång, or “year walk”, which is said to offer glimpses into the walker’s future along with “shadowy enactments of the burials of anyone who will die in the village this coming year”.Available via WF Howes, 4hr 21min Continue reading...

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15 h. ago The top AP photos from the Middle East in 2025: Conflict, courage, and moments of wonder

The Associated Press’ top photos from the Middle East and the surrounding region in 2025 capture conflict, resilience, and moments of quiet wonder. Taken across Gaza, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates, the 35 images reveal a turbulent year.

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16 h. ago The surprising North Wales walk named the UK’s most Christmassy

Researchers have named the best walks to do over the festive period

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17 h. ago Two Scottish walks named among UK's most Christmassy offering spectacular views

Experts ranked walks based on TripAdvisor scores, festive mentions, December snowfall, and closeness to pubs

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