2 h. ago Five members of same family jailed for 17 years over £136,000 fake armed robbery plot at Post Office

Taxi driver Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, pretended to be an armed robber as part of the plot at the branch in Hounslow, west London on April 1 last year.

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2 h. ago Rory McIlroy makes surprise change to strengthen his bid for US Open glory

Rory McIlroy will be among the favourites at the US Open next week - and the Northern Irishman is using the Canadian Open to trial a new club ahead of driving at Oakmont

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2 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister

Repeated shutdowns at Moscow airports due to drone threat; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia hit. What we know on day 1,200Russia’s missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were “killed in a repeat Russian strike”. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had “‘responded’ to its destroyed aircraft by attacking civilians in Ukraine Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.” Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday nig...

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2 h. ago Revealed: How Nicola Peltz has hired Harvey Weinstein's former attack dog to beat the Beckhams in PR battle

Like so many little girls, Nicola Peltz has always idolised her father. From when she was tiny, she would watch intently as the abrasive businessman conducted his work affairs ruthlessly.

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3 h. ago The Golden Spurtle review – a cosy celebration of porridge and its champions

This Australian documentary about the world porridge championships, held each year in a Scottish village, is as wholesome and nourishing as its oat-stirring subjectsThe word “porridge” to me evokes something modest and satisfying: mouthfuls of reliable pleasantness in a terribly volatile world. How lovely that The Golden Spurtle – Constantine Costi’s charming documentary about the world’s annual porridge-making championship in the Scottish village of Carrbridge – has assumed some of the qualities of the dish. It isn’t flashy (and certainly doesn’t scream “must-watch”) but, like a good ol’ fashioned bowl of well-cooked oats, it’s got it where it counts.This film is a pleasure to watch – with endearing salt-of-the-earth subjects, a lovely ebb and flow, and a tone that feels just right: neither overly serious nor tongue in cheek. Its appeal is not dissimilar to the Australian comedy series Rosehaven: sometimes it’s just nice to escape into a fresh air-filled world with refreshingly low...

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3 h. ago All UK drivers packing car up for a holiday issued urgent £300 fine warning

In the case of an accident involving an overpacked vehicle, travel experts warn that if a driver is found to be at fault, they could be slapped with a whopping £2,500 fine

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5 h. ago Immigration concerns hit highest level since just before Brexit vote, poll finds

Nearly half the public view immigration as one of the biggest problems in the country, the highest proportion since just before the historic Brexit vote, pollsters at Ipsos found.

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6 h. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect gloats he will never be charged without a body in chilling letter

In a chilling letter, the 48-year-old convicted paedophile said “the dropping of the investigation will hit the world like a bomb”

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6 h. ago Gogglebox viewers issue same complaint minutes in as Celebrity spin

Channel 4 hit show Celebrity Celebrity left fans unimpressed just minutes into the first episode as new famous duos took to the sofa to share their views on the latest telly

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7 h. ago Rob Cross enjoys win and breaks silence after being hit with five

Englishman sets off-oche issues aside to progress at Nordic Masters by beating Swede Andreas Harryson 6-4

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7 h. ago Celtic VIP pundits blast Ange sacking as Tottenham fired X rated warning and told they're morphing into Arsenal

A trio of Parkhead heroes have hit out at Daniel Levy's decision to fire the Aussie just weeks after he guided Spurs to the Europa League title

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7 h. ago Chile earthquake: Buildings left 'shaking' as 6.7 magnitude rocks South American country

Two quakes hit today and experts warn even bigger quakes may follow.

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8 h. ago Alison Hammond, 50, leaves fans in hysterics as she shows off her 'baby bump' while playfully hitting back at pregnancy rumours with toyboy boyfriend David Putman, 27

The This Morning host, 50, took to her Instagram and joked her '50 year old womb couldn't take it' before dancing wildly as she recreated Meghan Markle 's twerking video.

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8 h. ago Met Office weather warning maps show washout areas as thundery showers hit

Some places could see 30-40 mm of rain over several hours from successive showers and thunderstorms but they are hard to predict

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8 h. ago Lisa Kudrow says her Friends character Phoebe ‘was so far from who I am’

Kudrow starred in the hit sitcom alongside Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt Le Blanc and the late Matthew Perry.

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8 h. ago Moment driver nearly ploughed into group of children caught on camera

A local has hit out over incidents in the area.

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8 h. ago Shocking moment lorry driver is caught with no hands on the wheel as he rolls a cigarette on the motorway

The careless driver was captured on film as part of Gloucestershire Police's Operation Tramline on the M25.

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9 h. ago Donald Trump hits back in Elon Musk feud saying Space X boss 'out of his mind' and considers selling Tesla

War-of-words between US president and world’s richest man escalates further after explosive public falling-out

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9 h. ago Evri delivery driver sacked after being caught on CCTV throwing parcels around

A resident who confronted the pair of delivery drivers during the incident in Cornwall said it made her 'annoyed' and claimed they rudely asked what her 'problem' was

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9 h. ago Three key signs of new Covid strain to spot and what to do as NB.1.8.1 hits UK

A new Covid strain known as NB.1.8.1 has been detected in the UK and is believed to be a descendant of the Omicron variant – here are the symptoms to look out for

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