1 hour ago 'My mum’s got dementia and my kids are too scared to visit her'

Resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a struggling reader whose mum's illness is making him feel guilty because he doesn't really want to go see her any more

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2 h. ago Urine trouble: Expert pinpoints the health conditions which cause foamy pee

Bubbles in your urine can be dangerous and a sign of hidden underlying health conditions an expert has warned.

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2 h. ago Moment Met Police arrests 'one of London’s most dangerous offenders' for multiple rapes and sexual assault

Clinton Easy was detained last year following an investigation led by Scotland Yard detectives

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2 h. ago Inside Matthew Perry's dark final days: Top ketamine doctor reveals haunting truth about star's dangerous obsession with the drug

He was the Friend everyone wished they had - the one with the looks, the smarts and above all the sense of humour. Yet at Matthew Perry 's core there existed an aching loneliness.

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2 h. ago Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to actLast week, I withdrew my nomination from the longlist for the Polari first book prize. The awards had become mired in controversy due to the nomination of the Irish author John Boyne, best known for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, for the main prize for his novel Earth. Four days before the longlist announcement, Boyne had written in the Irish Independent, celebrating JK Rowling “as a fellow terf” and saying of women who had “pilloried” her for her gender activism: “For every Commander Waterford, there’s a Serena Joy standing behind him, ready to pin a handmaiden down as her husband rapes her.”I think such a viewpoint is abhorrent, but Boyne is free to hold whatever views he wants. What was unacceptable was a statement from the Polari prize addressing the backlash, emphasising its commitment to “support trans rights and amplify trans voices”, but defending Boyne’s in...

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3 h. ago New York explosion horror as black smoke surrounds Manhattan after 'blast'

Chilling videos are circulating on social media shows a massive cloud of black smoke rising from one of the streets of New York city as residents flee the area

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3 h. ago Peter Andre's manager shares post about 'dangerous anger' after Katie Price comments

‘Don't push a good person too far,’ Claire Powell posted on Instagram

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3 h. ago Stirling Highland Games set to open doors on traditional family fun event

The event, held at Stirling Sports Village, is a strong fixture in the local calendar - with visitors tomorrow able to expect traditional fun including the heavyweights competition, Highland dancing and track and field.

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3 h. ago Illegal car meet at Trafford Centre turns into expensive evening as dozens hit with fines

'These car meets are extremely dangerous and a huge risk to our residents'

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3 h. ago The very common hotel key card habit that is surprisingly dangerous revealed

Travellers often want to grab their key card, luggage and quickly head to their hotel room after checking in. 

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4 h. ago Woman and children escape house fire as emergency services descend on street

Four fire engines and paramedics attended

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5 h. ago Defence Secretary says Britain is ready to put 'boots on the ground' as part of a Ukraine ceasefire deal ahead of Trump

John Healey outlined how British troops could help 'secure the safe skies, safe seas and build the strength of the Ukrainian forces' in the event of a peace deal.

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5 h. ago Bella Hadid hand feeds dad Mohamed's lookalike girlfriend at the launch party for her fragrance

The model, 28, was joined by her parents Yolanda and Mohamed as well as her celebrity friends at the dreamy event.

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5 h. ago Patients warned not to turn to fake weight loss jabs after UK Mounjaro price hike

Pharmacists fear rise in sale of dangerous counterfeit medicines as drugmaker triples price of prescription

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6 h. ago Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations

Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-world useA quick left hook, a front kick to the chest, a few criss-cross jabs, and the crowd cheers. But it is not kickboxing prowess that concludes the match. It is an attempted roundhouse kick that squarely misses its target, sending the kickboxer from a top university team tumbling to the floor.While traditional kickboxing comes with the risk of blood, sweat and serious head injuries, the competitors in Friday’s match at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing faced a different set of challenges. Balance, battery life and a sense of philosophical purpose being among them. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago From cosmopolitans to vibrators, the cultural heft of Sex and the City

Just some of the ways that SATC helped to revolutionise the way we dress, eat, date, exercise and workBefore Sex and the City, the cosmopolitan was just vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau and lime juice. Afterwards it was a symbol of girlfriends, sex, flirting and freedom. But it wasn’t only the image of the pink cocktail that the show revolutionised.From the time it first aired in 1998, the show – and to a lesser extent its descendant, And Just Like That – has shaped the way we dress, eat, drink, date, exercise and work. What it did for the cosmo it also did for everything from nameplate necklaces to vibrators, catapulting them to pop-culture phenomenon status. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'Hostile' alien spaceship hurtling towards Earth is advanced 'mothership' – here's proof

Earth could be due a few extraterrestrial visitors, claims one Harvard professor, who has been watching an unexplained object flying through the universe heading to our planet

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6 h. ago Category A nuclear incident reported at Faslane naval base this year, MoD confirms

It said the event posed ‘no risk to the public and did not result in any radiological impact to the environment’.

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6 h. ago Future of punting in Cambridge faces threat from locks ‘in danger of collapse’

The collapse of a lock could lower river water levels to a ‘muddle trickle’, experts warned.

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7 h. ago Scottish MPs blast Nigel Farage 'hypocrisy' after he requests Reform seats in Lords

The Reform leader has previously called for the abolition of the Lords.

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