41 m. ago Celebrity Traitors star Alan Carr saved friend’s life after warding off armed thug

Comedian’s friend Cleo Rocos hailed his bravery during a frightening incident in Morocco

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42 m. ago Anita Dobson shares Brian May’s response to Freddie Mercury secret daughter rumour

Recent biography claims that Queen frontman fathered a child after an affair with a close friend’s wife

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49 m. ago How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’

New York City mayor-elect refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaignAcross the country, Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has shaken neighbourhoods, torn apart families and engendered a sense of panic among communities. But in New York, on Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York, and an immigrant from Uganda, chose to underline his identity. “New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he told an ecstatic crowd at Paramount theater in Brooklyn.The son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, he was born in Kampala, raised in Queens, and identifies as a democratic socialist. Almost every aspect of Mamdani’s identity had been an issue of contention during the election. Earlier this week, the Center for Study of Organized Hate published a report highlighting the surge in Islamophobic comments online between July and October,...

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53 m. ago I’m a single mum on Universal Credit – they didn’t pay my nursery fee & now have the cheek to tell ME to ‘be respectful’

A FRUSTRATED mother has claimed that she feels as though Universal Credit has got her “over a barrel.” Lauren Florence, a single mum from the UK, confirmed that she wasn’t paid for one month of her son’s nursery fees, but now after complaining, has been told that she needs to “be respectful.”  Posting on social...

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68 m. ago Cardiologist reveals one of the most effective ways to prolong your life

One study found that a low level of fitness poses a greater risk of death over time than other traditional risk factors

Transport

79 m. ago 'I survived a botched execution, it was the most horrifying 45 minutes of my life'

Thomas Creech was already serving a life term when he beat another prisoner, 22-year-old David Dale Jensen, to death in 1981 - a crime for which he was to be executed

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1 hour ago Anthony Barry helping forge England ‘brotherhood’ in quest for World Cup glory

The trusted deputy of boss Thomas Tuchel wants to end 60 years of hurt in North America next summer.

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1 hour ago The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran shares heartbreaking apology from Tom Parker before death

Three years after Tom Parker's death, his former The Wanted bandmate opened up about a heartbreaking apology he received from the singer before his death

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2 h. ago The commuter city an hour from London named 1 of the friendliest places in the world

The commuter city an hour from London named 1 of the friendliest places in the world  MyLondon

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2 h. ago BBC Breakfast stars announce sad death of Strictly Come Dancing legend

BBC Breakfast presenters paid tribute to Quentin Willson after the former Top Gear host and Strictly Come Dancing star died at the age of 68.

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3 h. ago BBC bias row: Nick Robinson and Boris Johnson clash as corporation to apologise over Trump speech edit

BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Nick Robinson: ‘There is a political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation that you are currently listening to’

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3 h. ago Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's 'bizarre' £32,000 request blocked by King Charles

King Charles once blocked a “bizarre” £32,000 request from his brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, despite his mother Queen Elizabeth II previously passing it through

Economics

4 h. ago The Motherwell star hoping to outshine Mo Salah at AFCON after flying start to season

Well travel to Aberdeen looking for a third successive victory over the Dons this afternoon.

Politics

5 h. ago It's a national scandal, it's shameful, and it's time we started calling it that

When I speak to my friends, family, colleagues, interviewees, acquaintances about welcoming their children into the world through NHS maternity care – there’s a devastating common theme. And there's one place we should be pointing the finger

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6 h. ago BBC is set to say sorry to Donald Trump over doctored Panorama video scandal

The apology letter is reportedly expected to come from BBC chairman Samir Shah, addressing the doctored Trump footage in a letter to Culture Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage early next week.

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6 h. ago Anger over plans for 'floating warehouse' of wind turbines off Scots coast

Campaigners have demanded a halt to the proposed development they say will blight beach views, destroy fishing grounds and desecrate a protected war grave.

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7 h. ago Brit leaves wife in UK to spend Christmas in Tenerife with the lads

Dan, who documents his travel with wife Natalia on Youtube and Instagram, spent Christmas Day on the Canary Islands hotspot of Tenerife with his two scaffolder friends

Politics

7 h. ago Nearly 1,500 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown

Charlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effectsUS airlines canceled 1,460 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown.So far, the slowdown at many of the nation’s busiest airports hasn’t caused widespread disruptions. But it has deepened the impact felt by what is now the nation’s longest federal shutdown. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago BBC says sorry to Donald Trump over doctored Panorama video scandal

The apology letter is reportedly expected to come from BBC chairman Samir Shah, addressing the doctored Trump footage in a letter to Culture Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage early next week.

Politics

9 h. ago 'We adored her, her death destroyed us... Christine had no idea what was going on': Why Caroline Flack's friends are so hurt by her mother's latest move

The last time I saw Caroline Flack was at the trendy and exclusive House Festival on London's Hampstead Heath. It was, I'm told, her favourite event of the year.

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