65 m. ago Heatwave death warnings issued for England as temperatures soar towards 35C

It comes as six million homes have been hit with a hosepipe ban and fire chiefs have warned of a increased risk of wildfires and drowning as people try to escape the heat in pools and ponds.

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67 m. ago Mushroom killer Erin Patterson locked up with toxic lesbian inmates

Erin Patterson, 50, killed three of her relatives with a deadly death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellington and has somehow already landed a job in the prison kitchen

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98 m. ago BBC Bargain Hunt guests left in tears after beloved item sells for more than '100 times its value'

BBC Bargain Hunt star Irita Marriott was left consoling the overwhelmed guest on her Discovery+ Show

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1 hour ago Anisimova endures a hot Wimbledon nightmare after entering the Swiatek bakery | Jonathan Liew

American’s double bagel defeat was a meltdown that nobody saw coming but she can come back from heartbreakThis is what a scream with no vowels sounds like. This is the weight of the soul leaving the body. The arms are no longer connected to the legs, the legs have been severed from the lungs, the lungs have lost contact with the heart and the heart is getting ghosted by the brain. Amanda Anisimova sits on her chair, baking in the heat, stewing in sadness. She dabs her face with a towel and hopes people won’t notice she’s wiping away tears.A faint voice from the outer edge of the universe calls time. She still has to go out there. She takes a deep breath. Lifts herself from her seat and takes the 18 long steps to her mark just behind the baseline. Ever found it a struggle getting up to go to work? Try summoning the strength to face Iga Swiatek when you’re losing 6-0, 5-0 in a Wimbledon final. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘They are strong but we are ready’: Marc Cucurella aims to cap dream year by sinking PSG in final

Defender has gone from villain to hero at Chelsea and can embellish his cult status by lifting the Club World CupMarc Cucurella is thinking back to his early days at Chelsea. Signed from Brighton for £62m in August 2022, the left-back struggled to adapt to life at a big club. Chelsea were experiencing teething problems during the opening months of the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital ownership and it was Cucurella’s misfortune to be held up as a symbol of the club’s apparent malaise.It is funny to think that the Spain international was booed on to the pitch by Chelsea supporters before a Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund in February 2023. Cucurella is a cult figure these days. He is loved by the Chelsea faithful and has come a long way since that difficult first season at Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Live Aid’s Bob Geldof felt ‘responsible’ after tragic daughter death and how he gets 'respite' from his sorrow

The Irish singer songwriter and political activist lost his daughter Peaches in 2014 and asked himself 'what could you have done?'

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2 h. ago Liverpool's anthem has 'never felt pertinent' after the tragic death of Diogo Jota

'You'll Never Walk Alone' has never felt so pertinent, given the horrendous circumstances which have now engulfed all those associated with Liverpool FC

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2 h. ago Brit tourist, 25, dies after Malta hotel balcony fall as cops launch probe

Police were called to the hotel in St Julian, Malta, after a 25-year-old British man fell to his death in the early hours of Friday from a balcony at the popular tourist spot

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2 h. ago Bernie Madoff of cows cost investors $100M in ‘Ghost Cattle’ Ponzi scheme: suit

Kentucky cattleman Brian McClain allegedly left more than 100 investors in the U.S. and Canada on the hook when he died

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3 h. ago Casualty's Charles Venn discovered sister's tragic death while filming

EXCLUSIVE: Casualty actor Charles Venn has opened up about the family bond he shares with his co-stars and how they rallied around him during the most heartbreaking time

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3 h. ago Police hunt four people who ran from Mercedes involved in a tragic M40 crash

Thames Valley Police said a 26-year-old man from Beaconsfield has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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3 h. ago Cops hunting escaped rapist Neil Trennan probe report woman threatened with knife

Convicted sex offender Neil Trennan, 60, absconded on day release from prison – as cops believe he fled to Sheffield and are investigating a report of a woman threatened at home with a knife

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3 h. ago Rita Ora 'still feels Liam Payne' nine months after One Direction star's tragic death

Rita Ora said she keeps Liam Payne's memory alive through music - especially their song For You - as she described the late singer as 'a really great friend' of hers

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4 h. ago Man rushed to hospital after brutal attack in Edinburgh as cops hunt suspects

A large police presence scrambled to the area following the incident in the city centre.

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5 h. ago Texas floods latest: Death toll rises to 129 as battered communities face weekend of flash flood risks

Local officials were repeatedly denied state funding for emergency flood warning system at Camp Mystic site but didn’t deploy Amber Alert-style warning according to report

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5 h. ago Police hunt two women and two men who fled on foot from Mercedes after VW Golf driver, 27, was killed in motorway crash

The man from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, sadly died from his injuries after the crash (pictured) on the M40 near junction two at Beaconsfield at around 1.15am today.

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5 h. ago Dad's horror as teen son 'buried alive' and suffocated to death on beach

Riccardo Boni, 17, was in the middle of a tunnel he dug when the structure gave way and swallowed him whole, leaving no traces. Riccardo's father said his son 'didn't even have time to scream'

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6 h. ago EastEnders finally confirms who'll replace Martin Fowler on market stall after death

It has been five months since Martin Fowler was brutally killed off on EastEnders leaving his fruit and veg stall unattended - but now a new stall keeper has been uncovered

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6 h. ago Live updates as Stereophonics play to sold out Principality Stadium for second night

The 'Phonics' Stadium Anthems tour fittingly culminates in the capital tonight on one of the hottest evenings of the year

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7 h. ago 'My family threatened to stone me to death if I didn't marry man I've never met'

Last summer, 17-year-old Saliha Sadath thought she was going on a family holiday to Turkey - but instead of heading to a villa, she says she was taken to Afghanistan to forcibly marry a 30-year-old cousin

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