49 m. ago Only some passengers returned on the UK's creepy 'death railway'

Only a few parts of this long-forgotten railway line remain standing, but it once carried up to 2,000 people a year on their final journeys along with their mourning loved ones clad in black

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69 m. ago To show the next generation the horrors of the Holocaust, we need to learn from David Lynch | Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

How best to portray the evil of Stutthof camp witnessed by my grandfather? The Zone of Interest and Twin Peaks could have the answerWhen I was nine years old, my grandfather took me to the museum at the former Stutthof concentration camp near Gdansk, in northern Poland. Established by the Nazis in the German-annexed territory of the Free City of Danzig, he had been imprisoned there as a teenager. It was his first visit since the second world war. When we went through the gate, he began to cry, to shout, to reconstruct scenes. The past returned all at once and he fell into a state of trauma. During his imprisonment he had been responsible, among other things, for carrying bodies from the camp infirmary.Most of the most infamous Nazi death camps have been turned into memorials like Stutthof, in the hope that they can teach something to future generations and avert a repeat of this darkest of chapters in Europe’s history. But it is a fact that few visitors to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau...

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2 h. ago Storm Chandra brings snow to 27 UK areas as Met Office warn of 17 hour blizzards

The nation is going to be blanketed in snow as the Met Office warns 27 areas to prepare for the white stuff

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3 h. ago What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out

Doctors warn there are biological limits to temperatures we can survive, and exposure to extreme heat can provoke a heart attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s southern states are scorching in extreme heat that could break temperature records in Victoria and South Australia on Tuesday.January and all-time records were forecast to be set in both states, with temperatures approaching 50C across inland areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago One of the last remaining World War Two Chindits dies aged 104: Charity pays tribute to hero veteran

Charlie Richards, who was 104, spoke of surviving a 'living hell' during the conflict, when he was among the elite troops sent deep behind enemy lines in the jungles of Burma.

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5 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Starmer's no friend of the military. No wonder veterans are flocking to Reform

Better late than never, Donald Trump has recanted his offensive remarks about the contribution of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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6 h. ago Britain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’ as Labour urged to act on ‘record high’ levels of poverty

Poverty will remain stuck at a high level without change, researchers warn

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6 h. ago Australia cancels visa of Jewish influencer who previously called for Islam to be banned

Sammy Yahood accuses Labor of ‘tyranny’ after the government cancelled his visa hours before his flight was due to departFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government has cancelled the visa of a Jewish influencer who has previously called for the ban of Islam and was booked to speak at several events in Australia.The right-leaning Australian Jewish Association (AJA) said Sammy Yahood’s visa was cancelled three hours before his flight was due to depart. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Canada gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to the US

Canada’s last captive whales have a received a reprieve from death after the Canadian government conditionally approved a plan to export them to the United States

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7 h. ago Drivers warned to 'avoid' making one common move as Storm Chandra hits UK

Storm Chandra is set to hit Wales and the south west with high winds and heavy rain, prompting the AA to warn drivers against making one manoeuvre due to dangerous gusts over the next 24 hours

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7 h. ago One of the last remaining World War Two Chindits dies aged 104

ONE of the last World War II Chindits, Pte Charlie Richards, has died, age 104. His passing leaves Sid Machin, 101, of Christchurch, Dorset, as the last survivor of this secret guerilla-style unit that fought the Japanese in Burma. Pte Richards’ death was confirmed yesterday by the Royal British Legion. Born in Dundee, Charlie was...

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7 h. ago Schoolboy, 10, left fighting for life after being hit by car as man arrested

A 10-year-old child remains in a critical condition after he was hit by a car while crossing the road in Stanmore, London - a 28-year-old man has been arrested and bailed

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8 h. ago Who won Celebrity SAS 2026 following emotional final episode?

Only three stars remained from the 14 who began the Channel 4 series

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8 h. ago Extreme heatwave may break records in Victoria as firefighters warn of bushfire risk in ‘very dry’ state

Ouyen and Mildura in northern Victoria forecast to break state’s all-time maximum on Tuesday, as weather warnings issuedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009.It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would break the state’s temperature record of 48.8C set in Hopetoun on Black Saturday in 2009. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Kanye West’s apology for antisemitic remarks dubbed ‘crocodile tears’ as skeptics question the timing

The ‘Wall Street Journal’ ad, addressed to ‘Those I’ve Hurt,’ addresses the rapper’s previous antisemitic behavior

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9 h. ago ‘I thought my whole family were killed in the Holocaust – until a DNA test found the relatives I never knew’

Adriana Turk grew up in Australia believing that her entire family tree had been wiped out in Hitler’s genocide. She tells Maira Butt how a DNA test helped her discover long-lost family living all over the world – and why it sends a message of hope to the Jewish community

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9 h. ago Experts warn low breast cancer screening uptake in London is down to population ‘churn’

Experts warn low breast cancer screening uptake in London is down to population ‘churn’  southwarknews.co.uk

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10 h. ago Katie Price’s new husband Lee Andrews faces questions over 'fake' Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian images

The veteran glamour model tied the knot with the Dubai-based businessman after a whirlwind one-week romance

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10 h. ago Greater Manchester NHS issues warning as cold snap approaches

It comes after recent days have seen the region’s hospitals warn they are ‘unable to deliver comprehensive care and patient safety is at risk’

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12 h. ago Kanye West makes public apology for antisemitic behavior and ‘poor judgement’ ahead of new album release

The ‘Wall Street Journal’ ad is addressed to ‘Those I’ve Hurt’ in which the rapper addressed previous antisemitic behavior

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