30 m. ago What happens to your flight now that air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 3,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

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34 m. ago Who is Dastan Satpayev? Chelsea to sign 'once in a generation' Kazakh wonderkid

The 17-year-old is already a key player for club and country, and will join up with the Blues in 2026

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45 m. ago What happened to Nicky Miligan in Emmerdale? Lewis Cope's soap exit explained

Strictly Come Dancing star Lewis Cope notably played Nicky Miligan in Emmerdale

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57 m. ago ExxonMobil fined £176,000 over flaring at petrochemical plant

The flaring at a facility in Fife happened in 2019.

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1 hour ago Hurricane Melissa: Why the 'supercharged' Category 5 storm approaching Jamaica is so powerful

Scientists say the country will be left with a deep and permanent scar from this ‘beast of a storm’ 🌪

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2 h. ago ‘I spoke complete twaddle for four minutes’: Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and more on the terror of stage fright

Forget Halloween! Real scares can happen to actors any night of the year. Big name actors, including Zachary Hart and Harmony Rose-Bremner, recall their worst moments – and how they overcame their fearsDerek Jacobi had a bout of it during a world tour of Hamlet. Bill Nighy wrestled with it in the run-up to The Vertical Hour opening on Broadway. Juliet Stevenson has likened it to “a disease”. It has even caused some to take flight: Stephen Fry disappeared from Cell Mates, while Lenny Henry left the stage during Educating Rita. “I’ve completely gone,” he said – although he did return to finish the show.Stage fright can cause the shakes but it can also trigger a complete physical freeze-up, to say nothing of a total verbal drying up – all right under the spotlight. So how and why does it take grip? Can it be overcome? And what does it feel like to be seized by the actor’s nightmare? Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Roadrunner Records at 45: What happened to the metal powerhouse, and are they still around in 2025?

A history of one of metal’s most renowned record labels - from distributing releases to becoming home to Slipknot and more.

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2 h. ago Poignant moment Trump is gifted priceless Abe golfing relic ahead of signing landmark deal... and issuing gushing praise of Japan

Trump is in Japan to meet the country's first female leader Sanae Takaichi. The president lavished praise on her and signed deals on trade and rare earths. Trump was also showered with gifts.

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2 h. ago Fresh poll woe for Keir Starmer as voters now prefer Nigel Farage as PM for the first time

An Ipsos survey found the Reform UK leader was seen as a better candidate to be in charge of the country by 33 per cent of voters.

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2 h. ago Riley Gaines and AOC’s feud grows with personal attacks, debate offers and calls to ‘get a real job’

Taking a page from other Republicans, the former collegiate swimmer accused Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive politicians of destroying the country

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3 h. ago Piranha attack leaves seven swimmers injured including baby who loses part of a toe

The incident happened at the Miriti Beach in Manacapuru, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil , on Sunday, 26th October.

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3 h. ago ‘Her baby died’: Afghan healthcare workers describe devastating impact of Taliban’s internet shutdown

Healthcare workers, speaking to a United Nations mission in the war-ravaged country, have described ‘devastating’ incidents impacting lives of ordinary Afghans during the Taliban’s 48-hour internet blackout

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4 h. ago Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructureEurope live – latest updatesA UN rights commission has concluded that Russia’s drone attacks on civilians in south-eastern Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.In a report published this week, the commission said Russian forces, operating under a centralised command, had systematically used drones to “intentionally target civilians and civilian objects and cause harm and destruction”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago UK's high street faces 'total collapse' in next 10 years if five things don't happen

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star has been trying very, very hard to save the UK's high street, and has turned to AI for help in doing so, with several good ideas mentioned

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5 h. ago Leasehold reform edges closer as freeholders lose High Court challenge: What's next for homeowners?

We look at what this latest development means, what leasehold reforms are tabled, and when they are likely to happen.

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5 h. ago Holiday hurricane misery: Thousands of tourists' Jamaican vacations are ruined as the Caribbean paradise locks down

Families have been told there is no way off the island as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Caribbean rips through the country.

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5 h. ago How do you move a village? Residents of France’s last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea

As rising tides eat away at Canada’s Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago, plans to move the historic village to higher ground have divided friends and familiesFranck Detcheverry, Miquelon’s 41-year-old mayor, trudges up a grassy hill. “The view isn’t too bad, huh?” he jokes. The ocean sparkles 40 metres below the empty mound. The sound of a man playing the bagpipes, as if serenading the sea, floats up from the shoreline. This hill will be the location of his new home and those of all his fellow villagers.In the distance, about half a mile away, you can see the outline of the 400 or so buildings in the village of Miquelon. It sits only 2 metres above sea level on the archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Situated off the Canadian coast to the south of Newfoundland, it is an “overseas collectivity” of France, and the country’s last foothold in North America. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago NHS says 12 groups of people can get free Covid tests as cases 'increase'

The UKHSA says Covid prevalence across the country is at a medium but increasing level

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6 h. ago Mystery alien spacecraft reaches Earth tomorrow – here's what really will happen

An expert has warned us to brace ourselves as a mystery object from space has been hurtling towards Earth and could hit tomorrow – but the aliens might be quite 'positive'

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6 h. ago Gang of men attack woman in £15k jewellery heist at Scots home

Police have launched a probe after the incident happened on Laundry Lane in Stepps, North Lanarkshire.

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