45 m. ago Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary ceasefire after airstrike in Kandahar

Dozens have been killed in recent clashes on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border

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59 m. ago Experts pinpoint simple strength test can predict how at risk you are from liver disease and other illnesses

People who are overweight but have good muscle strength may be less likely to develop obesity-related heart, liver or kidney damage, new research has suggested.

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64 m. ago Janette Manrara says ‘it killed her’ as she told mum about doubt with Aljaz Skorjanec

Professional dancer and Strictly: It Takes Two host Janette Manrara has said 'it killed' her mother when she shared something she was uncertain about in her marriage to Aljaz Skorjanec

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65 m. ago Northern Lights alert: How to see stunning auroras after series of solar storms this week

Four coronal mass ejections are set to hit Earth between 15 and 17 October

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66 m. ago Tax alert to mobility scooter users in UK over 'ignored' DVLA rules

The number of people using mobility scooters to stay independent is on the rise - but many users could be driving vehicles that are technically illegal on public roads

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74 m. ago Couple accused of keeping sexually abused girl, 6, in pit alongside sister's body set to be offered plea deals

Daniel Callihan stabbed Callie Brunett more than 50 times before he kidnapped her daughters. He then drove the sisters to Mississippi where he kept the six-year-old as a 'sex slave.'

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74 m. ago Teen killed and two injured in horror stabbing in Dublin as suspect goes on rampage

According to local reports everyone caught up in the attack, including the victims and the perpetrator, were 'teenage juveniles' with foreign citizenship

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82 m. ago The viral flower that is teetering on the edge of extinction

A new global assessment has revealed the conservation status of all known Dracula orchids

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87 m. ago NHS issues 'avoid herb' alert to anyone who is taking citalopram

The commonly prescribed antidepressant has some side effects that are made worse with this cocktail

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88 m. ago Global government debt on course to hit 100% of GDP by 2029, IMF warns

Ratio would be highest since aftermath of second world war, with UK among G20 countries forecast to peak aboveBusiness live – latest updatesGovernment debt across the world is on course to hit 100% of global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2029, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund, the highest level since the aftermath of the second world war.In its Fiscal Monitor report, the IMF said aggregate government debt had risen more rapidly than expected before the Covid pandemic, when policymakers stepped into protect citizens and bail out hard-hit businesses. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Killer at large after man in his 20s stabbed to death in south London

Officers were called incident on Rushey Green, Catford, just after 3am on Wednesday

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1 hour ago Met Police officer 'shared CCTV footage with his girlfriend' of homeless man raping NHS worker as she lay unconscious on a park bench, court hears

PC Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao, 33, allegedly showed a video of Mohamed Iidow, 35, killing mother-of-three Natalie Shotter, 37, to his then partner Maria Niebla.

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2 h. ago British woman, 72, killed in horror crash on notorious Spanish road

The expat is believed to have crashed into a motorhome

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2 h. ago More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaskan villages

At least one person was killed and two were missing after weekend storm battered two Alaska Native communitiesMore rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.The weekend storm brought high winds and surf that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the south-western part of the state, nearly 500 miles (800km) from Anchorage. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakeningLevels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to hit another high, UN data shows, deepening the climate crisis that is already taking lives and livelihoods across the world.Scientists are worried that the natural land and ocean “sinks” that remove CO2 from the air are weakening as a result of global heating, which could form a vicious circle and drive temperatures up even faster. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago British pensioner killed after horror crash with motorhome on Spanish 'Road of Death'

The horror head on collision happened at a notorious blackspot

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2 h. ago Raising pension contributions could boost financial security for retirement

The UK was graded ‘B’ in the 17th annual Mercer CFA Institute global pension index.

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2 h. ago I was blackmailed into donating my dying father's kidney: Grief

Medics are alleged to have made the sickening demand when Joanna Kearney pleaded for more time so family members could travel to the country to say their goodbyes to her beloved dad, John.

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3 h. ago Owner admits two offences after XL Bullies killed man in street

52-year-old Ian Price died despite the efforts of members of the public and 999 crews

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3 h. ago Man, 67, 'thought he was being used by his stepdaughter' before killing her with a hammer and stabbing her husband to death, court hears

Derek Martin, 67, struck Chloe Bashford, 30, with a hammer before repeatedly stabbing her and knifing her spouse Josh, 33, in an 'unplanned and impulsive' attack at their home in Sussex in June 2023.

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