37 m. ago CCTV issued after 'thief uses woman's iPhone to spend £342 on Apple Pay'

Officers believe the man pictured could have vital information

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43 m. ago Woman rushed to hospital after crash between bus and bike on London Bridge

Commuters were faced with transport chaos after the bridge closed on Wednesday morning

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46 m. ago BBC Breakfast viewers left 'in tears' by 'hard to watch' interview with bereaved parents of Southport stabbing victims

Wednesday's instalment of the daily morning programme saw co-presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent cover the top stories.

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47 m. ago Trump declares deal with China is ‘done’, with agreement on rare earths and magnets – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsElon Musk says he regrets some of his posts about Trump: ‘They went too far’US-China trade talks: ‘framework’ deal amid dispute over rare earthsShares in Tesla are set to rally in New York later today, after Elon Musk attempted to patch up relations with Donald Trump.Tesla’s shares are up 2.5% in premarket trading at $334.28, as traders react to Musk’s expression of regret over his criticism of Trump last week. Continue reading...

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50 m. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'wants no contact' with David and Victoria and refuses to respond to messages

Brooklyn Beckham is said to have told David and Victoria Beckham he wants "no contact" with them as the bitter feud with his parents and siblings escalates and he's reportedly not responding to their messages

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66 m. ago Fans delighted as Parent Trap star reunites with Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday 2

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are reprising their roles in the long-awaited sequel to Freaky Friday, and fans can also expect a Parent Trap reunion in the long-anticipated film

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75 m. ago British toddler had to fight for his life after illness on US holiday left him looking 'like a skeleton'

Ayesha and Melissa Jevins, from Warrington, Cheshire, were visiting family in Florida when their one-year-old son Dylan was rushed to A&E with a mystery illness that left him 'skeletal'.

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94 m. ago Tesla shares rise as Musk ‘regrets’ posts about Donald Trump; US

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsElon Musk says he regrets some of his posts about Trump: ‘They went too far’US-China trade talks: ‘framework’ deal amid dispute over rare earthsShares in Tesla are set to rally in New York later today, after Elon Musk attempted to patch up relations with Donald Trump.Tesla’s shares are up 2.5% in premarket trading at $334.28, as traders react to Musk’s expression of regret over his criticism of Trump last week. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Jordan’s long road to World Cup qualification took a strange diversion | John Duerden

Improvement of side has been slow and steady since Harry Redknapp and Ray Wilkins had short spells in chargeWould Harry Redknapp have taken Jordan to the World Cup had the 2018 tournament featured 48 teams instead of 32 and Asia had eight spots instead of four? It is an interesting question but the former West Ham manager’s short time in charge in 2016, not long after Ray Wilkins had the job, is not a subject anyone in the capital, Amman, is much focused on at the moment.“Redknapp and Wilkins? Now is not the time to talk about that,” said a smiling Jordan Football Association official on Monday. The reaction given the country has just qualified for a first World Cup and is in serious party mode is understandable. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Jordan’s long road to World Cup qualification took a strange diversion

Improvement of side has been slow and steady since Harry Redknapp and Ray Wilkins had short spells in chargeWould Harry Redknapp have taken Jordan to the World Cup had the 2018 tournament featured 48 teams instead of 32 and Asia had eight spots instead of four? It is an interesting question but the former West Ham manager’s short time in charge in 2016, not long after Ray Wilkins had the job, is not a subject anyone in the capital, Amman, is much focused on at the moment.“Redknapp and Wilkins? Now is not the time to talk about that,” said a smiling Jordan Football Association official on Monday. The reaction given the country has just qualified for a first World Cup and is in serious party mode is understandable. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Expectant parents still relying on pregnancy myths to predict baby’s gender

New research has uncovered the top 20 myths expectant parents believe during pregnancy, especially those regarding gender predictions

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2 h. ago Incredible legacy left by Scots woman diagnosed with MS as loved ones dedicate 40 years to charity

Mary Donald's sister and husband have given more than 40 years to others through volunteering.

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2 h. ago Lanarkshire parents reminded they could be eligible for extra payments over school holidays

National advice agency Advice Direct Scotland is urging households to check if they qualify for support before schools break up for the summer later this month.

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2 h. ago Magdalena, Woman of Joy review – sex, sin and saintliness with a tour de force host

Playhouse East, LondonLily Sinko rages, writhes, provokes and teases her way through the horrifying life story of her storyteller with cartoonish abandonMagdalena appears from the dark, perched on a bar stool, cigarettes and liquor by her side, an array of hanging lamps casting a sultry glow. Her first words set the tone – “You want to fuck me,” she says – and lead us into an uncompromising introduction, littered with sex, violence and sideways jokes.She is the creation of French-English actor and writer Lily Sinko, and as her character’s name suggests, we’re hurled through a life of saintliness and sin, despair and redemption, as Magdalena does the best with the hand she’s dealt. We travel to her childhood in Marseille with a hostile “Papa”, an airport abduction that sees her deposited at the Virgin Mary School for Bad Bad Girls (Cash Only), and a wild escape through the streets of France, finding fleeting refuge in a cathedral.At Playhouse East, London, until 28 June Continue read...

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2 h. ago Murderer makes a chilling last hand gesture before convulsing as he's suffocated to death in 'cruel' nitrogen mask execution in Alabama

An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman in 1988 was put to death Tuesday evening in the nation's sixth execution by nitrogen gas.

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2 h. ago Moray crash: Two woman dead after crash on Scottish road as Police Scotland investigate

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the two women who died.”

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2 h. ago Greta Thunberg's angry reaction when she is asked about some of 'freedom flotilla' group's support for Hamas and Hezbollah as she lands in Sweden

The 22-year-old activist was welcomed by crowds waving Palestinian flags, who presented her with flowers and a keffiyeh scarf as they shouted 'free Palestine!'

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3 h. ago Woman loses four stone and keeps weight off for five years without giving up ice cream

Losing weight doesn't have to mean missing out on the things you love, as Brianna discovered after her weight loss transformation

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3 h. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 rises and Tesla poised to gain $25bn

Market reaction and business news ahead of the government’s spending review

Economics

3 h. ago 'My neighbours won't clear up dog poo so I came up with petty solution'

A fed up woman has slammed lazy dog walker to fail to pick up their pets' mess when taking them out for their daily exercise - and it has caused others to join in her 'protest'

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