65 m. ago Top secret WW2 message finally revealed as codebreaker, 101, says 'we were in danger'

Bernard Morgan had to keep his joy to himself after discovering World War II in Europe was over

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2 h. ago ‘The beauty of this angle is the distortion’: Sanket Khuntale’s best phone photo

The Indian photographer was delighted with the image he captured during a stroll in Pritisangam Gardens with friendsSanket Khuntale describes Pritisangam Gardens in Karad, India as “a go-to hangout spot for everyone in town”. Khuntale lives in Mumbai now, but visits the gardens as a ritual every time he goes home to Karad. On the day he took this photo, in 2017, he was there to meet friends for an evening stroll. The gardens lie against the banks where the Krishna and Koyna rivers meet, and the group walked by the water, talking, admiring their surroundings and stopping for street food.One of the group was Khuntale’s childhood friend Tejali, who had been stopping to pick flowers along the way. Khuntale suggested taking a photo with his mobile phone. He positioned himself behind Tejali’s head to take the shot, then later rotated the image 180 degrees. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago A child on thin ice: EA Hanks on life with her abusive mother – and world

One half of the author’s early life was spent with a mother who struggled with addiction, her mental health and caring responsibilities. The other was with her father Tom on film sets and in a house full of love and structure. She discusses her road trip back into her complicated pastWhen EA Hanks was 14, her mother announced she had bought a Winnebago and they were going to drive across the US in it. It was 1996, and Hanks (her initials stand for Elizabeth Ann), had recently left her mother, Susan, to go to live with her father, the actor Tom Hanks, in Los Angeles. “Things between my mother and I were at an absolute low point,” she says. The drive, she remembers, from California – long hours on the road, her mother chain-smoking and listening to Christian rock music, stopping only to eat and sleep – was “three awkward, silent, painful months that would end up with us in Florida”. It is not clear what the point of the road trip was – though Hanks met members of her mother’s family f...

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6 h. ago The nightmare lives of the workers who build your laptops in Chinese mega city: Videos show daily grind of factory workers in metropolis of 30million

Residents of China's largest megacity - known for producing half of the world's laptops - have revealed what its really like to live in the dystopian metropolis.

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6 h. ago The REAL reason Nicola stopped Brooklyn Beckham going to David's 50th birthday parties, as friends tell KATIE HIND the relationship is damaged 'beyond repair'

Tonight, with his glamorous wife Nicola on his arm, Brooklyn Beckham will no doubt be posing for photographers on the steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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6 h. ago How to stop yourself being annihilated by your teenager's demands

Our teenagers are in trouble. Mental health conditions affecting young people are on the rise. Suicide is the biggest killer of under-35s in the UK.

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8 h. ago Heartbreaking moment WW2 veteran salutes graves of 'friends who didn't come back'

Geoff Roberts, 99, is one of the last few survivors of the Battle of Arnhem, which saw 1,754 Allied sailors and airmen killed, and has returned to his friend's graves every year for 60 years

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8 h. ago WW2 veteran, 99, says 'incredible friendship' with man, 28, 'stopped my nightmares'

A World War II veteran aged 99 has formed an incredible bond with a 28-year-old man whose great grandfather died at the very same battle his new 'best friend' survived

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8 h. ago VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion

Mr Kennett, from Lichfield, was 18 years old when he joined the RAF in 1942.

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9 h. ago Gary Anderson finds second darts home as Flying Scotsman asks European Grand Prix fans to stop one thing

Anderson joked that he'll be back for the beer after going back to back at European Grand Prix

Sport

10 h. ago Man United handed new £26m transfer priority after nightmare Champions League update

Manchester United are looking to end a disappointing season in style but Ineos will be looking to do some quick business if Europa League glory is secured

Sport

10 h. ago Donald Trump to stop world from finding aliens as he slashes NASA budget

EXCLUSIVE: Likely to be axed by Trump is a joint effort with the European Space Agency to bring material collected by NASA’s Perserverance rover on Mars back to Earth

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10 h. ago Victoria Beckham shares unseen glimpse into David's 50th birthday celebrations

Football icon David Beckham turned 50 years old this week, and his wife, Victoria Beckham, pulled out all the stops to celebrate the milestone birthday in style

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11 h. ago Romeo Beckham steps up to give birthday speech to dad David during star

Romeo Beckham has stepped up in older brother Brooklyn's absence as he delivered an incredible speech at his dad David's 50th birthday over the weekend. 

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13 h. ago EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley unveils incredible weight loss years after her character Karen Taylor was axed from BBC soap

EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley has showed off her incredible weight loss over a year after she was axed from the soap.

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14 h. ago Britain's Got Talent's Stacey Leadbeatter bullied relentlessly for uncontrollable condition

ITV Britain's Got Talent contestant Stacey Leadbeatter wowed the judges with her incredible vocals, but she has faced a tough battle to get to where she is today

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14 h. ago Leeds chief confirms Daniel Farke sack decision after winning Championship title

Daniel Farke has guided Leeds United back to the Premier League but that hasn't stopped speculation that he could be replaced ahead of the upcoming 2025-26 campaign

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14 h. ago WW2 veteran's plea ahead of VE Day after seeing concentration camp horror firsthand

As a young British Jewish soldier Mervyn Kersh was 'on a mission' when he joined up in World War II but nothing could prepare him for the horrors he saw and wants the world to remember

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14 h. ago Alisson avoids 'stonewall' red for 'disgusting tackle' as Chelsea star ruled offside

Alisson avoided a red card for chopping down Nicolas Jackson as last man but the Liverpool stopper was saved by an offside call

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17 h. ago Neurologist explains why the viral McDonald's 'migraine hack' works

A doctor shared the simple trick that "miraculously" stops migraines - and why it works

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