Students are being warned about the symptoms of meningitis after the deaths of two people in Kent. A University of Kent student and a Year 13 pupil from Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham died following the confirmation of 13 cases in the area of Canterbury. A further 11 people have fallen ill with signs […]
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Businesses will be given a £3,000 government bonus for hiring a young person who has been out of work for six months. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the government wants to “back Britain’s young people” after youth unemployment hit its highest levels for 11 years. Politics latest: Starmer to offer ‘targeted’ energy support
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After Oscar winners collect their golden statuettes on stage at the Dolby Theatre, they are brought into rooms outside to have their photos taken and answer questions from journalists. For this year’s Academy Awards, this was my spot – a front-row seat to the stars everyone is talking about. The room holds several hundred reporters
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Five people – including two children – have been taken to hospital following an 11-vehicle crash which closed part of a major Scottish motorway overnight. Emergency services were called to the collision on the M73 shortly before 11.30pm on Sunday, with the northbound road closed between J2 Baillieston Interchange and J2A Gartcosh Interchange. The Scottish
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A laptop that police believe belongs to a missing Brazilian academic in Essex has been found. Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto, 30, has not been in touch with loved ones since 3 March after meeting a friend at Essex University in Colchester, before she was reported missing the following day. Ms Barreto made a 30-minute bus journey
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One Battle After Another led the night, taking six Oscars, including best picture, best director and best supporting actor. Sinners followed in second place, with four wins, then Frankenstein with three, but of course, the Oscars are about more than just numbers. Here are our stand-out moments for 2026. Timmy, Leo and Ted get roasted
Vampire horror Sinners is the night’s most nominated movie with 16 nods, followed by politically charged thriller One Battle After Another with 13. Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Sentimental Value are next with nine, and Hamnet has eight. We’ll be updating the list live as winners are announced. Here are all 24 Oscar categories: Best pictureOne
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A woman scrambles down the steep embankment cradling a baby in her arms. A man extends a hand to someone else whose step quickens. The sirens start blaring, a warning that incoming missiles are just minutes away. We’ve all just pulled over at the side of a busy motorway on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
A mother has been charged with murder after the death of her baby daughter in central London on Saturday morning. Officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster, after reports an infant had fallen from a height at around 7.30am. An 18-day-old baby girl was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Zahira Byjaouane, 43, has
Two people have died during an outbreak of meningitis in the Canterbury area of Kent. In a statement, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 11 other people had fallen ill with signs of symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia. All cases were discovered in the past two days and one of those who died was
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