John Bishop was going through a divorce from his wife Melanie. It was October 2000 and he had moved out of his family home and would see his children on the weekend. After saying goodbye to his family for another week, the then 34-year-old salesman wandered into the Frog and Bucket comedy club in Manchester […]
A major incident has been declared after a fire broke out at a hospital. Fire crews were called to Southampton General Hospital at 5.30am. Patients have been evacuated and roads surrounding the hospital have been closed by emergency services. The hospital has said the fire is now contained and no injuries have been reported. The
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British activist Peter Tatchell has been arrested at a pro-Palestinian march in central London for carrying a placard reading “Globalise the intifada”, according to his foundation. The Peter Tatchell Foundation said the human rights campaigner, 74, had been taken to Sutton Police Station to be detained. He posted a photo of himself on social media
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Joggers at a weekend parkrun were greeted with a royal surprise as they ran round Sandringham – some moral support from the King. Charles attended the event, organised in partnership with the Move Against Cancer charity, ahead of World Cancer Day next week, and joined ambassador Sarah Byatt in cheering the participants on as they
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Sir Richard Branson told Jeffrey Epstein he would love to see him again “as long as you bring your harem” in emails newly-released from the Epstein files. In the exchange, from September 2013, the disgraced financier also asked for Sir Richard’s “thoughts” on a “public relations” matter, apparently after visiting him the previous day. The
You could catch a glimpse of the so-called Snow Moon tomorrow as it lights the night sky. The full moon is expected to peak at 10.09pm UK time on Sunday, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Even if you miss it, the moon tends to appear full for a couple of days before it moves
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The drinks industry is warning it will “have no choice but to increase prices” as a new rise in alcohol duty rise takes effect. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in November’s autumn budget that alcohol duty would rise in line with Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation. As a result this tax charged on alcoholic drinks will
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Northern Ireland should hold a referendum on whether it should become part of a united Ireland by 2030, the country’s first minister has said. Speaking to the Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips show, Michelle O’Neill said it was an opportunity for the people of Northern Ireland to “take control of our own fortunes”. Ms O’Neill
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More than 200 people have been reported dead after a landslide hit coltan mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many bodies are still buried under the mud following the tragedy near Rubaya, in the east of the country, earlier this week. More than 15% of the world’s supply of tantalum, a rare metal extracted
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At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, according to hospitals in Gaza. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families, officials at the hospitals which received the bodies say. It marks one of the deadliest days in Gaza since a ceasefire was agreed in October. Shifa
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