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Exclusive $300 million doomsday bunker to open in 2026 for the ultra-wealthy
A luxurious members-only ’doomsday’ bunker featuring swimming pools, AI-driven healthcare and glamorous suites is set to open in 2026.
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Amid loneliness and struggle, some elderly Japanese women opt for jail
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
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NHS cleaner dismissed for taking 400 sick days over four years awarded significant payout
Zoe Kitching, who has anxiety, depression, and is bipolar, was sacked from theRoyal Lancaster Infirmary after taking more than 400 days off sick between 2019 and 2023.
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Customers attempt to ram Animal Rising activists during Sainsbury’s meat aisle demonstration
Animal Rights activists have been rammed by frustrated shoppers in a Sainsbury’s supermarket while staging a sit-in protest.
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Hospitality firms to face £1bn in costs due to employer NICs for additional 774,000 workers
Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered.
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Donald Trump and Melania share awkward air kiss at inauguration, with large hat creating distance
Donald Trump and Melania shared an awkward air kiss at his inauguration ceremony after her hat appeared to keep him at bay.
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BBC child star Imogen Moorsom died after being rejected from four schools
BBC child star Imogen Moorsom died by suicide aged 20 after being rejected from four medical schools, an inquest has heard.
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Brexit fishing dispute moves towards trade court resolution
The humble sandeel is set to take centre stage in the first courtroom trade battle between the UK and EU since Brexit.
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UK doctors achieve first: tumor removed using keyhole surgery through the eye
Leeds surgeons first to use new type of surgery that gives hope to patients whose cancers were previously inoperable.
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NHS to trial brain implant using ultrasound to enhance mood
Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsy.
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TikTok tutorials teach Brits how to shoplift, turning it into a ’national sport’
TikTok has become an unexpected teacher of criminality, exposing young people to ’attitudes and behaviours which normalise everyday dishonesty and everyday cheating’ boffins reckon.
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Trump unveils plan to save TikTok after US ban takes effect
TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Monday.
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Seven-year high in deaths and serious injuries on damaged roads highlights Britain’s pothole crisis
Britain’s ’pothole crisis’ has contributed to a seven-year high in the number of commuters killed or seriously harmed in accidents.
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Diddy mentioned 47 times in Tupac murder suspect’s secret police interview, accused of ordering hit over diss track
Diddy has been named 47 times in a secretly recorded police interview accusing him of offering "millions" for the murders of Tupac Shakur and record boss Suge Knight.
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French theatre at risk of bankruptcy as 250 migrants remain on premises
A theatre in Paris which is known for its radical shows and exhibitions has been occupied by more than 250 African migrants after they were let in for a free event five weeks ago.
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Newly found diaries of British socialite Unity Mitford disclose her relationship with Hitler
Diaries, believed to be genuine, chronicle 139 pre-war meetings between antisemitic aristocrat and Nazi leader
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Impact of US TikTok ban: alternative apps, potential effects on the UK, and user implications
The TikTok ban in the US has some UK content creators concerned about what it means for their income and futures with fears the UK could bring in a similar ban on the app.
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Mother finds dirt in her children’s mouths, later realizes it’s her father’s ashes
Thinking it was dirt, the woman vaccuumed up her father’s ashes.
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Scientists claim UK is lagging behind the EU in combating ’forever chemicals’
Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’
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£20,000 reward announced to find parents of three siblings abandoned as infants in London
A £20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the identification of the parents of three siblings found abandoned as babies in London over eight years, on the first anniversary of the third child being found.
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Scandal with a pink coffin: Mayor of Georgia’s capital, Kakha Kaladze, found in love triangle
The Mayor of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, Kakha Kaladze, is at the center of a scandal involving his personal life.
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’Home Alone’ house sells for $5.5 million
A suburban Chicago house made famous by the movie Home Alone was sold for $5.5 million in a rare deal that closed above the asking price.
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Blake Lively alleges Justin Baldoni employed tactics from an ’abuser playbook’ in a $400 million lawsuit
Blake Lively has issued a scathing response after Justin Baldoni filed a bombshell $400million lawsuit amid the ongoing battle over It Ends With Us.
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Rail passengers may receive ‘yellow cards’ for genuine errors instead of fines
Train passengers caught without a ticket should be let off with a warning for a first offence, a watchdog has said.
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The UK coast faces a ’catastrophic disaster’ threat from Russia’s covert fleet of tankers
Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers designed to avoid sanctions poses a serious threat to the UK and other international waters, it has been warned.