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October 8, 2025
Taylor Swift responds to fans who don’t like ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
‘I welcome the chaos,’ says popstar
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October 8, 2025
Celebrity Traitors bosses reveal huge change to Claudia Winkleman’s wardrobe
Presenter’s eye-catching knitwear has been stored away for the A-list edition of the game show
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October 8, 2025
Zach Bryan responds after MAGA fans complain over immigration raid song lyrics
‘The song is about all of us coming out of this divided space,’ country music star says
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October 8, 2025
Missing store cat finally found after hitching a ride to another state
Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing.png?trim=0,150,0,150&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)
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October 8, 2025
Texas man arrested for fatal shooting of Indian student during violent rampage
Spate of attacks has heightened fears within the Indian-American community
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October 8, 2025
Now study shows weight-loss jabs might interfere with medical imaging
Now study shows weight-loss jabs might interfere with medical imaging
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October 8, 2025
Dolly Parton’s sister asks for prayers after star cancels concerts amid health issues
‘Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister,’ wrote Freida Parton
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October 8, 2025
Six former surgeons general unite for warning over RFK Jr’s actions
"Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk,” the surgeons general wrote in the joint...
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October 8, 2025
New side effect of weight-loss drugs becoming more common, research suggests
GLP-1 drugs may interfere with medical imaging, leading to unnecessary tests, researchers have found
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October 8, 2025
Hamas reveals its Israel-Gaza ceasefire conditions as Trump expresses optimism: Live
US delegation and Qatari PM travel to Egypt as peace talks ramp up on Wednesday
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October 8, 2025
Ukraine war latest: Putin’s shadow fleet launching drones on Europe, says Zelensky
Zelensky says tankers being used by Russia to destabilise Europe
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October 8, 2025
Major airports struggle with flight delays and staff shortages amid shutdown
More than 3,000 flight delays were reported Tuesday with Nashville and Chicago airports being hit hard
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October 8, 2025
Bro influencers who backed Trump are turning on the MAGA movement
“This is kind of crazy that that could be possible,” Joe Rogan said after President Donald Trump began sending migrants to his mega prison i...
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October 8, 2025
The ‘evil’ drug trade crackdown as thousands of county lines shut down in past year
More than 1,120 senior gang members have been charged in the 12 months to July, the government said
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October 8, 2025
Minor detained over bomb threat to Utah high school which forced an evacuation
The detained boy was not a student at the school but rather was located out of state
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October 8, 2025
Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois despite lawsuit over Trump crackdown
The fierce opposition to troops being sent to Chicago comes as the federal court recently blocked the Trump administration from using Nation...
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October 8, 2025
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October 7, 2025
China spy trial collapsed after refusal to brand Beijing a threat, says prosecutor
To prove the case under the Official Secrets Act, prosecutors would have had to show the defendants were acting for an ‘enemy’
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October 7, 2025
What are woolly aphids, and why are they swarming the Southeast?
What are woolly aphids, and why are they swarming the Southeast?
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October 7, 2025
Pam Bondi played to an audience of one as she tore into Democrats at hearing
Pam Bondi was ready to smack Democrats around, but found herself floundering when real questions came her way, writes John Bowden
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October 7, 2025
Gold price tops $4,000 for the first time ever
Gold price tops $4,000 for the first time ever
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October 7, 2025
Students rally for Palestine on anniversary of Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel
Students joined Palestine protests in London, as well as in Sheffield, Glasgow and Edinburgh, on the second anniversary of 7 October
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October 7, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene suddenly is Democrats’ best friend in the fight over Obamacare
‘You are going to hear me utter words I never thought I'd say: Marjorie Taylor Greene is right,’ Raphael Warnock tells The Independent
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October 7, 2025
Average UK worker would need to save 52 years of earnings to be wealthy
The average Brit would need to work for over half a century with no outgoings to move into the wealthiest bracket, according to analysts
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October 7, 2025
UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people died last year
Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found
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October 7, 2025
PM rules out opening up visas for Indian workers as he chases growth on trade trip
India reportedly pushed for far more visa access to the UK when the two countries were finalising a trade deal earlier this year
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October 7, 2025
Police storm County Lines drug gangs as record number of arrests made
A man was arrested in a dramatic police raid on a home in Liverpool as part of an operation targeting drug smuggling - as crime and policing...
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October 7, 2025
New taxes could solve job-related drinking ‘productivity crisis’
IPPR also said the government should take action on the ‘cheapest, strongest drinks which cause the most harm’
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October 7, 2025
Badenoch to unveil ‘golden rule’ in bid to restore economic credibility lost by Truss
Kemi Badenoch will try to maximise Labour’s problems on the economy to win back public support
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October 7, 2025
Claudia Winkleman reveals moment she almost gave Traitor away: ‘I was worried sick’
‘You can tell how nervous I am by just how much white lipstick I'm wearing and how orange I am,’ jokes show’s host
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October 7, 2025
Indiana couple unearths rare white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
Indiana couple unearths rare white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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October 7, 2025
Two Philadelphia families are targeted in separate home invasions
It’s unclear whether the attacks are connected or if the families knew each other
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October 7, 2025
NYC teen accused of decapitating mom’s boyfriend ‘looked relieved’ after: neighbors
Exclusive: Neighbors describe the horrific aftermath of the brutal killing on a quiet Staten Island street, as the distraught partner of the...
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October 7, 2025
Gold prices hit new high at $4,000 as investors turn to ‘safe haven’ investment
Gold has long been viewed as a stable investment in times of global and financial turmoil
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October 7, 2025
How the warm weather has created a bumper crop of berries and acorns
The UK is experiencing a ‘mast year’ as trees produce an abundance of crops
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October 7, 2025
Watch: Clashes as pro-Palestine protests in London on October 7 anniversary
Students gathered on Tuesday to attend pro-Palestine protests on university campuses across the UK on the second anniversary of the October...
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October 7, 2025
Woman sues US Marshals after false arrest, saying she’s moved out of state from fear
Officers never checked woman’s identity and threatened to ‘hit’ her if she kept asking questions, lawsuit claims
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October 7, 2025
White House claims tariffs will fund food program for moms and babies during shutdown
Critical constitutional concerns emerge as the president subverts Congress to create his own tax and spending policies
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October 7, 2025
‘Invasive’ white bugs are swarming the Southeast and annoying residents
Woolly aphids are small, white insects that are thriving in the southeastern U.S.
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October 7, 2025
Dolly Parton’s sister asks for prayers after star cancels concerts amid health issues
‘Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister,’ wrote Freida Parton
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October 7, 2025
Relatives of Hamas victims gather at Nova festival on October 7 second anniversary
Relatives and friends of festivalgoers killed by Hamas at Nova festival on October 7 have gathered at the site to pay their respects two yea...
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October 7, 2025
‘Thank you, Jesus!’ Couple finds rare 2.7-carat white diamond in Arkansas park
‘The minute I saw it in my shovel, I knew,’ the husband who made the diamond discovery said
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October 7, 2025
US liquor exports fall by 85% in Canada after Trump sparks tariff dispute
Spirit exports were down 9 percent in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the previous year.jpg?trim=0,50,0,50&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)
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October 7, 2025
Larry Kudlow says shutdown is ‘great opportunity’ for Trump to fire 500,000 workers
‘They're not essential, and the public would understand that’
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October 7, 2025
Moment cops rescue a distressed hiker who spent day stranded in Arizona heat
Temperatures reached 105 degrees the day the hiker got lost
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October 7, 2025
Nebraska woman sues after breaking both her ankles at haunted house
The woman’s injuries required surgery and ‘extensive’ therapy, according to the lawsuit
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October 7, 2025
Trump’s immigration crackdown causes illegal border crossings to hit 55-year low
Border Patrol apprehensions were almost 10 times lower this year than record-breaking peak during Biden administration
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October 7, 2025
Danish PM warns Trump isn’t finished trying to obtain Greenland
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her nation would “not be threatened or intimidated into doing something that is clearly wrong.”
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October 7, 2025
Cruz and Kennedy get weird during Bondi’s testimony with Backstreet Boys tattoo joke
Ted Cruz played into John Kennedy’s joke, sarcastically claiming the tattoo was a way to ‘reach young people’
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October 7, 2025