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Sir Rod Stewart struggling to arrange more free MRI scans, saying he ‘can’t get any response’

Sir Rod Stewart has said he wants to provide more free MRI scans for NHS patients but “can’t get any response”. The star also...

Sports

‘Deflating’ penalties doom Isles in Game 4 defeat

5:25 PM ET ELMONT, N.Y. — The New York Islanders were undisciplined in their crushing 5-2 Game 4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at...

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Emmerdale star Dale Meeks dies aged 48 – as Ant and Dec lead tributes

Emmerdale actor Dale Meeks has died aged 48, his family has confirmed. The Geordie actor, who played Simon Meredith on ITV soap Emmerdale between...

Business

Former Asda boss Clarke cooks up rescue of online butcher Farmison

A former chief executive of Asda has sealed a rescue deal for an online butcher which counts Fortnum & Mason and Harrods among its...

Man charged over fatal dog attack in Derby as victim is named

A man has been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act in connection with the death of another man at a house in Derby. Wayne...

Walt Disney World worker ‘upskirted more than 500 women’ at Florida resort

An ex-employee at Walt Disney World in Florida has allegedly told police that he covertly shot videos up the skirts and dresses of more...

World

Sudan: How elite team of British troops evacuated UK diplomats from warzone capital

The covert mission to evacuate British diplomats and their families from Sudan’s warzone capital began under the cover of darkness. A team of elite...

Calls for Britons trapped in war-torn Sudan, including NHS doctors, to be helped after diplomats rescued

Britain’s Sudanese community is demanding the government does more to help bring their relatives – including NHS doctors – back from Sudan. Two planes...

Business

THG searches Farr for new director as Apollo bid looms

The senior independent director of Britain’s biggest tobacco company is to take the same role at THG, the online retailer behind Cult Beauty, as...

Sudan: How elite team of British troops evacuated UK diplomats from warzone capital

The covert mission to evacuate British diplomats and their families from Sudan’s warzone capital began under the cover of darkness. A team of elite...

Business

Sunak rolls out ministerial army in bid to charm private sector chiefs

More than 20 ministers will attend a summit with corporate chiefs on Monday as Rishi Sunak attempts to mount a fresh private sector charm...

World

Sudan: UK diplomats evacuated after ‘significant escalation in violence’, PM says

UK diplomats and their families have been evacuated from Sudan after a “significant escalation in violence”, Rishi Sunak has said. British troops and military...

World

Ukraine will struggle to win the war and Russia will struggle to lose, increasing pressure for a negotiated solution

The West has committed to support Ukraine’s battle against the Russian invasion, but what can Ukraine realistically expect to achieve with its forthcoming offensive?...

World

‘More than 20 bodies’ exhumed in Kenyan starvation cult investigation

More than 20 bodies have been exhumed as part of an investigation into a starvation cult in Kenya, according to reports. Police began exhuming...

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Disneyland fire-breathing dragon engulfed by flames during live performance of Fantasmic

A giant fire-breathing dragon went up in flames during a live performance at Disneyland in California. Several videos posted on social media showed the...

Emergency alert: Millions receive message and alarm but test failed to send to some mobile users

Tens of millions of mobile phone users have received a message and loud alarm during the first nationwide test of the government’s new public...

Politics

Rishi Sunak will ‘send message bullying is OK’ if Dominic Raab doesn’t lose Tory whip, Lib Dems say

Rishi Sunak should remove the whip from Dominic Raab to avoid sending the message that “bullying is somehow OK”, the Liberal Democrats have said....

Disneyland fire-breathing dragon engulfed by flames during live performance of Fantasmic

A giant fire-breathing dragon went up in flames during a live performance at Disneyland in California. Several videos posted on social media showed the...

Politics

Diane Abbott accused of ‘hateful antisemitism’ after suggesting Jews do not face racism

Labour MP Diane Abbott has apologised for remarks in which she suggested Jewish people do not face racism but instead face prejudice similar to...

World

US and France evacuate diplomats from Sudan as fierce fighting rages

US troops have carried out an evacuation of American embassy staff from Sudan’s capital as fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary...