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Sebastien Haller grateful for support after testicular tumour diagnosis
Former West Ham forward Sebastien Haller has thanked his well-wishers after being diagnosed with a testicular tumour..
Hotel Chocolat shares melt after warning over annual losses
Hotel Chocolat has seen its shares plummet after warning over results for this year and next as it revealed writedowns and pared-back growth plans due to consumer spending woes..
David Hasselhoff reunites with Baywatch co stars to celebrate 70th birthday
David Hasselhoff has reunited with some of his Baywatch co-stars at a party to celebrate his 70th birthday..
England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton tests positive for Covid before Spain showdown
England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has tested positive for coronavirus ahead of Wednesdays Euro 2022 quarter-final against Spain..
Tottenham sign defender Djed Spence from Middlesbrough
Tottenham have completed the signing of defender Djed Spence from Middlesbrough on a contract until 2027..
Mordaunt Truss and Badenoch battle to face Sunak in Tory leadership run off
A three-way battle to face Rishi Sunak in the run-off to be the next prime minister will be fought out at Westminster..
Adult social care services braced for most challenging year ever Adass
Just one in eight directors of adult social care services in England are confident they have the resources to meet their responsibilities this year, a survey has found..
Queen make history with first album to pass seven million UK chart sales
British rock veterans Queen have made UK music history as their Greatest Hits has become the first album to pass seven million chart sales, the Official Charts Company said..
Workers see wages lag behind inflation at 20 year low
Britons saw their pay packets continue to lag heavily behind inflation despite a slight rise in earnings..
Laura Muir claims bronze in 1500m at World Championships
Laura Muir clinched Great Britains first medal of the World Championships with an impressive bronze in the 1500m..
GMC warns of high risk of doctor burnout
The NHS backlog of care cannot be properly addressed with an exhausted and depleted supply of clinicians, the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned..
Prescott did nothing wrong over Clapham flat fiasco Blair told Tory MP
Tony Blair staunchly backed his Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott when he came under fire for renting a cut-price London flat from a transport union, newly released correspondence shows..
Composer beloved by royals sought state help to illegally send drugs to Italy
A revered British composer beloved by the royal family secretly sought state help to supply him with illegal quantities of controlled drugs, previously classified papers reveal..
UN law meant UK was attractive destination for asylum seekers New Labour told
New Labours attempts to tackle immigration were partly thwarted by a UN protocol which meant the UK was fundamentally deemed an attractive destination for asylum seekers, internal memos suggest..
Blair was warned on peril of repealing same sex education law ahead of election
Tony Blair was warned about the Labour governments commitment to scrapping the infamous law banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools in the run-up to the 2001 general election, records show..
UK Government knew of Mitterrands secret health woes years before French public
A British diplomat raised concerns about the secret extent of French president Francois Mitterrands ill-health, a decade before the ailing statesmans terminal prognosis was made public..
English Heritage signs up its first female pirate
English Heritage has recruited its first female pirate..
Six weeks of holiday childcare costs nearly 890 on average report finds
Six weeks worth of holiday childcare could cost working parents nearly £500 more per child typically than the same period during school term time, a report has found..
Family of baby boy killed in blast 50 years ago urge that his name be heard
The family of a five-month-old baby killed by a bomb in Co Tyrone 50 years ago have urged that his name be heard..
Blair begged Kuwait for arms deal as thank you for Gulf War help papers suggest
Labour prime minister Tony Blair begged Kuwait to buy the UKs latest artillery as payback for supporting the Middle Eastern nation during the Gulf War, previously classified records suggest..





















