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Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS will pass close to the Sun’s surface – and astronomers are excited

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Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, who was working on the bow of the Solong, died instantly in a fire after the crash - two months before his second child was born

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Have a romantic night in on a budget, with these deals on red, white and rosé wines

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Not long after Storm Chandra brought deluge to parts of the UK, the country is expecting even more wet weather

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The whiskey company is battling both its receivers and its lenders as it fights to settle its financial woes


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Exclusive: John Doyle says says theatre should be able to disturb and challenge audiences, not sanitise difficult themes
The Tony award-winning theatre director John Doyle has warned that trigger warnings before plays risks “mollycoddling” audiences and sanitising theatre.
The Scottish director, who has led four British theatres, said: “Take care of the audience, but the theatre is supposed to make you uncomfortable. It’s supposed to make you fearful.
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Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley and Labour minister Steve Reed clashed during a heated grilling over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.

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It’s estimated eight million people in the UK have sleep apnoea, which causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start

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