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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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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So-called ‘All-American Halftime Show’ will take place same night Bad Bunny will play NFL event’s halftime concert

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Campaigners with the Smartphone Free Childhood group are meeting the Education Secretary at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

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US president threatened a 50 per cent tariff on Canada if it did not certify a number of Gulfstream fighter jets

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The foreign secretary says the government wants to ‘dismantle the war machine’

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Bad Bunny speaks Puerto Rican Spanish, which combines influences from indigenous and African languages, Spanish and English

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Ahead of their respective fights in April, Wilder and Fury have been in a back-and-forth over their past trilogy

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The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico

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The Nigerian government has announced a new military operation to tackle Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in western Kwara state

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Top up on the ‘sunshine vitamin’ this winter and beyond with these expert picks

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The Bank of England base rate was held on Thursday but Moneyfactscompare.co.uk said 70% of savings providers have already cut rates in 2026.

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Brean Theme Park has been a popular spot for holidaymakers since the 1940s

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Email also appears to contradict Andrew’s claim he had taken his daughter to Pizza Express in Woking, and returned home on the evening the picture was said to have been taken

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There has been no public sign of a response to NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s message to her 84-year-old mother’s kidnapper

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The central bank said it was keeping rates unchanged to make sure that inflation stays around its target level of 2%.

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Fasting can be ‘counterintuitive’ if you are pregnant, have heavy periods, or if you are a child, elderly or on medications, Dr Karan Rajan warns

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