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Michael Caine and Alan Shearer urge for smacking to be banned in England
Actor Sir Michael Caine (left) and former footballer Alan Shearer (right) are urging the Government to ban parents hitting their children in England (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty) Sir Michael Caine and Alan Shearer are calling for the Prime Minister to outlaw an ‘outdated’ law in Engl...

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Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire details you need to know after hostages released
Here's all you need to know.


Full list of major UK supermarket’s 20 new Express stores opening before end of 2025
Asda is targeting town centres and stations with the new Express stores (Picture: SOPA Images) Asda is expected to open dozens of new stores this month across the UK. The supermarket chain is going against the recent trend of shop closures by launching 20 new sites in the coming weeks....

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Restaurant owners who felled 80 trees for car park admit mistakes
'We're sorry we got this wrong.'


Woman with nut allergy feared she could die after pecan pie on flight menu
'There was a chance I could die if that many people around me were eating nuts all at once.'


Man transforms pothole into beans on toast for protest
That's one way to get attention.


North London doctor who prescribed her boyfriend Ozempic is suspended
Dr Josevania Martins was handed a nine-month suspension for prescribing Ozempic and Wegovy


Asda worker returns £250 dropped on shop floor
Several people walked past the wad of cash in the supermarket aisle.


‘Norovirus outbreak ruined my Jet2 honeymoon on paradise island’
Darling wash your hands


Tower Hamlets mayor defends mosque decision to ban women and girls over the age of 12 from taking part in charity fun-run
The website claimed the event was ‘family friendly’ and ‘inclusive’, despite not being open to women and girls over the age of 12


Alleged stalker ‘begged Madeleine McCann’s parents for DNA test’
In one message, she allegedly said 'you are mummy. You know it's me. You know I'm not crazy.’


Police offer £20,000 reward to catch killers of young father shot dead in east London
Hanif Redwood, 32, was shot dead outside the Factory 15 Bar in Barking one year ago today - as police appeal for information


Married couple killed after plane smashes into motorway and bursts into flames
The plane got into difficulty in heavy wind and rain.


How the faces of the Israeli hostages have changed after two years of fighting
The men were released today as part of the ceasefire deal.


Londoners ‘living in fear’ of phone thefts as more than 116,000 snatched
Phone theft hotspots in the capital have been revealed after a police crackdown on a gang which has exported nearly half the stolen mobile phones in Britain.


British teenager in Ghana ‘should not return to be in care’, social worker tells court
A social worker said, 'I would not want him to go into care. The two better options are his parents or staying where he is.'


Parents of baby boy who died from rare infection at Epsom Hospital speak about ‘darkest’ moment
Jodie and Ben Picknett say they will never see little George ‘taking his first steps, speaking or starting school’


Costa Coffee on sale for just £1 - full list of sites in London where you can grab a bargain
Caffeine lovers will be able to grab a bargain for one day only


Internet slowly coming back for millions after broadband outage hit multiple providers
Outage reports soared today.


Mosque ban on women running charity race ‘will contribute to Muslim stereotypes’
The Muslim Charity Run, organised by the East London Mosque Trust, was promoted as an 'inclusive' event.
