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Cost of mending our pothole-pocked roads nears record £17,000,000,000
At the moment, roads are only resurfaced once every 93 years on average.

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Iconic fast fashion brand to close all remaining 354 stores amid bankruptcy filing
Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in nearly six years and is 'winding down' US operations.


The TikTok star who died aged just 24 after finding fame eating vast portions
Efecan Kultur, 24, streamed ‘mukbang’ videos in which he consumed huge amounts of food for entertainment The death of a 24-year-old TikToker has reignited controversy around an online extreme eating trend thought to have claimed several lives. Efecan Kultur, from Turkey, amassed ove...

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Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway dies aged 105
John 'Paddy' Hemingway joined the Royal Air Force in 1938.


Brit who boasted about claiming benefits abroad ‘on hunger strike in Thai jail’
Mum-of-three Ellis Matthews claimed she’d been living in Thailand on UK benefits (Picture: Tim Clarke) A British TikToker who boasted of living in Thailand while claiming UK benefits says she is on hunger strike after being arrested by Thai authorities. Mum-of-three Ellis Matthews, 32...


Trump says 80,000 pages of unredacted JFK files will be made public tomorrow
President Donald Trump said he ordered the files on ex-President John F Kennedy's assassination to be released unredacted.


FBI releases new dossier on DB Cooper case that sparked wild conspiracy theories
The new files add hundreds of pages of evidence to the tantalising tale.


Russian spies ‘bombed Ikea because it has the same colours as Ukraine’s flag’
Lithuanian prosecutors say Putin's secretive GRU agency is behind an arson attack in Vilnius last year.


New details revealed in case of Harshita Brella found murdered in car in east London
A Channel 4 Investigation has spoken to Harshita Brella’s family in India as well as relatives of her husband Pankaj Lamba, the prime suspect in her killing


Moment killer chases 'much-loved son' down quiet street before stabbing him to death with two knives
Dellan Charles, 23, was sentenced to life and will spend at least 23 years behind bars


Did a ‘sonic weapon’ cause a stampede of protesters in Serbia?
Human rights groups have suggested Serbian authorities used a 'long-distance acoustic device' - but the government has denied it.


Man, 43, fights for life with serious head injuries after ‘random’ attack outside Sainsbury’s in London
Police responded to assault outside supermarket on Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham

Kemi Badenoch speech about Margaret Thatcher interrupted twice by protesters
The Tory leader responded: 'I hardly think Mrs Thatcher can be blamed for the cost-of-living crisis.'

Paedophile who dodged cops in ‘paradise’ for 27 years found guilty of 97 offences
Former scout leader and housemaster Richard Burrows was found guilty of 97 offences dating from the 1960s to the 1990s.


Coffee brand ‘found to contain erectile dysfunction drug’
An instant coffee mix sold on e-commerce platforms could cause severe health complications due to the drug, officials have warned.


Gang member chases man before stabbing him to death shouting ‘die, die, die’
He was jailed today.


Team GB diver Noah Williams to run London Marathon for doctors who helped save his sister's life
The Team GB athlete has opened up about the “massive toll” his sister Jemima’s illness took on their family


Conor McGregor wraps arms around Trump after anti-immigration White House rant
Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor ranted in the White House on St Patrick's Day.


My sons need therapy – Labour might be about to take it away
Adopted children won’t magically stop needing therapy if their support disappears.


Plan for 1,500 new homes in Finchley considered by Barnet Council after securing City Hall support
The scheme includes a 25-storey tower and ‘re-provision’ of a demolished leisure centre
