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Renowned mouth artist to exhibit at The Grove
A well known mouth artist, author and motivational speaker will be exhibiting at The Grove on 14 and 15 September.
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Watford Town Centre Wellbeing Day at the Parade
A community event honouring National Fitness Day, World First Aid Day, and Emergency Services Day is to be hosted by Watford Town Centre BID.
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The Top Five Films and TV Shows to Watch this Week (8th - 13th September 2024)
Entertainment is coming in masses this week, as the world of TV and film is bringing something every night that will make you smile. Grab that cosy blanket and snuggle up with one of these five wonders…
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The Top Five Films and TV Shows to Watch this Week (1st - 6th September 2024)
From big budget renewals to a double dose of reality, the stars are coming out in force over the next few days to give us these five features that you simply can’t miss…
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West Herts Teaching Hospital staff gather for the premiere of Emma Willis: Delivering Babies
The maternity staff at West Herts Teaching Hospital NHS Trust gathered on Thursday 22 August to watch themselves in the premiere of the new series of Emma Willis: Delivering Babies.
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The Top Five Films and TV Shows to Watch this Week (25th - 30th August 2024)
As the darker nights start to begin, our TV screens are presenting us with a whole.e host of goodness. Make sure to miss the following top five shows coming out this week…
Entertainment
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Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crimes charges
Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York.
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Con artist Anna Sorokin appears at New York fashion show with bejewelled ankle tag
Anna Sorokin, a Russian con artist who posed as a German heiress while scamming New York's elite out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, has appeared at a fashion show with a bejewelled ankle tag.
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MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift matches Beyonce as most-awarded artist while Katy Perry shocks on stage
Taylor Swift has won seven gongs at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), equalling Beyonce in a career total of 30 and matching her as most-awarded musician in VMAs history.
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Jon Bon Jovi helps 'distraught' woman to step away from ledge of Nashville bridge
Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi has been captured on camera helping to persuade a "distraught" woman to step away from the ledge of a bridge in Nashville.
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Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly and Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty announce engagement
Holly Ramsay has announced she is engaged to Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty.
National News
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Jay Blades: The Repair Shop presenter charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against estranged wife
The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades has been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against his estranged wife.
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Russia expels six British diplomats from Moscow for 'spying and sabotage'
Six British diplomats have been expelled from Russia after being accused of "spying and sabotage".
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David Beckham among guests to say goodbye to Sven-Goran Eriksson at 'beautiful' funeral in Sweden
David Beckham, Nancy Dell'Olio, and Roy Hodgson were among the mourners at Sven-Goran Eriksson's funeral in Sweden on Friday.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out axing single-person council tax discount
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping the single-person council tax discount, saying decisions on the public finances had to be looked at "in the round".
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Claudiu-Carol Kondor: Delivery driver who died trying to stop van theft 'paid immensely high price', says coroner
A delivery driver who died as he tried to stop his van being stolen "paid an immensely high price", a coroner has said.
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Umar Mahmood: Teenager who appeared in Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams cricket documentary dies in crash
A teenager who appeared in Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams series has died in a car crash.
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Metropolitan Police officer fined for assaulting woman during bus fare arrest has conviction overturned
A police officer fined £1,500 for assault after wrongly arresting a woman for not paying a bus fare has had his conviction overturned.
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Cumbria coal mine plan thrown out by High Court judge
The decision to approve the UK's first coal mine for 30 years has been thrown out by a High Court judge.
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Former Met Police officer jailed for stealing £115 from dead man's wallet
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 16 months after he admitted stealing money from a man who died after collapsing.
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Mail Online and Sun take axe to US-based workforces
Two of Britain's biggest newspaper publishers are taking the axe to their US workforces, slashing scores of jobs in the latest evidence of mounting financial pressures across the media sector.
Sports News
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Premier League fixtures live on Sky Sports: Liverpool vs Man City and Chelsea vs Arsenal to be shown on TV in November and December
Liverpool vs Manchester City and Chelsea vs Arsenal are among the latest blockbuster Premier League matches to be shown live on Sky Sports.
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Solheim Cup 2024: LPGA Tour apologises after transport issues leave empty seats and fans queuing for hours
The LPGA Tour has issued an apology to fans after transportation chaos left large numbers of spectators missing the start of the Solheim Cup in Virginia.
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Mikel Arteta can help bring Raheem Sterling back to his Man City heights following Arsenal reunion - The Radar
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Solheim Cup 2024: Who will win? Sky Sports pundits give their predictions as Team Europe take on USA in Virginia
Team Europe look to extend their unbeaten run in the Solheim Cup with another famous victory, but can Team USA end their winless streak and reclaim the trophy on home soil?
Technology News
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Sky News investigation finds over 70,000 TikTok posts using Nazi recordings
Warning: This story contains offensive language, including antisemitic content.
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Mega-tsunami caused Earth to vibrate for nine days, study shows
A mega-tsunami caused by a landslide in Greenland caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days, a new study has shown.
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Revenge porn laws to be strengthened to make online firms do more to prevent 'humiliation and suffering'
Sharing revenge porn will be upgraded to the most serious type of offence in a change to the Online Safety Act.
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Ig Nobels: Pigeon-guided bombs and drunk worms - spoof Nobel prizes announced
A Second World War project which involved training pigeons to pilot bombs has won this year's spoof Nobel peace prize.
Business News
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Mail Online and Sun take axe to US-based workforces
Two of Britain's biggest newspaper publishers are taking the axe to their US workforces, slashing scores of jobs in the latest evidence of mounting financial pressures across the media sector.
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Investigation into potential second Post Office scandal will be 'positive' for sub-postmasters
The lawyer for those affected by Capture software predating the faulty Horizon system says his "belief" is that the "report is going to be positive".
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Tens of millions could pay more if Vodafone-Three merger goes ahead, CMA warns
Tens of millions of mobile phone users could end up paying more if the merger between Vodafone and Three goes ahead, the competition watchdog has warned.
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Boeing staff strike for first time since 2008 after rejecting 25% pay rise
Workers at aircraft maker Boeing are to go on strike for the first time since the global financial crash, piling more pressure on the troubled company.
World News
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Russia expels six British diplomats from Moscow for 'spying and sabotage'
Six British diplomats have been expelled from Russia after being accused of "spying and sabotage".
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'I hope they won't reach us' - Russian fears grow over long-range missile strikes
The last time war came to Oryol was 1941. It came under Nazi occupation, before becoming one of the first major cities to be liberated by the Soviet Red Army.
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Sky News investigation finds over 70,000 TikTok posts using Nazi recordings
Warning: This story contains offensive language, including antisemitic content.
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North Korea's secretive nuclear facility - inside banned uranium enrichment site
North Korea has given a rare insight into the heart of its secretive nuclear weapons programme which produces fuel for atomic bombs.
Political News
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Sir Keir Starmer says Russia started Ukraine war and 'could end the conflict straight away'
Sir Keir Starmer has said that Russia started the Ukraine war and "could end the conflict straight away".
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Winter fuel payments: Sir Keir Starmer says no impact assessment has been carried out
There has been no impact assessment of how the decision to strip millions of pensioners of winter fuel payments will affect them, Keir Starmer has said.
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Baroness Harman backs pledge to kick peers out of Lords at 80
Baroness Harman has urged the prime minister to stick to his manifesto pledge to kick peers out of the House of Lords when they turn 80.
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Sir Keir Starmer says there is no money for the NHS without reform, as he admits plan will take 'years not months'
The NHS will not get any more funding without reforming, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he laid out a 10-year plan to fix the health service.
Strange News
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Mega-tsunami caused Earth to vibrate for nine days, study shows
A mega-tsunami caused by a landslide in Greenland caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days, a new study has shown.
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New statue of Queen Elizabeth II divides opinion
A new sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II in Northern Ireland has divided opinion.
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Disney superfan's home up for sale in Wales - with huge murals and a sweet kingdom bedroom
Disney superfans dreaming of A Whole New World may have found what they are looking for - in the form of their dream home.
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Where did Donald Trump's pet-eating claims come from?
Donald Trump has repeated claims that immigrants in an Ohio town are eating the pets of other residents.
Videos
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Jon Bon Jovi helps 'distraught' woman to step away from ledge of Nashville bridge
Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi has been captured on camera helping to persuade a "distraught" woman to step away from the ledge of a bridge in Nashville.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Billionaire Jared Isaacman becomes first person to take part in private spacewalk
An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk - against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth.
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Sir Keir Starmer says there is no money for the NHS without reform, as he admits plan will take 'years not months'
The NHS will not get any more funding without reforming, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he laid out a 10-year plan to fix the health service.
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National debt to triple due to climate change and sick population - OBR
The gap between how much money the state takes in and its spending will triple in the next 50 years, according to independent forecasters.