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Hello!Royal fainting at Remembrance: How Duchess Sophie stepped in to help Princess Beatrice
The then Countess of Wessex came to her niece Princess Beatrice's aid as she collapsed at the Remembrance Sunday service in London in 1999
- Manchester Evening News
'I'm not a bad person': Brit, 28, arrested in USA before Manchester Airport flight home breaks silence
Kim Hall is due to appear in a US court and faces 60 years in jail
- Wales Online
Wetherspoon making major change affecting every pub - 'customers won't be happy'
The chain is making a big switch which will be rolled out in all pubs by the end of November but staff fear it's going to have complaints from disappointed customers
- Manchester Evening News
UK pension changes to be announced by Rachel Reeves this week
The Chancellor is expected to use her first Mansion House speech in the City of London to 'spell out the next phase' of Labour's plan
- The Independent
Bride left heartbroken after no one turns up to her wedding
‘POV: You planned the most beautiful entrance. Just to open the doors to an empty venue’
- Wales Online
Asda making £1 change in all stores this Christmas for over-60s
Larry Lamb visited a branch to launch the new concept
- Manchester Evening News
New snow map shows exactly when and where it will fall in UK - including Manchester
Temperatures are set to plummet across the country
- Manchester Evening News
'Everything went into chaos': Horror on Ryanair flight to Manchester as passenger dies
Tragedy hit the Ryanair flight to Manchester Airport
- The Telegraph
Russia ‘suffering 2,000 casualties a day’ as Kursk counter-offensive falters
Russia is suffering nearly 2,000 casualties a day trying to recapture the Kursk region and seize ground along the main front line in eastern Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s military.
- Business Insider
US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones
The Houthis launched a complex attack consisting of anti-ship missiles and drones, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Disgusting’ Taunt Of Ukraine's Zelenskyy Is Slammed Online
President-elect Donald Trump's son was ripped as "vile."
- Hello!
Inside Bake Off star Noel Fielding's family life – from beautiful partner to two daughters
Noel Fielding is a beloved part of the Bake Off family, meet the star's long-term partner and their two daughters here...
- People
Angelina Jolie Dances in Sexy Black Bra and Vibrant Red Lipstick in New Tom Ford Beauty Campaign — Watch!
The star pays "cinematic homage to feminine beauty and its power" in the new campaign for Tom Ford's Runway Lip Color
- The Daily Beast
Conspiracies Run Wild as It’s Reported Kate Never Had Cancer
Conspiracy theories surrounding Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis and recovery have erupted online again, after a report by a respected and accredited royal reporter suggested the Princess of Wales never had cancer but was instead found to have “pre-cancerous cells.” Vicious rumors perpetrated by online trolls alleging that Kate either faked or exaggerated her cancer to cover up personal difficulties have been turbocharged by the claim. When Kate announced she had cancer in March 2024, she said
- HuffPost
John Bolton Sums Up What Trump Really Wants In 1 Damning Word
The former national security adviser warned that this single trait "won't serve the country well."
- Manchester Evening News
Casemiro sends three-word message to Ruud van Nistelrooy after brutal Man United decision
Casemiro has responded to the announcement that Ruud van Nistelrooy would be departing Manchester United after the end of his four-game interim spell
- Manchester Evening News
Our Yorkshire Farm fans 'feeling sad' as Amanda Owen makes series announcement
Amanda Owen said she has 'invested so much' in the renovation project as the final episode of Our Farm Next Door aired.
- HuffPost
‘F**k You So Much!’: John Oliver Completely Loses It In Angry Rant About Trump’s Win
The “Last Week Tonight” host doesn’t want to hear this one ever again.
- The Telegraph
Squatters’ rights used to triumph in village neighbour row
Two couples have triumphed in a four-year row with a neighbour by using squatters’ rights.
- The Hill
Warren: Trump transition ‘already breaking the law’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition. “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,” Warren wrote in a post on the social platform X. “I would know because I wrote the law. Incoming presidents are required to…