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Body found in search for two missing hikers

A BODY has been found in the search for two British hikers who went missing in an Italian mountain range, authorities said yesterday.

Jackson's gift to Liz is for sale

A DIAMOND bracelet given by Michael Jackson to Elizabeth Taylor is on for sale for £70,000.

Kate has quiet 43rd birthday with family

THE Princess of Wales is expected to spurn a big party and instead spend her 43rd birthday today with her closest friends and family.

Snow alert as Arctic freeze blasts Britain

SNOW-BATTERED regions are set for bone-chilling freezes of at least -17C and even an Arctic -20C. Some areas could be blanketed by nearly 4in of snow today and drivers and passengers could be stranded, the Met Office warned. Power cuts and train and air cancellations were also expected. Today's amber weather alert was issued as fresh Arctic flurries battered the South West last night with snow covering parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

Gales drive four lethal wildfires sweeping LA

AT least two people have died in the Los Angeles wildfires, officials said last night as firefighters continued to battle huge blazes spreading across California.

Duchess ‘devastated’ as beloved rescue dog dies

THE Duchess of Sussex has paid a touching tribute to her beloved dog Guy, who has died after being by her side for almost a decade.

Education Bill would enforce ‘gross, socialist uniformity’

LABOUR'S plans for education will lead to a \"gross, socialist uniformity\" in the sector, a Tory MP has cautioned. Critics of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill warn that it will not help improve schools - and will weaken the academies structure brought in by ex-prime minister Sir Tony Blair.

'Bullying' peer faces Lords ban

A FORMER Marks & Spencer boss has been suspended from the House of Lords.

Ex-Brexit broker in new role

SIR Keir Starmer stands accused of anti-Brexit plotting after a \"notable Europhile\" was picked to run the Foreign Office.

Leaders heading into dangerous territory with fiery Commons spat

THE credibility of both Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch is on the line over the grooming gangs scandal.

Russia kills 13 civilians

A DAYTIME Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia yesterday killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others.

We're so glad to BGT back!

BEAMING Britain's Got Talent judges put the heartache of Liam Payne's death behind them as they returned to filming auditions for the TV talent show.

Price of food 'to rocket by 4.2% this year' due to Budget burden

FOOD prices are expected to rise by 4.2% on average in the second half of 2025 due to £7billion of extra costs facing retailers after the Budget.

Lisa finds note from late actor Matthew

LISA Kudrow says she recently found a note from her late Friends co-star Matthew Perry in a prop from the set.

43 years for sexual predator who tried to murder victim, 15

A PREDATOR who groomed an underage girl online has been jailed for 43 years after he tried to murder her in the street.

Come Dine with Me... and you'll go hungry

Voice of hit 20-year-old show does not cook

150 serving life sent to open prison by Labour

A SHOCKING 150 criminals serving life sentences have been moved to open prisons since Labour took office.

'Some 24% of freshwater species could soon vanish from Earth'

ALMOST a quarter of the world's freshwater creatures are at a high risk of extinction, scientists found. Out of 23,496 species studied, some 24% are very likely to die out, they warned.

Heart disease ‘missed in women’

A POTENTIALLY deadly heart condition is being missed in women, scientists say.

Earlier detection for lung tumours

BLOOD testing people at high risk of lung cancer could reduce deaths, a study has found.

Glass of milk a day cuts bowel cancer risk by 20%

A LARGE glass of milk a day cuts the risk of bowel cancer by nearly a fifth, the largest research of its kind shows.

I thought celebrity osteopath was my friend ...then I found out he was a twisted pervert

Osteopath to the stars Torben Hersborg will be sentenced today after being caught spying on female university students. His arrest before Christmas shocked his client base, as patient of five years LESLEY-ANN JONES writes

Where to go for non-emergencies

A&E DEPARTMENTS are for serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies.

Wards ‘full to bursting’ amid 5,000 winter flu admissions

HOSPITALS are bursting at the seams and the worst of this year's flu season is yet to come, a top doctor has warned. Professor Julian Redhead, NHS urgent and emergency care clinical director, said around 5,000 flu patients were in England's hospitals and although the season's peak may be approaching, children returning to school may trigger more infections.

Chagos lease set to cost £9billion

MINISTERS have been slammed after the eye-watering cost of the planned Chagos Islands giveaway was finally revealed yesterday.

'IT'S BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS' WE NEED CARE PLAN

KEIR STARMER'S three-year delay in reforming social care is \"inappropriately\" long and will fail millions, says a key expert.

'I can't see why it should take 3 years...perfectly feasible to set out plans by the end of this year'

THE current crisis facing the adult social care sector is nothing new. In fact, it is a 24-carat crisis decades in the making.

Green, green plants of home

PLANTS in homes and offices cheer us up and improve our productivity and air quality, a horticultural scientist has claimed. Dr Tijana Blanusa said potted flowers scrub the air of harmful gases. But it is important to keep the greenery alive as studies have shown that dead plants can actually make us sad, she said.

They've turned our back garden into Colditz!

Neighbour's 'hideous' new fence stands 3m high... and has spikes

'Sir Jim has only been negative for United'

SCHOLES SAYS RATCLIFFE HAS DONE NOTHING GOOD