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Pensioner found dead in car at garden centre as police arrest two women he knew aged in their 50s and 80s on suspicion of murder and preventing lawful burial of a body

Two women have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in a car at a garden centre in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police said the man, in his 60s from the Avon and Somerset area, was discovered on Wednesday. Devon and Cornwall Police said police made inquiries in the Helston area of west …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

She's no Kim Kardashian, but Lady Rees-Mogg makes a surprisingly relatable reality star as she reveals her fear of being filmed in her underwear and buying Christmas gifts in the January sales

Daily Mail

I’m sitting in the drawing room of Jacob and Helena Rees-Mogg’s five-story townhouse in Westminster, just around the corner from Westminster Abbey. I’ve come to see Lady Helena Anne Beatrix Wentworth Fitzwilliam de Chair Rees-Mogg – known, at her insistence, to family and friends simply as Helena. Lady Helena Anne Beatrix Wentworth Fitzwilliam de Chair Rees-Mogg and her husband Jacob …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Storm Darragh claims first victim when falling tree smashes into van as path of destruction wrought by 93mph gales that left thousands without power is laid bare in shocking pictures

Daily Mail

A man in his 40s has died after a tree fell onto his van while he was driving on a dual carriageway during Storm Darragh. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber warnings across Britain on Saturday PENARTH: A view shows a damaged car, after Storm Darragh hit the country in Penarth, Wales NORTHERN IRELAND: A huge tree blocks …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Storm Darragh is here! Brutal 90mph winds and rain make landfall as Britain faces overnight battering and millions are sent 'stay indoors' red alert

Daily Mail

Britons are bracing for Storm Darragh after it made landfall in Ireland Friday evening, with video from County Mayo showing lashing winds and near-horizontal rain battering the seafront. Waves tumble in as Storm Darragh makes landfall at Blacksod in County Mayo, Ireland A person watching the crashing waves along Aberystwyth promenade as the wind strengthens from storm Darragh tonight Users …

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UK Government sends emergency alert to millions of Brits' mobile phones as Storm Darragh moves in: Here's everything you need to know

Daily Mail

The UK government has sent an emergency alert to millions of Britons mobile phones as Storm Darragh descends. A Cabinet Office Spokesperson said:' The Met Office has issued a red warning for wind across parts of England and Wales from 0300 hrs until 1100 hrs on Saturday 7th December. 'In light of the damaging winds and associated disruption, the Cabinet …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Storm Darragh smashes into Britain: Christmas events cancelled, football games axed and flights at risk as urgent 'stay inside' warning issued with 90mph winds and downpours on way

Daily Mail

Red warning activated for Wales and South West England tomorrow morning Yellow and amber warnings for rest of England, Wales and Northern Ireland Storm Darragh struck Britain today as Christmas events were cancelled, football games postponed and flights deemed at risk with 90mph winds on the way. Waves crash onto the tracks as a train travels on the line at …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mogg-opoly! Inside the multi-million pound property empire owned by Jacob Rees-Mogg and wife Helena

Daily Mail

Having started his investment portfolio at the age of 10, it is no surprise Jacob Rees-Mogg has amassed somewhat of a property empire. Jacob Rees-Mogg is thought to be worth an estimated £100 million Jacob Rees-Mogg and his wife Helena Rees-Mogg with five of their six children Jacob Rees-Mogg has amassed somewhat of a property empire over the years, including …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Reality TV star Jacob Rees-Mogg is launching a new career – but the locals aren’t convinced

The Independent

Pro-Brexit, pro-hunting, anti-abortion former Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg is a somewhat divisive figure. open image in gallery ‘Locals are full of anecdotes that, over the years, have painted a pretty unpleasant picture of the former Etonian’ “People like that have no clue what everyday people have to go through,” local resident Daisy Yeo, 22, tells me. He’s not fit to …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Rees-Moggs have shown us how the other half live – and I’m not remotely tempted

The Independent

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Record number of English bathing sites have poor water quality, finds Environment Agency

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Results showed that only two designated bathing water sites on the River Thames – Wallingford Beach and Wolvercote Mill Stream …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mother of girl, 17, who died in M5 collision while under arrest pays tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mother of a teenage …

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1 month ago

‘It was the most evil thing I’d ever read’: How Seven tore apart the serial killer genre

The Independent

Three decades ago, when he made his second feature Se7en, it was as if David Fincher was deliberately taking a hatchet to the traditional serial killer movie. open image in gallery Killer ending: Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman in ‘Se7en’ It’s easy to forget now the extreme hostility felt toward the movie in many quarters on its first …

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54 years, 11 months ago

King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth

CNN

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Gerhard Zwerger-Schoner/imageBROKER/Shutterstock Legend of King Arthur Prev Next In the medieval period, Arthur’s story — or, more accurately, his myth — went viral after a writer called Geoffrey of Monmouth described King Arthur in his book, “Historia Regum Britanniae,” or “A history of Britain’s kings,” around 1136 CE. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Man and four ‘tooled up’ teens guilty of murdering two Bristol boys in case of mistaken identity

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dermot O'Leary and wife Dee Koppang enjoy date night at ice-skating rink as they lead the stars at Somerset House's Skate launch party

Daily Mail

Dermot O'Leary and wife Dee Koppang enjoyed a date night at Somerset House's Skate launch party in London on Tuesday. Dermot O'Leary and wife Dee Koppang enjoyed a date night at Somerset House's Skate launch party in London on Tuesday The This Morning star, 51, and partner Dee, 45, looked loved-up as they skated around the ice rink hand-in-hand In …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Locals' fury over hipster railway station café charging £12 for focaccia and £6.80 coffee and croissant deals - as they claim it's only interested in 'Londoners and VIP' clientele

Daily Mail

The opening of a trendy 'Creamery' next to the town's train station has plunged a Somerset community into civil war - as the owners are accused of wanting to attract only 'Londoners and VIPs' rather than ordinary locals. The Creamery Café which opened earlier this year next to Castle Cary train station The café is so achingly hip it even …

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Girl, 17, killed after being hit by a car on the M5 was struck escaping from a police car after officers had detained her

Daily Mail

A 17-year-old girl killed after being hit by a car on the M5 motorway was struck while escaping a police car after she was detained. She was being taken to custody in a police vehicle and had got out on to the road shortly before the collision, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said. The police watchdog spokesperson said: 'We …

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Police divers search muddy stream where mystery body was discovered next to quiet modern Bristol estate

Daily Mail

Police divers have carried out an underwater search of a muddy stream where a mystery body was found next to a quiet estate near Bristol. Police divers search muddy stream where mystery body was discovered next to quiet modern Bristol estate Officers from Avon and Somerset Police have not yet identified the remains and the death is being treated as …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Where was Rivals filmed? The rural England county behind the rowdy Disney+ series

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Set in the charming fictional county of Rutshire in 1986 and centred on the cutthroat television world of Corinium TV, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour doesn’t understand the countryside, say farmers in warning ‘tractor tax’ will destroy village life

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Massive lorry fire on M5 motorway sparks major delays

The Independent

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2 months ago

Detectorist’s hoard of 1,000-year-old coins that could rewrite English history sells for millions

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2 months ago

Storm Ashley: Giant moon replica installed on water in Bridgwater in Somerset deflates in ‘extreme weather’

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole

The Independent

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Pensioner found dead in car at garden centre as police arrest two women he knew aged in their 50s and 80s on suspicion of murder and preventing lawful burial of a body

She's no Kim Kardashian, but Lady Rees-Mogg makes a surprisingly relatable reality star as she reveals her fear of being filmed in her underwear and buying Christmas gifts in the January sales

Storm Darragh claims first victim when falling tree smashes into van as path of destruction wrought by 93mph gales that left thousands without power is laid bare in shocking pictures

Storm Darragh is here! Brutal 90mph winds and rain make landfall as Britain faces overnight battering and millions are sent 'stay indoors' red alert

UK Government sends emergency alert to millions of Brits' mobile phones as Storm Darragh moves in: Here's everything you need to know

Storm Darragh smashes into Britain: Christmas events cancelled, football games axed and flights at risk as urgent 'stay inside' warning issued with 90mph winds and downpours on way

Mogg-opoly! Inside the multi-million pound property empire owned by Jacob Rees-Mogg and wife Helena

Reality TV star Jacob Rees-Mogg is launching a new career – but the locals aren’t convinced

The Rees-Moggs have shown us how the other half live – and I’m not remotely tempted

Record number of English bathing sites have poor water quality, finds Environment Agency

Mother of girl, 17, who died in M5 collision while under arrest pays tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’

‘It was the most evil thing I’d ever read’: How Seven tore apart the serial killer genre

King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth

Man and four ‘tooled up’ teens guilty of murdering two Bristol boys in case of mistaken identity

Dermot O'Leary and wife Dee Koppang enjoy date night at ice-skating rink as they lead the stars at Somerset House's Skate launch party

Locals' fury over hipster railway station café charging £12 for focaccia and £6.80 coffee and croissant deals - as they claim it's only interested in 'Londoners and VIP' clientele

Girl, 17, killed after being hit by a car on the M5 was struck escaping from a police car after officers had detained her

Police divers search muddy stream where mystery body was discovered next to quiet modern Bristol estate

Where was Rivals filmed? The rural England county behind the rowdy Disney+ series

Labour doesn’t understand the countryside, say farmers in warning ‘tractor tax’ will destroy village life

Massive lorry fire on M5 motorway sparks major delays

Detectorist’s hoard of 1,000-year-old coins that could rewrite English history sells for millions

Storm Ashley: Giant moon replica installed on water in Bridgwater in Somerset deflates in ‘extreme weather’

Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole