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If you live in the UK, the vast majority of your wardrobe is probably made up of knitwear.

In a startling new development on the frontlines of the war, several Ukrainian soldiers have provided chilling accounts of the tactics and behavior of North Korean troops.

Frederico Canuzo, from Warrington, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today and admitted causing the death of his mother, 48-year-old Chintzia McIntyre (pictured).

UK-based veterinarian and vet Ben the Vet has discussed the controversial topic of whether people should keep their cats indoors or let them roam outside.

A survey has found more than 50 per cent of Gen Z adults can't cook and will instead order takeaways and deliveries, finding simple meals such as soup and even omelettes 'too stressful'

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Lying in the sun during what should have been a blissful four-day cruise in 2023, Dylan Hepworth remembers how unhappy he felt..

Commuters on the Tube have been left with life-changing injuries after London Underground admitted that there has been a huge rise in people falling in the tracks.

Mouhammad Diagne refused to speak to Sergeant Richard Fryer who spotted him acting suspiciously outside Erdington train station in Birmingham Monday, January, 20

The deceased man's loved ones were gathered at his funeral in the Dominican Republic when they noticed his eyelids seemed to be flickering.

Rossella Rago, 37, host of the popular YouTube Italian food series Cooking with Nonna, even accused the star, also 37, of flatulence between takes when she was an extra on Gossip Girl.

The Lunar New Year - the Year of the Snake - starts on 29th January. We asked an expert what that means for you.

Senior executives at the supermarket said they could be handing out jobs to low-risk offenders facing short prison terms as part of a suspended sentence.

My daughter has confided in me that her partner is gambling - to the extent that she has asked me for a loan so they can pay the mortgage.

In Friday's excerpt from Bill Gates' upcoming memoir, the Microsoft co-founder acknowledges that "It's impossible to overstate the unearned privilege I enjoyed. To be born in the rich U.S. is a big part of a winning birth-lottery ticket... Add to that my lucky timing..." The biggest part of my good fortune was being born to Bill and Mary Gates — parents who struggled with their complicated son but ultimately seemed to intuitively understand how to guide him. If I were growing up today, I probably would be diagnosed on the autism spectrum. During my childhood, the fact that some people's brains process information differently from others wasn't widely understood. (The term "neurodivergent" wouldn't be coined until the 1990s.) My parents had no guideposts or textbooks to help them grasp why their son became so obsessed with certain projects, missed social cues and could be rude and inappropriate without seeming to notice his effect on others. What I do know is that my parents afforded me the precise blend of support and pressure I needed... Instead of allowing me to turn inward, they pushed me out into the world — to the baseball team, the Cub Scouts and other families' dinner tables. And they gave me constant exposure to adults, immersing me in the language and ideas of their friends and colleagues, which fed my curiosity about the world beyond school. Even with their influence, my social side would be slow to develop, as would my awareness of the impact I can have on other people. But that has come with age, with experience, with children, and I'm better for it. I wish it had come sooner, even if I wouldn't trade the brain I was given for anything... I will never have my father's calm bearing, but he instilled in me a fundamental sense of confidence and capability. My mother's influence was more complex. Internalized by me, her expectations bloomed into an even stronger ambition to succeed, to stand out and to do something important. It was as if I needed to clear my mom's bar by such a wide margin that there would be nothing left to say on the matter. But, of course, there was always something more to be said. It was my mother who regularly reminded me that I was merely a steward of any wealth I gained. With wealth came the responsibility to give it away, she would tell me. I regret that my mom didn't live long enough to see how fully I've tried to meet that expectation: she passed away in 1994, at age 64, from breast cancer. It would be my father in the years after my mom died who would help get our foundation started and serve as a co-chair for years, bringing the same compassion and decency that had served so well in his law career. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to the nonprofit United Way Worldwide, in recognition of Mary's longtime work as a volunteer and board member with the organization.

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Last year, the California Cross in Finchampstead, Berkshire, underwent a £5.5million makeover in a bid to make it more 'pedestrian-friendly'.

Martin Lewis has revealed four medical conditions that could entitle sufferers to a substantial discount on their council tax bill and, in some cases, bring it down to zero.

Rory Talbot, 30, appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court this morning to face a single charge of murder.

Research shows these men report being less sexually active, having less of both penetrative sex and receptive oral sex and also being hesitant to initiate a sexual relationship.

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