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Flat whites or long blacks? What our changing coffee tastes say about us

February 9, 2025

When a man called Jacob opened what’s thought to be the first British coffee house in Oxford in 1650, he cannot possibly have known what he was starting. Then, as now, coffee was fashionable. In France, which had beaten Britain in the race to bring the drink to western Europe, people were dazzled by the […]

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Angela Rayner denies being ‘aggressive’ in Grenfell Tower demolition meeting

February 9, 2025

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The deputy prime minister has denied being ‘aggressive’ during a meeting with the bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. Angela Rayner has faced criticism after meeting with several bereaved families and survivors of the tower […]

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Edward and Sophie still ‘best friends’ after more than 25 years of marriage

February 9, 2025

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have said they are still “best friends” after more than 25 years of marriage. Speaking to reporters during their official tour of Nepal, the royal couple said they always had to have “a lot of humour” while travelling together. Edward and Sophie were asked about their easy banter after […]

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Man who helped Southport knife victims recalls ‘horror’ of that day

February 8, 2025

Undated handout file photos issued by Merseyside Police of (left to right) Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar. The 18-year-old accused of killing three girls in a knife attack at a Southport dance class is due to go on trial. Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial at Liverpool Crown […]

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Parents remember girls killed in Southport as they look for ‘light in the dark’

February 8, 2025

In their first interviews, Jenni and David Stancombe, parents of seven-year-old Elsie Dot, and the parents of Bebe King, six, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spoke to The Sunday Times about the girls (PA) PA Media The families of two of the three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport […]

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Woman killed in crash with double decker bus in east London

February 8, 2025

Brooke Davies Published February 8, 2025 10:50pm Updated February 8, 2025 10:51pm A woman has died after after her car crashed into a London bus in east London. Emergency services were called to Lea Bridge Road in Hackney just before 7am today. The woman driving the car was rushed to hospital, but she died a […]

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex cheer for teams at Invictus Games opening ceremony

February 8, 2025

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have watched the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Canada. The seventh edition of the games, established by Harry in 2014, began in Vancouver on Saturday, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Nelly Furtado performed at the opening event. Harry and Meghan cheered and clapped for the United Kingdom’s […]

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Family of freed hostage say he is frail and ‘the spark was gone from his eyes’

February 8, 2025

The British family of released hostage Eli Sharabi have spoken of their relief that he has been freed, but say  he looks “incredibly frail” and “the spark was gone from his eyes”. Mr Sharabi was taken captive from Kibbutz Beeri by the militants during the October 7 2023 Hamas attack. His Bristol-born wife Lianne and […]

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‘Travesty’ after iconic Banksy piece stripped from London building

February 8, 2025

Builders have ripped a beloved Banksy artwork form the walls of a west London building. Local residents have been left heartbroken after the iconic image of a goat perched on top of a wall was taken down by workmen over the last week. The artwork had been sprayed onto the side of a gun factory […]

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Girl, 14, missing for two weeks may have travelled to London

February 8, 2025

Brooke Davies Published February 8, 2025 2:39pm Updated February 8, 2025 2:41pm An urgent search has been launched for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks. Talailah Francis, 14, was last seen at Whittlesford Service Station in Cambridge on Saturday, 25 January. Police believe she may have travelled to London, following potential […]

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