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  1. Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon emotional after rarely-seen daughter's sweet move as she turns 17

    Corrie star Samia Longchambon was left feeling emotional as she celebrated her daughter's special day

  2. Keep calm and carry on: Unfazed French diners enjoy a drink at Parisian cafe during riots as fire burns in the background

    Footage shows a man and woman sitting outside smoking cigarettes and chatting as though all is well in the French capital. Just metres away from the unbothered couple the street is in flames.

  3. LSU student and firefighter fiance, 21, both killed after being struck by 'impaired' driver, 20, cops say

    A Louisiana State University student and her firefighter fiancé, both 21, were killed early Sunday after an allegedly impaired driver plowed into them as they walked along a Louisiana road.

  4. Agents race to Minnesota crash site as 'foreign' object from space is found in crops

    Black vehicles raced to a cornfield in Minnesota after farmers reported a mysterious object on their land. The 11-foot object appeared scorched along its underside.

  5. Alton Towers promises 'show-stopping' end to season with new experience

    Visitors are being offered something special to end the season in style

  6. Mother, 47, struck by train and killed while livestreaming her morning run with headphones on

    Thelma Candelaria, 47, was out on a morning run along railroad tracks in Eloy, Nevada when she was hit by an oncoming train.

  7. Warren warns against Sysco-Restaurant Depot merger

    Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) on Sunday warned against a merger between Sysco and Restaurant Depot, arguing it could lead to an increase in restaurant prices. “Watch out: going out to eat at your favorite…

  8. Labour is accused of punishing rural England as new analysis shows town and city councils getting three times as much Government money for children's services as shires

    New analysis has found that the average metropolitan borough council is receiving £1,011 per child for children's services, compared with just £39 in county and rural authorities.

  9. Irish fitness influencer says women dressing in revealing active wear 'no different to men going around topless' after comic Shane Gillis's 'gym wh***s' jibe fuels online pile-on

    Saturday Night Live's guest presenter Shane Gillis said in his opening monologue last weekend, that women now dress like 'wh***s' in the gym, referencing the skin-tight shorts currently in vogue.

  10. Burnham faces Labour revolt over push to ditch first-past-the-post: Party grandee warns minorities with 'outlandish views' would call the shots under altered voting system

    The Prime Minister used his Labour conference speech last month to announce plans to contest the next general election with a manifesto commitment to electoral reform.