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Road worker uses dance moves to direct traffic
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (36+ words) Yahoo News UK This is the hilarious moment a driver in Saugerties, New York captured a road worker using some funny dance moves to direct traffic on April 23....
Signs go up in window of former Durham tea room teasing new chippy's opening
52+ min ago (289+ words) A new fish and chip shop is set to make a splash in Durham city centre after signage appeared in the window of a former tea room just yards from Elvet Bridge. Fresh posters now cover the frontage of the…...
Leavitt blames 'left-wing cult of hatred' for political violence
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (51+ words) Yahoo News UK White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt excoriated what she described as the "left-wing cult of hatred" for fueling political violence in the wake another alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents" Association…...
Fire breaks out at commercial property in Retford
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (214+ words) Residents in a Nottinghamshire town have been told to keep their windows and doors closed as several fire crews tackle a blaze at a commercial property. Firefighters are at the scene of a fire in Hospital Road, Retford, as of…...
Gunman on the run after multiple shootings in central Athens
42+ min ago (351+ words) A gunman opened fire at a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens on Tuesday, wounding several people, Greek authorities said. A police operation remained under way to locate the gunman, who Greek media reported was an 89-year-old…...
David Attenborough to be honoured with live BBC special celebrating 100th birthday
52+ min ago (314+ words) Sir David Attenborough will be honoured with a 90 minute BBC special celebrating his 100th birthday. On May 8, viewers on BBC One and i Player will be treated to a live event called David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth, marking a century…...
Tyrone girl recovers after life-saving kidney transplant from father
20+ hour, 54+ min ago (265+ words) A young girl from Drumquin in Co. Tyrone is on the road to recovery after receiving a kidney transplant last week, in an operation made possible by a donation from her father. Ten-year-old Cora Connolly was diagnosed with chronic kidney…...
Wiltshire knife crime rises despite national fall, latest figures show
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (608+ words) RECORDED knife crime in Wiltshire rose last year despite a national downturn, new figures have revealed. The latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows 264 knife-related offences were recorded by Wiltshire Police in 2025, up from 240 in 2024, an…...
Money-saving tips for the thrifty gardener
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (39+ words) Yahoo News UK Garden broadcaster and author Mark Lane offers ways to reduce your spend in the garden. The Thrifty Gardener by Mark Lane is published by Frances Lincoln, priced "18. Available now....
Lisa Kudrow claims Friends writers discussed 'their sexual fantasies' about her female co-stars
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (167+ words) Despite the writers' attitude, Kudrow didn't pay them much attention because most of their behaviour took place behind closed doors. "Oh, it could be brutal, but these guys - and it was mostly men in there - were sitting up until 3am trying…...