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Jacqueline Jossa has won I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here after defeating Andy Whyment. The final became a battle of the soap stars after the former EastEnders actress trumped the Coronation Street actor and radio DJ Roman Kemp came third. After she was named queen of the jungle, she said: “I have no words.” […]

Less than a third of the public believe cancer is a disease that can be managed for years, a survey for cancer experts suggests. Focusing exclusively on finding a cure is overshadowing “huge” progress already being made allowing those with advanced cancer to live longer, says the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR). Survival time from cancer has roughly doubled in a […]

The taxman could miss out on a windfall of nearly £2 billion due to around 200,000 investors failing to make claims from a long-running Swiss banking scandal, lawyers have warned. In 2012 Swiss courts ruled that banks in the country had been unlawfully charging hidden fees on savers and ordered them to return the cash, […]

Anthony Joshua is targeting a homecoming fight at Tottenham’s new 60,000-capacity stadium after claiming back his world heavyweight title belts from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia. Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he is in active discussions over the fight, which would take place in April or May next year and most likely be against his […]

One person has died and more fatalities are likely after a volcano erupted on a small New Zealand island, police said. Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims said 23 people had been taken from White Island in the country’s Bay of Plenty, some of whom are injured. He was unclear about the number who remained and […]

Boris Johnson will begin a blitz of Labour’s heartlands in a bid to convince Leave voters that Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit position is akin to a “great betrayal”. The Prime Minister will spend the three days before polls open targeting voters in traditional Labour strongholds, which his party views as key to securing a Conservative majority. […]

At least 43 people have died in a fire at a factory in New Delhi which authorities believe was caused by an electrical short circuit. Relatives of the workers who were trapped inside the building near Sadar Bazaar, the Indian capital’s largest wholesale market for household goods, identified the dead from photos on police officers’ […]

Thousands of Santa Clauses donned their running shoes to take part in a charity dash around London’s Victoria Park. About 3,000 people entered this year’s London Santa Run – the biggest in the capital – to raise money for various charities on Sunday morning. The annual event, which is now in its 10th year, encouraged […]

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has signalled the party would be more open to an accord with Labour in a hung parliament if Jeremy Corbyn stood down after the election. Ms Swinson has insisted the Lib Dems would not put either Mr Corbyn or Boris Johnson into Downing Street in the event of no party […]

Dame Helen Mirren read bedtime stories to a crowd camped in London’s Trafalgar Square overnight. It’s part of a global effort to raise cash to tackle homelessness. The actress was among the high-profile names supporting the World’s Big Sleep Out event, alongside actor Will Smith in New York’s Times Square. Survival bags were set up […]