33 m. ago Urgent warning to Brits over an influx of WASPS: Pest control expert dubs 2025 the 'year of the insects'

Britain faces a surge of wasps, an expert has warned, after scorching temperatures sparked 'the year of the insects'.

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33 m. ago Legoland Windsor discount codes – how to get 57% off in July 2025

Get tickets from £29 and save up to 20 per cent on hotel stays with Legoland Windsor promo codes

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35 m. ago The letter sent to parents about diversity day before girl, 12, in Union Jack dress was 'isolated from friends and ordered to change' before being sent home... as school now apologise

Bilton School has sparked a major backlash after 12-year-old Courtney Wright was stopped at the gates and ordered to change after staff told her she could not wear her Spice Girls-style dress

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39 m. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 11 route updates as Ben Healy takes up the yellow jersey in Toulouse

A 157km route starts and ends in Toulouse as the Tour de France returns after the first rest day

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49 m. ago Drowning in admin? 14 productivity hacks to regain control of your diary, inbox – and life

No one knows more about admin than administrators. They share their top tips, from ‘eating the frog’ to drawing up a ‘ta-da’ listSome of us are utterly hopeless with admin, others so good they do it for a living. What are the best ways to get your working life under control? Administrators share their productivity tips and efficiency hacks. Continue reading...

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49 m. ago Milos Kerkez leaves Liverpool fans stunned as footage emerges from pre

New Liverpool signing Milos Kerkez has shown fans what they can expect of him once the 2025/26 season gets underway with a hugely impressive display in training

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59 m. ago Friendship review – male inadequacy barbecued in Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s comedy bromance

Robinson is magnificently cringeworthy as a man in thrall to his cool neighbour Rudd in Andrew DeYoung’s film, as divisive as a Vimto/Marmite cocktailHere is a goofy-surreal comedy from first-time feature-maker Andrew DeYoung starring sketch comic Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd; it is potentially as divisive as a Vimto-Marmite cocktail. It is a shaggy dog tale of ineffable silliness, operating ostensibly on the realist lines of indie US cinema but sauntering sideways from its initial premise, getting further and further from what had appeared to be a real issue: how difficult it is for grown men to make new friends.In this case, a beta-male chump attempts to be mates with his supercool new neighbour and you might even suspect that the film’s progressive excursion into stoner unseriousness itself enacts men’s avoidant nature, their inability to find an emotionally intelligent connection with each other. The result is not unlike the darkly wacky entertainments of Jim Hosking or Todd Solon...

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59 m. ago How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common

More than 2in of rain fell in an hour in the region, killing two people, and such storms are only going to intensifyMonday night’s downpour was one of the most intense rainstorms in New York City history, the kind of storm that’s now happening much more often due to climate warming.More than 2in of rain fell in New York City’s Central Park in the 7pm hour on Monday evening, part of a regional downpour that filled the city’s highways and subway tunnels and prompted several water rescues. Continue reading...

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59 m. ago Is it safe to use magic mushrooms while pregnant? One woman’s quest raises questions

Inspired by Indigenous practices, Mikaela de la Myco has collected stories of mothers who say psilocybin helped them during pregnancy. US scientists are skepticalWhen Mikaela found out she was pregnant six years ago, she knew she needed to stop drinking. What she wasn’t sure about was how she would manage the cravings.As a teenager, she had discovered that alcohol and opiates could dull traumatic memories, including recurrent sexual assaults that played in her mind nonstop and led to suicidal thoughts. But as she entered her 20s, eager to address her mental health, she realized what helped most was psilocybin. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago Lionesses stars identify key Sweden danger ahead of Euro 2025 quarter

England go into their Euro 2025 quarter-final against Sweden off the back of successive victories but their opponents boast a perfect record in Switzerland so far

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78 m. ago A hair mask created for Audrey Hepburn has completely transformed my dry, damaged ends

After ditching her tape-in hair extensions for summer, our tester's natural hair was in a lacklustre condition. But one £40 treatment quickly turned things around...

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78 m. ago Ethan Nwaneri poised to sign new Arsenal deal amid Chelsea and Bundesliga interest

Contract expected to be four years plus one-year optionBrentford fail with move for Ipswich’s Omari HutchinsonEthan Nwaneri is poised to commit his future to Arsenal by signing a new contract despite interest from Chelsea and clubs in Germany.Negotiations with Nwaneri’s representatives are understood to be in the final stages, a four-year deal with an option to extend by a year having been agreed in principle. The 18-year-old has entered the final 12 months of his contract and had been linked with Chelsea in recent weeks. Borussia Dortmund were also believed to be keen after his brilliant breakthrough season in which he scored nine goals in 37 appearances. Continue reading...

Economics

82 m. ago BBC Rich List 2025: Here are the 15 biggest earners at the Beeb according to latest figures

The salaries were revealed this week as part of the BBC's annual report.

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90 m. ago Hundreds of children to be tested for sexually transmitted infections in Australia amid childcare abuse case

Police expand probe to four new centres as families demand answers over failures in screening process

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90 m. ago The Spin | Why is KL Rahul’s average so low? Here are some explanations

A walking wicket on the 2018 tour of England, stats suggest Rahul’s average of 35 is more impressive than it seemsThe Guardian’s over-by-over coverage is built on reader interaction. We probably receive more than 1,000 emails during an average Test, hundreds of which are published. As an epic Lord’s Test unfolded, the same question kept dropping into our inboxes. “This is the second innings of the series that has left me baffled as to how KL Rahul averages only 35 in Tests,” began one such email from Ned Blackburn. “He seems to have the temperament, technique and discipline to be absolutely elite. What am I missing?”Rahul’s Test average has become the unsolved mystery of the English summer. But after a day in the statistical dirt – and Ben Stokes thought he went to some dark places on Monday – we can offer some potential explanations. The simplest reason is that after a fine start to his career he became a superstar of Indian cricket, a status that is Kryptonite for an overthinker. ...

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97 m. ago Campaign to keep lollipop lady at 'far too dangerous' Dalbeattie crossing pays off

Crossing staff will remain at the crossroads near Dalbeattie Learning Campus after a backlash from parents.

Economics

98 m. ago Donald Trump and Elon Musk reunite to win 2025 Castle Douglas Soap Box Derby

The US president and his former DOGE leader – AKA Davie and Alastair Grant from Kirkcudbright – saw off all-comers to retain their crown.

Politics

1 hour ago More than a quarter of British pubs have closed since 2000. Here’s why

Recent figures from the British Beer and Pub Association show that pubs will close at the rate of one a day in the UK during 2025

Politics

1 hour ago John Torode left ‘heartbroken’ after learning of MasterChef sacking online

‘I’d hoped that I’d have some say in my exit from a show I’ve worked on since 2005,’ TV chef said

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1 hour ago Trump threatens to impose drug and chip tariffs as soon as 1 August

US president talks of low tariff to give pharmaceutical firms a year or so to build, and then making it ‘very high’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical products and semiconductors as soon as 1 August, the latest deadline for the introduction of his “reciprocal” levies on individual countries.The US president told reporters late on Tuesday the taxes on drug imports could be announced “probably at the end of the month, and we’re going to start off with a low tariff and give the pharmaceutical companies a year or so to build, and then we’re going to make it a very high tariff”. Continue reading...

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