51 m. ago Albanian who beat man with umbrella before smashing his face on the pavement wins right to stay in UK after judge says attack was a 'one

Vangel Gkika, 50, won an asylum case after serving a two-and-a-half-year jail term for the 'brutal' assault and faced deportation over the attack.

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60 m. ago Air India plane crash investigation focuses on captain who 'remained calm' while first officer 'panicked' about fuel supply being cut off moments before disaster

A black-box recording of their conversation suggests that it was the captain, Sumeet Sabharwal, who turned off the switches, according to sources close to the US side of the probe.

Events

67 m. ago A ban on conversion therapy was included in the King’s Speech a year ago today

'The time for action is long overdue'

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83 m. ago Best Top and Bottom Dwelling Tropical Fish 2025: Here are 20 species of fish to add colour to every part of your aquarium

Pop these fish in your aquarium and there will always be colour at the top and the bottom of the tank.

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2 h. ago Man United next transfer after Bryan Mbeumo deal amid huge 'bid' for £85m superstar

Manchester United transfer news as a blockbuster move for Hugo Ekitike emerges amid Liverpool and Newcastle battle

Economics

2 h. ago Openreach plans to remove 100 tonnes of plastic from supply chain

The broadband giant is launching a range of new Optical Network Terminals with re-engineered casings made mainly from recycled plastic.

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2 h. ago Landlord in Russia fined £75k for ‘devastating’ Airbnb in quiet UK neighbourhood

George Nathanel was found guilty of illegally using the properties in North Finchley, north London, for short-term rental bookings, Barnet Council said in a statement

Economics

2 h. ago From Tamagotchis to Fidget Spinners: Why Labubus won’t be the last craze to baffle parents

Pop Mart has struck it rich

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2 h. ago ‘He told us to just tell the truth’ – behind a revealing Billy Joel documentary

In HBO’s five-hour portrait, the chart-dominating singer-songwriter gives unusual insight into his career with support from his A-list friends and collaboratorsIn 2011, singer-songwriter and pop legend Billy Joel returned a multimillion-dollar advance paid on a memoir to his would-be publisher, HarperCollins. He had apparently co-written an autobiographical book as planned, but ultimately decided that he didn’t want to publish it. “It took working on writing a book to make me realize that I’m not all that interested in talking about the past,” he said at the time, “and that the best expression of my life has been and remains my music.”Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a two-part feature documentary premiering this week on HBO, feels like an attempt to stay true to that same basic ethos while not shying away from Joel’s public and private life over the years. The five-hour project tells Joel’s story, but does so by prioritizing his music, in content and in form. “He has 121 songs in his ca...

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3 h. ago Legendary singer Connie Francis dies aged 87 following recent hospital admission

The legendary pop and country singer's death was confirmed by her friend Ron Roberts on Thursday, just weeks after Connie was admitted to hospital in Florida.

Events

4 h. ago John Torode ‘preparing to sue’ BBC for ‘unfair’ MasterChef sacking

Celebrity chef ‘believes there is no proof’ he used ‘offensive racist term’

Politics

8 h. ago Major UK airport scraps buses from car parks with £14m futuristic alternative

Millions of passengers will soon be whizzed over from long-stay car parks to their terminal in a sleek new fleet of futuristic vehicles following a £14 million sustainability investment

Transport

11 h. ago As crime surges in Bali, locals are wondering: ‘are the tourists coming here getting worse?’

Misbehaving Aussies long marred the Indonesian island, but influx of expats and digital nomads has given rise to a thriving criminal underbellyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe demographic of tourists visiting Bali has changed since the pandemic, residents say, with a wave of backpackers, digital nomads and expats creating the conditions for a criminal underbelly to thrive on the Indonesian island famed for its peacefulness.Bali politician Agung Bagus Pratiksa Linggih said he had seen an increase in long-term visitors with low budgets in the years since the Covid-19 pandemic, and that local facilities and infrastructure were racing to keep up.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Dive into Scotland’s heritage and science as Festival of Knowledge comes to Edinburgh

A major Scottish festival that aims to spark conversations around some of the biggest questions facing society today returns from September 6 to 14.

Politics

15 h. ago West Lothian battery energy storage site wins approval despite fire concerns

The Development Management Committee agreed to back the facility in the interests of reducing long term carbon emissions.

Events

15 h. ago Carl Rushworth to Rangers 'off' as Russell Martin's clear transfer demand faces ticking clock

The Brighton goalkeeper was on the shopping list after a disappointing campaign for Jack Butland last term

Politics

17 h. ago Trump administration sued by 20 states for cutting disaster prevention grants

Lawsuit claims Fema lacks power to cancel multibillion-dollar Bric program after it was approved by CongressA group of 20 mostly Democratic-led US states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure upgrades to protect against natural disasters.The lawsuit filed in Boston federal court claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) lacked the power to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program in April after it was approved and funded by Congress. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Rory McIlroy in dreamland as home Open at Royal Portrush comes with weight warning that could crush him

Northern Irish superstar is ready to rock but his fellow countryman can see a major hazard to golfing glory in his own backyard

Events

18 h. ago Revealed: Great British Menu and Gogglebox star Andi Oliver is favourite to replace MasterChef host after John Torode sacked for 'using a racist term'

Great British Menu star Andi Oliver has been revealed as the favourite replacement MasterChef host after the BBC sacked John Torode for 'using an extremely offesive racist term'.

Politics

18 h. ago John Torode to take legal action against BBC after MasterChef sacking

John Torode is preparing to take legal action against the BBC after he was sacked from MasterChef, sources have revealed to us. He was sacked from the show after an allegation against him using of him using "an extremely offensive racist term"

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