1 hour ago Body found by police confirmed to be missing Colombian 'murder' victim from east London

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, disappeared after leaving her home in Ilford and a man charged with her murder

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2 h. ago 2026 World Cup host city CEOs admit to ‘uncertainty’ amid rocky political landscape

Host city heads in charge of welcoming visitors Ice raids, visas, and travel bans could impact fansExecutives from the US host city committees for next year’s World Cup said on Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids have created “uncertainty” as they prepare to host an influx of foreign visitors.The 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted with Canada and Mexico, will take place in 11 cities across the US, and is predcited to draw more than five million visitors over the course of the 40-day tournament. However, visa processing times have been slow for several countries, travel bans have been instituted (including for recently qualified Iran), and raids ostensibly aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants have seen the government arrest and deport visa holders, permanent residents and even citizens. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Women and men diverge more than ever on support for abortion rights, poll shows

Gallup poll found 61% of women identify as pro-choice, while only 41% of men do so, in three years after fall of RoeThree years after the fall of Roe v Wade and months after an election that heavily focused on the fight over abortion rights, men and women have never diverged more on their support for access to the procedure, according to new polling from Gallup released Monday.Sixty-one percent of women now identify as “pro-choice”, but only 41% of men say the same, Gallup found. The same percentage of women identified as “pro-choice” in 2022, just after the decision to overturn Roe was leaked, but at the time, 48% of men also did so. Prior to Roe’s collapse, men and women were never more than 10 points apart from one another on the issue, according to decades of Gallup polling. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump is going after LGBTQ rights and big companies have responded by shunning Pride Month

After years of showy tributes and accusations of ‘rainbow-washing’, US companies are shrinking back for fear of Donald Trump, Io Dodds reports

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3 h. ago Police confirm body found in Hampshire is that of missing London woman

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on May 31 and a body was found in Hampshire on June 7 - which has now been formally identified as her

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3 h. ago Get ready for beach days this heatwave as Oodie axes price of 'excellent' poncho towels by £26

This heatwave, Oodie is offering a huge £26 discount on their summer must-have poncho towels that are perfect for days at the beach

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3 h. ago An adult dad posed as a high schooler for months — and even dated teen classmates. Here’s how his lie unraveled

Anthony Labrador-Sierra posed as a high school teen for over a year. Now furious parents demand answers, Rhian Lubin reports

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3 h. ago Body found by police confirmed to be missing Colombian woman

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, disappeared after leaving her home in Ilford, east London, on May 29.

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3 h. ago UK teenager who killed herself was ‘highly affected’ by terrorism arrest, inquest finds

Rhianan Rudd died of ‘self-inflicted act’ after facing charges but coroner says failures in her case were ‘not systemic’A vulnerable teenage girl who died five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped was “highly affected” by her arrest but failures in her case were “not systemic”, a coroner has concluded.Rhianan Rudd died at a children’s home aged 16 in May 2022, as the result of a self-inflicted act, said the chief coroner of England and Wales, Alexia Durran.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Dog owners in Lanarkshire warned of dangers of blue algae over the summer months

A recent study has revealed that when dogs enter bodies of water, their skin, and fur can release active ingredients from flea and tick treatments - chemicals that are harmful to aquatic wildlife, including birds that feed on them.

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3 h. ago Amanda Seyfried reveals the drug she did with pal Adam Brody when they were in their 20s

The two met 16 years ago on the set of the 2009 horror film Jennifer's Body. And now they are both working on his series: Hers is Long Bright River and his is Nobody Wants This.

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3 h. ago Groomed terror suspect not treated as a ‘vulnerable child’, says her mother

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home five months after her terrorism charges were dropped.

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4 h. ago Gang boss who was arrested in his pants to pay back fraction of £764k gains

Luke Mattan, 36, of Cardiff, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months imprisonment for conspiracy to supply class A drugs

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4 h. ago Opportunities were missed to save teenage terror suspect, says coroner

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home in May 2022, five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped.

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4 h. ago £350,000 repair programme for Kilbarchan's Steeple Hall set to begin next month if contract approved

A deal for the first phase, which will focus on the internal and external fabric of the building, will be considered this week.

Economics

4 h. ago Rebekah Vardy puts her 'sanctuary' holiday home on sale for an astonishing price after being ordered to foot £4m Wagatha Christie legal bill

Last month, Rebekah, 43, was ordered by a judge to pay £1.4m towards rival Coleen Rooney 's legal expenses, on top of her own bill, reported to be more than £2million.

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4 h. ago University of Michigan ends undercover surveillance contracts after Guardian revelations

Outcry after report that private investigators had been trailing and recording pro-Palestinian protesters for monthsThe University of Michigan has canceled its contract for undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestininan campus groups, following outcry after a Guardian story revealed the private investigators had been trailing and recording students for months, and published damning video of one investigator’s interaction with a student.“We recently learned that an employee of one of our security contractors has acted in ways that go against our values and directives,” the U-M president, Domenico Grasso, wrote in an email to students and faculty on Sunday night. “Going forward, we are terminating all contracts with external vendors to provide plainclothes security on campus.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Judge tosses Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against co

Legal case between the stars has been ongoing for months

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4 h. ago US imposes sanctions on El Chapo's fugitive sons, offers $10 million reward for their capture

The U.S. imposed sanctions on the two fugitive sons of incarcerated Mexican Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and announced a reward offer of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the sons

Economics

4 h. ago Husband's decomposed body found in gorge after lavish wedding as wife arrested

A woman has been arrested after her husband's body was found brutally murdered with his throat cut - Sonam Raghuvanshi went missing with her husband, but has been arrested

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