64 m. ago Wimbledon star admitted ‘you could see everything’ when forced to switch bras with coach

Mihaela Buzarnescu was forced to borrow a bra from her coach at Wimbledon due to the tournament's strict dress code before the rules were relaxed to alleviate such issues

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67 m. ago Lauren James scores twice as England rise to pressure by thumping Netherlands

Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone were also on target.

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69 m. ago Texas flooding death toll climbs to 119 as search for more people continues

Amid cleanup efforts, residents and news outlets question the government’s pre-flooding alarm and warning systemsAmong the Texas flood victims: campers, staff, grandparents and teachersThe number of people who have died from the flooding in Texas continues to rise, with at least 119 people dead throughout the state, officials said on Wednesday morning.Search crews continue to look for people, as residents and news organizations question the government’s alarm and warning systems. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR

Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgmentRussia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour, the European court of human rights has found.The court’s grand chamber unanimously held that between 11 May 2014 and 16 September 2022, when Russia ceased to be a party to the European convention on human rights it had committed “manifestly unlawful conduct on a massive scale”.Indiscriminate military attacks.Summary executions of civilians and Ukrainian military personnel.Torture, including the use of rape as a weapon of war.Unlawful and arbitrary detention of civilians.Unjustified displacement and transfer of civilians.Intimidation, harassment and persecution of all religious groups other than adherents of the historically Moscow-aligned Ukrainian Orthodox church.Intimidation and violence against journalists a...

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1 hour ago Met Office maps show temperatures nearly 10C higher than average during heatwave

A widespread and "longer lived" heatwave is heading to the UK by this weekend

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1 hour ago Teen suspected of setting off fireworks that sparked California wildfire

Boy, 13, arrested after Rancho fire raced through dry brush in Laguna Beach and forced evacuation of about 100 homesA 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal southern California, forcing the evacuations of about 100 canyon homes, authorities said.Crews with air support protected residences from the Rancho fire as flames raced through dry brush on Monday afternoon in Laguna Beach. It was held to 4 acres (1.6 hectares) with no damage to structures. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Doctors’ strike over 29% pay rise risks breaking NHS, Streeting warns

Wes Streeting urged doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

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2 h. ago BBC forced to apologise to Wimbledon star's girlfriend after awkward comments

The BBC have issued an apology to Wimbledon star Ben Shelton's girlfriend Trinity Rodman after making comments about her estranged NBA legend father

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3 h. ago The American diet is being blamed for a worrying rise in colon cancer

Nearly 53,000 Americans expected to die from colorectal cancer this year

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3 h. ago Tour de France 2025: Evenepoel wins time trial as Pogacar powers into yellow

Slovenian opens clear gap to rival Jonas VingegaardEvenepoel takes stage win in blistering run around CaenTadej Pogacar took the race lead in the Tour de France from Mathieu van der Poel, after finishing second to Remco Evenepoel in the stage five time trial in Caen, and opened clear daylight on his key rival, Jonas Vingegaard.While Olympic and world time trial champion Evenepoel, riding at an average speed of 54km/h, claimed an expected stage success, Pogacar was the day’s real winner, as Vingegaard’s challenge wilted in the heat of the Calvados afternoon. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago When is the next full Moon? July's Buck Moon will rise tomorrow and glow a vibrant colour

The Buck Moon will hang low and loom large in the night sky as it glows a spectacular orange

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3 h. ago ‘Drunk’ United Airlines pilot was forced into rehab for alcoholism. He actually had a concussion, lawsuit claims

Exclusive: Capt. Mike Tallon was sent for inpatient treatment, attended AA meetings, and blew into a breathalyzer twice daily, when he says he should have been treated for head trauma

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3 h. ago LGBT veterans compensation to be sped up after fury at 'painfully slow' process

Around 20,000 armed forces personnel were jailed, dismissed or outed against their will before the rule on service was lifted in 2000, described by Veterans Minister Al Carns as a 'truly dark era'

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3 h. ago Seeking bulldozer drivers to demolish Gaza: how a genocide is being outsourced | Arwa Mahdawi

The systematic destruction of Gaza is hardly a secret. Now, the IDF is posting Facebook ads for bulldozer operators to help demolish the stripOmer Bartov is an Israeli-American historian and one of the foremost scholars on genocide in the world. He has spent over 25 years teaching a class on the subject. He deals with atrocities for a living, analyzing some of the very worst things that human beings are capable of. And yet even Bartov has said he can’t bear looking at some of the excruciating images coming out of Gaza any more.What’s happening, Bartov says, is unprecedented in the 21st century. “I don’t know of any comparable situation. Recent estimates show that about 70% of the structures in Gaza are either completely destroyed or severely damaged,” Bartov says. “The argument that the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is conducting a war in Gaza is simply cynical, there is no war in Gaza. What the IDF is doing in Gaza is demolishing it. Hundreds of buildings are being bulldozed every we...

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3 h. ago Starmer and Macron agree that ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats, No 10 says – UK politics live

Starmer and Macron are due to attend a more formal summit tomorrowThe BMA strike decision must be a tempting topic for Kemi Badenoch at PMQs, which is starting very soon. The Conservatives have repeatedly criticised the government for the way they swiftly settled public sector pay disputes when they took office; they argue that Labour was too generous to the unions, thereby encouraging them to threaten further strikes.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.Streeting says he is “disappointed” by the proposed strike, and he insists resident doctors have had a relatively good outcome on pay. He says:I remain disappointed that despite all that we have been able to achieve in this last year, and that the majority of resident doctors in the BMA did not vote to strike, the BMA is continuing to threaten strike action.I accepted the DDRB’s recommendation for resident doctors, awarding an average pay rise of 5.4%, the highest across the public sector. Accepting this above inflation re...

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3 h. ago ‘They are trying to sow fear’: How Russia has amped up its aerial strikes on Ukraine

Putin’s forces fired a record number of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight following a pattern of devastating attacks in the past month

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3 h. ago Toy Story legend and Marvel star join forces for 'throwback' Disney+ sitcom

The programme is one of the most watched shows of the year to date in America

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4 h. ago Man accused of assisting Russia ‘planned to pass on Grant Shapps information’

Howard Phillips is on trial over allegedly intending to assist the RIS by helping people he believed were agents working for Moscow.

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4 h. ago UK weather maps turn red as Met Office reveals where 'peak' of heatwave will hit

The Met Office has warned temperatures could climb to "10C above average" in the third UK heatwave of summer

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4 h. ago Europe wildfires map: Where summer fires have struck from France and Spain to Greece

Wildfires across the continent have forced thousands to evacuate and injured dozens

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