1 hour ago Former mayor is killed trying to defend Portuguese town from wildfire inferno

The former mayor of a Portuguese town has died after trying to fight dramatic wildfires which have ravaged Europe including Spain and Greece.

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2 h. ago Ricky Jones case should not be compared to Lucy Connolly, lawyer says

Jurors deliberated for just over half-an-hour and found Ricky Jones not guilty on Friday

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3 h. ago Court lifts block on Trump’s mass firings at top US consumer watchdog

Judge previously blocked president from laying off 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection BureauA federal appeals court set the stage for the Trump administration to resume firings at the top US consumer watchdog, ruling in a split decision that a lower court lacked jurisdiction in temporarily blocking the mass layoffs.The ruling will not take immediate effect, the court said on Friday, to allow lawyers representing workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and consumer groups to file for a review of the case by the full circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'heartbroken' over wife Nicola Peltz being 'painted as a viper'

EXCLUSIVE: Friends of David and Victoria's eldest son have hit out at criticism of Nicola Peltz as they fight back following the row over the couple's 'second wedding'

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3 h. ago Liverpool v Bournemouth: Premier League season opener – live

Premier League updates from 8pm BST at AnfieldMatch previews | Reds sign Leoni | Email Scott hereSlot continues: “We have lost many players and brought in many even yesterday we brought in one who is not available yet we have lost a few very good players the ones we brought in are special as well in general [in pre-season] we don’t concede more chances, but the ones we do concede have led to goals.”Arne Slot speaks to Sky Sports, and first addresses the impact on the squad of this tragic summer. “The players are far better than I expected five or six weeks ago in that moment in time, you feel will it ever be possible to play again? but they have conducted themselves so, so, so well on both sides they were great, as a human being, but they also understood they have to be professional football players again so we had to work hard, and that’s what we started doing.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Michigan football hit with record fine and Jim Harbaugh given 10

The NCAA has fined Michigan football tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games in a sign-stealing scandal

Events

4 h. ago Drunken couple told packed plane they were 'joining the mile high club' before romping loudly in the toilets

Appalled passengers onboard an EasyJet flight bound for Alicante from Luton on Friday night said that it was clear from the sounds coming from the toilets that the couple were fulfilling their X-rated vow.

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4 h. ago Fight to save historic city pub next to Apollo Theatre ramps up

"It has been a successful long term venture from the 19th century and we feel it would be sorely missed."

Culture

4 h. ago Men celebrate fourth anniversary of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan

Thousands gathered for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women, banned from the events, staged protestsThousands of men gathered across Kabul on Friday to watch flowers being scattered from helicopters to mark the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power – a celebration that women were barred from attending.Three of the six “flower shower” locations were already off-limits to women, who have been prohibited from entering parks and recreational areas since November 2022. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Moses Itauma admits to sleepless nights ahead of Dillian Whyte fight

Itauma has been tipped for big things in the sport, but as well as the pressure, the 20-year-old has admitted that his upcoming foe has kept him up at night

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4 h. ago Ricky Jones case should not be compared to Lucy Connolly – lawyers

Ricky Jones faced trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he called for far-right activists’ throats to be cut during an anti-racist rally last year.

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4 h. ago Afghans brought to safety in UK have personal details leaked in fresh Ministry of Defence breach

Afghans warned that names and passport details could be among the details leaked in latest data breach

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5 h. ago Fergie's mum was Prince Philip's lover: This cuckolding scandal claim is the talk of the Palace after Prince Andrew bombshells. Now one of the Duke's friends tells RICHARD KAY the inside story

Of all the jaw-dropping claims in Andrew Lownie's book about Prince Andrew, it is one of the most provocative.

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5 h. ago Rangers squad for Champions League playoff revealed as transfer clue emerges from two changes

The boss has named his final list with Jefte left out as he closes in on a £6m move away

Sport

5 h. ago Lawyers say immigrants battling medical emergencies and disease at Alligator Alcatraz: ‘I don’t want to die in here’

DHS rejects claims of a disease outbreak at the Florida Everglades detention center after a detainee’s lawyer called ‘petri dish for disease’

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5 h. ago Moses Itauma: ‘A lot of people are too enslaved to their emotions’

Interview: The 20-year-old, the most highly touted heavyweight prospect of this generation, takes on Dillian Whyte on Saturday

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5 h. ago Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, Moore suspended 3 games in sign

The NCAA has fined Michigan football tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games in a sign-stealing scandal

Economics

5 h. ago Nottingham Forest transfer briefing: What's really going on after Nuno Espirito Santo sounded the alarm, the four signings on their list and the target that Evangelos Marinakis has set

Nottingham Forest fans had gone to bed on Thursday night in a state of excitement on learning their club were prepared to spend close to £100m. Then Nuno Espirito Santo sounded the alarm.

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5 h. ago Moses Itauma makes new prediction after failing to break Mike Tyson's record

The young British heavyweight sensation has been backed to become a world champion - and the rising star himself has given his own prediction

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5 h. ago Viral TikTok 'marshmallow' mattress that makes it 'hard to get up' and when you can buy it

It's created a huge buzz on social media

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