8 h. ago Japan boxing authorities toughen up safety measures after deaths of two fighters in two days

The Japan Boxing Commission will crack down on rapid dehydration to ‘make weight’, which experts say makes the brain susceptible to bleedingBoxing authorities in Japan will introduce stricter safety measures after the sport was left in shock by the deaths this month of two boxers competing in the same event.Officials from the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) told reporters this week the changes would include pre-bout urine tests, tougher rules on rapid weight loss and improvements in ringside medical services. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Woman left dangling 30ft in the air after falling from ferris wheel

This is the intense moment a woman was left dangling 30ft in the air after falling from a ferris wheel in Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh, India.

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28 h. ago Gio Reyna touted for Rangers transfer as Borussia Dortmund star told Ibrox switch can fuel World Cup dream

Reyna is out of sorts at Dortmund and was linked with Gers earlier this year

Politics

62 h. ago UK's trade envoy to Turkey faces calls to resign after he visited Northern Cyprus

Afzal Khan arrived in the Turkish-controlled area last week 'for a series of official engagements', a local newspaper reported.

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63 h. ago JD Vance’s attempt to link Democrats to Epstein renews calls to ‘release the files’

Vice-president tries to deflect criticism and blames Biden for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ about convicted sex offenderFour days after JD Vance reportedly asked top Trump administration officials to come up with a new communications strategy for dealing with the scandal around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he appears to have put his foot in it, sparking a new round of online outrage even as he tried to defuse the furor.In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, the vice-president tried to deflect criticism of the administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files by blaming Democrats. He accused Joe Biden of doing “absolutely nothing” about the scandal when he was in the White House. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police won't reopen Conor McGregor rape investigation as case considered 'closed'

It comes as it was reported that officers who investigated the alleged rape back in 2018 were left gobsmacked and frustrated when the DPP ruled there would be no charges

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4 d. ago Families of Air India crash victims demand ‘immediate release’ of black box recordings

Two black boxes were recovered after the crash but only a preliminary report has been released so far

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4 d. ago India shot down military aircraft during clash with Pakistan, its air force claims

Pakistan previously claimed that it shot down six Indian aircraft during the clashes

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4 d. ago Trump news at a glance: President reportedly orders military to target drug cartels; plans to meet Putin on Ukraine

Directive reportedly gives Pentagon a basis to operate against cartels on foreign soil; Trump to meet Russian president in Alaska next week – key US politics stories from 8 August 2025Donald Trump has reportedly given a secret directive to the Pentagon to use the military to target Latin-American drug cartels that his administration has designated terrorist organisations.The order “provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels”, according to the New York Times, which first reported the directive, citing people familiar with the matter. A US official later confirmed the signing of the directive but said military action did not appear imminent and it was unclear exactly what type of operations they would carry out. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump officials reportedly met at White House to discuss strategy around Epstein files

Legal group sues for records related to officials’ correspondence about Epstein documents and about Epstein and Trump’s relationshipAn advocacy group sued the US justice department and the FBI on Friday for records detailing their handling of the sex-trafficking investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The legal organization Democracy Forward is seeking records related to senior administration officials’ communication about Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between Epstein and Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel security cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City amid reports of disagreements with military

The announcement comes after Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take full control of Gaza and hand over the territory’s governance to friendly Arab forcesThe Axios reporter Barak Ravid has cited an Israeli official as saying Israel’s occupation of Gaza City is to involve besieging Hamas fighters there while carrying out a ground offensive.Ravid’s post on X says:Senior Israeli official tells me: The operation that the IDF is currently preparing for is only in Gaza City. The goal is to evacuate all Palestinian civilians from Gaza City to the central camps and other areas by October 7. A siege will be imposed on the Hamas militants who remain in Gaza City, and at the same time, a ground offensive will be carried out in Gaza City. The Prime Minister and the Defense Minister have been authorized to approve the IDF’s final operational plan1. Disarming Hamas of its weapons.2. Return of all hostages – both the living and the deceased. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago First EV models to get £1,500 grant unveiled as UK to 'turbocharge' shift to electric

The new grants follow a host of government measures to encourage the switchover to electric, including a freeze on fuel duty until spring 2026 and the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

Economics

5 d. ago Trump says he will meet Putin despite Kremlin’s refusal to talk to Kyiv

US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summitDonald Trump has said he was ready to meet Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dispelling speculation that direct talks between the two warring presidents were a precondition to a high-level US-Russia summit.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said that Putin did not have to meet with Zelenskyy first before the US and Russian presidents could meet. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sister of Air India crash victim speaks of 'trauma' after family given wrong body

Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek was on the Boeing Dreamliner 787, carrying 242 people, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on June 12

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6 d. ago Air India crash victim's sister blasts officials after receiving wrong remains

Sister Arwen says the family has been left "traumatised" by the mix-up and is seeking "dignity" for her brother

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6 d. ago Sister of This Morning star who died in Air India crash reveals family received wrong body

A woman whose brother died in the Air India crash has revealed that her family received the remains of the wrong person.

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6 d. ago Fort Stewart shooter LIVE: Several casualties as shots fired at US Army base

A US Army base is in lockdown at Fort Stewart in Georgia with all gate entrances closed with an active shooter believed to be on the loose as officials confirm 'casualties have been reported'

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6 d. ago ‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities

Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inaugurationA new report has found hundreds of reported cases of human rights abuses in US immigration detention centers.The alleged abuses uncovered include deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of access to attorneys, and child separation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Prince Andrew 'could be stripped of his royal title' with use of little

After a new book has raised further allegations about scandal-prone Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace officials are reportedly discussing a dramatic new 'mechanism' to remove him entirely from the royal family

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7 d. ago Ozzy Osbourne died of cardiac arrest, death certificate says

Black Sabbath frontman also suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease, according to the documentOzzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman and a defining figure of British heavy metal, died of cardiac arrest and also suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease, according to a death certificate filed by his daughter and obtained by the Sun and the New York Times on Tuesday.The death certificate, which was reportedly filed at a registry in London by Aimée Osbourne, one of Ozzy Osbourne’s daughters, reportedly lists the official cause of death as “(a) Out of hospital cardiac arrest (b) Acute myocardial infarction (c) Coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes)”. Continue reading...

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