34 m. ago Inside King Charles's rigid upbringing and the trait he inherited from his grandfather, King George VI, according to royal expert

Born heir to the throne, King Charles was taught values such as formality and self-control from an early age by his nanny, Mabel Anderson.

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35 m. ago US and China officials to meet for trade talks in London – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina has slipped further into deflation territory, underlining the importance of agreeing a trade deal with the US.China’s consumer prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, new data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows.“The next round of trade talks between the U.S. and China will be held in the UK on Monday.“We are a nation that champions free trade and have always been clear that a trade war is in nobody’s interests, so we welcome these talks.” Continue reading...

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49 m. ago 'I donated my mum's body to Alzheimer's research but she was blown up in experiment'

Her son said 'She was strapped in a chair, and a detonation took place underneath her to get an idea of what the human body goes through when a vehicle is hit by an IED'

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1 hour ago There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot

Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats?Deserts are spreading across great tracts of Britain, yet few people seem to have noticed, and fewer still appear to care. It is one of those astonishing situations I keep encountering: in which vast, systemic problems – in this case, I believe, covering thousands of square kilometres – hide in plain sight.I realise that many people, on reading that first sentence, will suspect I’ve finally flipped. Where, pray, are those rolling sand dunes or sere stony wastes? But there are many kinds of desert, and not all of them are dry. In fact, those spreading across Britain are clustered in the wettest places. Yet they harbour fewer species than some dry deserts do, and are just as hostile to humans. Another useful term is terrestrial dead zones. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 'It has a creative spirit': Putney home with artistic legacy on the market for the first time in 50 years

Writer and former ballet dancer Meredith Daneman bought the riverside property in 1975 from the artist Sidney Nolan. Now, the house is looking for a creative new owner

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1 hour ago Sex, grief and debauchery: Gráinne O’Hare on her blazing millennial novel Thirst Trap

As post-Sally Rooney Irish lit is booming, the 32-year-old writer talks to Ellie Harrison about her tale of a group of Belfast women stumbling through life and loss as they wave their twenties goodbye

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1 hour ago Netflix’s Frankenstein might be the most urgent and timely blockbuster of 2025

Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of a 200-year-old book has uncanny relevance to our present day. And it’s a film that the acclaimed director of ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Hellboy’ has been rehearsing for his entire career, writes Xan Brooks

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2 h. ago Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to GazaActivists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ ship – liveIsraeli forces have taken command of a vessel that tried to challenge its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, with the boat and its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg now heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday.The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago What to Stream: Dierks Bentley, Sydney Sweeney, Alex Cooper and 'Deep Cover'

Country superstar Dierks Bentley returning with the album “Broken Branches” and Sydney Sweeney in the dark, dramatic thriller “Echo Valley” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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2 h. ago Only those with razor sharp vision can spot tiny ball on busy beach in 3 seconds

You'll need 'impressive observational skills', great spatial awareness, and speedy reactions to crack this baffling beach-themed brainteaser in just three seconds or less

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3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland scrambles planes to secure airspace as Russia targets western Ukraine

The Polish response comes as Russian troops advance on east-central Ukraine. What we know on day 1,202See all our Ukraine war coveragePoland and allied countries scrambled aircraft early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the Polish border, the operational command of the Polish armed forces said. “The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” it said on X.All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts in the early hours of Monday after the Ukrainian air force warned of Russian missile and drone attacks.Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv, which Ukraine’s air defence units were trying to repel, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.Russia says its forces are advancing to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in the three-year war, raising the prospect of a...

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4 h. ago NBA finals: Ruthless Thunder show Pacers no mercy as they level series 1

Indiana Pacers 107–123 Oklahoma City ThunderThunder level best-of-seven series at 1-1The Oklahoma City Thunder blew Game 1 of the NBA finals after holding a significant lead over the Indiana Pacers. In Game 2, they made sure there was no repeat, utterly dominating their opponents in a 123-107 victory that leveled the series at 1-1.In Game 1, the Thunder had a 12-point lead at half-time and a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter before losing to the Pacers courtesy of a Tyrese Haliburton basket in the final second. On Sunday night, they took control of the game early on, but this time they didn’t let their advantage go. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Greta Thunberg's harrowing SOS video in FULL as activist says 'we've been kidnapped'

Greta Thunberg and other activists are on the Madleen, a British-flagged boat operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, and had hoped to provide Palestinians humanitarian aid

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5 h. ago Gaza aid ship activists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ vessel as Israeli foreign ministry says ship heading to Israel – live

Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching GazaIDF ordered to stop Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta ThunbergIn a statement just released, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has accused Israel of “forcibly intercepting” the Madleen and acting with “total impunity”.It says that at 3.02am CET, the ship was “unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food and medical supplies—confiscated.”These volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be criminalized for delivering aid or challenging an illegal blockade—their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end immediately.”While Greta and others attempted to stage a media provocation whose sole purpose was to gain publicity — and which included less than a single truckload of aid — more than 1,200 aid trucks have...

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6 h. ago Justin Bieber questions use of ketamine in emotional control during odd social media spree

Justin Bieber has shared a series of cryptic posts on his Instagram Stories, with his most recent post seeing the singer question whether ketamine is used to control emotions

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7 h. ago 'Poo pills' to be given to NHS patients in bid to combat dangerous super bugs

The so-called 'poo pills' are being trialled by UK doctors in a bid to combat the rising surge of dangerous superbug infections.

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9 h. ago Sinner’s mechanical excellence malfunctions against human ingenuity of relentless rival

World No 1’s spellbinding effort dismantled by Alcaraz in the fifth set to conjure theatre in Paris and a rivalry for the agesBy the end, it felt cruel to want more. Look at the state of these men: bedraggled and dishevelled, dragged into a place of wildness and madness, of mental atrophy and physical dismay. You, on the other hand, have spent the last five and a half hours sitting on your couch, eating snacks and gorging on the finest sporting theatre. You want this prolonged for your entertainment? You want more of this? And of course the only real answer is: yes. Yes, please.Twilight zone at Roland Garros. Two sets each, six games each: the shadows ravenous, the noise bestial, every thrill laced with a kind of sickness. By the end, admiration began to meld with pity. Pity for their teams and families, trapped in the convulsions, feeling a spiralling hypertension with every passing moment. Pity for the tennis balls, being smacked and beaten mercilessly across the Paris n...

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13 h. ago Israel Katz threatens to use ‘all necessary measures’ to stop Gaza

Israel’s defence minister says he’d instructed IDF to block humanitarian flotilla carrying climate activist Greta ThunbergThe Israeli defence minister has threatened to “take all necessary measures” to prevent a humanitarian ship carrying climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.The ‘Madleen’, a boat operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), says it is attempting to reach the shores of the territory to bring in a symbolic amount of aid and raise international awareness of the continuing humanitarian crisis. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Millionaire futurist creating 'mutant humans' reveals when new race will make ordinary people 'obsolete'

Humanity is on the verge of being replaced by a race of superhuman hybrids with powers only dreamt about in movies.

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15 h. ago Paris triumph is proof of Coco Gauff’s maturity on the biggest stages

Comments by Sabalenka ignore the American’s ability to perform at her peak under the most difficult circumstancesAryna Sabalenka was understandably devastated by how her first French Open final unfolded. Having established herself as the No 1 player in the world and made such significant improvements to her game and mentality, she played some of the best tennis of her career in Paris en route to the final. Sabalenka felt she was ready to tackle all obstacles. With her crushing defeat against Coco Gauff in the French Open final after three difficult sets, she found out she was not.Her expression of that disappointment, however, was one of her least impressive performances of the year. During the trophy ceremony, with Gauff sitting metres away, Sabalenka’s insistence on repeatedly lamenting her “terrible match” was awkward enough. But in her press conference, after having a short amount of time to cool off, Sabalenka tripled down. Continue reading...

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