37 m. ago Scientists issue breathtaking update on mysterious 'interstellar object' racing through our solar system

Scientists at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile have captured the clearest images of 3I/ATLAS yet, revealing a feature which could settle debates about its origin.

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69 m. ago Baby donkey makes first 'heehaw' sound and reaction melts peoples' hearts

Baby donkey Little Miss Sass has captured the hearts of animal lovers on social media after her owner caught on camera her first ever 'heehaw' as she ran around her pasture

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2 h. ago Expert fact checks Putin and Xi’s hot mic discussion on organ transplants

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, were caught discussing the possibility of immortality

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5 h. ago Nosferatu to One of Them Days: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The classic movie gets a horrifying update starring a captivating Lily-Rose Depp, while SZA and Keke Palmer light up a hilarious buddy comedy. Plus: the worst – or most genius? – romcom premise everRobert Eggers, already one of the most distinctive voices in American cinema, risked looking a tad arrogant when he announced that he was remaking FW Murnau’s 1922 classic. But the risk paid off. Eggers has managed to capture both the pervading sense of dread and stylish production design of the original, while deepening the mythology to make it more palatable for modern viewers. It’s a true horror, with every frame filled with foreboding. And now, after playing both Pennywise the clown in It and Count Orlock, surely Bill Skarsgård qualifies as the world’s scariest actor. But it is Lily-Rose Depp’s tortured, possessed performance as Orlock’s victim Ellen that really impresses. Friday 12 September, 11am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Budding business minds at Rutherglen school impress in entrepreneurial project

Burgh Primary enjoyed taking part in Virgin Money’s Make £5 Grow initiative.

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5 h. ago Sydney Sweeney shuts down question about jeans controversy at movie premiere

‘I’m not there to talk about jeans’, said the defiant star

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6 h. ago Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast month Dezi Freeman fled into the thick bushland of Victoria’s high country. Despite 450 police officers, members of the Australian defence force, paramilitary vehicles and helicopters tracking the fugitive, he has managed to keep hiding.On Tuesday, it will be two weeks since Freeman disappeared into the Mount Buffalo national park, after allegedly shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at his residence on Rayner Track in Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne. The funeral for Sen Const Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 35, was held on Friday at the Victoria police academy, with hundreds of mourners including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and premier, Jacinta Allan, attending. A funeral service for Det Leadi...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump health fears grow during awkward White House dinner he can't understand

Donald Trump appeared to struggle to understand a question during a dinner in the White House Rose Garden, but his wife Melania was on hand to help

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9 h. ago India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit home

India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer, the United States

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15 h. ago BBC Stranded On Honeymoon Island fans baffled as they question 'did we missed something'

Stranded On Honeymoon Island viewers were left questioning if they had 'missed something' as one couple were already on the rocks

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15 h. ago A California Gold Rush town was like ‘going back in time’. Then came a wildfire

A 19th-century settlement founded by Chinese miners and said to have hosted outlaw Black Bart was devastated by fireShortly after lightning sparked dozens of wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills this week, author Stephen Provost received news that devastated him.Fire was sweeping through Chinese Camp, a Gold Rush-era town that a group of Chinese miners founded in the 19th century after they were driven out of a nearby settlement. The town’s almost 100 residents were forced to evacuate and news reports showed flames consuming historic buildings. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Sabrina goes down on her hands and knees to sell new album Man's Best Friend. Is it worth it? Music critic Adrian Thrills ponders the question

Some felt the image was demeaning to women, while others saw it as satire. But it achieved its primary aim in whipping up a media storm reminiscent of the ones created by Madonna in her heyday

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18 h. ago Disabled schoolboy, 14, is now housebound after EasyJet forced him to remove wheelchair battery on flight home from Disneyland Paris

Anthony Higgins, 14, from Liverpool, was returning from a trip funded by Make A Wish Foundation when a pilot refused to allow his £1,000 battery on board - despite him flying out with it.

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19 h. ago Trump’s DC crackdown is exposing all the FBI’s undercover cars, agents warn

FBI agents fearful of potential impact on surveillance operations against drug traffickers, fentanyl suppliers, and Russian or Chinese spies

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19 h. ago Chinese zodiac signs that will be the luckiest this week — including the Rat

The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year cycle, with each year assigned an animal that influences personality traits and fortunes. This week, three signs will be the luckiest

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19 h. ago Manchester Airport flight to Turkey makes emergency landing after 'man punched fellow passenger'

The British passenger alleged assaulted the victim and was arrested and charged with dangerous bodily harm and disturbing the peace after the pilot made the emergency landing in Greece

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20 h. ago Chinese cyberattacks keep hitting the US. They may have stolen personal information from you and every other American

Trump and Vance’s phones were hacked last October while they were on the campaign trail

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21 h. ago Audio captures Virgin pilot's nervous question before Chinese warship opens fire

The chilling audio sheds light on the exact moment a Virgin Australia pilot found out they would be flying past the danger zone where a Chinese warship was opening live fire - with almost no warning.

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21 h. ago Xi and Kim hold talks as west fears emergence of ‘autocratic alliance’

First in-person meeting in six years of Chinese and North Korean leaders comes as Pyongyang and Moscow deepen ties

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21 h. ago British man forces pilot into emergency landing after 'punching' Turkish passenger in flight rampage

The flight from Manchester to Antalya unexpectedly landed in Thessaloniki following the assault

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