7 m. ago 60s rock icon reveals reason he’s skipping Hall of Fame induction after 40 years of eligibility

Grammy-winning artist Chubby Checker is among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees

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19 m. ago Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifyingAlaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...

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24 m. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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29 m. ago Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph

‘My daughter and her friends are part of the smartphone generation. The more time I spent with them, the more I learned about the darker side of their mobiles’This started as a project with my daughter and her friends, who are all part of the smartphone generation. They were 14 years old at the time and I wanted to learn more about the relationship they had with their mobile phones. In 2022, a study by Ofcom showed that nine out of 10 children owned one by the time they reached the age of 11, and that 91% of them used video platforms, messaging apps and social media by the age of 12. I spoke to my daughter and her friends about how they use their phones and the negative reputation that surrounds teenagers and their screens. They told me the positives as well as the negatives, such as how social media can raise confidence as well as knock it down.I asked if I could photograph them. There was very little direction from me and – rather than photographing them in a controlled portraitur...

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30 m. ago At least 20 killed after boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa, UN says

UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survivedAt least 20 people have died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media reported on Wednesday.Rescuers have recovered 20 bodies so far and operations were continuing, according to initial reports by Ansa news agency. Between 70 and 80 people were believed to have survived. Continue reading...

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33 m. ago We know that cosy games have big audiences – so where’s my epic Call the Midwife sim?

In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it’s time the triple-A developers pay attentionI am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters, and I’ve realised that I’m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I trundle along the photorealistic landscapes in my pick-up truck, delivering parcels to isolated communities and building new roads. The only reason I complete the main story missions is to open new areas of the map so that I can meet new people and build more roads. I find it blissfully enjoyable.Of course, I am far from alone in playing video games this way. “Cosy games” have become a thriving cottage industry over the past five years, led by crossover successes such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Untitled Goose Game, but also housing hundreds of smaller titles that appeal to highly engaged communities. On Steam this month you’ll discover Catto’s Post Office, a delightful g...

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37 m. ago AD FEATURE: Man City 2025/26 season preview: odds, prediction and transfers so far

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40 m. ago Amazon flash deal on Galaxy Tab A9+ worth £209 touted as 'cheaper alternative to an iPad'

Amazon's limited time deal is on the 2025 edition of the Galaxy Tab A9+ which is available in three colours

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53 m. ago A Youth Day pageant and an armed parade rehearsal: photos of the day – Wednesday

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61 m. ago Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance

Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.The foreign secretary hosted Vance and his family at Chevening House in Kent last week, where the pair fished from the property’s private lake. Anglers aged 13 and over must hold a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp in England and Wales. Lammy failed to land a catch, but “all of my kids did”, Vance said. Continue reading...

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81 m. ago Creeps, legends, witches and wonders: Edinburgh fringe 2025 – in pictures

From a Polish prince of Denmark to pickled vegetables and tributes to Billy Connolly and Marilyn Monroe, our photographer explores the many worlds of the festival Continue reading...

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89 m. ago Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and AsiaBusiness live – latest updatesTighter border rules are putting European tourists off holidaying in the US, according to Europe’s biggest package trip operator.Tui’s chief executive, Sebastian Ebel, said there had been a “significant decline” in travel to the US, due to a multitude of factors including “the atmosphere, what you hear from border control”. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago ‘Social apnoea’: sleep disorder could worsen at weekends, research suggests

Lifestyle factors such as drinking and smoking could contribute to increased severity of obstructive sleep apnoeaLetting your hair down at the weekend might be a well-known recipe for a hangover, but researchers say it might also increase the severity of a common sleep disorder.Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) involves complete pauses in breathing or partial reductions in airflow that arise because muscles in the back of the throat relax, causing the airways to narrow or close. It is more common in groups such as older people and people who are overweight or obese. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Football quiz: the first weekend of the Premier League season

How well do you remember the goals, games and controversial moments of previous opening weekends? Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Leeds Festival: 15 acts who we still think could perform a secret set at this year's event

Let the speculation continue as Leeds Festival is a mere fortnight away.

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2 h. ago What time A level results 2025 are out and how to check your grades

The exams are over and A level results day is near

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2 h. ago Liverpool XI vs Bournemouth: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League

A Ballon d’Or nominee could come in at the expense of a record-setter

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2 h. ago AD FEATURE: Manchester United 2025/26 season preview: odds, prediction and transfers so far

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2 h. ago Doc Martens school shoes that are 'still new' after 'intensive use' back for 2025

It is time to start thinking about going back to school and these Doc Martens are perfect

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2 h. ago DC mayor hardens stance on Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ deployment of national guard – US politics live

Muriel Bowser urges community members to ‘protect our autonomy and get to the other side of this guy’ amid Trump’s interventionWe can expect to hear from the president at least a few times today. According to his daily schedule, he’ll make an appearance at the Kennedy Center at 11am ET, and make an announcement.He’ll then head back to the White House and sign executive orders at 4pm ET. For now this will be closed press, but could very well open up.Will be speaking to European Leaders in a short while. They are great people who want to see a deal done.Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin. Constantly quoting fired losers and really dumb people like John Bolton, who just said that, even though the meeting is on American soil, “Putin has already won.” What’s that all about? We are winning on EVERYTHING. The Fake News is working overtime (No tax on overtime!).If I got Moscow and Leningrad free, as part of the deal with Russia, the Fake News would say that I made a bad d...

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