6 h. ago Tennessee Titans select quarterback Cam Ward with first pick in 2025 NFL draft

In a surprise selection at number two, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up three spots to select two-way player Travis Hunter.

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14 h. ago Best summer reads of 2025: Top selections for literary escapism

Explore a curated list of the best summer reads this year to pack on holiday or take to the park

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23 h. ago Garden bulb planter that ‘makes it quick and easy’ to plant your summer flowers slashed to £10

Get your garden ready for the summer with a quick and easy-to-use gadget that makes planning your favourite flowers a breeze - and right now, it's on sale for under £10

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42 h. ago Faith Kipyegon’s audacious bid to be first woman to run sub four

Olympic champion to ‘push boundaries and dream big’Milestone ‘within reach’ despite ‘impossible’ challengeIt remains one of the most enduring images in the history of sport: Sir Roger Bannister collapsing at the finish after becoming the first person to shatter the four-minute-mile barrier. Since that day in 1954, when Bannister achieved a feat many had thought was impossible, just over 2,000 others have followed in his footsteps – all of them men.But the pages of history could soon be freshly rewritten after the Olympic 1500m champion, Faith Kipyegon, and her sponsors Nike, announced plans “to make the impossible possible” again by becoming the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile this summer. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Relegated players who will be targets for Premier League clubs this summer

Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich are returning to the Championship. Which of their players deserve to stay up?Leicester were relegated at the weekend and will join Southampton in the Championship next season. Ipswich are 15 points from safety with five games to play, so it’s only a matter of time before they too are consigned to the second tier. The three sides have been extremely disappointing this season, picking up just 10 wins between them, but they have some talented players who will be targets for Premier League sides in the summer transfer window. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Meta ‘hastily’ changed moderation policy with little regard to impact, says oversight board

Facebook and Instagram owner criticised for leaving up posts inciting violence during UK riotsMark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced sweeping content moderation changes “hastily” and with no indication it had considered the human rights impact, according to the social media company’s oversight board.The assessment of the changes came as the Facebook and Instagram owner was criticised for leaving up three posts containing anti-Muslim and anti-migrant content during riots in the UK last summer. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago The most gripping thing I’m watching on my phone? Swedish moose migrating in real time | Claire Cohen

No music, no script, no narration, no editing – slow TV like this is exactly the balm we need these daysDo you reach for your phone first thing in the morning as soon as you wake up? Me too. Only, for the past week, it’s not my WhatsApp, email or social media I’ve been desperate to check, but how many moose have managed to swim across the Ångerman river overnight.I know. I need more going on in my life, right? How else to explain my fascination with watching dozens of Swedish moose (yes, moose is the plural of moose, sadly not “meese”) undertake their annual spring migration to summer pastures? Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Wax London is ready for summer suiting and you should be too

Wax London is ready for summer suiting and you should be too  The Manual

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64 h. ago Tottenham make final decision on Ange Postecoglou future with key ally set to leave

Daniel Levy is ready to swing the axe and make sweeping changes this summer, with Ange Postecoglou increasingly likely to be dismissed regardless of his success in the Europa League

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5 d. ago Arsenal braced for Real Madrid transfer battle over star likened to Lionel Messi

Arsenal are set for a busy summer transfer window with Mikel Arteta ready to invest in his squad in the hope of finally ending the Gunners' Premier League title drought

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5 d. ago 'Comfortable and versatile' rattan garden day bed with hidden storage slashed by almost £50

Get your garden ready for summer with almost £50 off Amazon’s two seater rattan day bed which has hidden storage underneath, adjustable side trays and four backrest levels

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7 d. ago Brighton’s Carlos Baleba: ‘My dad said if I learn acrobatics it will help my timing’

Midfielder on overcoming Premier League nerves, adapting while grieving for his mum and what shaped his work ethicNot much fazes Carlos Baleba. The Brighton midfielder likes to spend his spare time watching horror films – “they don’t scare me; nothing has ever scared me” – or even dancing on his own to Mbolé music from his native Cameroon. “Sometimes I need to move my body,” Baleba says with a smirk.Thanks to a strict training regime that he began at the age of 10 under the watchful eye of his father, Eugene, Baleba has developed into one of the Premier League’s most imposing figures. The 21-year-old is tipped to become the latest big-money transfer to leave Brighton after Moisés Caicedo was sold to Chelsea for a British record £115m in the summer of 2023. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago British rebellion against Roman legions caused by drought, research finds

The pivotal ‘barbarian conspiracy’ of AD367 saw Picts, Scotti and Saxons inflicting crushing blows on Roman defencesA series of exceptionally dry summers that caused famine and social breakdown were behind one of the most severe threats to Roman rule of Britain, according to new academic research.The rebellion, known as the “barbarian conspiracy”, was a pivotal moment in Roman Britain. Picts, Scotti and Saxons took advantage of Britain’s descent into anarchy to inflict crushing blows on weakened Roman defences in the spring and summer of AD367. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago New rules for public bodies expected ‘by summer’ after UK gender ruling

Equalities watchdog chair says code of practice will give clarity and adds trans people’s rights ‘must be respected’Updated guidance for public bodies after the UK supreme court’s ruling that a woman is defined in law by biological sex is expected to be issued by the summer, the head of the equalities regulator said on Thursday.Lady Kishwer Falkner, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, described the ruling as “enormously consequential”, telling BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are going to have a new statutory code of practice, statutory meaning it will be the law of the land, it will be interpreted by courts as the law of the land. We’re hoping we’re going to have that by the summer.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Dr Martens' 'most comfortable' sandals are like 'walking on clouds' and are now less than £80

The British footwear brand has slashed the price of a number of summer-ready sandals in its outlet sale

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9 d. ago Big Welsh rugby headlines you can expect to read this summer as new dawn to emerge

There's set to be some key appointments, as well as two summer tours

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9 d. ago Jury selection to begin in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York

Weinstein is being retried on two charges from his original trial, which ended with a rape conviction but was later overturned The last time a New York City jury sat in judgment of Harvey Weinstein, the ex-movie studio boss was convicted of rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison.Five years later, that landmark #MeToo verdict is gone – wiped away on appeal – and Weinstein is set to go on trial again, beginning Tuesday with jury selection. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Powerful' Kärcher pressure washer 'transforms how I clean' now 20% off on Amazon

Amazon shoppers can get their garden summer ready and save 20 per cent on this Kärcher pressure washer

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1 week ago WIN a pair of tickets to a Foodies Festival event near you this summer

The Foodies Festival is back for 2025 and we've teamed up to offer Star readers 50 pairs of tickets to an event near them this summer

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1 week ago Primark's new 'Mamma Mia' summer homeware collection has shoppers 'obsessed'

Mamma Mia fans love Primark's new summer-ready homeware collection that looks like it's straight off a film set

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