24 m. ago Taliban left Afghan women 'to die under rubble' following huge earthquakes as strict religious code meant men couldn't touch them, reports claim

The first major quake struck just after midnight on Monday at a depth of only six miles, killing more than 2,200 people, levelling villages and trapping people under rubble.

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35 m. ago Regatta's £60 waterproof jacket available for £2 this weekend is 'warm but not bulky'

"Brilliant. Love this jacket, lightweight but warm and stylish. Its true to size and great for spring or autumn"

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35 m. ago Three flowers that love 'cooler weather' for a colourful garden well into autumn

A gardening expert has shared the flowers that love cooler weather, so you can keep your garden vibrant well into the fall

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36 m. ago You can visit these Swansea castles and attractions for free this September

Some great Welsh historic landmarks are opening for free during September 2025

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42 m. ago Despite ethical concerns Trump says next year’s G20 Summit will be held at his Florida resort

Trump ultimately scrapped previous plans to host the 2020 G7 Summit at his Doral resort after widespread backlash to the idea

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84 m. ago Christy review – Sydney Sweeney fights a losing battle in cliched boxing biopic

Toronto film festival: The rising star makes for a convincing boxer inside the ring in David Michôd’s by-the-numbers drama but flounders when outsideEven before Sydney Sweeney became better known for being in the centre of an increasingly absurd culture war, the unavoidable campaign to make her Hollywood’s Next Big Thing was showing signs of fatigue. The Euphoria grad, who gave a resonant performance in Reality, scored a sleeper hit with glossed up romcom Anyone But You but audiences were more impressed than critics, including myself (I found her performance strangely stilted). There was little interest from either side in her nun horror Immaculate, and earlier this summer her incredulously plotted Apple movie Echo Valley went the way of many Apple movies (no one knows it exists).Post-thinkpieces, two of her festival duds (Eden and Americana) disappeared at the box office and she now arrives at Toronto in need of a win. And what better way to achieve that by going for an old-fashion...

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85 m. ago 17 shows, events and family activities you can’t miss in Cardiff this autumn

There is so much to enjoy in Cardiff this autumn including

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92 m. ago How to spot the 'Blood Moon' and total lunar eclipse lighting up skies this weekend

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 is set to take place this weekend - here's everything you should know

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95 m. ago Steve review – Cillian Murphy is outstanding in ferocious reform school drama

Toronto film festival: adapted by Max Porter from his novella Shy and co-starring Little Simz, Emily Watson and Tracey Ullman this brutal but ultimately hopeful story is fiercely affectingProducer-star Cillian Murphy and director Tim Mielants last collaborated on a superlative adaptation of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These, and their new project together could hardly be more different: a drama suffused with gonzo energy and the death-metal chaos of emotional pain, cut with slashes of bizarre black humour. Max Porter has adapted his own 2023 novella Shy for the screen and Murphy himself gives one of his most uninhibited and demonstrative performances.Murphy is Steve, a stressed, troubled but passionately committed headteacher with a secret alcohol and substance abuse problem, in charge of a residential reform school for delinquent teenage boys some time in the mid-90s. With his staff – deputy (Tracey Ullman), therapist-counsellor (Emily Watson) and a new teacher (Little Simz) ...

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2 h. ago The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes makes pleasant music in low

Toronto film festival: the actor is a reliably committed presence in this gentle Alan Bennett-scripted first world war tale which might have worked better on stageThere are simple Sunday afternoon pleasures to be had in the gentle comedy drama The Choral, the latest collaboration for Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett. Their last was 2015’s The Lady in the Van, a slight, mostly unmemorable film blessed by a spiky Maggie Smith performance but cursed with an uneven tone. Unlike that, and their previous two works together on screen, this wasn’t based on a play but it often feels like it and, at too many points, that it also maybe should have been one instead. There are moments of creaky comedy and some bluntly emotional dialogue that one can more easily picture in front of a specifically catered-to live audience.On a big screen, The Choral is a little out of place, its only moments of pure cinema courtesy of the spectacular Yorkshire scenery. Well, that and those when star Ralph Fiennes ...

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2 h. ago Cornered Starmer forced into making reshuffle he was saving until autumn

In an extraordinary day in politics, the Prime Minister shifted around key members of his top team after his deputy quit over her tax affairs.

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2 h. ago Victoria police announce $1m reward for information on Porepunkah fugitive Dezi Freeman

State’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th dayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have announced a million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Dezi Freeman, after the alleged murder of two police officers in Porepunkah last month.The reward of “up to $1m” is the largest ever offered in Victoria for an arrest, said Det Insp Dean Thomas from the homicide squad. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago US Open: Carlos Alcaraz condemns Novak Djokovic to another semi

Unlucky Djokovic has now lost in the last four at every Grand Slam event in 2025, while Alcaraz is into a third consecutive final

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3 h. ago Alcaraz too strong as he beats Djokovic in straight sets to reach US Open final

22-year-old Spaniard wins 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2He is into his third successive grand slam finalBy the final stages of a tense second-set tie-break, Novak Djokovic had left no stone unturned as he tried to cling on. He attempted to serve and volley, he threw in drop shots and vainly tried to take the first strike from his opponent. On more than one occasion, Djokovic’s miraculous defensive efforts drew 23,000 spectators to their feet.Yet this time, in this late stretch of his glorious career, he simply did not have the level to match one of the new standard bearers of the sport he has dominated for so long. Across the net, Carlos Alcaraz continued his imperious form by maintaining his composure and holding his nerve to return to the US Open final with a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to reach final – as it happened

Alcaraz powered to a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win and a likely final against Jannik Sinner as the 38-year-old Djokovic was once again denied in a slam semiHere’s Novak. He’s asked before stepping on to court how his body is feeling. “It’s feeling alright, let’s see. I’m expecting a very physical battle. I look forward to it, the challenge.”And then it’s Carlos. “To be honest in the grand slams having two days to rest [before this semi-final], to feel fresh, is great. I recharged the battery physically and mentally. I’ve been really consistent this tournament [on serve], which I’m really happy about. But now I’m facing one of the best returners, it’s going to be tricky.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Uncouth, haughty and entitled, Angela Rayner was an insult to working class women like me. She's let us all down: KATIE HIND

Her story is certainly impressive. Having grown up on a council estate in Stockport, and left school as a pregnant 16-year-old, Angela Rayner rose to become deputy prime minister.

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4 h. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murdering two women in London in five months

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering two women in London in five months  Sky News

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4 h. ago State Pension age set to rise next year for people born in these years

The State Pension age is set to start to rise from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase expected to be fully implemented for all men and women across the UK by 2028

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4 h. ago Hamano strikes as Chelsea open WSL season with win over Manchester City

A new season, a new opposing manager, new signings, but the same old story: a Chelsea win. Only just, but a win is a win, especially in a tricky opening-night fixture, as Sonia Bompastor’s side embark on a quest for the club’s seventh consecutive Women’s Super League title.It saw Andrée Jeglertz lose his first game in charge of Manchester City; Bompastor, by contrast, is still yet to lose a league fixture in English football and Chelsea remain unbeaten in the WSL since May 2024, a run of 26 league games. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The Paper review – this spinoff of the US Office is dated, mediocre TV

Domhnall Gleeson stars as a clueless local newspaper editor in the mockumentary comedy’s latest creation. His talents can’t outdo the one-note dialogue and lack of hilarityTwo years after the British version concluded with a second brilliantly mortifying Christmas special in 2003, American viewers got their own take on The Office. Set at the Dunder Mifflin paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, it was very much in the spirit of the original, at least initially: a deadpan mockumentary centred on a megalomaniac manager (Steve Carrell’s Michael Scott), who like Ricky Gervais’s David Brent before him was “a friend first, and a boss second and probably an entertainer third”. The Office: An American Workplace ran for nine seasons, setting aside some of the original’s cringe comedy aspects in favour of something with a little more heart. By the time it ended in 2013, it was an award-winning sitcom juggernaut in its own right – hugely popular but bearing little resemblance to its Slough-b...

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