2 h. ago Aqua lungs: how Rod Stewart’s underwater swimming may help his singing

Singer trains underwater like Frank Sinatra once did and scientists say it may be useful in maintaining vocal prowessFrank Sinatra did it his way, taking to the pool to boost his vocal prowess, and it seems Rod Stewart is singing from the same songsheet. Now scientists say the approach might not be somethin’ stupid.Stewart, 80, is still entertaining fans with his raspy vocals and energetic stage performances and earlier this month he revealed that as well as running and playing some football, swimming also played a key part in his campaign to stay forever young. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Chaos in Clapham: a visit to the most dangerous cycle spot in Great Britain

Commuters share their views at the junction with the highest number of cycling accidentsIt’s 8am in Clapham, the area of south-west London where young professionals and well-off homeowners are crammed into 2 sq miles of buzzy high streets, a leafy common and rows of terraced houses.The popularity of the neighbourhood lies in its proximity to the city centre. A 4-mile hop to central London makes for an easy journey to work, especially for one kind of commuter: cyclists. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlands

In the first in a series, the Guardian maps out the rise in support for Farage and how parties are targeting the UK’s deindustrialised areasWhen Nigel Farage called for the nationalisation of British Steel on a visit to the Scunthorpe steelworks this spring, it was a marked change in direction for a man who had spent almost all of his political career campaigning for a smaller, Thatcherite state.Two years earlier, he had questioned why British taxpayers’ money should be thrown into keeping the fires of the very same blast furnaces burning. Back in 2018 he told an interviewer: “I supported Margaret Thatcher’s modernisation and reforms of the economy. It was painful for some people, but it had to happen.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Met Office warns of flooding and damage to buildings TODAY despite 32C heatwave

The weather may change abruptly in your area today and on Sunday, so much so that around 20mm of rain will fall in just a few hours across parts of Lancashire, the Met Office says

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3 h. ago Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it

Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

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3 h. ago Danny Boyle: ‘Some days I think I’m a great filmmaker. Other days I think I’m terrible’

The visionary director of ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has returned to horror with the sensational sequel ‘28 Years Later’. He talks to Adam White about its shocking ending, the lessons he learnt from the failure of ‘The Beach’, and what his ‘Olympics thing’ taught him about Britain

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6 h. ago Revealed: The popular tourist destination where Brits will get the best exchange rate

Post Office Travel Money looked at how sterling is performing against its 30 bestselling currencies compared with 12 and three months ago, and found where you'll get the most for your money.

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8 h. ago Train ticket website sues Transport Secretary after making claims about 'secret' £32million agreement involving state

State-owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which has been run by the Department for Transport (DfT) since 2018, was said to have recently extended a ticketing sales platform contract.

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9 h. ago Scattered thunderstorms to mix with heat as temperatures up to 34C forecast

An amber heat-health alert for all regions in England is in place for the whole of the weekend.

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9 h. ago US tariffs and blowing the budget ‘among cost concerns for holidaymakers’

More than half of holidaymakers said they will budget more for their next holiday due to increased costs, Post Office Travel Money said.

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9 h. ago Senegal women's basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says

The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied

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10 h. ago Man gets 16 years in prison for crash that killed a Connecticut officer

A 20-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded the officer’s partner

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10 h. ago Met Office: Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of England in midst of 34C heatwave

A yellow warning is in place from 3pm on Saturday to 4am on Sunday, with scattered thunderstorms potentially causing disruption

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11 h. ago Summer solstice 2025: When is the summer solstice? Is the summer solstice celebrated?

Watch a Met Office video explaining the summer solstice - When is the summer solstice?

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11 h. ago R. Kelly claims prison officials plotted to kill him. Judge denies his release

A judge has denied singer R. Kelly’s request for furlough from prison after the convicted sex offender accused federal prison officials of plotting to murder him

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11 h. ago Biden blasted for rude behavior on Amtrak trains while commuting to new DC office

Former President Joe Biden has reportedly been flouting Amtrak etiquette on his beloved rail commute as he infuriates other passengers with his antics.

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11 h. ago Rush hour commuters face massive disruption at one of Britain's busiest railway stations as blaze breaks out beside track

National Rail is warning of cancellations and delays for passengers travelling between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport following the blaze.

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11 h. ago Former West Yorkshire Police officer charged with assisting an offender

Jenade Yamin, 30, has been charged with 13 counts of misconduct in a public office which took place from November 2019 to May 2022.

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12 h. ago Verdict against a pardoned Capitol rioter is only a partial victory for a police officer's widow

A police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later

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12 h. ago Kari Lake makes it official: Hundreds of Voice of America employees given pink slips

‘It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds U.S. ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,’ VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara said.

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