40 m. ago Driver knocked elderly man from mobility scooter then calmly parked their car and left the scene

The driver of the car did not report the matter to the police and officers are now trying to track them down and are asking for help from potential witnesses

Transport

55 m. ago US writers at growing risk of crackdown on free speech, says PEN America

China again biggest jailer of writers in 2024, followed by Iran – with Israel in fifth place, says organisation’s annual reportWriters in the US are at growing risk amid a worldwide crackdown on free speech that has begun to spread to countries previously renowned for unfettered expression and openness, according to a leading writers’ advocacy group.PEN America said it was concerned about an emerging threat from the Trump administration as it published its annual Freedom to Write index report, which showed that the number of writers jailed worldwide had jumped for the sixth year running to 375 in 2024, compared with 339 the year before. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Pokemon TCG Pocket Celestial Guardians launches next week with major trading changes

Pokemon TCG Pocket's next update, Celestial Guardians, has a big focus on Pokemon Sun and Moon, but also makes major changes to the game's controversial trading system

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94 m. ago Man Utd missed out on Eden Hazard transfer 'after refusal to make illegal payment'

Manchester United were among those in the race to sign Eden Hazard back in 2012, eventually losing out to Chelsea, with the Red Devils refusing to hand a backhand payment to the Belgian's former agent

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98 m. ago Why is Kanye West supporting Diddy? The rappers' strange new bond explained

As P Diddy’s court case approaches, Kanye West continues with his staunch support of the rapper. But why is he backing him?

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1 hour ago Trump’s tanking meme coin gets massive boost when dinner with the president is offered as a reward

$Trump coin shot up by 60 percent after the dinner was announced, but remains well below its peak

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1 hour ago Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics

Royal Festival Hall, LondonMultitudes festival opened with a stunningly effective collaboration between the Australian circus company and the London Philharmonic OrchestraThe Southbank Centre’s cross-genre Multitudes festival opened with a double bill of Ravel’s ballets Daphnis et Chloé and La Valse, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner, and performed by the Australian company Circa with choreography by their artistic director Yaron Lifschitz. Circa’s style amalgamates circus and acrobatics with contemporary dance, and the combination of athletic beauty, agility and strength suits Ravel uncommonly well.Rather than use the music as accompaniment to display, Lifschitz worked with the score rather than against it, though he dispensed with Daphnis et Chloé’s narrative, replacing it with a sequence of contrasting abstract tableaux, now exhilarating,now erotic, always rooted in the pulse and throb of the music, played with exquisite finesse and detail by the LP...

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1 hour ago Tanzania opposition officials arrested as Tundu Lissu refuses to appear in court

Chadema spokesperson says party’s vice-chair John Heche and secretary general John Mnyika held on way to protest over treason chargesTanzania’s main opposition party said on Thursday at least two of its officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support the leading government opponent Tundu Lissu, who refused to appear at a virtual court hearing to face a charge of treason.Authorities in the east African country have increasingly cracked down on the opposition Chadema party ahead of presidential and parliamentary polls in October. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Plans for change of use at Blythswood Retail Park units submitted to Renfrewshire Council

Agent working on behalf of M7 Real Estate Investment Partners submits applications for planning permission.

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2 h. ago Can 'Étoile' make ballet cool? 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creators pirouette to ballet

Jack runs a ballet company in New York

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2 h. ago Children under 16 could be banned from using social media at certain times

Ofcom have set out new rules to force tech firms to protect children online

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2 h. ago Marks & Spencer payment down: Contactless payments still unavailable days after cyber attack

Shares in the company dipped further on Thursday morning due to disruption caused by the cyber attack

Events

2 h. ago School uniform help worth up to £200 now available for thousands of struggling families

The help comes from the Household Support Fund, which is a government-funded scheme that has given local councils pots of cash to support struggling households in their area

Economics

3 h. ago Congolese drug dealer wins legal fight to remain in UK after he is released from prison because his son has rare blood disease

The British asylum court dismissed the Home Office's attempts to deport the convicted criminal, ruling it would be 'unduly harsh' on his son, who has a rare blood disease.

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3 h. ago Big Brother's Davina McCall rushes to support Emma Willis after heart surgery

Davina McCall offered support to her fellow former Big Brother host Emma Willis after she revealed on social media that she had undergone surgery on her heart

Politics

3 h. ago WhatsApp issues major update to stop people downloading chats and photos

Advanced Chat Privacy is available on the latest version of the messaging app.

Culture

3 h. ago New Bowers & Wilkins Px7 wireless headphones confirmed and they sound impressive

Bowers & Wilkins are back with an update to its popular Px7 headphones.

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3 h. ago Autism support base in Ayrshire is asked to make improvements to service delivery

The NAS SW Scotland Supported Living Housing Support Service, based in Sorn Road, Catrine, was graded as ‘adequate’ across four quality indicators.

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3 h. ago F1 25 brings back popular Braking Point mode – here's everything you need to know

EA's F1 25 will bring back the dramatic Braking Point mode for players to experience, and this time its central Konnersport team are vying for titles — here's all we know

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3 h. ago ‘Like a slap in the face’: Trump officials cut hundreds of millions to combat gun violence and opioid addiction

DoJ told over 350 groups that promised funding would be cut because it ‘no longer effectuates’ department prioritiesHundreds of millions of federal grant dollars meant to prevent and respond to gun violence, opioid addiction and support victims of violent crimes were cut this week by the Trump administration. The US department of justice emailed more than 350 organizations on Tuesday to tell them that the promised funding was being terminated. According to a termination notice shared with the Guardian, the Department of Justice said the money was rescinded because it “no longer effectuates Department priorities”.Instead, the department intends to focus on “more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government”, the notice read. Continue reading...

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