61 m. ago 'Distraught' father, 24, took his own life after being left so heartbroken by the sudden death of his 13

Stuart Nineham, 24, was found dead in Southampton, Hampshire, in April 2024, three months after the death of his 'beautiful' newborn Roman on January 6.

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81 m. ago Real Madrid may boycott Copa del Rey final over referee comments

Real Madrid refuse to turn up for pre-match eventsClub not ruling out no-show for Saturday showpieceJust 24 hours before kick-off, the Copa del Rey final was at risk of not going ahead after Real Madrid demanded that the Spanish football federation (RFEF) take action following comments made by the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the build up to the game.Although Madrid did not explicitly ask for the official to be removed from his duties nor publicly threaten to boycott the match, they refused to turn up for the pre-match press conference, training session or the managers’ photocall and did not rule out a no-show on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Britain's Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli explains why you won't see him on stage

Bruno vows not to follow Simon Cowell on to the stage for dangerous stunts as the live semi-finals begin tomorrow night

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1 hour ago The world is facing a new and devastating frontier in the Aids epidemic

Editorial: If the human immunodeficiency virus is less well suppressed thanks to President Trump’s cuts to USAID, it risks finding more and more hosts in which it can mutate. New and more dangerous strains can develop, which are resistant to existing drugs

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1 hour ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to shooting US health insurance chief as death penalty sought

Prosecutors have formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione.

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2 h. ago US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yetDoorDash is offering to buy its UK-based rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn (£2.7bn), Deliveroo said on Friday.Deliveroo said that its board was in talks with DoorDash over the offer and that a firm offer had not been made, according to statement sent to the Guardian. Should a firm offer of £1.80 ($2.40) a share be made, Deliveroo said, “it would be minded to recommend such an offer to Deliveroo shareholders. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Emery engineering has Rashford and Aston Villa on the rise for FA Cup

Manager’s changeable lineups have pushed striker to usurp Ollie Watkins and likely lead the attack at WembleyUnai Emery keeps his Aston Villa players on their toes. Sometimes he tells his squad the lineup the day before a game, on other occasions half an hour before they depart the team hotel for the stadium on a match day. Training tends to offer some clues but of late there have been surprises. Emery, a hugely emotional character, has been known to make impulsive, snap calls. Morgan Rogers, a rare mainstay and one of Villa’s trio of undroppables, recently described how his manager’s decision‑making can feel like flip‑of-the-coin stuff.When the teamsheets are released an hour before kick-off at Wembley on Saturday, the eyeballs will jump towards the most intriguing selection dilemma: will Emery favour Marcus Rashford or Ollie Watkins? Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump looks to end $56 million grant to give Narcan to first responders to help save lives during an overdose

Narcan – known generically as naloxone – is a nasal spray that works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in two to three minutes

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2 h. ago Hunger Games readers react as fan favorite actor cast in key Sunrise on the Reaping role

Forthcoming adaptation slated for release in November next year

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3 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO after prosecutors seek death penalty

Mangione accused of murder of Brian Thompson in fatal shooting outside Manhattan hotel

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3 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads NOT GUILTY for UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting as he faces death penalty

Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dead in New York City, has entered a plea of not guilty as prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty

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3 h. ago Hard sell of Eubank Jr v Benn fails to disguise ugly fight loaded with danger and spite

Age, weight and whispers have raised doubts over who might triumph on Saturday but once the sound and fury fade we will be left with nothing to show for itBen Shalom and Eddie Hearn usually do not like each other but on Thursday evening, at the final press conference for the troubling bout between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, the promoters were almost breathless in their audacity and unity as they hailed a gift from the boxing heavens.Shalom, Eubank Jr’s promoter, lauded “the biggest British boxing story ever”, “a monumental event” and “an unbelievable show” which has been “35 years in the making” as he suggested that Saturday night’s showdown completes the trilogy between two families – after the fighters’ fathers, Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn, shared a couple of seismic bouts in the early 1990s. Hearn, who promotes Benn, spoke of “a fight for the generations an iconic main event an incredible time for boxing” and urged us to “remember this night this is what it’s all about.” ...

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3 h. ago Kneecap 'will not stay silent' after death threats for 'Free Palestine' Coachella message

The Belfast band, consisting of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí, ended their set at the second weekend of the Coachella music festival in California on April 18 with three messages on a large screen

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3 h. ago The domestic pressures shaping India’s response to Kashmir attacks

Modi must weigh a response that balances domestic fury with strategic restraintIndia’s furious response to the terrorist massacre of 26 men in a popular travel destination is being shaped by public rage at the deadliest civilian attack in Kashmir in a quarter-century.The brutality of the assault in one of Muslim-majority Kashmir’s marquee tourist spots – and its national resonance – leaves Prime Minister Narendra Modi needing to signal strength, but without triggering uncontrolled escalation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, analysts say. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Nearly 2,600 incarcerated people voted in Colorado last year under new law

As state is first to order in-person voting at jails, official says ‘one step closer to realizing our democracy’s full potential’It was a Sunday in late October 2024 when Jesus Rodriguez, then 29, voted for the first time.He voted in person for the presidential and state races, but his polling place wasn’t at a church, school or community center – it was inside the Jefferson county jail in Colorado. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Scientist reveals the five foods to eat that burn fat better than Ozempic

Dr William Li, whose book Eat to Beat Your Diet is a New York Times bestseller, says the most dangerous type of fat is visceral fat (also known as belly fat), which is stored deep inside the abdomen.

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4 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him

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4 h. ago Suburban mom arrested for infamous killing of 'baby angel' found floating down river 14 years ago

A Minnesota woman has been arrested in the infamous killing of 'baby angel,' 14 years after the baby girl's body was found floating down the Mississippi river.

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on posthumously publishing Joan Didion: goodbye to all that | Editorial

Would the legendary American writer have welcomed the publication of her therapy notes? It seems unlikelyJoan Didion entered the fray on the publication of Ernest Hemingway’s unfinished final manuscript in an essay titled Last Words in 1998: “You think something is in shape to be published or you don’t, and Hemingway didn’t,” she wrote. You believe a writer’s unpublished work is fair game after their death or you don’t, and Didion – it would seem – didn’t.Debate about the ethics of posthumous publication has been ignited once more, this time with Didion at its centre. After the writer’s death in 2021, about 150 pages were found in a file next to her desk. These were meticulous accounts of sessions with her psychiatrist, from 1999 to 2003, focused mainly on her adopted daughter Quintana, who was spiralling into alcoholism. Addressed to her husband, screenwriter John Gregory Dunne, this journal has been published under the title Notes to John. “No restrictions were put on access,...

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4 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in federal court to murdering healthcare CEO

Suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione on Friday pleaded not guilty to Manhattan federal court charges that he stalked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, walked into court just before 1pm. He was wearing tan jail garb with a white long-sleeved undershirt. He chatted with his lawyers, who sat alongside him, and at one point appeared to smile; he could be seen flipping through papers on the table. Continue reading...

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