41 m. ago ‘Trump is a horror story, isn’t he?’ Stephen King on villains, dark secrets and dreams

One of the world’s most successful authors answers readers’ questions on his sources of inspiration, the colour of fear, knowing when to quit – and why manual labour is invaluable for writersI once entered a short story competition in the Guardian, judged by you, but failed. Is it simply a case of trying until something sticks? Or is accepting a lack of talent a relief over chasing an impossible dream? EvolAnthWell, it’s not necessarily a lack of talent. I think everybody has talent, but you have to hone it. The more you do it, the more you like it. And when you have talent, you want to do it, you know? You signed my copy of Christine with the words “Keep on screaming for vengeance” because I was wearing a Judas Priest badge. Is music still important to you? RobFramptonYeah, music is still important to me. I’ve moved on from Judas Priest because I couldn’t get the rights to use the lyrics from You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ for my [2008] novel, Duma Key. So I’ve moved on to Rancid,...

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50 m. ago Amelia Earhart theory that 'changes everything' as pilot claims missing aircraft is found

Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan were never seen again after setting out from Lae, New Guinea, in July 1937, with a British pilot now claiming to have found the wreckage

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2 h. ago Teen influencer dodges trial after illegally landing plane and getting stranded in Antarctica

Pilot influencer Ethan Guo has been stranded in a remote military base in Antarctica for weeks after allegedly breaching multiple national and international rules

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3 h. ago Family's car bursts into flames in front of horrified shoppers as temperatures hit 30C

Footage shows a black Vauxhall Insignia being engulfed by an engine blaze in Bournebrook, Birmingham , at 5.45pm on Monday.

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4 h. ago Pilot says he's found the location of Amelia Earhart's aircraft using Google Earth

Captain Justin Myers, who has almost 25 years of experience as a pilot, is "99 per cent certain" he has found the exact location where Amelia Earhart and her navigator crashed

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4 h. ago Chilling details emerge after pregnant woman was allegedly killed and her partner decapitated with his head placed on a spike

Police have charged a man with a brutal double murder after a pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Melbourne - the father-to-be's head severed and gruesomely mounted on a spike.

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5 h. ago RSPCA issue warning to cat owners after ‘horrific’ 30% surge in attacks

The incidents have seen cats ‘screaming in pain’ and left unable to use limbs

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5 h. ago Facial recognition vans to be deployed across Britain to help police target serious criminals

The Home Office has announced 10 new Live Facial Recognition vans will be distributed across seven forces, allowing officers to use cutting-edge technology to target and locate wanted criminals

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8 h. ago Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex Maria Shriver seen with rumored love interest a decade after they were first linked

The 69-year-old journalist and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger cut a casual figure as she strolled with the political consultant and pundit, 64, in Los Angeles.

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9 h. ago The future of cancer treatment is ‘personalized’ mRNA vaccines. Experts fear RFK research cuts will jeopardize that

HHS announced last week that it would slash hundreds of millions in grants for Covid, flu and infectious disease research

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10 h. ago Paris Hilton and Her 2 Kids Debut Cutesie Crew Flight Jackets (Excusive)

Paris Hilton and Her 2 Kids Debut Cutesie Crew Flight Jackets (Excusive)  People.com

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11 h. ago Who is Ethan Guo? The teenage influencer trying to fly across all seven continents solo

Authorities say 19-year-old landed his small plane illegally in Chilean territory and he was charged on June 29 with handing false information to ground control and landing without authorization

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11 h. ago Man crushed to death by wife after she 'stumbled and fell on top of him'

A 59-year-old Portuguese man has died after his 15st partner stumbled as she got out of bed and fell on top of him. Neighbours rushed to help after hearing her screams

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11 h. ago Moment family's car bursts into flames in front of horrified shoppers as temperatures hit 30C

Footage shows a black Vauxhall Insignia being engulfed by an engine blaze in Bournebrook, Birmingham , at 5.45pm on Monday.

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12 h. ago On Gaza’s killing fields, journalism faces its darkest hour – but that won’t stop us reporting | Asef Hamidi

Israel’s actions are an assault not only on individual reporters but on the entire global public’s right to know the truthAsef Hamidi is the director of news, Al Jazeera ChannelAs the world witnesses the horrors unfolding in Gaza, a related tragedy continues with chilling regularity: the systematic targeting and killing of journalists. Just as the Gaza journalistic community thought matters could not get any worse, Benjamin Netanyahu’s brutal occupying forces carried out yet another cold-blooded murder on Sunday, this time of the Al Jazeera journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea, along with videographers Ibrahim Thaher, Mohammed Nofal and their colleagues. They were sheltering in a media tent near al-Shifa hospital, and were killed by a direct strike.The Israeli war machine, accelerating its stated goal of occupying Gaza, showed no restraint in targeting journalists, in violation of international conventions. So far in this war it has killed 238 of us. The war on Gaza has b...

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12 h. ago Wicked Arizona stepmother's chilling 911 calls 'after she and boyfriend tortured girl, 10, to death'

Anicia Woods called 911 three times on July 27 to report she was taking her 'daughter' - later identified as Rebekah Baptiste - to an emergency medical service station because she was not breathing.

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12 h. ago New programme with Mounjaro maker to tackle obesity in pharmacies

Thousands of NHS patients could see their treatment changing as a “cutting-edge” programme begins

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13 h. ago Lithuania to teach thousands, including schoolchildren, how to build and pilot drones

Lithuania's government plans to open nine drone training centers to teach thousands of people, including schoolchildren, skills in flying and building drones

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14 h. ago NewsNation anchor flips out when Trump critic Mehdi Hasan invokes Jan. 6 and cuts off interview

‘You cannot talk about this,’ NewsNation host Leland Vittert grumbled shortly before prematurely ending his interview with Mehdi Hasan.

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14 h. ago UK gardeners told to stop cutting the grass on their lawn this week

The fourth heatwave of the summer means that many Brits will be looking forward to spending time out in their gardens - but there are some things to consider

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