10 h. ago Brit superyacht head chef drowned after night out drinking in France

Flinn Sessions, 22, died in June 2023 after falling into the water from a quayside near Marseille, where the superyacht he worked on was moored, an inquest heard

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12 h. ago Superyacht chef dies after falling into French Riviera harbour on night out

Flinn Sessions was just 22 when he fell into the harbour after drinking with fellow crew

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14 h. ago British head chef of superyacht drowned in French quay after night of heavy drinking with crew, inquest told

Superyacht head chef Flinn Sessions, 22, from Poole, Dorset, drowned after he drunkenly fell from the 88ft luxury yacht Atlantico while it was moored near Marseille, in the south of France.

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15 h. ago Lawrence Okolie and David Adeleye to headline ‘historic’ show in Nigeria

British heavyweights Lawrence Okolie and David Adeleye will head to Nigeria in December to headline a ‘historic’ card in the African country

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16 h. ago Superyacht chef drowned after falling into water on night out drinking

Flinn Sessions was just 22 when he died

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6 d. ago BBC boxing return gets new date after Jeamie TKV pulls out with injury

Jeamie Tshikeva and Frazer Clarke were due to go head-to-head for the vacant British heavyweight title in what promised to be a historic night for the BBC but the fight has been pushed back

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6 d. ago Five simple trends every man can pull off this autumn winter — from M&S leather jackets to the best denim

Head-turning leather, the all-conquering preppy look and a quintessentially British collaboration are this season’s must-haves

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8 d. ago Thomas Tuchel laughs off England fans’ jibes and says: we will need you in America

‘It’s British humour and I can take it,’ says England head coachTuchel says his side have achieved something ‘special’Thomas Tuchel laughed off the mockery from the fans and hailed his side for achieving something special after England qualified for the World Cup finals tournament with a 5‑0 win against Latvia in Riga.The head coach was in good spirits after another fine display and he did not mind being the butt of the joke at a rain-sodden Daugava Stadium. England’s fans did not hesitate to express their displeasure with Tuchel’s critical comments about the atmosphere during the win against Wales at Wembley last week but the German admitted he was fair game and insisted he thought the chants aimed in his direction were funny. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two female migrants die while attempting to cross the Channel after dinghy carrying 100 people sinks

French police said the women died by suffocation or drowning after the overloaded boat set off for the UK at around 3.15am.

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3 w. ago Mother's fury as authorities close case after British man was found dead in Spain with head injuries amid signs of a struggle

Father-of-one Brett Dryden, 35, was discovered dead at his home in Mojácar on the Costa de Almeria on July 21, 2024, after failing to return from an afternoon siesta.

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3 w. ago Volume of US YouTube shows ‘weakens UK children’s ties to their own culture’

BBC’s head of children’s TV says YouTube’s algorithm takes children to US-based content, rather than UK showsThe amount of American content children are consuming on YouTube risks weakening their connection to British culture and language, the BBC’s head of children’s television has warned.Patricia Hidalgo, the director of children and education at the BBC, said the algorithm of the all-conquering video-sharing site diverted British children on to US-based content, rather than “nourishing” British programming that helps cement their cultural identity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority

Proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian ruleThe White House is backing a plan under which the former British prime minister Tony Blair would head a temporary administration of the Gaza Strip, initially without the direct involvement of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to reports in the Israeli media.Under the proposal, Blair would head a body called the Gaza International Transitional Authority (Gita) which would have a mandate to be Gaza’s “supreme political and legal authority” for as long as five years. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago There is NO safe amount of alcohol when it comes to dementia risk, experts warn

British and US scientists have discovered that drinking any level of alcohol could raise the risk of developing dementia. This was worst among heavy drinkers.

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