52 m. ago Showing his true colours? What Union Jack dress row family REALLY think of stepfather who thrust girl into spotlight and triggered political storm

Courtney Wright was prevented by Bilton School in Rugby, Warwickshire, from wearing the Union Jack dress and the resulting row was even discussed in Parliament.

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54 m. ago Water sports park shut as police launch urgent search for missing woman in Cheshire

Rachel Booth, 38, was last seen in a petrol station at 3:50am on Saturday

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63 m. ago The Coldplay 'kiss cam' debacle explained: Andy Byron resigns from his job

Chris Martin, a tech CEO and a HR director are all involved. But how?

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80 m. ago Lions add Gregor Brown to squad with Joe McCarthy an injury doubt for second Test

Ireland lock withdrawn with foot problem in first TestOwen Farrell likely to start against First Nations & Pasifika XVThe Ireland lock Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against the Wallabies due to a foot injury. Andy Farrell has called up Scotland’s Gregor Brown to bolster his second-row ranks as a result, taking an already bloated squad to 45 players.McCarthy was taken off after 43 minutes of the Lions’ 27-19 victory over Australia in Brisbane on Saturday and Farrell confirmed his early withdrawal was down to injury. “It’s plantar fasciitis,” said Farrell. “It was niggling away at him there. We got him off. Hopefully we got him off in time.” Continue reading...

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80 m. ago ‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts

President’s assault on science –particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs“Our ability to respond to climate change, the biggest existential threat facing humanity, is totally adrift,” said Sally Johnson, an Earth scientist who has spent the past two decades helping collect, store and distribute data at Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and Noaa (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).Donald Trump’s assault on science – but particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs across federally funded agencies and programs, threatening to derail research tackling the most pressing issues facing Americans and humanity more broadly. A generation of scientific talent is also on the brink of being lost, with unprecedented political interference at what were previously evidence-driven agencies jeopardizing the future of US industries and economic growth. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Minister pressures water boss to refuse rise doubling salary to £1.4m amid furious row over exec pay and sewage leaks

Steve Reed told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg that Lawrence Gosden's £691,000 salary increase was 'outrageous' and implored the company to 'think about how this looks to their customers'.

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2 h. ago ‘Too loud’, ‘too messy’, ‘too much’ why should women be expected to shrink and shut up?

As Lena Dunham’s new show reminds us, whether they’re at work or on a date, women are expected to tone it down if they want to get on. What if they refuse to play ball?‘I can be a bit much,” a friend said to me. A group of us were in a cafe discussing the first date she had scheduled for later that day, and she was worried about how she might come across. It wasn’t the first time I had heard a woman label herself as “too much”, “intense” or “a lot”. I expect even the most feminist of women have found themselves wondering, like the newly single Jessica (Megan Stalter) in Lena Dunham’s new Netflix show, Too Much, whether they would be better off if they just toned it down.Thanks to the lingering presence of “weirdly archaic feminine ideals”, says the author Amy Key, many women still believe that being “a contained, neat person” will make them more desirable on a date, or at work, or in social situations. “That is linked to the idea of the space that you occupy too,” she adds, whether ...

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3 h. ago 34 men who ended up on Death Row have one thing in common – they all went to same school

Michael Bell is the latest Florida inmate to be executed - the convicted murderer was one of 34 former students of the notorious Dozier School for Boys known for systematic abuse

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3 h. ago The REAL victims of the Coldplay Kiss cam scandal: Andy Byron's wife and Kristin Cabot's husband take action after humiliation on screen

Tech tycoon Andy Byron, 50, yesterday resigned from his role after footage of him with his arms wrapped around Astronomer's HR chief Kristin Cabot, 52, spread across the world.

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4 h. ago Businesses ordered to shut as frantic search for missing woman launched by cops

Rachel Booth was captured on CCTV at a nearby garage in the early hours of this morning, and is thought to be wearing black leggings and a black top.

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6 h. ago Arctic birders combat impact of climate change and avian flu on delicate ecosystem

In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway’s unique coastal ecosystem

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10 h. ago Bullying accusations, angry WhatsApp messages and a £55,000 legal row that divided two cafes in Wales' most famous park

Former Bute Park manager Dr Julia Sas has accused Cardiff council of constructive dismissal after a controversy involving the Secret Garden cafe

Economics

13 h. ago Yellow weather warnings threaten to bring flooding and disruption

The Met Office has issued warnings for heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms for parts of the UK which may cause flooding overnight into Sunday.

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13 h. ago Cheshire police in urgent search for missing woman as businesses ordered to shut

Rachel Booth, 38, was last seen in the Barnton area of Northwich and later captured on CCTV at a nearby garage in the early hours of this morning, she is thought to be wearing black leggings and a black top

Events

14 h. ago Urgent search near beauty spot for missing woman, 38, with businesses shut off

Rachel Booth was reported missing in the Northwich area earlier today

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15 h. ago Sandie Peggie: Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay demands NHS Fife board resign over 'dire' handling of case

Russell Findlay demands resignations over NHS Fife scandal

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15 h. ago Tory leader calls for resignations at NHS Fife over Sandie Peggie tribunal

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has urged NHS Fife’s boss and board to quit.

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15 h. ago Best Coldplay kisscam memes from Zouma cat to evil genius as CEO resigns and world laughs

Astronomer's married boss Andy Byron and head of HR Kristin Cabot were caught off guard at the gig at Gillette Stadium creating endless memes - and not just because they were at a Coldplay gig

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16 h. ago Live M4 updates as stretch shut in both directions due to 'police incident'

Traffic has been stopped completely from J25A (Newport/Cwmbran) to J26 (A4051 Malpas Road)

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16 h. ago Andy Byron's ex colleague reveals what he really thinks of Coldplay Kiss Cam CEO as the couple is put on leave

A former colleague of the Astronomer CEO caught in an 'affair' on a Coldplay concert's kiss cam reveals what he really thinks of his old co-worker as he resigns in disgrace.

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