76 m. ago US conducts ‘lethal strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, Rubio says

Trump says ‘we took it out’ amid US-Caracas tensions but not clear if incident occurred inside Venezuelan watersThe US military has conducted “a lethal strike” against an alleged “drug vessel” from Venezuela, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has announced amid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas.Donald Trump trailed the announcement during an address at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters the US had “just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a drug-carrying boat”. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Alcaraz finds dominant best to march past Lehecka and into US Open semi

Spaniard cruises to emphatic 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victoryAlcaraz reaches last four without dropping a setIt took just seven minutes for Carlos Alcaraz to recognise that he was having another one of those days where he could do whatever he wanted with a tennis ball. Up a game point in his opening service game, the Spaniard skipped around the ball from far behind the baseline in his backhand corner and attempted the riskiest shot possible, unleashing a remarkable forehand winner.This would not be the last time that the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd collectively gasped at Alcaraz’s greatness as he continued to radiate confidence and calm in New York, moving effortlessly into the semi‑finals with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win against Jiri Lehecka. Continue reading...

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99 m. ago Coronation Street legend, 80, getting married in matter of days after proposing on train

The soap icon who is a favourite on Coronation Street is getting ready to marry her fiance this weekend after popping the question to him while on a train last year

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1 hour ago Coldplay frontman Chris Martin accused of 'dehumanising Jews' after inviting Israeli fans on stage before welcoming gig

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been accused of dehumanising Jewish people after welcoming Israeli fans on stage as 'equal humans of Earth'.

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2 h. ago Paul Scholes addresses his major problem with Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes says he "quite likes" the club's current boss Ruben Amorim, but he admits he has a clear issue with the Portuguese

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2 h. ago Great British Bake Off viewers warn of Ofcom complaints just minutes into series

Great British Bake Off viewers warned Ofcom could be called just minutes into the brand new Channel 4 series as they were stunned by the very unusual opening sketch

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3 h. ago EastEnders fans fear soap legend killed in shooting cliffhanger as Kat and Zoe Slater 'too obvious'

A gun went off following a fight between Jack Branning and Ravi Gulati

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3 h. ago Jessica Pegula sweeps past Barbora Krejcikova and into US Open semi

American into last four after 6-3, 6-3 win over world No 62Pegula to face either Sabalenka or VondrousovaJessica Pegula continues to redraw the limits of her career in New York. The 31-year-old American swept into the last four of the US Open on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-3 dismissal of Barbora Krejcikova, becoming the first woman to reach back-to-back semi-finals here without dropping a set since Serena Williams strung together four straight runs between 2011 and 2014.It was a performance of cool authority, built less on fireworks than on persistence and precision. Pegula needed only 86 minutes to subdue her opponent, whose serve collapsed under pressure with seven double faults and a first-serve percentage barely above 40%. Where Krejcikova unravelled, Pegula stayed the course, drawing energy from a nearly full Arthur Ashe Stadium that sensed they were watching a home contender gather momentum. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Cake shop owner can remain in Britain despite being wanted for murder in his home country of Portugal

Carlos Kassimo Dos Santos, 33, was given in his absence a 14-year prison sentence in Portugal nine years ago, in connection with an alleged gang killing.

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3 h. ago Miley Cyrus says mother advised her to be with ‘wrong guy’ because they were hot

Cyrus, 32, rose to fame after starring in the Disney Channel programme Hannah Montana, is best known for her hit songs We Can’t Stop and Flowers.

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4 h. ago Hamilton Accies takeover latest as terms agreed with consortium

The club could change hands in the coming days as owner Seref Zengin looks to hand over Accies to a consortium

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4 h. ago A House of Dynamite review – Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear endgame thriller is a terrifying, white

Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Tracy Letts star in this immaculately constructed nightmare procedural that ticks down the minutes from an atomic bomb’s launch to its detonationKathryn Bigelow has reopened the subject that we all tacitly agree not to discuss or imagine, in the movies or anywhere else: the subject of an actual nuclear strike. It’s the subject which tests narrative forms and thinkability levels. Maybe this is why we prefer to see it as something for absurdism and satire – a way of not staring into the sun – to remember Kubrick’s (brilliant) black comedy Dr Strangelove, with no fighting in the war room etc, rather than Lumet’s deadly serious Fail Safe. Bigelow, with screenwriter Noah Oppenheim, broaches one of the most frightening thoughts of all: that a nuclear war could or rather will start with no one knowing who started it or who ended it. I watched this film with translucently white knuckles but also that strange climbing nausea that only this topic can create.Th...

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5 h. ago Marc Guehi decides his next move after being left furious at Liverpool transfer collapse

Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi has been forced to stay with the club after they pulled the plug on his £35million deadline-day transfer to Liverpool at the last minute

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5 h. ago Victoria Beckham Netflix show takes drastic measures over family rift with son Brooklyn

Victoria Beckham is set to dodge giving airtime to her family feud in her new Netflix show.

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5 h. ago Son found mum drowned in floods 'after fire service did not recheck her home'

Paul Gilbert discovered his 83-year-old mum had died in flooding caused by Storm Babet after firefighters did not recheck her property in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, an inquest heard

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5 h. ago Simon Cowell's son Eric's role in replacing Bruno Tonioli with KSI on Britain's Got Talent

Simon Cowell is said to have chosen KSI to replace Bruno Tonioli on Britain's Got Talent for one surprising reason, having listened to an unlikely source

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5 h. ago Man United handed new penalty verdicts after late Burnley drama at Old Trafford

Ruben Amorim saw his side win for the first time this season after a last-minute penalty ensured a 3-2 win over Burnley

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5 h. ago Heston Blumenthal's warning over fat jabs' 'really big' threat to struggling pubs

Star chef and pub owner Heston Blumenthal has spoken passionately about the importance of pubs in tackling loneliness, and the challenge from weight loss drugs

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5 h. ago Emmerdale star Laura Norton asks 'how' amid 'first' family milestone

The Kerry Wyatt actress updated her social media as she shared her son's first day at school

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5 h. ago Chris Froome 'lucky to be alive' after he tore open his HEART in crash where he flew into a road sign at 30mph after clipping kerb: Tour de France legend's wife reveals shocking new details

The four-time Tour de France winner was airlifted to hospital in France on Thursday after the incident, which resulted in a collapsed lung, a break in his back and five broken ribs.

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