40 m. ago Boy, 17, buried alive and killed in beach horror as hole in sand collapses onto him

The youngster died at the beach at Montalto di Castro in Italy

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2 h. ago Body of teenage boy is found in lake after huge search operation

Emergency crews descended on Powell's Pool, a large body of water on the edge of the park near the Boldmere area of Sutton Coldfield at around 9pm following reports a boy had gone missing.

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2 h. ago Mohammed Kudus’s Tottenham transfer is the end result of West Ham’s spending disasters

The Ghanaian is likely to depart West Ham in a move that sums up the club’s recent transfer failings

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2 h. ago Voices: ‘We’re now dealing with thinking robots’: Readers reflect on AI’s growing influence

Our community sees the rise of AI as both inevitable and unsettling. While some embrace its calm, predictable support, others warned that machines mimicking empathy risks confusion, dependence, and corporate exploitation

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3 h. ago MAGA meltdown as Donald Trump supporters burn iconic red caps in fury at 'cover

Supporters of Donald Trump have been left incensed by the Justice Department's recent declaration that Jeffrey Epstein had no 'client list' - and they are now calling for the burning of the iconic red hats

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3 h. ago UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant

Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administrationMinisters are considering options to step in to save another major steel plant if its parent company collapses into administration after a key court case next week.The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is understood to be looking at what the government can do to support Speciality Steel UK (SSUK) – part of the Liberty Steel Group owned by Sanjeev Gupta – should it be faced with possible closure after Wednesday’s insolvency hearing. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Beatles to Virginia Woolf: UK tree of the year shortlist is rooted in culture

Woodland Trust’s 10 nominees from across the country highlight how trees inspire creative minds A cedar tree climbed by the Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representing peace in Northern Ireland are among those shortlisted for tree of the year 2025.Voting opens on Friday for the Woodland Trust’s annual competition, which aims to celebrate and raise awareness of rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the UK. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teenage boy pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police have confirmed he has died

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4 h. ago Missing teen surfer ‘miraculously’ found alive on remote Australian island

Teenager rescue from a remote island about 12km off the coast

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6 h. ago Sutton Park death: Tragedy as body of teenage boy is pulled out of lake

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service led a huge rescue operation in Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield after a teenage boy got into difficulty in Powell's Pool

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7 h. ago Made in Chelsea star hit by fresh setback after bid to crack America ends in sudden failure... amid criticism for ditching dog because of 'busy' schedule: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

Miles Nazaire, whose romantic antics earned him a 'bad boy' reputation on Made In Chelsea, has failed to be the latest 'bombshell' to enter the Love Island USA villa.

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8 h. ago UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese says US sanctions against her a sign of ‘guilt’

United Nations’ special rapporteur for Palestinian territories stresses all eyes must remain on Gaza as she urges ‘let’s stand tall, together’Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, has responded to news that she will be sanctioned by the Trump administration with a post on X saying “the powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt”.On Wednesday, as part of its effort to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza, the state department sanctioned Albanese, an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories. Continue reading...

Economics

9 h. ago Cedar climbed by Beatles and oak in Woolf poem among Tree of the Year nominees

Trees that witnessed key moments in history, provided inspiration to writers and played supporting roles onscreen made this year’s shortlist.

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10 h. ago Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program

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10 h. ago Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action policy

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Human Services over its newly updated affirmative action hiring policy

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10 h. ago US state department announces plan to lay off nearly 15% of its domestic staff

Several hundred bureaus will be merged or eliminated after supreme court sided with Trump administrationThe US state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of the country’s diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump’s vision of America first.The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department’s domestic staff. A senior state department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely. The department advises the president and leads the US in foreign policy issues. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Firefighters rescue dozens from burning high rise in Santiago

Firefighters in Chile’s capital have rescued over 100 people from a high-rise fire

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11 h. ago A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them

Officials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began to swell

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12 h. ago George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration's anti

The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university

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12 h. ago Curious boy climbs into claw machine and has to be rescued by fire department

This is the moment a child crawls into a claw machine to grab a prize and becomes stuck.

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