65 h. ago Police now say they are investigating shooting of actor Jonathan Joss as possible hate crime

King of the Hill actor’s husband claimed killing was due to his sexual orientation, which police initially dismissedInvestigators are looking into whether the sexual orientation of King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in his shooting death in Texas, authorities said on Thursday, walking back a previous statement about the potential motive.Joss’s husband has claimed the person who killed the actor yelled “violent homophobic slurs” before opening fire outside his home in San Antonio on Sunday night. A day after the shooting, San Antonio police issued a statement saying they had found “no evidence whatsoever to indicate that Mr Joss’ murder was related to his sexual orientation”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Seagulls badgering us 'day and night' for food and it's our fault apparently

Belligerent beasts become even more insistent at this time of year because they have young to feed and many feel 'trapped' by the winged menaces

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3 d. ago Next's 'flattering' £28 dress can be worn day or night and 'still look good'

The linen dress is 'perfect' for summer and comes in eight different styles that are easy to dress up or wear casually

Economics

3 d. ago I played 6 hours of Mario Kart World – you need to know these things before you play

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Waluigi – and that’s just the start

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4 d. ago ‘When they are at risk they text me’: Gaza academic in UK powerless to rescue family

Nearly two years after accepting a UK scholarship, Bassem Abudagga has watched Gaza’s horrors close in on his relatives, and British bureaucracy fail to helpThe silence of the early hours was unbearable, perhaps worse than on any night since 7 October 2023. Bassem Abudagga paced around his flat in Manchester waiting desperately for an answer. He knew from a WhatsApp group of 800 relatives, set up by his extended family in Gaza, that houses near where his wife and two young children were holed up to the west of Khan Younis were being hit by Israeli missiles. His wife, Marim, was not picking up.“Every single minute, I am with them 24 hours a day and night. When there is any risk, I keep in contact all the time with them online,” he says. “It depends on the connections, sometimes they are very bad. Even when I am sleeping I keep the notifications very loud and I keep just waking up when one goes off. When they are at risk they just text me. It is very exhausting because they feel that ...

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4 d. ago I played 6 hours of Mario Kart World – you need to know these things before it drops

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Waluigi – and that’s just the start

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4 d. ago Next's new £45 leather sandals are 'comfy enough to wear all summer long'

The T-bar Strappy Sandals come in a choice of two colours - chocolate brown or buttermilk yellow

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4 d. ago I played 6 hours of Mario Kart World – you need to know these 19 things before it drops

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Waluigi – and that’s just the start

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5 d. ago I’ve already played hours of Mario Kart World – here are 19 things to know before it drops

I found supersized vehicles, day-to-night racing, and Mariachi Walulugi – and that’s just the start

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7 d. ago Debenhams' £30 summer sandals reduced from £60 look like they cost 'hundreds more'

They're designed to provide a comfortable fit all day long, and are crafted with high-quality materials meaning they are built for long term wear

Economics

8 d. ago Barbour's sale sandals are proof the heritage brand is as much for summer as it is winter

"Very nice sandals they seem very comfy. I got them to hopefully wear all day to a wedding"

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8 d. ago 'I travelled 600 miles for a day trip and it cost less than a night out'

Jess Wooder said she was inspired by a TikTok video

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9 d. ago Summer sandals you can actually walk in! 14 styles that won't hurt your feet

Gone are the days of sacrificing comfort for style. There's now an impressive selection of brands that are redefining the walking sandal.

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1 week ago Summer sandals you can actually walk in! 13 styles that won't hurt your feet

Gone are the days of sacrificing comfort for style. There's now an impressive selection of brands that are redefining the walking sandal.

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1 week ago Get 23% off the Birkenstock Arizona sandals loved by celebs like Kendall Jenner

The iconic Birkenstock Arizona sandals have been a summer staple for years, and now you can get your hands on a pair for less, as Schuh has slashed the price by 23% in its summer sale.

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1 week ago Alan Shearer breaks silence on his Match of the Day future after Gary Lineker exit

Gary Lineker waved goodbye to Match of the Day on Sunday night after 26 years presenting the BBC's Premier League highlights show, many of which were spent alongside Alan Shearer

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Drones target Moscow forcing suspension of some flights

Air raid alerts in Ukrainian regions; Zelenskyy visits Berlin amid promising noises about long-range strikes. What we know on day 1,190 A major Ukrainian drone attack late over Tuesday night into Wednesday led to at least two Moscow airports, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky, suspending flights, Russian authorities said. The defence ministry said 112 Ukrainian drones targeted six different regions in the three hours up to midnight.Russian drones hit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, injuring eight people including a child, the regional military governor said on Wednesday morning. Ukraine’s air force issued an air raid alert due to drones across regions including Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Kyiv and others.Russian authorities were again dismissive of Donald Trump after the US president said Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” and putting Russia at risk of “really bad things”. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former prime minister and president, responded: “I only know of one really bad thing – WWIII. I hope...

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1 week ago Gary Lineker reveals unfortunate first he suffered during BBC Match of the Day farewell

The England legend brought an end to his Match of the Day career on Sunday night, having presented the BBC's flagship football show for 26 years, since replacing Des Lynam at the helm in 1999

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1 week ago Amongst the Wolves review – drills and chills in Irish gangster thriller

Aiden Gillen is in ultraviolent mode as a sadistic gang boss, but it is co-writer Luke McQuillan who brings a careful nuance to this uneven and bloody tale of revenge Irish director Mark O’Connor’s film is a two-for-one deal. It starts out as a serious well-researched drama about an army veteran with PTSD sleeping rough in Dublin, and ends in bloody revenge, with Aidan Gillen in ultraviolent mode and gangsters drilling holes into each other’s kneecaps.The movie is grounded by a rock solid performance from the film’s co-writer Luke McQuillan as former soldier Danny, who loses his family and home after a tour in Afghanistan. There’s a scene early on that feels horribly truthful about the day-to-day reality of being homeless: late one night, three lagered up youths humiliate Danny for a laugh – forcing him in front of the camera as they shove a coin into his hand. The shame on his face as they film him is harder to watch than the electric drills later that come later. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Marks and Spencer chief gives online ordering update after 'cyber incident'

M&S chief executive Stuart Machin said he had been working day and night - and even slept in his office - to help fix the damage caused by a cyber attack, which has so far cost the retailer an estimated £300million

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