5 h. ago Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot wound hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death in his car made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, though timeline of events remains unconfirmedRussia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after he was sacked by Vladimir Putin.The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Tour de France 2025: Jasper Philipsen forced to withdraw after stage three crash

Philipsen had been tipped as a favourite to don the green jersey for much of the race

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5 h. ago Novak Djokovic's comment about Alex De Minaur speaks volumes about him

Novak Djokovic and Alex De Minaur were set to face off in the Wimbledon quarter-finals last year before the Australian was forced to withdraw through injury

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6 h. ago Novak Djokovic's comment on Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon summed up the person he is

Novak Djokovic was set to face Alex De Minaur in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last year before the Australian was forced to withdraw through injury

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14 h. ago Delhi government forced to withdraw plan to scrap old cars after public backlash

Plan to deny fuel to older vehicles sparks anger among middle-class car owners

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55 h. ago Bloodbath cartel violence worse than ever in Mexico with beheaded bodies hanging from bridges, mass shootings and a 'extermination camps' with ovens for disposing of the dead

Once confined to remote borderlands, the carnage is now brazen, public, and unrelenting, leaving Mexican streets soaked in blood.

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62 h. ago Novak Djokovic showed his true colours with message to Kate Middleton at Wimbledon

The Princess of Wales gave out the trophies after the Wimbledon men's final last year between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in one of her first public engagements since her cancer diagnosis

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6 d. ago South Korea struggles to grapple with invasion of ‘lovebugs’

Public compliants have mounted over the bugs sticking to car windows, the walls of houses, restaurants, and even trains

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9 d. ago 'We left UK for Spain and were gobsmacked by £2,500 car rule'

EXCLUSIVE: From car washing in the street, to smoking and vaping in public areas in Spain, we take a look at the rules taking expats and travellers by surprise

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1 week ago I wish I had known more about alcohol when I started drinking | Arwa Mahdawi

It seems a sensible move to use explicit warning labels on products. What I’m more sceptical about is the ‘No amount of alcohol is safe for you’ messaging ...You’re going to want to sit down with a big glass of water for this one, because I’m afraid I have some bad news. Here we go: alcohol is not terribly good for you. Shocker, right? You’ve probably never heard anything like this before in your life. No doubt, you’ve been choking down a glass of pinot with dinner whenever you can stomach it because you thought it was good for your cholesterol. Instead, it is elevating your risk of cancer.If public health experts have their way, the fact that alcohol is carcinogenic is going to be very hard for British drinkers to ignore. Dozens of medical and health organisations recently wrote to Keir Starmer urging the prime minister to force companies to include “bold and unambiguous” labels on booze bottles, warning that alcohol causes cancer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scotland call up experienced replacement for summer tour as Edinburgh man forced to withdraw

Injury to centre sparks late change to squad

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1 week ago Voices: I’m leaving the UK because of how Labour has treated wealthy non

Multi-millionaire businesswoman Dr Ann Kaplan Mulholland – who is moving from her Kent castle to Italy, for the more favourable tax jurisdiction – says Labour is running out of time to rethink its flagship plan to scrap non-dom status and that Nigel Farage’s idea for the super-rich to pay £250,000 for a Britannia Card doesn’t go far enough

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2 w. ago Tim McGraw forced to withdraw from upcoming concert over health issue

The country star will be replaced by Cross Canadian Ragweed at the Last Cowboy Standing event at Canvas Stadium

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2 w. ago The boy murdered 61 years ago who remains in our hearts and minds

Keith Bennett's brother has thanked the public of Greater Manchester for their care and support

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2 w. ago Prince William 'is no longer angry at Prince Harry's outbursts at the Royal Family and doesn't talk about his brother at all anymore', source claims

A friend of the Prince of Wales said he no longer cares what his brother says about the Royal Family to the public.

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2 w. ago Chelsea: Nicolas Jackson issues public statement after Club World Cup red card

The striker was shown a red card just four minutes after coming on

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2 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz makes sad admission as British tennis star goes public

Katie Boulter has been a victim of online abuse throughout her career and has called for better protection for players after widespread threats against her and her family

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2 w. ago Notting Hill Carnival crush left me frightened and recalling Hillsborough disaster, says Sadiq Khan, as funding row breaks out

Future of carnival in doubt after a review identified ‘critical public safety concerns’ due to vast crowds

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2 w. ago Notting Hill Carnival could be cancelled without 'urgent funding', organisers warn in leaked letter

Warning comes after a review identified ‘critical public safety concerns’ surrounding the carnival

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2 w. ago Canadian intelligence accuses India over Sikh’s killing as Carney meets Modi

Killing of Canadian national was ‘significant escalation in India’s repression efforts’ but leaders shake hands at G7Canada’s spy agency has warned that the assassination in British Columbia of a prominent Sikh activist signaled a “significant escalation in India’s repression efforts” and reflects a broader, transnational campaign by the government in New Delhi to threaten dissidents.The report was made public a day after Mark Carney shook hands with Narendra Modi at the G7 and pledged to restore diplomatic relations in a very public attempt to turn the page on the bitter diplomatic row unleashed by the murder of the Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Continue reading...

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