2 h. ago ‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive

Exclusive: Important collection of author’s letters and manuscripts, being sold in April, reveals his loathing of sloppiness and love of languageJRR Tolkien was so irritated by a careless typist’s slapdash work on one of his manuscripts that he vented his frustration in a letter that has come to light.The Lord of the Rings author said in despair: “She reduced [my manuscript] to nonsense. I have some sympathy with the typist faced with such unfamiliar matter; though evidently she wasn’t paying much attention.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago At least 15 hurt as South Korean fighter jet drops bombs on homes during joint US drills

Korean Air Force says a KF-16 fighter jet ‘abnormally’ released eight bombs

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3 h. ago Ryanair slaps £100 fine for passengers who arrive at the airport too late

Ryanair has introduced a new penalty for passengers who arrive at the airport with less than 40 minutes before their flight is scheduled to depart - and it's quite hefty

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9 h. ago The young female prison guard 'mafia': How 'Queen' guard's cell block affair with a burglar was exposed during probe into ANOTHER crooked female officer at same jail

Katie Evans (left), 26, embarked on an illicit romance with inmate Daniel Brownley while working at HMP Doncaster, even calling herself his 'queen'.

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9 h. ago House GOP moves to punish Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump’s speech

‘This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to,’ Rep. Daniel Newhouse says

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11 h. ago Jack Daniel’s boss says Ontario removing U.S. alcohol from shelves is ‘worse than tariffs’ as Trump threats go into effect

Premier Doug Ford says removal of U.S. alcohol from shelves is ‘enormous hit to the American producers’

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12 h. ago Two men charged with murder 40 YEARS after attack near London Tube station

Anthony Littler died after being found with head injuries in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station on May 1, 1984.

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12 h. ago Ruben Amorim aware of ‘consequences’ for Manchester United’s ‘lack of results’

United will look to bounce back when they face Real Sociedad in the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday.

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13 h. ago Kasper Schmeichel slapped with Celtic paycheck one liner as Roy Keane responds to bizarre aftershave probe

The Hoops keeper was teased in front of the Overlap panel in a short clip on X

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13 h. ago Manchester United XI vs Real Sociedad: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injuries for Europa League

Ruben Amorim dealt blow double blow for biggest game of the season yet

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13 h. ago Amazon delivery driver hanging onto his van to stop it being stolen died after being thrown off at 60mph, court told

Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, suffered fatal head and chest injuries when Mark Ross, 32, deliberately crashed into a parked car to throw off his victim, a jury was told.

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16 h. ago Rest of Europe should follow Denmark’s lead in banning phones in schools, says expert

Chair of Danish wellbeing commission says whole continent should halt digitalisation of children’s livesThe whole of Europe should follow Denmark’s lead by banning mobile phones from schools to stop them from being “colonised by digital platforms”, the chair of the country’s wellbeing commission has said.Removing mobile phones from schools gave young people a “pause” from online life, teaching them how to be part of analogue communities and train their attention spans, said Rasmus Meyer, who led the government commission to investigate growing dissatisfaction among children and young people. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Don Jr attacks 'deeply disturbed and f***ed' up Dem politicians who refused to clap for child brain cancer survivor who was made an honorary Secret Service member

Donald Trump Jr has launched a scathing attack against the 'deeply disturbed' Democrats who refused to clap as his father honored DJ Daniels, a 13-year-old boy suffering from brain cancer.

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16 h. ago Man killed mum with crossbow and 'told police devil made him do it'

Daniel Parker had a serious mental health condition and fatally shot his mum with a crossbow, as well as using it to attack his sister and a neighbour, a court heard

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17 h. ago Dillon Danis shows off injuries after being slapped with pancake by KSI

The pair brutally clashed in London last night and KSI sparked chaotic scenes after slapping his upcoming rival in the face with a pancake

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18 h. ago ITV's Brit Awards slapped with hundreds of complaints after pop stars cause a stir

A string of famous faces who descended on London's O2 Arena for the awards ceremony, which aired on ITV, last weekend

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18 h. ago Danny Dyer reveals his surprising reaction after learning footballer fiancé of daughter Dani Dyer slid into her DMs

Dani, 28, shot to fame in 2018 when she won the fourth season of Love Island alongside Jack Fincham , but the couple went their separate ways after the show.

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18 h. ago Wayne Rooney lauds Ethan Nwaneri’s key quality that proves Arsenal starlet deserves England call

The teenager has impressed in recent weeks after injuries in Arsenal’s forward line granted him an opportunity

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19 h. ago Danny Dyer reveals the REAL story behind how his Love Island star daughter and West Ham's Jarrod Bowen first met ahead of their wedding this spring

Dani, 28, shot to fame in 2018 when she won the fourth season of Love Island alongside Jack Fincham , but the couple went their separate ways after the show.

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19 h. ago New Zealand set South Africa target of 362: ICC Champions Trophy semi

Live updates from 9am UK timeWhy not email Daniel with your thoughtsOne of my favourite writers, Andrew Fidel Fernando of Cricinfo fame, has this to say on X:I hope, today, NZ and South Africa put on a semi final for the ages in Lahore. I hope it is a match the city will revel in. The cricket world is increasingly unkind, held to ransom by the lowest impulses of South Asian geopolitics, and now a near-slavish worship of commerce. Continue reading...

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