3 h. ago Pressure is mounting on Green Party's new leader to sack his deputy for defending Hamas's attack on Israel

Zack Polanski won a landslide victory on a ticket of 'eco-populism' and a new focus on Left-wing issues such as supporting Palestine.

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4 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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4 h. ago Fallout 76 Seasons 22 update patch notes roll out a feature players have been desperate for

The developer also revamps the building system

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4 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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4 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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5 h. ago The Guardian view on Zack Polanski’s rise: he wants to replace Labour, not work with it | Editorial

A mass politics of anti-austerity, identity and climate is emerging from the left’s margins. Keir Starmer cannot afford to ignore itZack Polanski’s landslide election as leader of the Green party marks a turning point for Britain’s fractured left. Young, rhetorically fluent and unafraid to cloak climate arguments in those about class, Mr Polanski is nothing if not ambitious. He sees his party not as a parliamentary pressure group but as a replacement for Labour itself.His ascent might have seemed fanciful last July when Labour had just won a thumping majority. Yet Labour languishes in the polls. Sir Keir Starmer’s personal ratings have collapsed. On the extreme right Reform UK now boasts 237,000 members, 870 councillors, and 10 councils under its control. The Greens have more MPs than ever before. And the uneasy leadership team of Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana is preparing to launch a new party to Labour’s left. This is no longer political noise at the margins. This is about t...

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5 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe blocked Manchester United transfer for Premier League star

Manchester United were desperate to sign a striker in the summer transfer window and even considered a move for a former player before splashing the cash on a new-look frontline

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7 h. ago 'We're arguing and want to live apart but stay together as a couple'

Coleen Nolan has advice for a couple feeling under pressure with two young children and busy jobs, but are considering living apart and remaining in a relationship

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7 h. ago Starmer's unhappy birthday: Labour government's popularity crashes to new record low as markets ramp up borrowing costs after desperate reshuffle 'sidelining' Reeves

YouGov found Labour's approval rating has slumped to minus 59 - with 70 per cent satisfied with their performance and 11 per cent dissatisfied.

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8 h. ago Detectives searching for missing Scots busker speak to 400 people in desperate hunt

Lewis Cuthbert, 25, was last seen around 4pm on August, 4 in the Lesmahagow Road area of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.

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8 h. ago Alan Kurdi’s father’s harrowing plea for refugee compassion resurfaces on 10

The father of Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian boy who drowned as his family tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, made a desperate plea for compassion for refugees in a resurfaced video.

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8 h. ago Glen Powell looks totally different in Disney+'s Chad Powers trailer

Glen Powell is set to star in Disney+'s upcoming sitcom Chad Powers, but the Hollywood actor is totally unrecognisable in the official trailer.

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9 h. ago Starmer crushes bid to sing him happy birthday at Cabinet meeting after desperate reshuffle 'sidelining' Reeves sent markets into a frenzy

Keir Starmer stepped in to stop his new-look top team from marking the occasion as they assembled in Downing Street.

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10 h. ago Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27

Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.68%Business live – latest updatesReshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightropeBritain’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget.The yield, or interest rate, on 30-year UK government debt hit 5.714% on Tuesday. That is its highest level since 1998, indicating that it will cost the UK more to borrow from the markets, above the previous 27-year high of 5.649% set in April. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Bill Belichick’s humiliating college football debut brings only schadenfreude or sadness

The greatest head coach in modern NFL history has started anew at UNC. His first game exposed flaws that will be very difficult to fixHalf a century of unprecedented success, six Super Bowl rings as a head coach, the NFL’s greatest defensive mind; all undone by 19-year-olds sprinting past missed tackles. Bill Belichick arrived at North Carolina promising to bend college football to his will, to build the “33rd NFL Program” in Chapel Hill, and prove he still had his fastball. College football laughed.As debut flops go, North Carolina’s 48-14 beatdown at the hands of TCU is as bad as it gets. Belichick’s side didn’t just lose; they were humiliated. UNC looked unprepared, undisciplined and were overmatched against a veteran team. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Hearts kid 'desperate to play in League One', as Accies boss hails new signing

Accies added Bobby McLuckie to their ranks at the weekend

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11 h. ago If Rangers can't catch penny pinching Celtic then only one man will pay the price

The sight of Celtic scrambling about heaps pressure on the man in the Ibrox dugout to win the title this season

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11 h. ago Pink Scottish castle that 'inspired Walt Disney' named among finest in the world

The 16th century castle in Aberdeenshire was in the list alongside other iconic European landmarks.

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11 h. ago Disney Plus shares first look at Nordic crime thriller fans will want to binge watch

The period drama is based on a bestselling novel and will be available to stream exclusively soon

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12 h. ago Netanyahu says that Trump told him to ‘go into Gaza with full force’ and ‘finish’ the war

The Israeli PM claimed he is facing US pressure to abandon partial ceasefire deals with Hamas, according to Israeli reports

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