29 m. ago Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution

Residents of Bille and Ogale in Niger delta are suing Shell and subsidiary, but company denies liabilityResidents of two Nigerian communities who are taking legal action against Shell over oil pollution are set to take their cases to trial at the high court in 2027.Members of the Bille and Ogale communities in the Niger delta, which have a combined population of about 50,000, are suing Shell and a Nigerian-based subsidiary of the company, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, which is now the Renaissance Africa Energy Company. Continue reading...

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43 m. ago Kent dog attack: Girl, 3, 'ripped open' by Cockapoo outside primary school

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Rowen Skinley was walking his children home when his three-year-old daughter Bunnie was randomly set upon by a Cockapoo outside a primary school in Rainham, Kent

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71 m. ago He hails from an acting dynasty and his father is an iconic comedic star... can YOU guess the nepo baby?

This 19-year-old has a few acting roles attached to his name, with one of his credits being a role in a movie starring his dad.

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74 m. ago Nigerian communities set to have oil pollution High Court claims tried in 2027

Members of the Bille and Ogale communities began legal action in 2015, claiming they have suffered systemic and ongoing oil pollution for years.

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1 hour ago Brisbane police issue update on hunt for thug who poured scalding coffee on baby

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Baby Luka was with his mum when a complete stranger poured boiling hot coffee over him, sparking public outrage and a worldwide manhunt

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2 h. ago Sam Thompson supported over 'our baby' update after 'letting go of tough year'

The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here has recently been the hero of the hour having taken on a mammoth charity challenge

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2 h. ago Shot father’s family makes desperate plea for answers three months after death

DCI Rebecca Woodsford said the suspects got out of a stolen Mitsubishi Outlander and fired the gunshots which killed him

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2 h. ago Israel, we’re begging you: please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder

Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famineJames Elder is Unicef’s global spokespersonAbed Al Rahman, just a boy, carried the weight of his family’s hunger as he stepped into the streets of Gaza in search of bread. He had his father’s money, but when he saw the tide of people pushing towards a food distribution site in Rafah, hunger pulled him into their flow.Almost immediately, the site descended into chaos. Gunfire. Drones. Then in a flash, shrapnel from a tank shell ripped through his little body. When I met him at a hospital in Khan Younis – where painkillers, like food, are scarce – the 13-year-old was in agony. “I have shrapnel inside my body that they couldn’t remove,” he told me. “I am in real pain; since 6am I have been asking for a painkiller.” As he recounted the chaos, his father’s composure shattered, and tears rolled down his face. Was he going to lose his son simply because A...

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2 h. ago Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder

Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famineJames Elder is Unicef’s global spokespersonAbed Al Rahman, just a boy, carried the weight of his family’s hunger as he stepped into the streets of Gaza in search of bread. He had his father’s money, but when he saw the tide of people pushing towards a food distribution site in Rafah, hunger pulled him into their flow.Almost immediately, the site descended into chaos. Gunfire. Drones. Then in a flash, shrapnel from a tank shell ripped through his little body. When I met him at a hospital in Khan Younis – where painkillers, like food, are scarce – the 13-year-old was in agony. “I have shrapnel inside my body that they couldn’t remove,” he told me. “I am in real pain; since 6am I have been asking for a painkiller.” As he recounted the chaos, his father’s composure shattered, and tears rolled down his face. Was he going to lose his son simply because A...

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3 h. ago UK grocery watchdog investigating Amazon over alleged supplier payment delays; company insolvencies jump – business live

Groceries Code Adjudicator calls on suppliers to share their experiences of working with AmazonThe number of companies collapsing across England and Wales jumped last month, in a sign of the economic pressures hitting firms.There were 2,238 company insolvences in England and Wales during the month, which is 8% higher than in April and 15% more than in May 2024.“This latest rise in corporate insolvencies reflects the harsh reality many businesses face: fragile demand is not keeping pace with rising costs. Even the increasingly-likely prospect of rate cuts in August won’t do much to fix this – insolvency levels will remain elevated for the foreseeable future.“Sectors like hospitality are having a particularly challenging time in this environment, in no small part due to the impact on labour costs of April’s National Insurance and minimum wage increases. These businesses are now approaching what are some of their peak months and will be hoping for strong trading to bolster their resili...

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3 h. ago ‘It’s life and death’: parents of baby killed at nursery call for for mandatory CCTV

Nursery worker would not have been convicted of Genevieve Meehan’s manslaughter without footage, parents sayThe weekend before Genevieve Meehan died was one of the best of her short life.The nine-month-old with the beaming smile and emerald eyes was leaping through her milestones: she had taken her first tentative steps, hands clasped to her mother’s, and said her first word: “Dadda”. She tried on sunglasses and a swimsuit for their first family holiday two months later. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘It’s life and death’: parents of baby killed at nursery call for mandatory CCTV

Nursery worker would not have been convicted of Genevieve Meehan’s manslaughter without footage, parents sayThe weekend before Genevieve Meehan died was one of the best of her short life.The nine-month-old with the beaming smile and emerald eyes was leaping through her milestones: she had taken her first tentative steps, hands clasped to her mother’s, and said her first word: “Dadda”. She tried on sunglasses and a swimsuit for their first family holiday two months later. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Hotel which uses a live PANDA to wake up guests is rapped by local forestry bureau amid animal rights concerns

The Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, in the mountainous countryside near the southwestern city of Chongqing, advertise 'red panda-themed holidays'.

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3 h. ago Moment furious hotel worker fights back against crowd of anti

Thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to demonstrate against overtourism on Sunday.

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3 h. ago BBC Morning Live's Michelle Ackerley shares exciting family news about 'miracle' baby

BBC Morning Live presenter Michelle Ackerley has shared the gender of her first child with husband Ben Ryan, and described the baby as a 'miracle' after fertility struggles

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4 h. ago Stanley Tucci shares his ultimate freezer martini recipe for World Martini Day

From carbonara to lockdown Negronis, Stanley Tucci is now gunning for Bond’s crown as the king of cocktails – and he’s shared his perfect freezer batch martini recipe so you can celebrate World Martini Day in style

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4 h. ago Double trouble: can James Gunn really make two separate Batman movies work?

It’s suggested that the Gunn-produced The Brave and the Bold will be set within the DCU while Matt Reeves’s sequel to The Batman will exist as a DC Elseworlds storyThere was a time when having two Batmen in your cinematic universe would have felt like a clerical error. But in James Gunn’s brave and bold new DCU, having several Bruce Waynes is increasingly looking less like an irritating glitch and more like a deliberate choice.Gunn has been clear for some time that he sees no issue with two Caped Crusaders striding into multiplexes at the same time. I have a sneaking suspicion that this is down to the fact that Matt Reeves’s The Batman – an insular, noirish, Kurt Cobain-obsessed but relatively real-world take on the Dark Knight – proved pretty popular with audiences just prior to Gunn being handed the keys to the DC kingdom. But who am I to quibble? Sure, this might be a universe destined to feature cavalcades of superheroes who exist in a magical world of shimmering cosplay, but if...

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4 h. ago Disturbing Snapchat footage of Ayr 'stabbing' as cops launch attempted murder probe

A man was found lying on the street with sickening wounds following an a vicious blade attack around 10am on the Ayrshire town's Braeside Road.

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4 h. ago World's 50 Best Restaurants: Ikoyi and Kol only British restaurants to make the list

Ikoyi’s Jeremy Chan was singled out for his innovation and imagination, reports Josh Barrie

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5 h. ago Graham Norton: ‘The Bell Jar changed how I felt about books’

The TV presenter and author on discovering the beauty of Charles Dickens and why John Fowles put him off writing for 30 yearsMy earliest reading memoryI started reading because I was wildly jealous of my sister Paula, who is four years older than me. I must have been six or seven when I managed to read The Mountain of Adventure by Enid Blyton. I know she is no longer in fashion but I still remember the thrill of the world she created and the excitement of the plot.My favourite book growing upI adored the Flambards series by KM Peyton, probably because it felt slightly adult and a little bit sexy, but my absolute favourites were Grimble and Grimble at Christmas by Clement Freud. They were anarchic and knowing, in a way I hadn’t encountered before but more than anything else they were very funny. It also introduced me to the inspired illustrations of Quentin Blake. Continue reading...

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