56 m. ago Alan Shearer perfectly sums up Marc Guehi and Liverpool saga after transfer collapsed

Marc Guehi will have to wait until at least January to join Liverpool after a deadline day move collapsed at the last minute, but the Crystal Palace star had earned plaudits for remaining professional throughout his saga

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1 hour ago ‘It kept me going’: halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes

Afghan man seeking asylum and permission to bring wife to Britain describes shock at home secretary’s announcementThe hopes of asylum seekers aiming to be reunited with their loved ones in the UK have been shattered after the home secretary announced on Monday that new applications to the family reunion scheme were to be suspended. The prospect of reuniting with spouses and children after reaching safety is often what sustains those trying to reach Britain during their difficult journeys.Immigration lawyers are urgently working to lodge applications while the scheme remains open in cases of people who have been granted refugee status. The suspension will last until the spring and it is likely that any new scheme will be more restrictive than the current one, the Home Office said. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Meet the revenge quitters: why people are ditching their jobs

From marching bands to TikTok takedowns, employees are resigning in spectacular fashion. While going viral seems risky, some find it opens new doors ...In 2011, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco had been working in room service at a luxury hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, for nearly four years, whisking delicacies on demand to guests’ rooms, when he reached breaking point. He was paid a measly $5.50 (£4) an hour, made to work punishingly long shifts and, to top it off, had managers taking a cut of his hard-earned tips.The poor treatment ratcheted up after DeFrancesco and colleagues tried to unionise workers at the hotel. In response, managers would berate those involved for making tiny mistakes. Things got so petty that workers on shift who had to take calls from guests were banned from sitting down. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Sánchez: Europe’s response to war in Gaza has been a ‘failure’

Spanish prime minister says double standards over Gaza and Ukraine threaten to undermine the west’s global standing‘You need solidarity and consistency’: Pedro Sánchez on the EU, Trump and fighting the far right Europe and the west’s double standards over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza threaten to undermine its global standing, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has warned, describing the response to Israel’s assault on the Palestinian territory as one of the darkest episodes of international relations in the 21st century.In an interview with the Guardian before talks with UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, in London on Wednesday, the socialist leader also said the US under Donald Trump was trying to end the post-second world war, rules-based global order it had originally created. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Sun, sex, but no sangria? The Balearics’ booze crackdown might just save their tourist industry | Dimah Ajeeb

The islands say they no longer want to be Europe’s cheap, consequence-free party playground. But is the move upmarket working?Last summer, Spain’s Balearic Islands launched one of Europe’s toughest crackdowns on alcohol-fuelled party tourism. In popular resorts such as Magaluf in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, tourists spilled out of bars at dawn, clutched cheap bottles from late-night shops, and treated entire neighbourhoods as giant open-air nightclubs.Local people were fed up. Noise complaints, violent brawls and clashes between residents and intoxicated tourists became routine. Rents rose while longstanding neighbourhoods became hollowed out into seasonal party zones. Pilar Hernando, from Palma, Mallorca told Reuters in 2024: “Prices go up, rents go up, everything goes up except salaries.” Hernando had to move into a caravan owing to the lack of affordable housing. Average rents have risen 158% over the past decade in the Balearics, with Palma now among the most expensive ci...

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2 h. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

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2 h. ago Family of terminally ill girl with rare genetic condition in desperate plea for specially adapted room

Little Eireann MacFarlane is one of just six people born with a genetic abnormality which requires 24 hour care.

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2 h. ago Addressing drug deaths must remain a top priority despite drop in figures

Record View says Scotland's current national strategy on drugs deaths has failed.

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2 h. ago Man United 'preparing bid' to sign ideal Premier League midfielder for Ruben Amorim in January

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip with an update on the future of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton

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4 h. ago Mum's tragic final four words before her body was pulled from reservoir

Kimberley Johnson, 33, went for a swim while at a local reservoir with her partner - but vanished beneath the water moments later where she was found dead by rescue teams

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4 h. ago Trump is caught using OLD golfing picture to prove he's alive amid cruel conspiracy theories

The 79-year-old on Tuesday finally swatted away whispers of ill-health after he enjoyed a low-key weekend with no formal press appearances.

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5 h. ago Revealed: The simple way you can opt OUT of the UK government's 'Armageddon alarm' this Sunday

At 3pm on Sunday (September 7), the 'Armageddon alarm' will be sent to all 4G and 5G-enabled phones and tablets - unless owners opt out.

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5 h. ago Susannah Jowitt: What it feels like being the only fat woman left among my friends

Nine years ago I embarked on a weight-loss mission. I shed four-and-a-half stone walking four miles a day and doing an hour in the gym every morning.

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5 h. ago DWP PIP assessment changes confirmed for new and existing claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the majority of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments are being carried out over the phone

Politics

6 h. ago Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting lava 330ft from its crater

North vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater started releasing the molten rock in 32nd such episode since December 2024Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting on Tuesday, firing lava 330 ft (100 meters) into the sky from its summit crater.It’s the 32nd episode of the volcano releasing molten rock since December 2024, when its current eruption began. So far, all the lava from this eruption has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes national park. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said public figures should avoid sowing division amid a climate of increased tension.

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6 h. ago Tens of thousands of cancer patients at risk because they live too far from hospitals

One teenager in Wales was forced to travel four to six hours away to get vital cancer treatment, Macmillcan Cancer Support reveals

Science

6 h. ago Esther Ghey launches campaign to ban mobile phones in classrooms to protect pupils’ safety

Her murdered daughter Brianna had an addiction to her smartphone which had been raised as a concern by her school

Politics

6 h. ago Esther Ghey says school phone ban ‘would have really helped’ daughter Brianna

Brianna’s mother has launched a campaign calling for the Government to provide funding and implement a statutory phone ban in schools

Politics

7 h. ago US Open thrown into chaos as Marketa Vondrousova withdraws two hours before quarterfinal... leaving $500

US Open fans were dealt a major blow on Tuesday evening as a star. withdrew just two hours before her quarterfinal matchup against Aryna Sabalenka.

Economics