12 h. ago Dozens of homeless people living in national forest evicted by US Forest Service

Service closing area in Oregon for wildfire prevention plan months after Trump order to increase timber productionDozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years were being evicted on Thursday by the US Forest Service, as it closed the area for a wildfire prevention project that will involve removing smaller trees, clearing debris and setting controlled burns over thousands of acres.The project has been on the books for years, and the decision to remove the encampment in the Deschutes national forest comes two months after the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to increase timber production and forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk. It wasn’t immediately clear if the evictions were a result of that order, but homeless advocates seized on the timing on Thursday, as US Forest Service officers blocked the access road. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people? | Rebecca Shaw

I personally don’t really want to watch another movie about a billionaire – unless he is in some sort of trapGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s important in any healthy relationship to be able to “call each other in” – gently point out issues you are having with behavioural patterns, and ask for some space when needed. I’m thinking particularly about a good friend of mine. Always there when I’m in need, even there when I’m not in need (rarely). That’s right, I’m talking about television (I’m normal).I love my television and everything it brings me, but I do have a gripe I need to get off my chest, while I’m lying down on the couch. Mrs TV, love you girl but I’m calling you in: I need TV shows to stop focusing on satirising class only via the lives of rich white people (and occasionally the people around them). This issue has become more obvious since the latest season of The White Lotus, but is not at all restricted to The White Lotus. Recent years have seen TV and movi...

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32 h. ago Australia’s mushroom murders trial: who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures?

As the trial over the deadly 2023 beef wellington lunch continues in the Victorian supreme court, here’s what you need to know about the people involvedErin Patterson trial – live updatesA fatal family lunch in regional Victoria is at the centre of a high-profile murder trial that is under way in the state’s supreme court.Erin Patterson is accused of murdering her estranged husband Simon Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister and Simon’s aunt, Heather Wilkinson, by feeding them a meal of beef wellington laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago British expat in Spain shares 'mistake' everyone makes before they move

Daniel Efford, who has lived in Spain for 38 years, revealed a common 'mistake' people make before relocating - whilst sharing his top tips for those hoping to follow in his footsteps.

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40 h. ago Transportation secretary warns ‘people will lose their lives’ unless US adopts new air traffic control system

Sean Duffy says current infrastructure related to air traffic control is too outdated

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49 h. ago A moment that changed me: I went into the wilderness with my family – and lost my inhibitions

We took a wrong turn on vacation and ended up on a six-hour trek into the rainforest. After my mom flung off her top, my brother was attacked by fire ants and I developed a fiery hot rash, everything began to seem strangely zen It was the summer of 2001 and I was on the brink of adolescence, embarking on my first journey outside the United States to the tropically convenient American territory of Puerto Rico. I was 11, and already the goofball in my group of friends – but, away from those with whom I was familiar, I was painfully shy. Until a family vacation from hell rid me of all my inhibitions.The chaos began when my well-intentioned parents decided to take my brother and me to see the beautiful rainforest. My mom had her heart set on going to the El Portal de El Yunque National Forest visitor centre; a friend had told her it was “perfect for kids”, with guided, paved pathways, a cafe, and even a gift shop. But when my flustered, monolingual father got lost on the Puerto Rican fr...

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65 h. ago LIVE: People 'seriously injured' in Barton Aerodrome plane crash as emergency services race to scene

It's understood two people have been injured

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66 h. ago Spain power outage deaths confirmed as five people die in major blackout

Five people tragically lost their lives in the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, with authorities now launching a probe into what caused the unprecedented incident

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2 d. ago Minecraft Movie releasing new Block Party Edition as people bring live chickens to screenings

Cinemas are ramping up the noise with the Minecraft Movie Block Party Edition, which will encourage attendees to get as loud as they can — here's what we know.

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2 d. ago Power outages across Spain and Portugal affected millions. How to prepare for a major blackout

A widespread blackout across Spain and Portugal upended the lives of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula

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2 d. ago Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme ruled to be illegal by EU’s top court

Long-awaited ruling means cash-for-citizenship programme that allowed people to live and work in bloc must be scrappedEurope live – latest updatesThe European court of justice has ruled that Malta’s “golden passport” scheme is illegal, meaning its cash-for-citizenship programme must be scrapped.In a long-awaited ruling on Tuesday, the EU’s top court concluded that Malta’s investor citizenship scheme was contrary to EU law. Judges said the scheme represented a “commercialisation of the grant of the nationality of a member state” and by extension EU citizenship, which was at odds with European law. Malta had jeopardised the mutual trust between EU member states necessary to create an area without internal borders, the court argued. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Sir Alex Ferguson terrified Gary Neville with Liverpool prediction that came true

Sir Alex Ferguson was one of the few people outside of Liverpool who believed Jurgen Klopp could win the Premier League - and his prediction has left Gary Neville scared

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3 d. ago Spain and Portugal scramble to restore electricity after a still

Officials in Spain and Portugal are racing to restore electricity after a huge power outage that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs, upending the lives of tens of millions of people and turning airports and train stations into campgrounds for stranded travelers

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3 d. ago Chinese singles are looking for love in video chats — with thousands following along in real time

Frustrated with traditional dating, many young people in China are going on livestreamed video chats to find love

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls Putin’s offer of brief ceasefire ‘manipulation’

Ukraine president urges month-long truce after Russia suggests three-day one to mark a world war two victory. What we know on day 1,161Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for an immediate month-long ceasefire after Vladimir Putin unilaterally announced a three-day truce for next month during a second world war anniversary. The Ukrainian president said: “Now there’s a new attempt at manipulation. For some reason, everyone is supposed to wait for May 8 and only then have a ceasefire to ensure calm for Putin during the parade.” He added: “We value people’s lives and not parades. We believe that the world believes that there is no reason to wait for May 8. And the ceasefire should be not for a few days only to resume the killing afterward.” Ukrainian officials also pointed out that Russia announced a similar truce over the Easter period only to violate it. The Russian president suggested the ceasefire in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the second world ...

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3 d. ago Premier League club slammed as women's team discover promotion bid was NOT submitted

Wolves women finished second in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division behind Nottingham Forest but were left "devastated" after discovering the club never submitted their bid to play in the Championship

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4 d. ago Report into Washington DC plane crash reveals pilot's two fatal mistakes

67 people lost their lives on January 29 after a passenger jet collided with a US Army helicopter.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump, beware – this is what a global liberal fightback looks like | Timothy Garton Ash

From the Canadian elections to universities and civil society, the campaign to turn the tide against anti-liberal nationalists is at last underwayLiberals of all countries, unite! Just as anti-liberal powers outside the west are becoming stronger than ever, the assault on everything we stand for has been joined by the United States. Against this massed onslaught of anti-liberal nationalists we need a determined fightback of liberal internationalists. Canada’s election this week can contribute a strong mounted brigade.A core insight of liberalism is that, if people are to live together well in conditions of freedom, power always needs to be dispersed, cross-examined and controlled. Faced with the raw, bullying assertion of might, whether from Washington, Moscow or Beijing, we now have to create countervailing concentrations of power. In the long history of liberalism, a free press, the law, labour unions, a business community kept separate from political power, NGOs, truth-seeking in...

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4 d. ago Warning over potentially dangerous weight loss drugs being sold online to people 'desperate' to shed the pounds

Seizures of potentially dangerous weight loss drugs being sold on the black market in Scotland have soared as online dealers gamble with people's lives.

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4 d. ago Doctor who ends people's lives: Stefanie Green's astonishing testimony of how she helps the terminally ill shows why 'good deaths' matter

What would her friends and family say, she wondered, if they knew that 'I helped someone to die today, and I feel really great about it'?

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