48 m. ago Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago

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54 m. ago The massive motorway changes at Simister Island which would alter millions of journeys a year

Plans set to be decided on before mid-June include building a 'northern loop' at the junction which would provide a free flowing link with no need for many vehicles to use the current roundabout

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1 hour ago ‘Barcelona or death’: mothers watch and wait as Senegal’s men risk all to reach Europe

For many the perilous journey to Spain seems the only future. Can the country’s new government create enough jobs and prospects to make them stay?The view from the plastic chair in which Fatou Samba sits, looking out to sea, takes in many of the elements of the sorry tale of Senegal’s lost men. She can see the distant shapes of the big industrial foreign fishing ships and tankers, from Europe and China, strung across the horizon.Closer to shore are dozens of empty pirogues, Senegalese wooden fishing boats, rocking idle on a sea mostly denuded of fish. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Auction for bidders wanting to create massive floating windfarms off coast of Wales

Sites off the coast of Wales are included

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4 h. ago Musk again distances himself from Trump tariffs by scoffing at Lutnick’s attempt to explain duties on penguin island

Tesla and SpaceX boss has already taken shots at the president’s trade czar Peter Navarro and has since said he wants to see the U.S. and Europe move toward zero tariffs

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5 h. ago 3 of 6 people aboard an ambulance helicopter have died after it crashed in southwestern Japan

The Japan coast guard says a medical transport helicopter carrying a patient fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, leaving three of the six people aboard dead

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9 h. ago Fury as councillors agree to cut down 'iconic' palm trees on waterfront in UK holiday hotspot

Residents have come to the defence of two palm trees on the seafront of a popular holiday destination after a Lib-Dem led council announced plans to spend £10,000 chopping them down.

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12 h. ago Olivia Attwood's brutal reaction as ex Chris Hughes set for Celebrity Big Brother

Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood only lasted a year after Love Island, and the TOWIE star shared what it would be like watching him on Celebrity Big Brother after not speaking for years

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12 h. ago Pregnant Kelsey Parker proudly cradles baby bump in stunning snap with boyfriend

Kelsey Parker and her tree surgeon boyfriend Will Lindsay have been enjoying time in the sunshine on a trip to Gran Canaria ahead of the arrival of their first baby together

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12 h. ago Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths

Lawsuit would be first of its kind against police officers, police chiefs and government departmentsMore than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice.The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Pedro Caixinha on the chopping block again as Rangers flop staring down the barrel at ANOTHER sacking

Caixinha only took up the reins at Santos back in December but reportedly could find himself out of work again very soon

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13 h. ago Trump live updates: Administration defends controversial tariffs imposed on island only inhabited by penguins

‘Poor old penguins,’ the Australian trade minister said after Trump unveiled his sweeping policy

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14 h. ago Maura Higgins returns to TV with Blankety Blank after Danny Jones kiss

Higgins, 34, may star in an episode of Blankety Blank, according to The Sun

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18 h. ago ‘Deception, fraud and coercion’: the Miami property magnate brothers accused of rape

Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander used their money and influence to build a sex-trafficking network, prosecutors sayThe Alexanders are the ultimate Miami crime story: three brothers from one of Florida’s wealthiest families, opulent real estate, luxury yachts and fast cars; there are drugs, fashion models and A-list celebrities. And, ultimately, a trio who flew too close to the sun, only to crash back down to Earth.The downfall of the Alexander twins Alon and Oren, and their elder sibling Tal, is reflected in their current residence, a federal jail in New York ahead of their trial next year. They face charges including rape, sexual assault and the sexual trafficking of dozens of victims. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Forgotten fashions: rediscovered slides show off everyday flair from the Fifties and beyond

The latest book from artist Lee Shulman, who has created the world’s largest private collection of amateur colour transparencies, has an often startling sartorial focusIt started with an impulsive eBay purchase. When Lee Shulman received the box of vintage slides he had bought from an anonymous seller, the British visual artist and film-maker could not believe the treasure he had accidentally uncovered. Beyond the impeccable quality of each image, taken in the 1950s by unnamed photographers, these were glimpses at everyday moments from everyday lives long since lost. Birthdays, family gatherings, holidays, parties, graduations – once cherished memories lovingly captured but now forgotten.Bought in 2017, that box was the catalyst for what Shulman refers to as a “complete obsession”. More than 1m slides, 14 publications and a dozen international exhibitions later, The Anonymous Project has grown into a global endeavour and the 51-year-old’s life’s work. This ever-expanding archive of ...

Culture

21 h. ago Feeding the soul: Laurie Woolever on food, addiction – and working with Anthony Bourdain

Working alongside NY’s hottest chefs took its toll on Laurie Woolever, but in a new memoir she opens up about her battles with drinking, drugs – and losing her friendLaurie Woolever is an expert on indulgence. The first time we met was in a dimly lit omakase restaurant in downtown Tokyo, in the summer of 2017. We were both in Japan on respective work trips. Woolever was researching a travel book she was writing with her boss, the chef Anthony Bourdain, and I was filming a CNN digital spin-off series from his Parts Unknown show. We were introduced through mutual friends in New York, where I had been living that year, and where her reputation preceded her. She was known to be private, tough, with a wickedly dry sense of humour. I was a little intimidated.As she expertly navigated a seven-course tasting menu of wagyu beef with her chopsticks, she casually mentioned that she’d recently stopped drinking, alluding to the fact it had become out of control. I self-consciously sipped my own ...

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22 h. ago Inside White Lotus island as Mirror reveals dark side of resort targeted by Brit drug traffickers

The vast cannabis farms on Thailand's Koh Samui - where the hit Netflix drama White Lotus was filmed - have sparked a rash of British traffickers arrested for smuggling cannabis

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22 h. ago Dozens of trees to be chopped down on island off Pembrokeshire coast

The trees on Caldey Island are set to be felled following 'extreme weather events'

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23 h. ago F1: Japanese Grand Prix – Verstappen regains lead from Norris and Piastri after 38 laps

Updates from the Formula One race at Suzuka CircuitLights out at 2pm local/6am BST/3pm AESTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @joeylynchyPole is always important, of course, but it could prove especially so for Verstappen today.The Dutchman has gone coast-to-coast from the front of the grid in the last three races in Suzuka and while he hasn’t had to deal with the kind of gap between himself and a rival’s car like experiencing this season with the McLarens, his drive to secure pole yesterday shows you right him off at your peril. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago F1: Japanese Grand Prix – Verstappen on pole for Suzuka circuit showdown

Updates from the Formula One race at Suzuka CircuitLights out at 2pm local/6am BST/3pm AESTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @joeylynchyPole is always important, of course, but it could prove especially so for Verstappen today.The Dutchman has gone coast-to-coast from the front of the grid in the last three races in Suzuka and while he hasn’t had to deal with the kind of gap between himself and a rival’s car like experiencing this season with the McLarens, his drive to secure pole yesterday shows you right him off at your peril. Continue reading...

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