19 h. ago I was a typical teenager who lived online and saw the real world as a distraction. Until one miserable night when I, like thousands of other young men my age, found the Church

My childhood was standard for any British Gen Z boy. In other words, chronically online. Unaware I was destined for an adulthood filled with feelings of isolation.

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23 h. ago FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections

The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world

Events

45 h. ago Lauren Sanchez reveals 'out of this world' lavish gift from Kardashians worth THOUSANDS after divisive Blue Origin flight

Lauren, 55, shared that Kris, 69, Kim, 44, and Khloe, 40, gave her a special present worth thousands of dollars after she landed back on solid ground.

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66 h. ago Spotify running again after users around world report problems

Audio streaming app confirms service restored following more than five hours of disruptionTens of thousands of Spotify users around the world reported being unable to stream music on the app, which was hit by several hours of technical problems on Wednesday.Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Tens of thousands of Spotify users around world report problems

Audio streaming app says it is rolling out an update, after users reported glitches with downloads and searchesTens of thousands of Spotify users around the world have reported being unable to stream music on the app.Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide at on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Spotify running again after tens of thousands of users around world reported problems

Audio streaming app confirmed service was restored after several hours of reports of disruptionTens of thousands of Spotify users around the world reported being unable to stream music on the app, which was hit by several hours of technical problems on Wednesday.Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Linkin Park to headline UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show

Ahead of the performance, Linkin Park said: "This marks a totally new experience for us as a band, and we're excited to share some of our favourite songs from the past and present, with the thousands in the crowd and millions watching around the world"

Sport

3 d. ago ‘It’s sheer terrorism’: Sumy buries dead after Russia’s Palm Sunday attack

Ukrainians grieve and clear away wreckage in north-eastern city after morning attack that killed at least 35Europe live – latest updatesOn a warm spring day relatives gathered to say goodbye to Viktor Boiko and his wife, Olha. Their open coffins were laid out next to one other. Viktor wore his best suit. Olha was in a flowery blouse, with carnations heaped around her slippered feet. A priest sang prayers. Gravediggers lowered the couple into the ground, and shovelled earth on top. It landed with a percussive thud.“Give me a weapon. Any weapon. I want to kill those butchers in Moscow,” said Viktor’s brother-in-law Anatolii Prykhodko, as his wife stood sobbing next to him. “They have murdered so many people. Adults, kids, peaceful citizens. If you lose a house or a car in a war, you can get it back. If you lose a person, a loved one, they are gone for ever.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Meet the man who has created an exact replica of a First World War trench that has been visited by thousands... after building one by his BACK GARDEN

Ninety per cent bored stiff, nine per cent frozen stiff and one per cent scared stiff. That was - historian Andy Robertshaw says - the experience of most soldiers in WWI.

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7 d. ago 'Barbie Boy' spends £59k on surgeries in quest for 'the world's biggest cheekbones'

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Mast has set himself the goal of becoming the man with the biggest cheekbones in the world and despite shelling out thousands, he's not done yet

Economics

1 week ago Steppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in pictures

Harsh weather is normal in Mongolia but the climate crisis has made conditions even more extreme. As millions of animals die and age-old traditions become harder to maintain, nomadic herders are forced into towns, where coal-fired heating has led to a health crisis‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest capital Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest city

In Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, coal fires heat almost every home. But as extreme weather drives families off the steppes into the city the air is becoming more deadlySteppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in picturesThe eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, the coldest month in the world’s coldest capital city.Mongolians were touched by the tragedy but there was anger a month later when, during a two-day parliamentary hearing forced by a public petition against pollution levels, the government released figures showing there had been 779 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the country in the past seven years. By 19 February, when a couple in their 40s were found lifeless in their bed, that number had risen to 811. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest capital

In Ulaanbaatar, coal fires heat almost every home. But as extreme weather drives families off the Mongolian steppes into the city the air is becoming more deadlySteppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in picturesThe eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, the coldest month in the world’s coldest capital city.Mongolians were touched by the tragedy but there was anger a month later when, during a two-day parliamentary hearing forced by a public petition against pollution levels, the government released figures showing there had been 779 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the country in the past seven years. By 19 February, when a couple in their 40s were found lifeless in their bed, that number had risen to 811. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago ‘Tourism is killing this city’ thousands protest in Spain, Canary Islands and Majorca

Demonstrations took place in cities across Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands as locals spoke out about the country's housing crisis

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1 week ago It’s heroic, hardy and less than a millimetre long: meet the 2025 invertebrate of the year | Patrick Barkham

Guardian readers around the world voted in the this year’s contest, celebrating our spineless, friendly neighbours. But which creature won?If you didn’t vote in the recent ballot, you missed out. Here was a vote where all 10 candidates were creative and morally upstanding, a vote unsullied by dubious lobbies, dodgy polls or demagogues. And if you’re seeking inspiration from a figure of strength who is also strangely cute then look no further than the winner of 2025: Milnesium tardigradum, a microscopic multisegmented animal that resembles a piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet.Thousands of Guardian readers around the world voted in the contest, which we invented to celebrate the overlooked, unsung heroes of our planet. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tens of thousands feared dead as Myanmar earthquake could see worst quake death toll ever

Thailand and ­Myanmar were left shaken after a huge earthquake caused terror and destruction with at least 144 people confirmed dead and 732 hurt after the 7.7 magnitude quake

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3 w. ago U.S. Travel Chaos in 2024 as JFK to London and LAX to Frankfurt Routes Experience the Most Significant Delays and Cancellations, Stranding Tens of Thousands of Travelers: New Updates

U.S. Travel Chaos in 2024 as JFK to London and LAX to Frankfurt Routes Experience the Most Significant Delays and Cancellations, Stranding Tens of Thousands of Travelers: New Updates  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago X down for thousands as users fear Elon Musk's platform 'being cyberattacked again'

Thousands of users on popular social media site X have reported huge problems being able to use the site, including being able to post and use spaces - some fear it is another cyberattack.

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4 w. ago Heathrow airport resumes some flights after fire closure leaves thousands stranded worldwide

Counterterror police investigate blaze that caused power cut, upsetting travel plans of up to 300,000 passengers

Society

4 w. ago Dream holidays in ruins as thousands of travellers reel from Heathrow chaos

Thousands of passengers around the world faced delays and cancellations after the mysterious blaze

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