65 m. ago Marine experts issue worrying update about playful dolphin that joined family for swim in Dorset

A video showed the playful mammal dancing across the water in a vertical position asking for belly rubs and guiding people across the water with its beak.

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1 hour ago Heatwave alert as Brits warned of BBQ fire risk during sizzling temperatures

This UK heatwave comes with potential fire risk from barbecues during rising temperatures, experts share advice on how to avoid the risk and save yourself from costly damages

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2 h. ago New draft of plastic pollution treaty doesn't limit production but calls for a global response

The latest draft of a treaty to end plastic pollution would not put a limit on producing plastics, but recognizes that current levels of production and consumption are “unsustainable” and global action is needed

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2 h. ago Money expert explains how to turn £25 a week into £1,300 'without lifting a finger'

We all know how important it is to have savings, but sometimes it can be tricky to know where to start - however Tynah Matembe, founder of Money Matix has shared her advice for those looking to make their money work harder

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2 h. ago Labour's war on boomers: Gordon Brown stole your old age, now Starmer and Reeves plan to finish the job, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

In their desperation for money to throw at their various client groups, this government has deliberately targeted older people. We're seen as a rich seam to be mined to exhaustion.

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2 h. ago Boy, 12, whose skin tears at the slightest touch given hope after groundbreaking trial

Gabrielius Misurenkovas, 12, from east London, was diagnosed with an inflammatory disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) when he was a baby

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2 h. ago Eighty years after Victory in the Pacific Day, Ron – now 101 – remembers a slightly lonely celebration

Ron Gee Kee was a naval coder in Darwin when news came on 15 August 1945 that Japan had surrendered to the allies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Chifley called it a “glorious moment”. On 15 August 1945 half a million people poured on to the streets of Sydney to celebrate the end of six years of war.News spread quickly after Emperor Hirohito announced that Japan had accepted the allies’ demand for unconditional surrender. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Revealed: Why you should ALWAYS put your luggage in the hotel bath tub

After arriving your destination, it's easy to want to quickly put your suitcase on the hotel bed or sofa to unpack. However, a travel expert has urged tourists to put their case in the bathroom.

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3 h. ago India and Pakistan tensions spill over into contest over whose flagpole is bigger

Nationalist rivalries are on show at border crossing where soldiers in elaborate uniforms perform flag ceremonies each nightAt a remote, monsoon-soaked border checkpoint, Indian soldiers will mark Independence Day by raising the country’s tricolour on a mast that towers above a Pakistani flag flying just across the frontier – part of an ongoing vertical duel in South Asia’s fraught politics.Call it flag warfare: a contest not of weapons but of height, waged by two nuclear-armed neighbours that only three months ago fought a four-day battle which threatened to escalate into full-scale war. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Drivers urged to keep one essential item in their car at night or face £1,000 fine

A small, inexpensive material could significantly improve night-time driving visibility and help road users avoid receiving points on their licence and hefty fines

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3 h. ago Wallet travelled 150,000 miles under Ford Edge's bonnet after it vanished 10 years ago

Richard Guilford lost his tri-fold leather wallet — stuffed with $15, his driver's licence and work ID — had turned up under the bonnet of a car in a repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota

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3 h. ago Simple signs that your partner might be cheating on you... and why it could be YOUR fault

Controversial relationship coach Sadia Khan has issued a brutal wakeup call to victims of cheating partners.

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4 h. ago Government teams up with TikTok influencers over cosmetic surgery warnings

The initiative is part of a wider Government drive to tackle so-called medical tourism

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4 h. ago Government turns to TikTok to highlight risks of cosmetic surgery abroad

The move is part of a wider drive to combat surgical tourism.

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4 h. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Donald Trump's 'demanding' body language shows he's 'frustrated' ahead of Putin summit

A body language expert has analysed US President Donald Trump's movements ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and has claimed he could be 'frustrated'

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5 h. ago Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification for social media as states move to protect children online

At least 12 other states have enacted similar age verification laws, hoping to protect children from online harms

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6 h. ago Brandon Blackstock's death certificate reveals Kelly Clarkson's ex suffered severe symptom amid cancer battle

The former stepson of Reba McEntire had been fighting skin cancer - malignant melanoma - for three years. He died last week at his home in Butte, Montana at the age of 48.

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6 h. ago Popular UK pub shut down after 'mafia style' violence and 77 police calls in 15 months

The North Eight pub has been the scene of numerous violent incidents, with the committee adding that the "current operation of the licence undermined" all four licensing objectives

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6 h. ago California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – live

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by TexasMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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