68 h. ago The disaster that made a monster: New documentary on the Kursk tragedy explores how nuke

It was only three months into his new presidency on August 12 that the nation's prized nuke-equipped sub, kursk, exploded, making it the deadliest naval incident in post-Soviet Russia.

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3 d. ago Ford recalls 240,000 Explorers, Aviators due to faulty seat belt assembly

Ford is recalling about 240,000 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs due to a problem with seat belt anchors that were improperly secured

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4 d. ago The Natalia Grace saga: A new series will explore the Ukrainian adoptee accused of faking her age

The disabled Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism accused of masquerading as a child and trying to kill her adoptive parents spoke out for the first time last year. Now, she’s making new, harrowing claims about what happened next. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at the bizarre case

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4 d. ago How to save on National Trust memberships and staycations this spring

With more than 500 sites across the UK, there’s plenty of exploring to do

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5 d. ago Scottish Government to explore nationalising Ardrossan Harbour

Ardrossan Harbour, currently owned by Peel Ports, could be nationalised following an announcement from the Scottish Government.

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6 d. ago Carol Morgan's brutal murder explored in The Real Unforgotten as hunt continues for killer

Carol Morgan was brutally murdered in 1981 while she was working in her convenience store on a council estate in Linslade, Bedfordshire, and it took more than 40 years to find out what happened

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s diplomacy: when the US knows the price and ignores values | Editorial

US talks with Russia over Ukraine’s future, like the president’s prescription for Gaza, highlights how business and foreign policy mergeThe Trump administration did not take red lines on Ukraine to its talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday: it cares about the bottom line. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, underscored that when he said the two sides would create a team, not only to support Ukraine peace talks but also to explore the “incredible opportunities” to partner with Moscow geopolitically “and, frankly, economically” that might result.Kyiv and other European capitals are still reeling at the full extent of Donald Trump’s cynicism when it comes to world affairs, and callous disregard for the people caught up in them. But it should be no surprise that business dealings were high on the agenda. Vladimir Putin would dearly love to end his country’s economic isolation. Russia is making the case that American energy firms and others could profit handsomely by doing busine...

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6 d. ago US and Russia to explore closer relations after Ukraine talks in Riyadh

Marco Rubio says talks ‘first step of a long and difficult journey’ while Putin adviser says meeting ‘went well’Europe live: latest on Ukraine talksTop US and Russian officials have met in Saudi Arabia for the most extensive negotiations between the two countries in three years, agreeing to continue planning an end to the Ukraine war amid concerns in Kyiv and across Europe that Donald Trump could push for a settlement favouring Vladimir Putin.After the talks at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, which lasted almost five hours, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the two sides had agreed to create a high-level team to support Ukraine peace talks and to explore closer relations and economic cooperation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Devastating last words of explorer who suffered 'worst ever death'

Caver John Edward Jones died in 2009 in a tragedy that has become known as The Nutty Putty Cave incident after visiting the cave system with his brother and a group of friends

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7 d. ago Explore UK's smallest railway that goes through scenic countryside on tiny tracks

Located in east England, it is one of the world's smallest public railways and a great day out for all the family

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