15 h. ago East Kilbride wellbeing charity hosts inaugural South Lanarkshire Charity Cup

Agape Wellbeing united various local charities together through football.

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22 h. ago Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happyAlong a flat coastal highway in south-east Texas, surrounded by wetlands and open plains, the artefacts of a new American oligarchy appear in quick succession. Three towering rockets stand upright on the horizon. A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks speeds by. A large mural of the Shiba Inu “doge” dog stares ahead, its arms crossed. There is a 12ft-tall bust of the world’s richest person, painted in bronze, facing a dusty roadside. “ELON aka MemeLord”, a plaque beneath reads. It’s not exactly romantic poetry, but the whole scene reminds me of the sonnet by Shelley: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”While old Ozymandias may have seen his fiefdoms crumble, Elon Musk’s empire is possibly only just beginning. Here in Cameron County, on the southern tip of the Lone Star state, where Google Maps prou...

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35 h. ago This tiny Australian bat is the size of a matchbox. But it flies up to 150km a night in search of food

Until now, little was known about foraging flights of critically endangered southern bent-wing bats, which roost in cavesGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA tiny, critically endangered bat – roughly the size of a matchbox – can fly about 150km in a single night, new research has found.Southern bent-wing bats roost in caves in south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia. They fly out at night in search of food, eating about half their body weight in insects. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago How are tornadoes formed? Warning issued for parts of the UK

Tornadoes are actually quite frequent in the UK

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52 h. ago UK weather: Met Office issues tornado alert as funnel cloud expected to hit today

The Met Office has issued a tornado alert for parts of the UK today as a funnel cloud is expected to hit the south east of England on Wednesday, May 21

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53 h. ago UK weather: Met Office issues tornado alert for parts of the country today

A funnel cloud is expected across parts of the south east of England on Wednesday, May 21, as the region is being battered by thunder, lightning and hail storms

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59 h. ago UK weather LIVE: Met Office says tornado could hit Britain amid heavy rain

Experts have warned it was 'not out of the question that we could see a funnel cloud, maybe even a brief tornado across parts of South East of England' today - as well as thunder, lightning, and hail

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61 h. ago Tornado could hit parts of the UK as rain batters south, says forecaster

It follows the driest start to spring in nearly six decades.

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3 d. ago Industrial balance of power tilts northward as London and the South East’s pricing crown slips

Industrial balance of power tilts northward as London and the South East’s pricing crown slips  CoStar

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3 d. ago Toddler, two, dies after falling from height as police launch unexplained death investigation

Police and paramedics were called on Sunday to an address in Forest Hill, near Lewisham, south east London.

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3 d. ago Tragedy as toddler, 2, dies after 'falling from height' as investigation launched

The two-year-old boy died after falling from height in Forest Hill, south east London - he was treated at the scene but died in hospital a short time later, police said

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4 d. ago East Kilbride stadium: James Kean 'will be in touch' with South Lanarkshire Council now Kilby has won promotion to SPFL

In a rare interview, EK Community Trust director and EKFC co-founder James Kean discusses the club's promotion and what it means for his plans to build a new stadium in the town

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4 d. ago London leaver: Our Hastings restaurant dream would have been impossible at London prices

Kim Duke swapped south-east London for a new partner, home and career on the south coast

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson may have visited locations of death cap mushroom sightings, murder trial hears

Expert tells court that phone records show ‘potential’ for accused to have been in Outtrim and Loch days after reports of deadly fungi were posted onlineWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn analysis of Erin Patterson’s mobile phone records revealed she may have visited two locations soon after death cap mushroom sightings were reported, a court has heard.Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, Victoria, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Folkstone, Kent: forget Margate — it's this south east coast gem's summer to shine

With its cool creative quarter, buzzy restaurants, destination hotels and now its very own Tattinger vineyard, this corner of Kent has plenty worth leaving London for, says Kate Wills

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5 d. ago Folkestone, Kent: now's the time to visit this south east coast gem — before it becomes too Margate

With its cool creative quarter, buzzy restaurants, destination hotels and Tattinger vineyard, this corner of Kent has plenty worth leaving London for, says Kate Wills

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5 d. ago Irvine Beach horror as teenage boy, 16, stabbed to death in sunset party during mass brawl

Police Scotland is investigating after a beach party on Irvine Beach, Ayrshire, ended in bloodshed when 16-year-old from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, suffered stab wounds and died

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6 d. ago Police release major update after five people stabbed at UK music event

The Metropolitan Police have made five arrests after five people were stabbed after a party in South East London in the early hours of this morning and were rushed to hospital

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6 d. ago Police arrest five wounded men in hospital after 'knife fight' at music event

Officers were called after reports of multiple injuries following a music event in the early hours of this morning at a commercial property in Nathan Way in Thamesmead, south east London.

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6 d. ago Hunt for knifeman after five people are stabbed at party in south east London

Police are hunting for a knifeman after five people were stabbed at a party in south east London.

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