14 m. ago Dating app Bumble to lay off hundreds of staff amid turnaround bid

Company is cutting 30% of its global workforce as part of an effort to return to a ‘start-up mentality’Dating app Bumble announced plans to lay off almost a third of its workforce as part of a bid to return to a “start-up mentality” as it fights to revive growth.The Austin, Texas-based company is cutting about 240 roles, or 30% of its global staff, amid a turnaround effort. Its stock has tumbled since the firm went public in 2021. Continue reading...

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17 m. ago Benidorm lads' holiday ends in horror as dad breaks neck after being 'pushed into shallow pool'

Martin Bullen was at a Benidorm pool party when he claims somebody who he 'didn't know' playfully pushed him into the water

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21 m. ago Every game with free Nintendo Switch 2 updates – including one which blew me away

The likes of Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury have all been updated for the Switch 2...

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27 m. ago Woman and child 'grateful to be alive' after rollercoaster cart derails at Welsh funfair

Terri Murray says she and her 10-year-old nephew were on the ride when they heard a 'sudden bang' and their carriage plummeted '6ft to the ground'

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39 m. ago Sting Bellahouston Park Stage Times: Glasgow Summer Sessions set times, drink prices, support, setlist, age restrictions

The singing star is set to play a crowdpleasing set in Glasgow.

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40 m. ago How Hideo Kojima created yet another weird, wonderful world in Death Stranding 2

In Kojima’s latest epic, the Australian outback becomes a shifting, spectral landscape that you can get lost inAs a teenager in the late 1980s, I became obsessed with Australian new wave cinema, thanks partly to the Mad Max trilogy, and partly to an English teacher at my high school, who rolled out the TV trolley one afternoon and showed us Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece Walkabout. We were mesmerised. Forty years later, I am playing Death Stranding 2, Hideo Kojima’s sprawling apocalyptic adventure, and there are times I feel as if I’m back in that classroom. Most of the game takes place in a ruined Australia, the cities gone, the landscape as stark, beautiful and foreboding as it was in Roeg’s film.I’ve been playing for 45 hours and have barely made an impact on the story. Instead, I have wandered the wilderness, delivering packages to the game’s isolated communities. The game is set after a catastrophic event has decimated humanity and scarred the landscape with supernatural explosions...

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57 m. ago Ruben Amorim proved correct with Marcus Rashford stance – 'I'd fall out with him'

Marcus Rashford has been warned that his refusal to play in certain positions will see him never reach his potential, with clubs seemingly becoming increasingly wary of the forward

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61 m. ago Squid Game season 3 cast: Who is back for the final season of Netflix's biggest hit?

Netflix's Squid Game is finally returning for its third and final season this Friday, and here is everything we know about the cast and characters set to make a comeback

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64 m. ago Tamagotchi Plaza releases this week and here's the exact date and time you can start playing

The Tamagotchi Plaza release date is just around the corner, and we have all the details on when you can jump into the latest entry on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2

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72 m. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Music fans battle traffic to Worthy Farm

Organiser Emily Eavis and her father, festival founder Michael Eavis, have opened the gates to Worthy Farm today, allowing thousands of music fans to set up camp

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77 m. ago Championship club unveil 'worst ever' sponsor as fans moan the 'game is gone'

Preston North End have revealed their new kit with their brand new sponsor - but football fans were quick to take a pop at it on social media

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1 hour ago Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral

Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde HichilemaThe funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordinary feud Lungu had with his successor continues to play out after his death.A high court judge in Pretoria ordered a halt to Lungu’s burial at the Cathedral of Christ the King in central Johannesburg on Wednesday morning after a last-minute request by Zambia’s attorney general. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Music fans battle traffic to Worthy Farm as organiser responds to Kneecap controversy

Organiser Emily Eavis and her father, festival founder Michael Eavis, have opened the gates to Worthy Farm today, allowing thousands of music fans to set up camp

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2 h. ago Inside the unique £2 million mansion for sale in Scottish city with indoor pool, gym and wine cellar

Located in a highly desirable area with access to exclusive woodlands in the city, this B-listed Edwardian granite mansion has everything you need – and more – to live a life of luxury.

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2 h. ago Pep Guardiola's Man City Club World Cup plan could be about to change

Pep Guardiola has given all of his Manchester City players a run out in the United States but we might now start to see him settle on his strongest team.

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2 h. ago Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte left in tears after fan insults late mother during game

Infielder’s mother died in car accident in 2017Fan removed by security at request of ArizonaArizona’s victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night was marred after a fan’s insults about Ketel Marte’s late mother left the Diamondbacks second baseman in tears.Marte was visibly upset after the incident, which took place when he came to bat at the top of the seventh inning. The 31-year-old’s mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in 2017 in the Dominican Republic. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Phil Foden’s plan for leaving Man City confirmed in candid interview

Phil Foden has enjoyed a rapid rise in the game, winning a host of major honours with Manchester City, as well as establishing himself as a key player for England

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2 h. ago Football coach plundered thousands raised by parents to send children on dream football tour on online roulette

Michael Grisedale, 39, had claimed he was organising a once in a lifetime opportunity for his young team to play in the Spanish competition The Barcelona Experience.

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3 h. ago Builder.ai ‘Chief Wizard’ Sachin Dev Duggal made $20mn in share sales

Former chief executive of collapsed Microsoft-backed start-up also borrowed against holdings

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3 h. ago Palworld update 0.6.0 patch notes bring Terraria crossover, PS5 dedicated servers and more

The Palworld update 0.6.0 patch notes bring in a whole host of changes for the survival game, as well as a big new crossover with Terraria — here's everything included

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