1 hour ago Beautiful island less than 5 hours from UK boasts 13 hours of sunshine every day

A Paph less trodden - Paul Henderson gets a history lesson on a trip to Cyprus, which included a stay at the Louis Hotels’ Royal Apollonia on the island, which enjoys 13 hours of sunshine daily in July

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2 h. ago Zak Starkey teams up with Paul McCartney and John Lennon's sons as they work on 'The Beatles kids' after he was sacked from The Who again

The son of Ringo Starr , 59, was fired from the band last month, just one month after he was sacked then quickly reinstated.

Economics

2 h. ago Tiny seaside town named Bali of Europe with £41 flights and dreamy beaches

This Andalusian town has been named the 'Bali of Europe' because of its laidback atmosphere and expansive, white sand beaches - and it's cheap to get to

Economics

3 h. ago Nicole Kidman's niece Lucia Hawley posts sweet birthday tribute to partner Henry Poole: 'My favourite boy'

Lucia Hawley has shared a sweet tribute to her long-term boyfriend, Henry Poole.

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3 h. ago 'I stayed at a world leading family resort next to a gruesome tourist attraction'

Room with a Phu - award-winning Vietnamese family resort is ideal for relaxing after hitting the tourist trail, and it is home to one of the best rated beach side restaurants going

Society

4 h. ago Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as no sign of diplomatic breakthrough

Iran’s foreign minister said he would not negotiate with the US as long as Israel continued to carry out airstrikes against the country

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5 h. ago Senegal women's basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says

The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied

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6 h. ago Man whose parents were kidnapped after $245M Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to federal charges

A Connecticut man whose parents were kidnapped after he took part in a $245 million Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges and has agreed to testify against his co-defendants

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7 h. ago European ministers urge Iran to resume talks with Trump administration

France, Germany and UK warn Tehran it may have to drop red line of refusing to talk to the US while under Israeli attack

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7 h. ago Trump says he won’t ask Israel to stop strikes in effort to hasten Iran deal

European ministers and UN step up diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict

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8 h. ago Club World Cup didn’t start the fire – it didn’t light it but we'll try to fight it | Max Rushden

Football competitions are expanding, overlapping and bleeding into one another, but is a month off too much to ask?Does it feel too much? Premier League bleeding into the playoffs into the Champions League into the international break we’re still bleeding rip off your shirt and make a tourniquet! The European Under-21 and Under‑19 Championships into the Club World Cup, overlapping with the Women’s Euros oh look the Premier League fixtures for 2025-26 are out and the EFL ones come out next week and there’s David Prutton paying (excellent) homage to David Mitchell’s pisstake of Sky Sports on Sky Sports: “Catch all of the constantly happening football here it’s all here and it’s all football. Always. It’s impossible to keep track of all the football.”You start to imagine Billy Joel rewriting We Didn’t Start the Fire an endless list of footballers and pundits, of owners and streaming services, of controversies and grimness amid the beauty and joy. Will it ever reach ...

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8 h. ago Michelle Obama's cruel parenting insult against Barack as she vacations without him in Europe

The former first lady made yet another dig at her husband on the latest episode of the IMO podcast she hosts with her brother.

Politics

8 h. ago Murati’s Thinking Machines valued at $10bn after $2bn fundraising

Six-month-old secretive AI start-up in one of the largest initial funding rounds in Silicon Valley’s history

Economics

10 h. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged campaign’ against Iran as Europeans push for truce

Foreign ministers hold Geneva talks in bid to end war and keep US out of conflict

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10 h. ago Photos of Western Europeans coping with the year's first heat wave

The first heat wave of the year is hitting many parts of Western Europe, especially in the U.K. and France, where officials have issued health warnings.

Culture

10 h. ago Journalists sentenced to prison in Azerbaijan media crackdown

The sentencing of seven journalist marks the latest escalation in the country's crackdown on media

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10 h. ago Man with Taser and rope charged in attempted kidnapping of mayor, Memphis police say

Police say a man has been charged with an attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis after he went to the mayor’s house over the weekend and was later arrested with a taser, gloves, rope and duct tape in his vehicle

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10 h. ago Toddler 'ripped open' by Cockapoo outside primary school as owner fled the scene

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Rowan Skinley was walking is kids home from school when his three-year-old daughter Bunnie was suddenly mauled by a Cockapoo.

Culture

11 h. ago Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as Europe begins negotiations with Tehran

Iran’s top diplomat accused Israel of committing war crimes by bombing Tehran’s nuclear facilities as he arrived for negotiations with the UK and European Union

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12 h. ago Parents warned to change passwords NOW as game popular with kids linked to 'mother of all data breaches'

Parents have been warned to change their passwords now a game popular with children is linked to the 'mother of all data breaches'.

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