3 h. ago Royal Ascot revellers including Georgia Toffolo put their best fashion foot forward as they kick off the weekend early

Revellers created a sea of vibrant colours as they prepared for another day of watching nail-biting action on the Berkshire racecourse in the 28C heat.

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45 h. ago Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Royal Ascot on Thursday on ITV

Two days down, three to go, our in form tipster has run the rule over the action for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot and is particularly keen on a runner in the King George V Stakes

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3 d. ago England faces 5bn litre a day water shortage as urgent warning issued

England's public water supply could be short by five billion litres a day by 2055 without urgent action to future-proof resources, the Environment Agency has warned.

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3 d. ago Warning as England faces 5bn litre a day water shortage without urgent action

Pressures on the public water supply include the climate crisis, population increases and emerging technologies, as well as the need to generate energy and to grow food

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3 d. ago UK faces daily water shortage of five billion litres a day by 2055 unless urgent action is taken as officials warn it will 'threaten way of life'

The shortfall - equivalent to a third of the country's daily use - is being blamed on climate change , population growth and more demand from businesses.

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3 d. ago Tearing up strikes law branded ‘recklessness’ by Government opponents

Ministers say the Conservative legislation has not prevented a single day of industrial action and fuelled unrest.

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5 d. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Thousands rally across US to protest Trump as LA keeps curfew to quell chaos

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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5 d. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Cops use tear gas to disperse anti

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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5 d. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Cops use smoke and gas to disperse crowd in Los Angeles

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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5 d. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Trump military parade kicks off amid nationwide demonstrations against him

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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5 d. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Clashes with police reported as thousands march ahead of Trump’s military parade

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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9 d. ago Emma Raducanu v Cristina Bucsa live: Tennis scores as British No 2 begins Queen’s Club quest

Britain’s No 1 and 2 are in action in the first round on a busy day at Queen’s

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1 week ago Katie Boulter v Ajla Tomljanovic LIVE: Tennis scores from Queen’s Club with Emma Raducanu to follow

Britain’s No 1 and 2 are in action in the first round on a busy day at Queen’s

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1 week ago Getty Images’ legal action against AI firm is ‘day of reckoning’

‘Getty Images’ position is that the two industries can exist in synergistic harmony’

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2 w. ago Hundreds of Stagecoach driver walk out for third day of Ayrshire strikes

Hundreds of Stagecoach drivers have turned out for a rally outside Ayr bus station during the third day of strike action.

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2 w. ago Nevada's regular 2025 legislative session ends. Voter ID is among the key bills to pass

Nevada lawmakers ended their 2025 regular session after a flurry of action that stretched after midnight on the final day

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2 w. ago French Open: Gauff and Andreeva in action, Norrie v Djokovic to come on day nine – live

Fourth-round matches continue at Roland GarrosEmail Niall with your thoughts on the actionGauff has made an ominous start here, taking 16 of the first 20 points and breaking twice to open up a 4-0 lead. Andreeva and Kasatkina are on serve at 2-2 in the first set.It’s been a nervy start from Alexandrova, losing her serve cheaply in the opening game, and Gauff backs up the break to lead 2-0. On Suzanne-Lenglen, a potential corker between rising star Mirra Andreeva and Daria Kasatkina – born in Russia, now representing Australia – is getting under way. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reduced Stagecoach bus service in Ayrshire as second day of strike action starts

Several Stagecoach services in Ayrshire have been reduced or cancelled completely as drivers walk out for the second time in a dispute over pay and conditions.

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2 w. ago French Open: Alcaraz and Sabalenka in action, Swiatek edges Rybakina in thriller – live

Live Roland Garros updates from 10am BSTYou can email Katy with your viewsAch, Paolini breaks again – that’s loose from Svitolina, and she’ll be raging at her behaviour. At 4-2, it’ll take some work to get back into the set and, as I type, another gorgeous drop underlines the point. Paolini has the greater variety of shots, but Svitolina is canny, meeting aggression with aggression. We’re now at 30-all while, in the other match, it’s 2-2 and already a slog. Lovely stuff!Yes she can! She’s worked her way into this match, stepping into court and looking to attack, no “rally balls”, to borrow Chrissie’s expression. A fantastic return, inside-out on the forehand, makes 15-40, and a long forehand means we’re back on serve at 3-2 Paolini. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French Open live: Draper and Sinner storm through, Gauff in action on day seven

Latest tennis updates from Roland GarrosYou can email John with thoughts on the actionMake that 3-0. Sinner wants to get this one done, and perhaps get himself settled before the Champions League final later. He lands three break points for 4-0. And takes the second one.Sinner, rangy and usually implacable, is already 2-0 up on Lehecka, who has never previously taken a set off him. This is awesome stuff, and already. Continue reading...

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