93 m. ago US Open: Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu downed by superb Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula in mixed doubles

New-look tournament takes place over two days in ‘fan week’

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1 hour ago French online star found dead after '10 days of torture and sleep depravation'

French social media star Jean Pormanove was found dead by police on Monday after '10 days of torture, sleep deprivation and ingestion of toxic products'

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2 h. ago Paddy McGuinness calls out 'cowboy builders' over a 'job gone wrong' in furious rant

Paddy McGuinness has called out 'cowboy builders' after having work done on the garden of his Cheshire mansion.

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2 h. ago Gabby Logan launches brutal one liner about rotten Rangers after epic Russell Martin mix up

The new Match of the Day host and didn't hold back after her half-time faux pas

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2 h. ago US Open mixed doubles: Draper/Pegula beat Alcaraz/Raducanu, Djokovic/Danilovic in action – live

Updates from the opening day action at Flushing MeadowsGet in touch! You can mail Daniel hereThe last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be best of three sets, but first to four games not six. If a game goes to deuce, the winners of the next point take it – there’s no advantage. If a match is level at a set apiece, a 10-point match tiebreak will settle it.Breaking: Danielle Collins and Christian Harris replace Sinner/Siniakova. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Paddy McGuinness fumes 'why is everyone out to shaft me?' in scathing video update

Former Top Gear and Take Me Out presenter Paddy McGuinness has shared a furious update about his home improvements or lack thereof after being left unimpressed by a professional gardening job

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3 h. ago Christina Aguilera, 44, looks thinner than ever in a red hot bikini while licking a snow cone

Aguilera's smaller figure has been in the news for the past few years as she seems to be much tinier these days. The Grammy winner has not responded to rumors she is taking the diabetes drug Ozempic.

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3 h. ago Community rallies around LA teen detained by Ice while walking dog

Days after his 18th birthday, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz arrested in Van Nuys in what family call kidnappingA southern California community is calling for the release of a high school student whom US immigration agents arrested earlier this month while he was walking his dog.Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz was supposed to be starting his senior year of high school at Reseda charter high school this month. But just days after his 18th birthday, masked Ice agents detained him as he walking his dog in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Van Nuys in what his family described as a kidnapping. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'You just never know, do you?' Neighbours' shock as police raid suspected spice lab and seize 'blank firing weapon'

'I heard all this banging and smashing. I went out in the garden because I thought they were being robbed but it was the police'

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4 h. ago Misper review – mystery, melancholy and murder in a faded seaside town

A crumbling hotel is the setting for a debut feature about the uneasy aftermath of a young woman’s death, which transcends the tired tropes of the crime dramaHere is a solid first feature debut from director Harry Sherriff, an atmospheric crime drama set in a gloomy, decaying seaside town, with an eerie depiction of grief experienced by those who exist within the margins of the life of a murdered girl.The film follows Leonard (Samuel Blenkin), a meek hotel concierge who has a boyish crush on his charming 25-year-old colleague Elle (Emily Carey). Dressed in a red raincoat with short dark hair and a wry smile, Elle’s character is very much reminiscent of Jordana Bevan in Richard Ayoade’s 2010 film Submarine, as is the dry sardonic humour peppered into the script. Leonard and Elle’s exchanges are awkward yet sweet, teetering on the edge of a true connection. That is, until Elle doesn’t show up to work one day and reports of a missing person trickle through the town. The hotel staff are...

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4 h. ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mercedes driver admits killing woman, 22, in 140mph hit and run crash on Christmas Day minutes after fleeing from police

Evan Forde, 32, was behind the wheel of a black Mercedes when he crashed into the back of a BMW early on December 25 2022.

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4 h. ago Trump weaponization czar urged New York Attorney General James to resign over mortgage probe

The Justice Department official tapped by President Donald Trump’s administration to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter urging the Democrat to resign from office “as an act of good faith” four days into his probe

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5 h. ago Pile on: 9 of the best carpet runners for hallways to buy in the UK

Picture-perfect, cinematic interiors - plus no more slipping and sliding

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5 h. ago Work to transform Welsh seaside resort toilets into restaurant complex takes major step forward

Work to transform the 100-year-old toilets at Nell's Point in Barry Island has faced a number of delays over the years, but work is now well underway

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5 h. ago Hurricane Erin sparks huge waves and evacuations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Storm running parallel to east coast is expected to expand in size and generate hazardous rip currents in coming daysHurricane Erin remained far out at sea on Tuesday, yet it was still producing huge swells, with waves towering 20ft (6 meters) or more and crashing across sand dunes along North Carolina’s barrier islands.The storm was tracking northward, running roughly parallel to the east coast, according to the US’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami. Though not projected to strike the mainland, Erin is expected to expand in size and generate hazardous rip currents in the upcoming days. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Love Island's Megan and Conor take next step in relationship after villa romance

In a joint interview, Love Island's Conor Phillips and Megan Forte Clarke have confirmed that they're now boyfriend and girlfriend just days after being dumped from the villa

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6 h. ago Ominous 'black moon' linked to apocalyptic prophecies set to appear in just DAYS

A rare astronomical event set to occur in days has sparked renewed speculation about biblical prophecy, apocalyptic warnings and signs of the End of Times.

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6 h. ago Road to be closed for up to ten days after burst pipe suddenly floods street and cemetery

The residential area suddenly became flooded on Monday (August 18)

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6 h. ago Love Island's Megan and Conor make relationship official days after leaving villa

Love Island's Conor Phillips and Megan Forte Clarke have updated fans on their relationship status by confirming they're now boyfriend and girlfriend

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