3 h. ago Storm Amy: Fresh amber warning as more travel disruption expected

Scots can expect gusts of more than 90mph along with heavy rain as the first named storm of the season continues to batter the country.

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4 h. ago Starmer calls for ‘agreement without delay’ on peace plan in Gaza

Hamas accepted elements of the plan to end the nearly two-year war put forward by US President Donald Trump.

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5 h. ago Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl review – lazy big screen cash

The megastar’s underwhelming new album gets a suitably sub-par cinematic accompaniment offering very little for even the most devoted of fansJust as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, fans of Taylor Swift will heed the call for new content. Long before the economy-lifting, paradigm-shifting global domination of her Eras Tour, Swift had cultivated a uniquely intense and personal relationship with her fans, even within the reverential world of pop music. That relationship, sustained through Easter eggs, years long parasocial narratives and arguably her own metaverse, can be real and special and nutritive, a steady raft through life’s storms – I’ve been there. But years into her imperial era, Swift’s cyclical feeding of the fan base has started to seem less like an act of mutual devotion and more nakedly exploitative, the many one-off re-releases and special vinyls and limited-edition Target drops like a billionaire’s tax on her most loyal.The latest of these is the Life o...

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5 h. ago Storm Amy: Further disruption expected as weather warnings cover whole of UK

Weather warnings covering the whole of the UK are in place on Saturday and include alerts for both wind and rain, the Met Office said.

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6 h. ago Rite Aid just closed all its pharmacies. What will happen to customer prescriptions?

Rite Aid is selling off its assets — including its Thrifty ice cream brand — as part of the bankruptcy

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6 h. ago Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages

Palestinian militant group accepts part of US president’s plan but seeks further negotiations on many termsDonald Trump ordered Israel to “immediately” stop bombing Gaza as he welcomed Hamas’s partial acceptance of his ultimatum to end the nearly two-year long war.Hamas has agreed to release all hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, as well as surrender governing power in the Gaza Strip, in accordance with Trump’s plan. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza to enable hostage release after Hamas accepts elements of peace plan

President says the militant group is ‘ready for a lasting peace’ based on the plan he announced on Monday

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6 h. ago Dragged into Gaza after their observation post was raided and their unarmed female comrades murdered. Two Israeli hostages describe their ordeal for the first time

As is the tradition among the women known as Israel 's 'eyes on the border', Shahaf Nissani was allowed to choose who attended her farewell 'tea time' feast before her last shift on the border.

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6 h. ago Arkansas man seeks to have visa status restored after being arrested for ‘Opium’ perfume bottle

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages

US president says he ‘believes’ Palestinian militant group is ‘ready for a lasting peace’

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7 h. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Rejects Tony Blair

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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7 h. ago The best and worst US cities for pedestrians and cyclists named

Three of the 10 most dangerous cities are in Arizona, according to research shows

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7 h. ago Storm Amy arrives: Satellite images show formation over UK as near

Passengers have been warned 'do not travel' following an an amber weather alert 'disruptive' 100mph winds gust through the UK as Britain faces Storm Amy's wrath.

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7 h. ago Paul Danan's will exposed as star left most of wealth to son he called 'my world'

Hollyoaks legend Paul Danan tragically passed away at the age of 46 back in January, but since his funeral, it has been revealed he left most of his fortune to his 10-year-old son

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7 h. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages and accepts some of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Palestinian militant group wants to negotiate other parts of agreement

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7 h. ago Henry Arundell leads Bath to nervy win against Sale as Borthwick takes note

Bath 28-16 SaleHosts made to work for win by stubborn Sharks sideAlmost everything is going swimmingly for Bath. At long last their long-awaited stadium redevelopment looks likely to happen and, on the field, the champions are two from two after the first couple of weekends. With Finn Russell due back in action next week to pick up the fly-half baton, it is going to take a seriously good side to steal their crown.On a wet and windy night in Somerset, even so, they were made to work extremely hard for it by a stubborn Sale team who stuck in the fight and refused to go away. It was only with three minutes left that Max Ojomoh slid in to score his side’s bonus point try and maintain his squad’s perfect start to the campaign. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Dragons fall short of first league victory in a year following dramatic finish

Filo Tiatia's side couldn't quite manage a victory, ending up with a 17-17 draw against the Sharks

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8 h. ago Sandberg’s superb strike denies Chelsea as Manchester United hold WSL leaders

Chelsea and Manchester United both maintained their unbeaten starts to the Women’s Super League season, although the defending champions’ 100% winning record was brought to an end by an entertaining contest between the top two.The result extended United’s agonisingly long wait for a first WSL victory over Chelsea but they will have taken great encouragement from their performance, on a night when both teams created plenty of chances to win and the home side showed they may well have the qualities to mount a serious title challenge. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages as it accepts part of Trump’s plan

Palestinian militant group issues response to US president’s stipulations, but seeks further negotiations on many termsHamas said on Friday that it approved parts of Donald Trump’s ultimatum to end the war in Gaza, agreeing to a hostage exchange and to surrender governing power in the Gaza strip, but insisted on further negotiations over aspects of the plan.The group did not say whether it would lay down its arms – a key part of Trump’s proposal – and kept its response vague to other parts of the 20-part proposal unveiled on Monday. Continue reading...

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