50 m. ago UK households urged to use 12p item to keep rats out of gardens

An expert has shared some top tips on how to keep rats out of your garden - using just a few household items. One of the items is a kitchen essential that you probably have in your cupboard right now

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1 hour ago UN expert says Guatemalan prosecutor's office using criminal law to pursue opponents

A United Nations expert has warned at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, journalists and others

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4 h. ago Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes

Two-month-old black bear, who was starving in a California forest, is youngest cub the San Diego center has cared forHuman bears, some would say, are taking care of a two-month-old cub that spent days without his mother, starving in a California forest.The small black bear cub was rescued by campers in Los Padres national forest after being found alone and starving. The infant bear is now recovering at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, and is believed to be the youngest cub the organization has ever cared for. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Love Island icon Maya Jama slips famous curves into slinky cut

Love Island host Maya Jama recently posed for a series of pictures wearing a white and black dress with cut-out sections as she sipped on cocktails with friends and fans

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4 h. ago Colorado couple found guilty over cross burning meant to draw sympathy for Black candidate

A jury in Colorado has found that a couple who burned a cross to generate sympathy for a Black mayoral candidate is guilty of conveying false information about a threat

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4 h. ago Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

The Army is telling The Associated Press that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport

Transport

5 h. ago ADVICE COLUMN: Lanarkshire mortgage expert on joint mortgages during divorce

One of the most pressing concerns for separating couples in Scotland is what happens to a jointly owned home.

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5 h. ago Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer

The death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in picturesIt’s a testament to the epic career of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who died this week at age 81, that this year has already seen exhibitions of hundreds of his photos in Mexico City, France and southern California. Salgado, who in his lifetime produced more than 500,000 images while meticulously documenting every continent on Earth and many of the major geopolitical events since the second world war, will be remembered as one of the world’s most prodigious and relentlessly empathetic chroniclers of the human condition.An economist by training, Salgado only began photographing at age 29 after picking up the camera of his wife, Lélia. He began working as a photojournalist in the 1970s, quickly building an impressive reputation that led him to the pres...

Culture

6 h. ago Mountainhead is Succession creator Jesse Armstrong’s exquisite but merciless modern satire

Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman and Ramy Youssef exemplify the reprehensible super-rich in this pitch-black comedy that asks: how far you can extend gallows humour?

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6 h. ago Bennett scores Zimbabwe’s fastest Test century before England regain grip

Only Test, D2: England 565-6d; Zimbabwe 265 & 30-2Stokes shines as England toil before enforcing follow-onThere were a few sideways glances during the first day of Zimbabwe’s first Test match in England for 22 years, followed by calls for cricket’s longest format to adopt a two-division structure. After a flogging like the one their players had just suffered across three sessions, perhaps this was to be expected.But on day two, cheered on by some wonderful pockets of support, the tourists mustered a pushback. First came an improved showing with the ball, England losing three for 67 to declare on 565 for six, followed by something of a fairytale century from opener Brian Bennett. Though bowled out for 265, and closing on 30 for two following on, Zimbabwe had given their hosts a far stiffer outing. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago South Africa moves to change empowerment law for Musk’s Starlink

Potential loosening of Black ownership rules came after billionaire said his satellite internet group would not comply

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7 h. ago Amazon shoppers race to buy £14 Fire TV Sticks in Bank Holiday flash deal

This new under £15 price beats out Amazon's best ever Black Friday price of £24.99

Economics

7 h. ago Trump keeps bragging about military recruitment success. It was up before he ever took office

Experts say ‘Trump bump’ is most likely due to recruitment reforms instituted under Joe Biden

Events

7 h. ago Face tattoos on mystery mummy baffle archaeologists as origins shrouded in mystery

An inked up mystery mummy with a black face tattoo from a special ink has experts at odd as they try to figure out just where and when this mummy originated from

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7 h. ago NBA and Kardashians star Lamar Odom savaged as he joins mega

Lamar Odom was one of the 220 highest bidders of the $TRUMP meme coin, earning him a place at the president’s glitzy black-tie gala in Virginia

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8 h. ago Brits 'will turn to illegal options' when disposable vape ban comes into force next week

Brits might turn to the black market for their nicotine hit after the new disposable vape ban, a new survey suggests

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8 h. ago Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania governor's official residence to seek delay in next court hearing

A man accused of trying to burn down Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence is seeking to delay his next court appearance because he's receiving mental health treatment

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8 h. ago Top picks from Dunelm's up to 50% off summer sale chosen by a shopping expert

Dunelm has launched a huge sale across home and garden items with discounts up to 50% off - here are the top items I'd recommend adding to your basket while stocks last

Economics

8 h. ago Should you work during your period? How to sync your life with your menstrual cycle, according to experts

We turned to experts to find out which stage of your cycle is best to exercise in, when you should rest and how to make sense of it all

Sport

8 h. ago Judge blasts Trump push to prevent Harvard from enrolling international students as a ‘blatant violation’ of the Constitution

The Ivy League university said the government’s action violates the First Amendment

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