40 m. ago Army veteran wins an £880,000 dream home after buying a prize draw ticket for just 99p

An ex-soldier turned lorry driver has scooped an £880,000 house in Suffolk after entering BOTB’s 99p prize draw — but he’s opting for the cash

Economics

44 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: Retail sales and house prices rise, Berkeley reassures

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

55 m. ago Mum 'stopped at McDonald's' on way to take dying son to hospital

Vanessa Esquivel, 27, allegedly left her dying 15-month-old baby in the back of her car for more than two hours in Dallas as temperatures soared above 35C outside

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60 m. ago Huge fire erupts at Dundee Recycling Centre as residents issued warning

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service urges locals to keep windows and doors closed as fire crews tackle flames at Riverside Recycling Centre.

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95 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: Retail sales and house prices rise, Berkeley posts update

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

2 h. ago Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast month Dezi Freeman fled into the thick bushland of Victoria’s high country. Despite 450 police officers, members of the Australian defence force, paramilitary vehicles and helicopters tracking the fugitive, he has managed to keep hiding.On Tuesday, it will be two weeks since Freeman disappeared into the Mount Buffalo national park, after allegedly shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at his residence on Rayner Track in Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne. The funeral for Sen Const Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 35, was held on Friday at the Victoria police academy, with hundreds of mourners including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and premier, Jacinta Allan, attending. A funeral service for Det Leadi...

Politics

2 h. ago ‘True flavours and honest hospitality’: readers’ favourite food experiences in Europe

From a herring festival in The Hague to the best pizza in Rome, our tipsters share their perfect foodie travel moments• Tell us about a community travel experience – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherDespite its name, Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) in Scheveningen – a seaside resort close to The Hague – is actually more about fresh herring. Fishmongers bring in the first catch of the year in June, the hollandse nieuwe, and mark the start of the herring season with festivities, marching bands, wearing traditional costumes, and even an auction of the first vat of fish to raise money for charity. Don’t miss the chance to share a jenever (gin) with a Scheveninger, who will tell you how this year’s herring compares with last year’s.Olivia Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Dundee fire LIVE: Updates as residents warned to keep doors and windows closed

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed three fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at a Riverside Recycling Centre on Wright Avenue in Dundee, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay

Events

4 h. ago Stablecoin group Tether holds talks to invest in gold miners

Boss of crypto company that posted first-half profits of $5.7bn has called the precious metal ‘natural bitcoin’

Politics

4 h. ago Intervision Song Contest: why Russia is reviving its ‘cultural counterweight’ to Eurovision

Conceived in 1960s Czechoslovakia, Vladimir Putin ordered the competition’s return and the US has now confirmed its participation – is this domestic theatre or international outreach?When singer-songwriter B Howard takes to the stage in Moscow this month, he’ll be making history. On 20 September the Los Angeles-born artist will be the first to represent the US at Russia’s revived Intervision Song Contest, a cultural spectacle that manages to be both nostalgic throwback and very modern geopolitical manoeuvre. While Eurovision has famously stretched its geographic boundaries to include Australia, Russia’s alternative contest represents a rather different kind of international outreach.Russia dusting off the Intervision brand, largely dormant since 1980 apart from a brief reprise in 2008, follows the country’s exclusion from Eurovision since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Its expulsion cut off access to a platform that – while often mocked by British audiences – had served...

Culture

5 h. ago There must be promises horrific A&E waiting times will be a thing of the past

Record View says vulnerable patients must receive the timely care in hospital that they deserve.

Politics

5 h. ago "Slushie made my kid collapse" Toddler rushed to hospital after drink on day out

The youngster's mum has issued a warning over children drinking slushes following their ordeal.

Politics

7 h. ago My baby died at birth and I wasn't even allowed to hold him. Then, 42 years later, he emailed me out of the blue... and I learned the horrific truth

As I opened the email, I was transported back more than 40 years. Back to a stark hospital room and a cold stainless-steel trolley where I lay, naked, bleeding, terrified and alone.

Events

8 h. ago Two women killed while trying to help injured kangaroo on Melbourne freeway

Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene on the Hume Highway and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwardsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.The deaths have prompted warnings about the dangers of stopping to help wildlife. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago People smugglers are drugging children before they are put on small boats to cross Channel, Solicitor General reveals

Lucy Rigby said she had been warned by the Crown Prosecution Service that the gangs were attempting to make the children more co-operative as they undertake the dangerous journey from France.

Events

9 h. ago Three kids known to Arizona’s child services were murdered. Now officials want answers

Governor Katie Hobbs said earlier this week she wants to ensure ‘we’re focused on protecting the most vulnerable Arizonans’ after three kids were killed this year

Politics

9 h. ago Worst wildfire year on record after crews respond to nearly 1,000 so far

Meanwhile the number of firefighters is down 25% since 2008, the equivalent of around 11,000 wholetime crew members, the NFCC said.

Events

9 h. ago Head of Britain's trade union movement urges Rachel Reeves to set up new wealth tax to boost services

Paul Nowak called on the Chancellor to look at hitting those worth more than £10 million with fresh levies while hiking capital gains tax - insisting this would not lead to an exodus of the wealthy.

Economics

9 h. ago Two women killed after being hit by car while trying to help injured kangaroo on busy freeway

Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwardsTwo women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.Victorian police said emergency services had been called to reports two females were struck by a car on the Hume Freeway just after 7.30pm. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago 'Five years on and we don't know what killed our daughter' say grieving parents as inquest postponed

Bonnie Marsh, four, died in a hospital in Norwich after a series of medical visits, her parents are frustrated with the inquest into her death as they continue to wait for answers

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