5 m. ago Time to root out racism by taking players off and abandoning matches altogether

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Semenyo is a brilliant footballer and brilliant football is his job. Getting abused over the colour of his skin is not.

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11 m. ago Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation

Marah Abu Zuhri, 20, arrived in Pisa on an Italian humanitarian flight along with other critical patientsA 20-year-old Palestinian woman suffering from severe malnutrition who was evacuated from Gaza to Italy this week has died, a hospital in Pisa has said.The woman, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on an Italian government humanitarian flight on Wednesday night. Zuhri had come to Italy with her mother on one of three Italian air force flights that arrived this week with a total of 31 critical patients suffering from serious congenital diseases, wounds or amputations, the Italian foreign ministry said at the time. Continue reading...

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17 m. ago ScotRail rolls with it in busiest 2025 week as Oasis fans flock to Edinburgh

The rail operator said it carried almost two million passengers in the week the band put on three sellout concerts in the capital.

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21 m. ago What is MRSA? Symptoms and how to avoid deadly infection after rise in UK cases

The Independent takes a look at what MRSA is, what the symptoms are, and how to get treated for it

Events

23 m. ago Keely Hodgkinson takes astonishing Diamond League win after 376 days out

Olympic 800m champion had not raced since Paris finalTime of 1:54.74 is fastest of year and ninth on all-time listEven by Keely Hodgkinson’s standards this was astonishing. The Olympic 800m gold medallist had not raced for 376 days due to a series of hamstring problems. Yet on a blistering hot day in Poland she marked her return by destroying a quality field in 1min 54.74sec – the fastest time in the world this year by nearly two seconds.Hodgkinson’s effort was also the ninth fastest in history and it was perfect timing, given the world championships in Tokyo starts in a month. Continue reading...

Politics

44 m. ago Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line

Russian president reiterated ‘core demands’ that would undermine Ukraine’s statehood and roll back Nato expansion

Politics

71 m. ago Middle East crisis live: time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – updates

Mette Frederiksen says recognition should take place when a ‘sustainable and democratic state’ could be created, and that Denmark would use its EU presidency to increase pressure on Israel and HamasThe Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700 people have been arrested for supporting the group since its proscription on 5 July.We are deeply concerned about the unimaginable crisis in Gaza, which is having a terrible impact on civilians and especially the children. Starvation is deepening. Water scarcity is increasing very much each day. Colleagues on the ground are reporting that people are now basically rationing between either using water for drinking or for hygiene. Continue reading...

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81 m. ago Tottenham vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Thomas Frank takes to the home dugout for the first time since moving to north London

Sport

2 h. ago When does Battlefield 6 beta end? Exact time Battlefield open beta will finish

Battlefield 6’s open beta is still available - but you don’t have long left to try it 👀

Events

2 h. ago Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk wants next transfer 'accelerated' after £26m deal is announced

Reds still have time to bolster their defence further before the summer transfer window closes

Economics

2 h. ago Peter Andre shares telling family snap as Katie Price hits back amid family feud

Peter Andre has shared a snap of his family on social media for the first time since his explosive feud with ex-wife Katie Price erupted earlier this week

Events

2 h. ago Mass grave of 39 murdered people found as cops thought smell was 'huge gas leak'

A mass grave was uncovered in the Dominican Republic after police first thought it was a gas leak caused by fuel leakage, with signs suggesting the bodies were buried for some time

Events

2 h. ago Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper welcomes third child after dramatic harvest dash

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper became a dad for the third time – but in true farmer style, he kept working in the fields before dashing to meet his newborn

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2 h. ago The Candy Man Killer murdered 28 people, mainly teens lured by candy or drugs: ‘Everybody was blaming the kids for their demise’

A man who helped lure victims for the notorious Candy Man killer back in the 1970s is speaking out on a new doc for the first time about how he almost became a victim himself and how he tried to escape. A friend of one of the victims tells Andrea Cavallier why she won’t forgive

Events

3 h. ago Jessie J says life is too short' as she reveals new goals in life after cancer diagnosis

Jessie J is going full steam ahead with some life goals she has had for a long time after her brush with breast cancer made her realise that "life is too short"

Science

3 h. ago Wrexham's Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney jet in to cheer on their club's first Championship home game of the season against West Brom

After three consecutive promotions under the stewardship of the Hollywood duo Wrexham are back in the second tier of English football for the first time since 1982.

Society

3 h. ago Donald Trump tells Ukraine's president to 'get a deal done' with Vladimir Putin

Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin during a historic meeting with his Russian counterpart in Alaska on Friday in the hopes of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Politics

3 h. ago Tottenham vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Thomas Frank takes to the home dugout for the first time since moving to north London

Politics

4 h. ago Patrick Kielty cracks jokes as he breaks his silence following shock split from Cat Deeley and moving into 'divorce' house as he returns to his radio show for the first time

The Irish comedian, 54, and This Morning host, 48, who share sons Milo, seven, and James, five, revealed last month that they had taken the decision to end their 12 year marriage.

Events

5 h. ago Did the system update ruin your boyfriend? Love in a time of ChatGPT | Arwa Mahdawi

Some people with AI partners expressed dismay at the new GPT-5 modelYou’ve met the love of your life; someone who understands you like no one else ever has. And then you wake one morning and they’re gone. Yanked out of your world, and the digital universe, by a system update.Such is the melancholic lot of a group of people who have entered into committed relationships with digital ‘partners’ on OpenAI’s ChatGPT. When the tech company released its new GPT-5 model earlier this month, described by chief executive Sam Altman as a “significant step forward”, certain dedicated users found that their digital relationships had taken a significant step back. Their companions had undergone personality shifts with the new model; they weren’t as warm, loving or chatty as they used to be.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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