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2 h. ago Trump trolled for claiming, on Juneteenth, that there are too many ‘non

President bemoans ‘non-working holidays’ on Truth Social, despite announcing two more national commemorations himself just last month

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5 h. ago Hong Kong teachers allegedly told to avoid US Independence Day events

Messages advise staff to also warn students off celebrations to avoid violating national security lawTeachers in Hong Kong have been warned to keep themselves and students away from any US Independence Day celebrations as they may breach national security laws, educators have alleged.A text message purportedly sent by the principal of a Hong Kong school to staff said the education bureau’s regional education office had reminded them “to be careful about Independence Day activities organised by the US consulate in Hong Kong, and not to participate to avoid violating the national security law and Hong Kong laws”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Friday’s Royal Ascot Day 4 tips: Back the favourites in two Group 1 contests

Read the latest odds and tips ahead of day four at the famed British flat racing festival

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16 h. ago Deputy headteacher, 51, who had sex with schoolgirl is married to former student and has children with her, court hears

John Harvey, 51, who was an English teacher and safeguarding lead at Penryn College in Cornwall, allegedly had sex with the teenager in his car and at her home while her father was away.

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23 h. ago 'Highly contagious' Covid Nimbus variant cases more than double in one month

The new Covid variant has been flagged in the UK, US and Australia and is linked to spikes in cases in India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. Officials say cases have doubled in a month

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24 h. ago UK records hottest day of the year – but temperatures set to climb further

The Met Office said 30.8C was recorded in Surrey village of Risley on Thursday afternoon

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26 h. ago When is Amazon Prime Day 2025? Dates and best early deals for the first

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31 h. ago Royal Ascot Day 3 tips: Trawlerman to spring Gold Cup surprise

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34 h. ago Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s futureIf Agneta Bruno closes her eyes, the soapy smell takes her back to childhood. Cycling home to the barracks where she lived with her father, an air force major, she would whiz through patches of snowy-white foam near the entrance of the base. The foam resembled the bubbles you get in the bathtub, just thicker. “I had to lift my feet up to avoid getting wet,” Bruno told me.Aqueous film-forming foam (Afff) is a miracle of firefighting: it’s highly effective in putting out flammable liquid fires, such as those caused by jet fuel spills. Chemicals in the foam create a stable blanket over liquid fuel, trapping the flammable vapours and extinguishing the fire. At the air force base in Bruno’s home town of Kallinge in Sweden, firefighters were trained to douse flames using the foam. New recruits came every few week...

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44 h. ago Disappointment for the King and Queen as Miss Information triumphs at Ascot

Rainbows Edge could only finish seventh in the colours of the King and Queen

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57 h. ago Asian shares are mixed and oil prices rise as escalating Iran

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have advanced after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East hit Wall Street

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69 h. ago Field Of Gold headlines regal first day at Royal Ascot with decisive victory in St James’s Palace Stakes

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were in attendance to watch the opening festivites

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3 d. ago Best electric toothbrush deals to expect for Amazon Prime Day 2025

Save on Oral-B, Philips and more when the Prime Day sales kick off on 8 July

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3 d. ago Best vacuum cleaner deals to expect for Amazon Prime Day 2025

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3 d. ago When is Amazon Prime Day 2025? Dates and best deals to expect for the first

We’ve got the latest on Amazon Prime Day 2025, plus the best pre-sale deals to snap up now

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3 d. ago Royal Ascot Day 1 tips: Rosallion and Ruling Court to grab early headlines

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