3 h. ago 'Hugely significant' evidence unearthed to help Mr Bates vs the Post Office victims

A previously unearthed report has been discovered which could clear the names of sub-postmasters previously accused of stealing thousands in a scandal that shocked the nation

Events

5 h. ago From Beersheba to Babylon: Netanyahu casts himself as liberator of Iran

Speaking at a hospital hit by an Iranian missile, the Israeli prime minister invoked ancient Persia as he hinted at a historic missionIt was in the Beersheba, about a thousand kilometers and 2,500 years from Babylon, that Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Thursday that the time had come for the Jews to repay their ancient debt to Cyrus the Great and bring liberation to Iran.The Israeli prime minister had just made a tour of Beersheba’s Soroka hospital which a few hours earlier had sustained a direct hit from an Iranian ballistic missile on one of its buildings. It was for that reason the scene of an escape which was already being dubbed miraculous by Israel’s leaders. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Enormous Roman ‘puzzle’ reveals rare luxury frescoes, ancient graffiti

Enormous Roman ‘puzzle’ reveals rare luxury frescoes, ancient graffiti  The Washington Post

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7 h. ago Georgia dad learns fate after subjecting children to ‘extreme bootcamp’ punishments likened to ‘torture’

Carey Clark and Nora Rodgers withheld food from the children and inflicted physical injuries for years

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8 h. ago Lauryn Goodman slams trolls after social services called on her kids

Lauryn Goodman has spoken out about her horrific experience with notorious gossip website Tattle Life, saying that social services were even called over her kids she shares with Kyle Walker.

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8 h. ago 'Horrifying fate' of ancient Egyptian mummy unveiled after thousands of years

An ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying strain of bubonic plague that was present thousands of years before the infamous Black Death swept across Europe

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9 h. ago Nero's ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York meet in `The Comet/Poppea' at Lincoln Center

“The Comet/Poppea” has started its five-performance run at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City in New York

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10 h. ago 'My mum bludgeoned my father to death but it left me feeling relieved'

Sally Challen killed her husband Richard after years of horrific abuse and she was sentenced to 22 years behind bars but is now free after her murder conviction was downgraded to manslaughter

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10 h. ago Fans ‘cannot believe their luck’ as sun shines on Isle of Wight Festival

Thousands of music-lovers are heading on ferries across the Solent for the four-day event.

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11 h. ago Chilling moment serial rapist PhD student Zhenhao Zou calmly watches video of sex attack

Zhenhao Zou drugged women then filmed as he raped them both in London and in his native China. Jurors were made to watch the horrific videos and were visibly upset, he remained motionless

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11 h. ago Land Rover launches new model paying homage to 1980s classic 4X4s

Land Rover has unveiled a new special-edition Defender to pay homage to a classic model that proved the incredible off-road capabilities of the British 4X4s in the 1980s.

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11 h. ago Now THAT jigsaw wasn't built in a day! Experts recreate 2,000

The parts were discovered at a site in Southwark, near London Bridge and Borough Market, during an excavation in 2021.

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11 h. ago Edinburgh unveils floral clock for 2025 celebrating 200 years of braille

The floral clock, made with over 35,000 plants, took six weeks to complete and blooms until October

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11 h. ago Live updates as hot weather shuts railway lines near Cardiff

The track defect comes as temperatures hit 29°C in the capital and thousands of fans head to watch Chris Brown at the Principality Stadium

Society

12 h. ago Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says

Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat this vulnerable group, a report has found.The report calls for root-and-branch reform of the treatment of thousands of children who have fled persecution in their home countries and made hazardous journeys in search of safety, often crossing the Channel in a dinghy or concealing themselves in the back of a lorry. Continue reading...

Society

12 h. ago Exact date unpaid carers can report extra £293 payment missing if money does not arrive today

Thousands of Scots carers will receive the devolved payment by June 19.

Economics

13 h. ago A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable | Austin Sarat

Mike Lee knows better than to turn tragedy into disinformation. But outrageousness has become the name of the gameNational tragedy used to bring national unity. If only momentarily, partisanship was put aside, and people of all political persuasions came together.No more. The nation received a startling reminder of that sad fact on Sunday when Republican senator Mike Lee went online to share his reaction to the weekend’s horrible shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Savers warned ‘loyalty does not pay’ as Bank of England base rate held at 4.25%

Average savings rates have been on a downward path in recent weeks, but some providers have unveiled new products.

Events

14 h. ago 'Horrifying fate' of mummy in Egypt has huge repercussions for human history

The oldest confirmed case of the illness shows the bubonic plague circulated in North Africa thousands of years before the Black Death was around

Politics

14 h. ago Revealed: These are the top European countries to retire to in 2025

New rankings published by Funeral Guide unveiled 10 European nations that stand out as ideal destinations, based on three key factors: cost of living, crime rate, and the quality of healthcare.

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