40 m. ago England make bold call with Mark Wood replacement for second Ashes Test

Off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks was a surprise selection for the Ashes and is now thrust into the lineup for the day/night Test in Brisbane ahead of Shoaib Bashir

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40 m. ago The exercise at least four times more efficient than walking

Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport ever invented

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47 m. ago A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says

The Turkish maritime authority reports a tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea

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58 m. ago Indonesia raises death toll to 631 after cyclone brings catastrophic flooding to Sumatra

Millions uprooted across South and Southeast Asia as rare cyclones and monsoon rains unleash deadly devastation

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64 m. ago Arsenal ‘agree’ transfer deal to sign Ecuadorian winger twins, 16, with one likened to Neymar

ARSENAL have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Ecuadorian wonderkids Edwin and Holger Quintero, it's been claimed. The 17-year-olds are currently plying their trade with Ecuadorian side Independiente Dele Valle, which has churned out several Prem stars. Chelsea duo Moises Caicedo, Kendry Paez and Arsenal newboy Piero Hincapie are all products of the Independiente academy....

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69 m. ago Madonna slams Trump administration for cancelling World AIDS Day commemoration

Popstar says she will ‘continue to honor World AIDS Day’

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79 m. ago Sienna Miller and Ellie Goulding reveal pregnancies on red carpet

Ellie Goulding and Sienna Miller gave fans a Christmas surprise as both stars announced their pregnancies at the 2025 Fashion Awards on Monday (1 December).

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83 m. ago Sea snakes keep washing up on Australia’s shores and scientists are unsure why

Researchers urge public not to handle stranded sea snakes as they are highly venomous

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1 hour ago Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed

Sri Lankan leader says island battling ‘largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history’

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1 hour ago Photos capture West Bank olive harvest as villagers fear more violence by Israeli settlers

The olive harvest that was marked by violence is complete in the West Bank, but fear still hangs over many Palestinian villages, where residents keep constant watch for armed Israeli settlers.

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2 h. ago Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks

Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers

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2 h. ago UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats

Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forcesThe UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in “a hardening and sharpening of our approach” in the face of Russian menace.Jonathan Hall KC said it was “a very surprising omission” that the 2025 national security strategy did not focus more on online risks, including from terrorists and hostile states, which he said were now a “major vector of threat”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Three comforting Barbary Coast recipes for darker, colder evenings

Head chef Ian Coogan shares three bright, comforting dishes from The Barbary – chermoula sea bass, zhug-butter scallops and a rice pudding brûlée – perfect for early sunsets and colder evenings

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2 h. ago Ollie Pope says England will not back down to media scrutiny in Australia

Paparazzi have routinely been stationed outside hotels and airports.

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2 h. ago AI may be scoring your college essay. Welcome to the new era of admissions

Students applying to college know they're not supposed to use AI chatbots to write their essays

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2 h. ago Endangered species convention proposes new rules for growing exotic pet trade

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals that are seeing their numbers decline due to the exotic pet trade

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2 h. ago Ukrainian troops near the front doubt the proposed pact with Russia will bring lasting peace

Ukrainian troops fighting in eastern Ukraine are expressing doubts that a peace proposal currently being negotiated will prevent Russia from attacking their country again

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3 h. ago Luigi Mangione due in court as fight continues over evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case

Luigi Mangione is due back in court for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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3 h. ago ‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

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3 h. ago The Latest: Pope Leo ends first foreign trip with silent prayer at Beirut blast site, Mass at port

Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he is wrapping up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon

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