54 m. ago Woman, 30, put double vision down to airplane cabin pressure

Abi Smith, from Stirchley in the West Midlands, says doctors initially thought she had had a stroke, but it was actually a cancerous brain tumour.

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54 m. ago Thrill ride: the best of Africa Foto Fair 2025 – in pictures

In 2010, the photographer Aida Muluneh created the Addis Foto Fest in Ethiopia’s capital to showcase talents from Africa and beyond. Since the pandemic, the event has boomed online to include work without borders Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site

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1 hour ago Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr

Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament? Rachel Reeves has approached this week’s budget like a reluctant swimmer inching into freezing water, trying to ease the unpleasantness by incremental exposure. The chancellor started paddling delicately around the problem of insufficient revenue at the end of the summer. First, she refused to stand by former insistence that tax rises in last year’s budget would be the last. “The world has changed,” she said.Then, earlier this month, she took a bigger stride into the icy waves. There was a speech promising to “do what is necessary” to fund public services and keep borrowing costs down. Downing Street did not discourage speculation that this meant reneging on Labour’s 2024 manifesto promise not to raise income tax. Too deep! Within 10 days the Treasury had retracted the hint. The manifesto commitment still stood after all. As any cold-water sw...

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2 h. ago ‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen

What does it mean to lose a language? And what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recentlyThere’s an Irish saying, tír gan teanga, tír gan anam: a country without a language is a country without a soul. Representatives of some of Europe’s estimated 60 minority languages – or minoritised, as they define them – met in Barcelona recently to discuss what it means to lose a language, and what it takes to save it.Language diversity is akin to biodiversity, an indicator of social wellbeing, but some of Europe’s languages are falling into disuse. Breton, for example, is dying out because its speakers are dying, and keeping languages alive among young people is challenging in an increasingly monolingual digital world.Stephen Burgen is a freelance writer who reports on Spain Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Arsenal and Chelsea warned they missed chance to sign £100m Premier League star

Arsenal and Chelsea could regret not moving in the transfer market to sign Morgan Rogers sooner, after he signed a new contract and European giants are expected to circle in the future

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6 h. ago Tourists' luggage is swept out to sea after shocking blunder

Alice Zamparelli, who was sailing from Thailand 's Koh Tao island to Koh Samui on Sunday, was shocked to see her own luggage floating past her boat mid-journey.

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7 h. ago Horoscope today, November 26, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Rebel Uranus makes mischief in your cash chart, and spending impulses could run out...

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8 h. ago US justice department memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative

Exclusive: Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while Trump claims they’re to stop US overdose deathsThe Trump administration is framing its boat strikes against drug cartels in the Caribbean in part as a collective self-defense effort on behalf of US allies in the region, according to three people directly familiar with the administration’s internal legal argument.The legal analysis rests on a premise – for which there is no immediate public evidence – that the cartels are waging armed violence against the security forces of allies like Mexico, and that the violence is financed by cocaine shipments. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say

Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factorFor those who hanker for the limelight, be careful what you wish for: shooting to stardom as a lead singer really does raise the risk of an early death, researchers say.Their analysis of singers from Europe and the US found that those who rose to fame died on average nearly five years sooner than less well-known singers, suggesting fame itself, rather than the lifestyle and demands of the job, was a major driver. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago US to send envoy to Moscow to discuss proposals to end Ukraine war

Despite recent efforts and White House optimism, recent negotiations have failed to secure a breakthrough on key issuesDonald Trump said he would send special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss developing proposals to end the Ukraine war, but despite White House optimism there was little sign of progress on core sticking points.The US president said negotiations had left “only a few remaining points of disagreement” but there was no breakthrough on the issues of territorial control and security guarantees and he dampened expectations of immediate peace summits. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago NFL: London franchise 'a long way off' says head of Europe and Asia

NFL: London franchise 'a long way off' says head of Europe and Asia-Pacific  BBC

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9 h. ago Mason Greenwood to make Man United millions as Marcus Rashford option denied

Mason Greenwood continues to be linked with a number of high-profile European clubs after leaving Manchester United on a permanent transfer.

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10 h. ago Hotshot Harry Kane says no club could tempt him away from Bayern Munich

The former Tottenham striker is back on familiar territory this week.

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10 h. ago Champions League reporter SKIS down the sideline hours before clash takes place in snow

A FOOTBALL reporter was filmed SKIING down the touchline just hours before a Champions League game on Tuesday. Severe weather conditions were forecast in Norway ahead of the European clash between Bodo/Glimt and Juventus at Aspmyra Stadion. A blanket of snow covered the pitch in the hours leading up to the game - and one...

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12 h. ago Ukraine and US agree ‘essence’ of peace deal as Trump says ‘we’re getting very close’

But any deal would still require agreement from Russia

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12 h. ago Marseille v Newcastle, Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen, and more: Champions League – live

⚽ Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offs around Europe⚽ Live scoreboard | Table | And sign up to Football DailyEddie Howe makes three changes to the team that beat Manchester City. Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon and Joe Willock replace Lewis Hall, Joelinton and Nick Woltemade. Burn and Gordon are returning after suspension and injury respectively.Mason Greenwood, the leading scorer in Ligue 1 with 10, starts for Marseille. Andre Gomes is on the bench. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Man City XI vs Bayer Leverkusen: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League

Man City handed a huge fitness boost ahead of tricky European test

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12 h. ago Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison

Italy’s parliament has approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison

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13 h. ago Ukraine and US edge towards peace deal as Trump says ‘We’re getting very close’

Kyiv has said it supports “the essence” of a peace plan while stressing there were still issues to address

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