66 m. ago 'Unregulated' beauticians risking lives selling bloodletting amid NHS shortage

Bloodletting, which involves drawing large quantities of blood from the body, was discredited in the 19th century - but beauticians claim the procedure can cure multiple health conditions

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1 hour ago Top adviser to Iranian supreme leader dies in hospital after Israeli attack, Iranian media reports – live

Ali Shamkhani dies a day after Israel launches airstrikes, Iranian media reportsIsrael claims it has gained control of airspace over TehranEmma Graham-Harrison, the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, has spoken to families who live in a Tel Aviv neighbourhood that was struck by Iran’s retaliatory attacks. At midnight on Friday Sveta’s four-year-old daughter was asleep on the floor outside their shattered apartment block, as the rest of the family weighed up where they should spend the night.A missile from the first Iranian salvo fired at Tel Aviv had landed a couple of blocks away, killing at least one person, injuring at least 16 others and damaging hundreds of shops and homes in this quiet residential area. The 37-year-old was sanguine about her own losses, and backed the government decision to attack Iran even though it had so quickly cost her family their home. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Welsh church sustains 'significant damage' in lightning strike

Caersalem Church in Caernarfon was hit by a bolt of lightning at around 6am this morning as a thunderstorm swept across Wales

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4 h. ago 'Sexy and empowering' Boux Avenue bra worn by Dua Lipa plummets to half

Dua Lipa recently shared with fans some snaps of what she's been up to, and more importantly, what she's been wearing - including a 'beautiful and sexy' bra from Boux Avenue that's currently on sale

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4 h. ago Satellite photos reveal damage to Iranian missile bases after Israeli strikes

Satellite images analyzed Saturday by The Associated Press revealed some of the damage sustained by Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal in an Israeli attack on the country.

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6 h. ago Air India crash likely to trigger India’s biggest aviation insurance payout

The total liability could range from £166m to £220m, according to estimates

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7 h. ago ‘We’d hold hands and cry’: Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers’ wife opens up about his final months for the first time

Myers’ widow is releasing a book that recounts her relationship with the adored BBC star

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8 h. ago AL Kennedy: ‘I get very fed up with depictions of glamorous sociopaths’

Ahead of her appearance at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, AL Kennedy talks to David Robinson about her latest novel, in which she explores the worlds of a ‘spy cop’ and an idealistic teacher

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8 h. ago ‘Tehran will burn,’ Israel warns after missile strikes as Iran threatens UK, US and France regional bases – live

Three people reported dead in Israel after Iranian strikes as Tehran says 78 people, mostly civilians, killed in Israeli attackIranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’Emma Graham-Harrison, the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, has spoken to families who live in a Tel Aviv neighbourhood that was struck by Iran’s retaliatory attacks. At midnight on Friday Sveta’s four-year-old daughter was asleep on the floor outside their shattered apartment block, as the rest of the family weighed up where they should spend the night.A missile from the first Iranian salvo fired at Tel Aviv had landed a couple of blocks away, killing at least one person, injuring at least 16 others and damaging hundreds of shops and homes in this quiet residential area. The 37-year-old was sanguine about her own losses, and backed the government decision to attack Iran even though it had so quickly cost her family their home. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Best London Hotels With Spas: 7 Luxury Wellness Escapes To Bookmark

Best London Hotels With Spas: 7 Luxury Wellness Escapes To Bookmark  Forbes

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9 h. ago Police car 'badly damaged' in crash on major Manchester road

No arrests were made, according to Greater Manchester Police

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10 h. ago KGB defector turned to Britain only after US rejected him several times, book reveals

Vasili Mitrokhin defected in 1992 after spending years copying top-secret documents on Soviet spies and operationsOne of the most consequential Russian defectors in history was turned away several times by the US before he was eventually accepted by Britain and exfiltrated with his family from Russia, according to revelations in a new book.Vasili Mitrokhin, a KGB archivist who spent years copying top-secret documents on some of the most sensitive Soviet spies and operations, was brought out of Russia in 1992 by MI6. His archive of copied documents was exfiltrated separately. But London got hold of his trove only after Mitrokhin gave up trying to get the US to take him seriously. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Beautiful Scots island owned by the same family for 80 years goes up for sale

A rare chance to buy a scenic Scottish island has just come up after decades in the same family

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11 h. ago Warning to UK gardeners over mistake that stops beautiful flower blooming

Time to get the secateurs out! If you leave heads to go brown on the stalk you're missing out on a spectacular floral display, says gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin

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11 h. ago My dad said this last minute activity was the best Father’s Day gift he’s ever received

If you’re looking for last minute Father’s Day presents, booking an activity to spend quality time together is perfect – and you can currently save up to 75% at Virgin Experience Days

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11 h. ago 'NRI City' Couple Cancelled June 6 Plan, Booked Doomed June 12 London Flight

'NRI City' Couple Cancelled June 6 Plan, Booked Doomed June 12 London Flight  NDTV

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12 h. ago This £26 blusher promises to melt into to the skin and stay all day

Can this swipe-on blusher deliver a foolproof flush?

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12 h. ago ‘Where are the foreigners’: does a facile explanation lie behind Ballymena’s outbreak of hate?

Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to fleeFirst came the shouts as the crowd worked its way through narrow terraced streets, proclaiming its mission to rid the town of “scum”. Then came the shattered glass as rocks exploded through windows. Then the flames, licking up curtains and spreading to sofas, carpets, books and framed pictures until smoke billowed into the summer night.They might have been scenes from another century, another country, but they played out in Northern Ireland this week in the glare of rolling news and social media, which recorded a soundtrack of glee and hate. “Where are the foreigners?” the mob shouted. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Gardeners warned about 'toxic' pest that's 'active' in June and can cause breathing problems

UK gardeners have been warned to keep an eye out for a pest that becomes active in June and can cause serious damage to gardens over the summer months.

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13 h. ago What was proposed as a basic taste by a chemist in 1908? The Saturday quiz

From Euphoria and Tattoo to Miniminter, KSI and Zeraa, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What was proposed as a basic taste by chemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1908?2 At the centre of the Milky Way, what is Sagittarius A*?3 Which Booker prize-winning novel has no named characters?4 Miniminter, KSI and Zerkaa are members of which collective?5 The helots were people subjugated by which city-state?6 Which official censored British theatre until 1968?7 Which sculpture stands by the A1 in Gateshead?8 San Miguel beer and Tanduay, the world’s bestselling rum, come from where?What links:9 Laputa; Nublar; Saint Marie; Skull; Sodor; Utopia?10 Castellaneta; Kavner; Cartwright; Smith?11 Frederick of Utrecht, 838; Thomas Becket, 1170; Óscar Romero, 1980?12 Chairman of ways and means; first deputy; second deputy?13 Dubris; Londinium; Verulamium; Venonis; Viroconium?14 Euphoria and Tattoo; What’s Another Year and Hold Me Now?15 1858 medical textbook; Shonda Rhimes and Ellen Pompeo? Continue read...

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