1 hour ago Safari becomes a zoo? Queues,  armies of influencers, legions armed with drones.. the new crowded African wilderness

For many nature fans, it's the ultimate adventure holiday...but safari holiday destinations have soared in popularity in recent years, with hoardes of influencers posing up a storm in Africa's plains.

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2 h. ago 4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City

A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City

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3 h. ago Sydney restaurant faces human rights complaint after temporarily denying entry to people wearing keffiyehs

Exclusive: Racial Justice Centre to file Australian Human Rights Commission complaint against Merivale restaurant Jimmy’s FalafelGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Racial Justice Centre is preparing to file a group complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission after a Sydney restaurant denied dine-in service to people wearing Palestinian keffiyehs during a 20-minute period last weekend.The legal centre will file the complaint to Australia’s national anti-discrimination body on behalf of six Palestinian complainants, regarding an incident that took place on 3 August at Merivale-owned Jimmy’s Falafel in the Sydney CBD after the Sydney Harbour Bridge march, first reported by the Sydney Morning Herald. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to Haiti as gang violence soars

The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti, where gang violence is escalating

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4 h. ago Feds seek death penalty for member of radical ‘Zizian’ group accused of murdering US border agent in Vermont shootout

Prosecutors charged Milo Youngblut, 21, with murdering Border Patrol officer David Maland — one of six deaths connected the enigmatic

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4 h. ago Timothy Olyphant's life from surprising early careers to marriage to college sweetheart

Timothy Olyphant has had a fascinating life both on and off the screen, from his marriage to his connection to one of the richest families in America

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5 h. ago Timothy Olyphant’s life from marriage to college sweetheart to connection to one of America’s richest families

TV and film actor Timothy Olyphant has landed his latest role in the critically acclaimed series Alien: Earth

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6 h. ago Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials

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8 h. ago Republican doesn’t wear seatbelt in DC ‘because of carjacking’ despite data showing decline

Senator echoes Trump’s claims about crime in Washington DC, disputing statistics showing a drop in car thefts and other violationsUS politics live – latest updatesA Republican senator said that he doesn’t wear a seatbelt when he’s driving in Washington DC so he can act more swiftly if he gets carjacked, adding further fuel to repeated rhetoric by the Trump administration that crime is on the rise in the US – despite statistics indicating otherwise.Markwayne Mullin told Fox News on Wednesday that he avoids buckling up, violating local traffic ordinances, so he can “exit in a hurry”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Viktor Gyokeres transfer was not linked to Stockholm shooting, says agent

Reports in Sweden claimed police were looking into whether the shooting was connected to a plot to extort commission fees from Gyokeres’ £64m move

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9 h. ago Teen boy arrested in connection with rape and murder of teen girl

The boy also faces charges in connection with the rape of another girl, aged 16. Emergency services were called to a property in Huddersfield at 11.36pm on Monday, August 11.

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9 h. ago Inquiry into disgraced NHS Tayside surgeon Sam Eljamel set to take place next month

Sam Eljamel was accused of harming as many as 200 people, with some suffering life-changing injuries.

Sport

10 h. ago Alien: Earth lead Sydney Chandler has unexpected family connection to beloved Hollywood star

Up-and-coming actress Sydney Chandler leads the critically acclaimed new series Alien: Earth, the latest entry in the long-running sci-fi horror franchise

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10 h. ago Voices: What a cheek! The US is in no position to lecture us about free speech

An annual global human rights report from the US state department has declared that freedom of speech is under threat in the UK. The British are too polite to tell the Trump administration what we really think about that – but I’m not, writes Sean O’Grady

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10 h. ago Drought triggered in four parts of Wales after exceptionally dry weather

Natural Resources Wales say Wales has recorded the driest six-month period since the drought of 1976

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11 h. ago Private equity funds trading in London hint at hidden 401(k) risks, says study co

Private equity funds trading in London hint at hidden 401(k) risks, says study co-authored by Richard Ennis  Pensions & Investments

Economics

11 h. ago British Gas owner buys £1.5bn gas terminal in big bet on fossil fuel reliance

Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last yearThe owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK’s future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe’s biggest gas import terminal.Centrica plans to partner with a US private equity firm to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, which can import 15m tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, even after Britain’s gas demand fell last year to its lowest level since the early 1990s. Continue reading...

Economics

11 h. ago NHS Fife told to ‘progress corrective actions’ urgently on single

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the health board has admitted it failed to carry out an equality impact assessment previously.

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12 h. ago Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé audiobook review – from enslaved teenager to celebrated preacher

The novelist’s final work tells a remarkable tale of resilience, based on the life of Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, who was kidnapped by slavers but won his freedomSet in 19th-century Òsogùn in what is now Nigeria, Yorùbá Boy Running opens with 13-year-old Àjàyí reporting a premonition to his mother about dark days ahead. A week later, the town is surrounded by Malian slave raiders and Àjàyí is kidnapped along with his mother, sister, best friend and neighbours. He is taken to Lagos and sold to Portuguese slavers preparing to ship their human cargo to the Americas. But they are intercepted by the British navy, which releases Àjàyí in Sierra Leone, where he is recruited by missionaries. From there, he is put on a path that leads to him to study at Oxford and become a celebrated preacher, linguist and abolitionist who meets Queen Victoria.A remarkable tale of barbarism and resilience, Yorùbá Boy Running is the final work by the Nigerian novelist and film-maker Biyi Bándélé, who died in 2022 ...

Culture

12 h. ago Changing the way you walk could help knee arthritis and delay surgery

A new study has suggested that changing the angle of your foot while walking could ease arthritis pain in the knee.

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