41 m. ago Is it safe to travel to Crete? Your holiday rights as wildfires rip through Greek island

Firefighters continue to battle the blaze in its second day after authorities said it's hard to contain

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44 m. ago Voices: Right now, Trump can do no wrong – except in Washington DC

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing into law is the crowning achievement of the president’s first six months in the White House, a time marked by more wins than losses. But, says Mary Dejevsky, the US capital remains baffled by the president’s ability to get what he wants – and his enduring popularity in the country at large 

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54 m. ago Man charged in connection with death of man 'stabbed' in Paisley

He is due to appear before Paisley Sheriff Court on Friday.

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62 m. ago Scots suspects in £26m Irish cocaine bust named as they appear in court

The pair were both in the dock at Kinsale District Court along with two other men in connection with the massive seizure.

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66 m. ago Moment police arrest county lines 'gang member' during dawn raid as they shut down 100 drugs networks in a week

This is the moment dozens of police officers smashed their way into the east London home of a suspected county lines criminal as they crackdown on 100 drug networks in a single week. 

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66 m. ago Baby shower row leaves mum with bald patch after ‘bingo’ game turns sour

Sarah Wilson, 45, from Kirkcaldy, who is the niece of darts legend Jocky Wilson, appeared in court over a fight at a baby shower with two members of another family

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1 hour ago Daily Star pub quiz: Give your brain a challenge with these 20 tricky questions!

How many fiendishly-fun questions will you get right in this week's pub quiz? There’s only one way to find out!

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2 h. ago Make way for the Wimbledon WAGs! The glamorous (and VERY impressive) women taking SW19 by storm as they support their tennis ace partners on court

The tennis wives and girlfriends - or TWAGS as they have become known - are known for their glitzy, jet-setting lifestyles and are often following their partners around the globe - including Wimbledon.

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2 h. ago Emma Raducanu opponent complains about her teasing in 'very unpleasant' match

Emma Raducanu will take on world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round on Friday, with the British No.1 set to be roared on by a partisan Centre Court crowd

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3 h. ago Raducanu vs Sabalenka start time and how to watch Wimbledon match today

British No1 faces the reigning world No1 in huge third-round showdown on Centre Court

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5 h. ago German business warns army draft would deepen worker shortage

Introduction of military service would make it harder for companies to recruit workers

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5 h. ago Trump tightens grip on power with ‘big, beautiful’ policy triumph

The US president marks July 4 with a string of achievements in his first months in office

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5 h. ago ‘Legal bullying’: global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activists

After US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp lawThe outcome of a court case in the Netherlands could shape the right to protest around the globe for decades to come, campaigners have warned, as figures show a dramatic rise in legal action taken by fossil fuel companies against activists and journalists.Greenpeace International is using a recently introduced EU directive to try to reclaim costs and damages it incurred when a US jury decided it should pay the oil pipeline corporation Energy Transfer more than $660m in damages earlier this year. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Budapest’s young people are joining the ranks of generation rent | Csaba Jelinek

Sell-offs of public housing and the right’s promotion of home ownership has left too many unable to afford accommodationCsaba Jelinek is an urban sociologist based in BudapestWhen I left my family home to study at university in 2007 and moved to downtown Budapest, housing costs were hardly a topic of conversation among my friends. I rented rooms in centrally located flats for £80-£100 per month. Fast forward to 2025 and a similar room in a shared flat would set you back at least £200 – double the price of 15 years ago. Talk to anyone in their 20s in Budapest today, and the deepening housing crisis will inevitably come up as one of the defining struggles of their lives.The statistics paint an equally grim picture. Between 2010 and 2024, Hungary saw the largest increase of the housing price index among EU member states. While the EU average rose by 55.4%, Hungary’s housing price index rocketed by 234%. Meanwhile, per capita net income only grew by 86% in the 2010s. Budapest, the capit...

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5 h. ago Hitachi Energy warns AI power spikes threaten to destabilise global supply

Head of the world’s biggest transformer maker calls for rules to alert utilities to the wild fluctuations in data centre demand

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5 h. ago Hitachi Energy says AI power spikes threaten to destabilise global supply

Head of the world’s biggest transformer maker calls for rules to alert utilities to the wild fluctuations in data centre demand

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5 h. ago Edinburgh festivals struggle to lure corporate sponsors after boycott

Performances cut by a fifth despite government cash injection following Baillie Gifford’s exit

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5 h. ago Psychopaths have 'distinctly different' brains to other people, study finds

A major study has found that psychopaths have markedly different brain structures to the rest of the population, offering fresh insight into one of the darkest corners of human psychology

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7 h. ago The gangster's moll who went on to kill: She orchestrated the savage murder of her cocaine kingpin ex for 'cheating on her'... before a clairvoyant ended her vicious reign of terror

Footage of Campbell and two other female accomplices raining down blows during the street brawl was played to a court in Manchester in April this year.

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7 h. ago Bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban to be heard at High Court

Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, is seeking to bring a legal challenge against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group.

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