86 m. ago Stag do reveller brutally mauled by HYENAS after heavy night drinking

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Nicolas Hohls suffered wounds to his head, face, hand and leg after being attacked by two hyenas which dragged him out of his tent while he slept after a night of heavy drinking

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3 h. ago Posters showing Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller being hit in head with hoagies from ‘sandwich guy’ protester pop up around DC

The posters of the Trump administration officials appeared in the city’s Shaw neighborhood this week

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4 h. ago Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss World Athletics Championships with injury

American won three golds at Paris 202428-year-old has been dealing with achilles injuryOlympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss this month’s World Athletics Championships with an achilles tendon injury she’s been dealing with since May. Thomas, who won the 200m in Paris and was on the 4x100m and 4x400m gold-medal relay teams, said she exacerbated the injury in July.“I understand that it will be disappointing for some track fans to hear this news, but I’ve finally come to the realization that it’s OK to be human and take care of myself,” Thomas said in a press release on Tuesday. “As an athlete you always want to keep grinding, but sometimes you simply can’t outwork an injury. Sometimes it’s about patience and making the right decision for the long term. All the best to my Team USA teammates fighting for medals in Tokyo.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Step into fall with Jellycat’s iconic companions for Halloween, Christmas, and beyond

Gifts you and your loved ones will fall for

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6 h. ago Five Scottish seaside chippies shortlisted for Takeaway of the Year at National Fish & Chip Awards 2026

40 takeaways in the UK are set to go head-to-head as the National Fish & Chip Awards announces 2026 shortlist - and five are in Scotland.

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6 h. ago Heston Blumenthal demands Government action to save the great British boozer

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal owns the one Michelin star gastropub, The Hinds Head, and said the state of the industry is worse than people realise as he urges the UK Government to step in

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7 h. ago Police share new details on Rudy Giuliani car crash after his spokesperson referenced ‘domestic violence incident’

‘This is a man who survived 9/11—so a little car accident won’t be slowing him down,’ Giuliani’s head of security told The Independent

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7 h. ago Roy Keane hit the nail on the head when questioning Man United's deadline day transfer

Roy Keane has always spoken his mind and he made sure he was heard when discussing Manchester United's decision to sign Sergio Reguilon on transfer deadline day

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7 h. ago 'I microwaved a Greggs steak bake for 30 minutes and now my neighbours hate me'

A man has been microwaving various food items for 30 minutes to see how they hold up - and one of his experiments seriously annoyed his neighbours

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7 h. ago How to spot head lice and treatment options as parents warned after back

As children return to the classroom they are at a higher risk of catching hair nits 🏫

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8 h. ago Wrexham annoyed Frank Lampard with deadline day transfer and add Champions League experience

Wrexham were busy on transfer deadline day as the Championship club brought in three new signings, including a player who Frank Lampard was previously keen to keep

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8 h. ago World Rugby urges men to learn from women’s game on engaging with fans

‘More personality creates more stars,’ says rugby chiefSell outs expected at four weekend World Cup gamesThe head of World Rugby has urged the men’s game to learn lessons from how players at the Women’s Rugby World Cup have shown off their personalities and interacted more with fans.Alan Gilpin also suggested that World Rugby would be preparing a dossier of “great facts and stats” to show teams at the men’s World Cup in 2027 that engaging more with supporters would not take the edge off their performances. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago David Sheerin appointed as headteacher of St Margaret’s Academy in Livingston

Mr Sheerin joins West Lothian Council from East Dunbartonshire, where he served as principal teacher then deputy head at St Ninian’s High School in Kirkintilloch for a number of years.

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9 h. ago Wrexham's deadline day signing with Champions League experience as Frank Lampard annoyed

Wrexham capped off a record-breaking transfer window, in which the Hollywood-owned club spent a whopping £30million, by signing three new players on deadline day

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9 h. ago Man's body found in Nepal jungle after 'tiger mauling' sparking search for head

Krishna Prasad Sharma was found dead after his family raised the alarm when he did not return from a trip into the Adhabhar forest on a scooter to collect food for his cattle

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9 h. ago Bill Belichick’s humiliating college football debut brings only schadenfreude or sadness

The greatest head coach in modern NFL history has started anew at UNC. His first game exposed flaws that will be very difficult to fixHalf a century of unprecedented success, six Super Bowl rings as a head coach, the NFL’s greatest defensive mind; all undone by 19-year-olds sprinting past missed tackles. Bill Belichick arrived at North Carolina promising to bend college football to his will, to build the “33rd NFL Program” in Chapel Hill, and prove he still had his fastball. College football laughed.As debut flops go, North Carolina’s 48-14 beatdown at the hands of TCU is as bad as it gets. Belichick’s side didn’t just lose; they were humiliated. UNC looked unprepared, undisciplined and were overmatched against a veteran team. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago The phone habit damaging your relationships – and how to change it

Phubbing can stir up resentment and even trigger retaliation

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9 h. ago Are Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones back together? Pair head out for cosy lunch weeks after they 'cooled romance' as he returns to work following the death of his father

Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones were pictured on a cosy lunch just weeks after they 'cooled their romance.' 

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10 h. ago Impress the mums at the school gates with a brighter smile and save 30% in MySweetSmile’s back

Head back to school with a brighter smile and save 30% on MySweetSmile products.

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10 h. ago Lager on the rocks? Gen Z’s iced beer habit gets frosty reception from traditionalists

A new ice age is upon us – amid the hottest summer on record

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