2 h. ago Inside Kondengui prison: ground zero of Cameroon’s war on dissent

Thousands have been detained and tortured in the Yaoundé jail as Paul Biya, 92, seeks to keep his grip on powerIn the visitors’ area in the courtyard of Kondengui maximum security prison, French-dubbed Nollywood films play on a TV as inmates and their guests hug each other and laugh. The green, red and yellow flag of Cameroon flutters above.The happy picture in this corner of Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, belies the prison’s dark status as ground zero of Paul Biya’s five-decade crackdown on dissent in the central African country. Thousands of people have been detained and tortured here as Biya, who turned 92 this year, seeks to keep Cameroon under his grip. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago I spent six years locked in a haze of antidepressants after my first marriage broke down. This is the red flag I ignored

The mental health nurse started rooting through my wardrobe. She found the £2,000 Christiana Couture dress I had worn for my country house wedding, 14 years earlier.

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17 h. ago Skin cancer doctor shares shocking video of 'worst melanoma' he's ever seen: 'They don't always look like moles'

Don't ignore new bumps on the skin even if they do not look like typical red-flag warning signs of skin cancer, a leading GP has warned.

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66 h. ago F1 British Grand Prix: qualifying updates from Silverstone – live

Formula One latest (qualifying begins at 3pm BST)Sign up for The Recap | And you can drop Billy a mailHaas’s Ollie Bearman has received a 10-place grid penalty for tomorrow’s race for a ‘red flag infringement’ after spinning out and hitting the barriers by the pit lane while a red flag was being flown after Gabriel Bortoleto had himself spun offHere’s what the lap times looked like at the end of that chaotic third practice session earlier: Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Ollie Bearman handed severe penalty for British GP after crash in pit

The British 20-year-old incomprehensibly lost control of his car in red flag conditions in practice

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67 h. ago Oliver Bearman slapped with massive British GP grid penalty for dangerous Silverstone act

British Grand Prix stewards at Silverstone have given a heavy punishment to Oliver Bearman after the Haas driver span in the pit entry while under red flag conditions during practice

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5 d. ago Dementia warning for rugby players as quarter show red flag signs

Former rugby players show a higher prevalence of brain changes linked to dementia

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5 d. ago Households told to sprinkle £1.10 item around red flag plants immediately

A seasoning you probably have in your kitchen already is said to be a perfect remedy to plants who attract endless pests, especially during the summer months

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9 d. ago F1 Austrian GP Qualifying red flagged as Lewis Hamilton involved in incident

Qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix was red flagged in Q2 after a patch of grass caught fire by the side of the track between the main grandstand and the pit wall

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1 week ago Glastonbury star Lola Young says 'red flag' in men is also 'hot' and admits to Nike rule

Lola Young could be set to find the right fella at Glastonbury as she like a bit of rough as we're sure a few of the lads will be feeling after a long weekend at Worthy Farm

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1 week ago Housing red flag: Data show increase in cancellations of home purchase agreements versus a year ago

The latest sign of trouble in the U.S. housing market: A pickup in home purchase agreements falling through before they’re finalized

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2 w. ago Common sleeping habit could be early red flag for stroke or heart failure

The common habit causes poor quality of sleep which could heighten the risk of developing hypertension

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2 w. ago Two red flag signs that could mean you have Britain’s deadliest cancer

NHS launches pilot scheme for GPs to scour their medical records and contact patients who have two "red flag" signs of pancreatic cancer

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2 w. ago GPs to hunt patients with 'red flag' risk factor for lethal pancreatic cancer

Dubbed a 'silent killer' due to its subtle symptoms only one in 20 patients currently diagnosed with this cancer are expected to survive a decade after diagnosis with many dying in just months.

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3 w. ago Violence is coming to define American political life | Stephen Marche

Spectacular violence like Trump’s military parade and real violence like Melissa Hortman’s assassination are part of a growing trendAmerica reached its apex of self-parody shortly after 7pm on 14 June 2025. In that moment, the background band at Donald Trump’s military parade segued from Jump by Van Halen to Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival, just after the announcer explained that M777 howitzers are made out of titanium.Nobody, apparently, had considered the lyrics: “Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they’re red, white and blue, and when the band plays Hail to the Chief, they point the cannon at you.” If this was some kind of surreptitious protest by the musicians, I salute them, but given the time and the place, sheer obliviousness is a better explanation. The crowd, pretty thin, did their best imitation of a cheer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Christian Horner issues statement as F1 stewards reject Red Bull protest against George Russell

There was huge drama at the Canadian GP after George Russell secured his first victory of the 2025 season despite Red Bull’s protest to stewards after the checkered flag was shown

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3 w. ago Lewis Hamilton’s supermodel friend waved Canadian Grand Prix chequered flag one lap early

Winnie Harlow was left red-faced after she accidentally waved the chequered flag a lap early at the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix, leading to F1 bosses scrambling for a solution

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3 w. ago Tributes flood in to 'king' dad and former soldier who died age 39

Nathanael Hill, from Kirkby, was an armour officer in the air force and during his time he completed six tours of Iraq, four tours of Afghanistan and worked on Operation Red Flag

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3 w. ago I finally watched Notting Hill and one character is a major red flag

Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts pack a charming punch in this nineties film, but even they couldn't stop me from noticing how toxic one of the characters is

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3 w. ago Vinted seller says there's one red flag which means she won't sell to them

Chloe Chandler said some people may find her 'weird' and 'strange' for missing out on sales because of this rule, but she couldn't put herself through the drama again

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