64 m. ago Celebrity skirt dupes: Our fashion editors scoured the High Street to track down astonishing clones of slimming, anti

For those intent on keeping cool in the hot weather, a simple pair of shorts would seem the easy sartorial answer. But what if the very thought brings you out in a wave of 'but-my-legs!' anxiety?

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68 m. ago Bali ferry sinking leaves at least four dead, dozens missing

Twenty-three people who were on the ferry travelling from Java have so far been rescued, Indonesia police sayAt least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island of Bali, according to local police.The vessel sank before midnight on Wednesday in the Bali Strait as it sailed to a port in the north of the famous holiday island, departing from Banyuwangi, a town on Indonesia’s main island of Java, the local search and rescue agency in Surabaya said in a statement. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago House voting on rule to pave the way to final debate on Trump’s tax

Procedural vote would open final debate but measure has already been voted against by enough Republicans to have it failWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Republican voters on Trump legislation: ‘This bill is a no-brainer!’Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Reason dad kept 'Ghost Children' found speaking primitve language secluded on farm

The siblings, aged six and nine, were found in nappies and were not registered with a school or doctor - but their father insists they had a good life with 'a lot of toys', their own laptops and 'good ski equipment'

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2 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty on two of five counts as lawyers call verdict ‘great victory’

Jury finds music mogul not guilty on most serious charges but judge denies request for bailKey moments from the sex-trafficking trialSeven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside the trialA New York Jury has found Sean “Diddy” Combs guilty of two counts and not guilty on three counts, following a closely watched seven-week federal trial marked by emotional and graphic testimony.The mixed verdict saw Combs being found not guilty of the biggest charge, racketeering conspiracy, not guilty of the sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura or the sex trafficking of “Jane”, and guilty of both the transportation to engage in prostitution related to Casandra Ventura and the transportation to engage in prostitution related to “Jane”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago This is the dark truth of Keir Starmer's catastrophic failure to stop immigration

For the greatest disaster of Sir Keir Starmer 's first year in office has been his catastrophic failure to curb mass uncontrolled immigration.

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2 h. ago Tourists reveal the underrated European country that's so beautiful it blew them away

A Reddit user recently prompted a discussion in the popular subreddit r/travel, which saw globetrotters share the unlikely countries that have become the highlight of their travels.

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3 h. ago Body of teenage boy pulled from Suffolk river after he entered water with friends

A massive multi-agency search was launched yesterday to try and locate the boy who had entered the River Waveney with friends but had not resurfaced, police said

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4 h. ago FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines

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4 h. ago Girl aged NINE bakes to death in roasting car after mom left her with snacks and water while she worked

A 36-year-old Texas mom left her young daughter in the backseat of her car while she clocked in for her 8-hour shift at United States Gypsum in Galena Park on Tuesday.

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5 h. ago Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘leftwing agenda,’ Trump administration says

The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants to help fund “a radical leftwing agenda.”

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5 h. ago Villains Norway spoil Switzerland’s joy in raucous start to Euro 2025

Switzerland 1-2 Norway: The hosts were denied as Ada Hegerberg and the dark arts inspired the comeback at a raucous St Jakob-Park

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6 h. ago Chelsea sign free agent who claimed he'd discovered his release after social media post

Chelsea's newest signing, Kian Best, was released by hometown club Preston North End last month and claimed that he only found out about the decision from social media

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6 h. ago Inside £2.2m Welsh home for sale which has 'devastating' backstory

In the latest episode of Britain's Most Expensive Houses, Channel 4 viewers saw agents Sorcha Rodbard-Hedderwick and Jemma Friday head down to the Vale of Glamorgan.

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6 h. ago Emma Raducanu full of confidence after stylishly setting up Aryna Sabalenka test

The British number one produced an impressive display to beat former champion Marketa Vondrousova.

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7 h. ago Scientists spot object possibly from outside our solar system 'headed for Earth'

The European Space Agency (ESA) said it is monitoring an unidentified object alongside Russia identified only as A11pl3Z as it hurtles at astonishing speed from outside the Milky Way

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7 h. ago Boys charged with murder as stabbed man's family issue poignant statement

Two boys, aged 16 and 17 and from Llantwit Major, are accused of murdering 'devoted husband' Kamran Aman, 38, in Barry

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7 h. ago England’s Woakes laments marginal decisions going India’s way on day one of second Test

Karun Nair and Yashasvi Jaiswal handed reprieves‘It is frustrating,’ admits England all-rounderEngland started the second Test just as they had the first, by winning the toss and putting India in to bat. The plan was to make inroads before the last, vague vestige of green was burned from the surface and it so nearly came good during an opening spell from Chris Woakes that brought the wicket of KL Rahul but also two marginal umpire decisions that both favoured that batting side. “On a day like this, it is frustrating,” Woakes said. “It was a good day but it felt like a day that could have been so different.”Twice batters were saved on umpire’s call when England reviewed on-field decisions of not out – first in the seventh over, with India 14 without loss, when Yashasvi Jaiswal was reprieved, and then in the 11th, when they were 21 for one, with Karun Nair the beneficiary. On both occasions DRS technology showed the ball going on to hit the stumps, but not by enough for the TV umpire ...

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7 h. ago House at standstill as Republican leaders continue to try to rally holdouts, delaying rule vote – US politics live

Democrats criticize tax-and-spending bill as House Republicans scramble to get legislation passed by Trump-imposed deadlineWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website

The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60

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