28 m. ago Hearts face Lawrence Shankland injury sweat as Aberdeen knock at Hampden spark hamstring fears

The striker limped off in extra-time during the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to the Dons

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45 m. ago Trans activists proudly show themselves off in female toilets despite Supreme Court ruling saying they are NOT women

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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48 m. ago ‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom

Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rageRight before he began work on his second album, someone told Obongjayar it was time to “start writing songs”. “I remember being really pissed,” laughs the artist, whose real name is Steven Umoh – though, in person, he goes by “OB”. “Like, what the fuck? What do you think I’ve been doing this whole time?”The incredulity seems fair. The 32-year-old Nigerian singer has been releasing work for more than a decade, running the gamut of genres from hip-hop to Afrobeat to experimental electronics to spoken word, alt-rock and soul. It has made him something of a critics’ darling, but if you’re not familiar with his solo music (his debut album, 2022’s Some Nights I Dream of Doors, was stunning), odds are you’ve heard his lithe, gravelly inflections on Richard Russell’s Everything Is Recorded project, or warming up UK rap star ...

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65 m. ago Teen's harrowing last words before she died in horror train crash that killed 57 people

Maria Karystianou has accused the Greek government of a cover-up after she was told her 19-year-old daughter was instantly killed in the nation's worst train crash, but a recording has suggested otherwise

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1 hour ago Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark by Dan Richards review – night owls of all feathers

This immersive exploration of how we experience the nocturnal world is beautifully illuminatingAs children, we’re primed by literature to think of the night as a time for adventure as well as rest, but by early middle age, we’ve mostly ringfenced its darkness for sleep (or, for the insomniacs among us, anxieties about sleep’s absence). Author Dan Richards is no exception, and it took a nuit blanche stranded 3,600 metres up a Swiss mountain to reawaken his sense of night-time’s vast and varied potential. Hopelessly lost, he drew comfort from the occasional blips of aircraft in the sky above and from moving lights in the town below: others, too, were out and about, albeit in less of a fix. What could they all be doing?Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark details his subsequent investigation into “the who and the how of the nocturnal world”. Its pages, immersive and personal, span encounters with night owls of all feathers, from the heroic (Richards hears tales of ...

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1 hour ago Stacey Solomon shares heartbreaking update about her beloved dog Teddy after shock diagnosis as she admits her family are 'praying for him'

Stacey Solomon has revealed the heartbreaking news that she could well be losing a beloved family member.The star, 35, took to Instagram to reveal that her dog, Teddy, fell unwell on Thursday.

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1 hour ago Why Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ is a dangerous distraction from his original sin

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating an Easter ceasefire - it doesn’t and should not matter, World affairs editor Sam Kiley explains

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2 h. ago Zelenskyy says Russia has intensified shelling despite ‘Easter truce’ as Moscow also accuses Ukraine of breaching ceasefire – live

‘Easter truce’ ordered by Putin on Saturday but Ukraine president says Russian army continuing efforts to advanceEaster falls on the same day this year for orthodox and western churches, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukrainians not to give up hope that peace will one day return.Here are some of the latest images coming out of the newswires from Ukraine where festivities continue despite Russian attacks:We are documenting every Russian violation of its self-declared commitment to a full ceasefire for the Easter period and are prepared to provide the necessary information to our partners. In practice, either Putin does not have full control over his army, or the situation proves that in Russia, they have no intention of making a genuine move toward ending the war, and are only interested in favorable PR coverage. It’s a good thing, at least, that there were no air raid sirens. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘I want to talk about it honestly’: trauma of Weinstein’s unknown British victims is revealed

Actor Lisa Rose’s one-woman show highlights suffering of aspiring actors and office juniors who fell prey to mogul’s abuseHarvey Weinstein’s key accusers were famous – from Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow to Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Judd. These Hollywood film stars spoke out against the ex-studio boss’s abusive behaviour in 2017, fuelling the international #MeToo movement.But Weinstein’s crimes and bullying practices had a direct and lasting impact on many more, including unknown names who worked with him in London. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Syrian refugee says Home Office ‘breaking my heart’ by refusing dying mother entry to UK

Home Office intervened after initial ruling allowing grandmother with terminal cancer to join family in GlasgowA Syrian refugee says the Home Office has “broken her heart” by trying to bar her mother, who has weeks to live, from coming to the UK to spend her final days with the grandchildren she has never met.Ola Al Hamwi fled Syria with her husband, Mostafa Amonajid, in 2015. They had lost their baby after a bombing and were unable to take Al Hamwi’s mother, Soaad Al Shawa,with them. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Horrific serial killer Rodney Cameron dies in hospital aged 72

Rodney Francis Cameron, known as the “Lonely Hearts Killer”, murdered several women in the 1970s.

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3 h. ago Bali death row drug mule nan Lindsay Sandiford in heartbreaking prison reunion

Death row drugs mule Lindsay Sandiford shared "cuddles and kisses" with her grandchildren for the first time in years as they visited her in prison

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3 h. ago Ukrainians gather together to mark Easter with little faith in ceasefire with Russia

Zelensky and Putin accuse each other of breaking temporary truce over weekend

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3 h. ago Justin Bieber's Australian model ex Sahara Ray enters hospital after series of extremely disturbing posts falsely accusing fiancé of abuse

Sahara Ray has now denied false claims she made against her fiancé during what she described as an 'episode' that has seen her enter hospital.

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3 h. ago I'm a football supporter who was saved by a rival fan when I collapsed after a game

This is the heartwarming story of how David Norman, 66, from Northampton, was saved by the quick-thinking of Reading supporter Pippa, after she attended a match.

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3 h. ago 'Lonely Hearts Killer' who murdered woman he lured through matchmaking radio show dies

Rodney Francis Cameron was responsible for the brutal murders of several women across Australia, and earned his chilling nickname following the murder of 44-year-old Maria Goellner

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3 h. ago Rangers lessons helped Aberdeen book Scottish Cup Final spot as Jimmy Thelin reveals key Hampden difference

The Dons saw off nine man Hearts to book a return to Hampden after Oday Dabbagh's late winner in extra-time

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3 h. ago Lyme disease symptoms warning as delay in treatment could hurt heart, brain and bones

Fans know the condition all too well after it’s forced a number of celebrities bow out of the limelight

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4 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Vladimir Putin of breaking Easter ceasefire more than 64 times

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had continued shelling and carrying out front line assaults despite the Easter ceasefire

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4 h. ago Mark Williams steps in as referee forgets his job in awkward live TV match moment

Mark Williams was in a light-hearted mood as he took on Yize Wu in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, with the three-time champion winding up referee Olivier Marteel

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