30 m. ago easyJet flight to Spain 'erupts' as man proposes to partner in unexpected way

An easyJet flight to Spain "erupted" recently as a man proposed to his partner in an unexpected way. Passengers were left floored as the romantic incident played out

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42 m. ago Strange blobs found inside Mars could be remnants of something ancient, astronomers say

Findings also have implications for our understanding of Earth’s history

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52 m. ago China’s Xi revelled in his immaculate parade – leaving Trump to stamp his feet in Washington

Trump’s moves to undermine the West have not only made Xi look good – but make him more powerful, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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56 m. ago Xi Jinping whips out new mystery nukes for Putin – and they could reach UK

The triad of new nuclear missiles – Jinglei-1 air-launched missiles, the Julang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the Dongfeng-61 and Dongfeng-31 – can all hit the UK

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57 m. ago Heritage chief quits as power struggle grips 'turbulent' Historic Environment Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: A power struggle is engulfing the top of Historic Environment Scotland after its chairman quit while its chief executive remains on sick leave.

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78 m. ago Mystery surrounds death of first woman to die in 'suicide pod' in Switzerland

The Sacro pod is designed to give the user a tranquil death, but the first woman to use it was found with unexplained strangulation marks on her neck

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79 m. ago President Xi revelled in his immaculate parade – leaving Trump to stamp his feet in Washington

Trump’s moves to undermine the West have not only made Xi look good – but make him more powerful, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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85 m. ago Free agents Premier League clubs can sign as Man Utd look to solve key issue

Premier League clubs had until Monday night to complete their transfer business as the window shut, but free agents still presents them with a chance to continue their recruitment

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1 hour ago This month’s best paperbacks: Haruki Murakami, Richard Powers and more

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some wonderful new paperbacks, from a must-read graphic history to a tale of lost love Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Martin Lewis: get free entry to 6,000+ UK castles and historic sites in September 2025 with Heritage Open Days

Step inside secret spaces and explore hidden history this September 🏰

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2 h. ago From Bravo to Donnarumma: Manchester City’s goalkeeping evolution under Guardiola | John Brewin

Italian may lack skills Pep Guardiola has expected from goalkeepers but he is still a match winner in his own rightSigning a goalkeeper with a reputation as lofty as Gianluigi Donnarumma would usually register as a powerful statement of intent but Manchester City’s addition of Italy’s Euro 2020 hero, the keeper whose saves guided Paris Saint-Germain to a first Champions League last season, has been met with a rather mixed reaction.City’s troubled start to the season adds confusion, so too Pep Guardiola’s case history with goalkeepers. Ederson was beloved by City fans for being a maverick and played a key role in the team’s serial title wins. Just 32, relatively young for players in his position, a dalliance with a move to Saudi Arabia last year and the interest of Fenerbahce – the club he has joined – hastened his exit. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Yellow warnings in force with floods and power cuts possible

Bus and train services will probably be affected with journey times taking longer

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4 h. ago Labour has succeeded only in strengthening Farage. The way is now open for Zack Polanski’s Greens | George Monbiot

By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fillThere’s an obvious way to destroy Nigel Farage’s political momentum. A poll by the research group Persuasion UK, testing various messages, found that by far the most effective line of attack is highlighting his complicity with corporate interests. The message that hit hardest was that Farage’s real loyalties lie with “the rich, the powerful, his mates in big business”, and his “party” (actually a business called Reform 2025 Ltd) “has taken over £2m from fossil fuel lobbyists, polluters, and climate change deniers He’s not smashing the system. He and his rich friends basically are the system.”But this is a string Labour cannot yank, as it would pull its own roof down. If there is a defining mark of Keir Starmer’s administration, it is immediate capitulation to powerful lobby groups, especially corporations and billionaires. This is what explains the otherwis...

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5 h. ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Manchester United have eight quality options to solve transfer priority for free next summer

United wanted to sign a midfielder this summer and it will be their number one priority next summer

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9 h. ago Only 5 per cent of people can solve 'impossible' farm animal puzzle

A riddle about farmyard animals has left many people scratching their heads - but the answer is actually very simple. Can you work it out?

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10 h. ago Top cop's message to public figures 'with power and influence' amid 'climate of tension'

National Police Chief Council chairman Gavin Stephens says police officers are facing increased divisions as they attempt to deal with protests, including at migrant hotels

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11 h. ago Google is barred from exclusive search engine contracts but does not have to break up, judge rules in monopoly case

It was the culmination of a landmark antitrust case that imposed sweeping remedies aimed at restoring competition in online search.

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11 h. ago Pregnant woman slams easyJet as she's turned away from flight in 'twisted' row

Irish folk singer Ceállach Reid shared a 'horrendous' experience she had with easyJet while travelling from Bristol to Belfast with her two-year-old son last week

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11 h. ago Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules

Judge says tech giant can keep world’s most popular browser in ongoing battle over firm being ruled monopolyGoogle will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in the tech giant’s ongoing legal battle over being ruled a monopoly last year.The company will be barred from certain exclusive deals with device makers and must share data from its search engine with competitors, the judge ruled. Continue reading...

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