13 h. ago The enormity of the attacks on Ukraine is impossible to grasp. Let me show you the horror of a single day | Oleksandr Mykhed

The rumble, the explosions and the deaths: they are so frequent that they seem normal. It’s a fight to protect our homes, our cities and the psycheDay 1,254 of the invasion; 31 July 2025, Kyiv, 4.30am. The air-raid alarm started again just a moment ago. I wake up from the roar and rumble of rockets. It’s a sound that makes you want to flee in primeval terror.Time slows down. I roll over on the bed, embrace my girlfriend Dasha, make another half-turn and we drop down softly to the floor. I am not thinking or reflecting, I’m guided by instinct – move away from the windows, position our silhouettes as low as possible. I cover Dasha with my body. All she has time to ask for is: “The doggie? Where’s the dog?” From under the bed, we can hear the rustling of our old chihuahua’s paws.Oleksandr Mykhed is the author of The Language of War and a member of PEN Ukraine. Translated by Maryna Gibson Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Influencer couple 'lost control' and rolled 'many, many times' downhill before tragic death in off

An influencer couple who died in an off-roading horror crash rolled 'many, many times' as they plunged more than 650 feet down a rocky mountain in Canada.

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55 h. ago Influencer couple described as 'extraordinary souls' killed in off

It is thought that they may have lost control on the rugged terrain

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7 d. ago British adventurer just back from trip of a lifetime to Mount Everest was killed in head on collision with ambulance after damaged tyre lost air, inquest hears

Lauren McFarland, 30, lost control of her red Fiat Punto as she drove along the A66 near Keswick, in Cumbria, in January last year.

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7 d. ago Three die in crash as librarian, 81, in Audi A8 'presses accelerator in error'

Humphrey Pickering, 81, lost control of his powerful Audi A8 after failing to negotiate a sharp bend and knocked down Stephen Burch and Katherine Burch, in Beaumaris, North Wales

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7 d. ago Three died in crash after motorist, 81, pressed accelerator in error

Stephen Burch and Katherine Burch, both 65, both died at the scene after suffering multiple injuries in the crash on August 28, 2024. Humphrey Pickering, who lost control of his car, also died in the tragic incident.

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7 d. ago Motorist, 81, pressed accelerator in error and hit retired couple, inquest told

Humphrey Pickering failed to negotiate a sharp bend and lost control of his powerful Audi A8 automatic car.

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8 d. ago MasterChef contestant and TikTok star, 38, dies in horror car crash

Yanin Campos was driving in her home city of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Saturday when she lost control of her SUV and crashed head-on into a parked car, according to local reports

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9 d. ago Driver trying to set speed record at Utah salt flats race dies after losing control

Chris Raschke, 60, was going 283 mph in his rocket-like car at the Speed Week racing event at the Bonneville Salt FlatsA driver going 283 mph (455 km/h) trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died on Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said.Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical professionals at the scene, but died from his injuries, according to the Southern California Timing Association, which has organized the popular land-speed racing event known as Speed Week since the late 1940s. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Time Flies review – existential flight game with a bittersweet buzz

PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch; Playables/PanicClever puzzler has you freely buzzing around trying to quickly achieve all your bucket list activities while avoiding sharp or gooey life-ending hazardsThe death of a housefly is usually an unceremonious event. Within minutes of the insect’s appearance in our periphery, a tide of annoyance rises, and with the quick thwap of a swatter or rolled-up magazine, the bug is gone. Time Flies, a perception-warping bug puzzler, reimagines this inevitably short lifespan as an absurd tragedy – by providing the soon-to-perish pest with a bucket list.Over the course of roughly a minute, players freely buzz around minimalist 2D environments in an effort to make those last wishes come true. The fly’s dreams arrive as vague, far-ranging clues such as “make someone laugh”, “find God”, “start a revolution” and “get rich”, and it’s your job to ricochet around the space until you land, often literally, on a clarifying and usually funny realisation. Similar t...

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9 d. ago Driver dies trying to set land speed record on Utah salt flat

Race officials said 60-year-old Chris Raschke of Ventura, California, had lost control of his vehicle while competing at the Bonneville Speedway

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1 week ago Grand Canyon ‘megafire’ timelapse shows rare fire cloud forming

A time-lapse video shows a fire cloud rolling over the Grand Canyon as a ‘megafire’ continues to rage on across northern Arizona.

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1 week ago Gonorrhoea at an all time high as NHS rolls out 'world first' treatment

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3 w. ago Japan’s PM accepts ‘harsh’ election result after losing upper house majority

Ballot heaps pressure on Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffs Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future was unclear on Monday after his coalition lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a rightwing populist party.While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s minority government falls, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader, who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October and who has never been popular within his own party. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba faces uncertain future after losing upper house majority

Ballot heaps pressure on Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffsJapanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future was unclear on Monday after his coalition lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a rightwing populist party.While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s minority government falls, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader, who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October and who has never been popular within his own party. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite losing upper house majority

Ballot heaps pressure on Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffsJapanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s has vowed to stay on despite his coalition losing its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a rightwing populist party.While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s minority government falls, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader, who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October and who has never been popular within his own party. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Japan’s PM accepts ‘harsh’ election result as loss of upper house predicted

Ballot heaps pressure on Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government after it lost control of lower house in October Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose control of the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, potentially heralding political turmoil as a tariff deadline with the US looms.While the ballot does not directly determine whether prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government falls, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader, who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist

The Simply Red singer gets emotional over Aretha and wakes up to Ravi Shankar. But which record healed his broken teenage heart?The first single I bought One of the first albums I bought was Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones; the first single was The Last Time. I was about 11 when my dad bought me my first record player, and I wore it out by listening to it so much.The first song I fell in love with My first love was an unrequited crush. I heard Let’s Stay Together by Al Green on the radio, went out and bought it, and played it over and over to heal the pain of teenage rejection. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside Hollywood's most toxic feud: As Justin Baldoni and co

Two rich and unfeasibly gorgeous film stars locked in a drama, with the end credits unlikely to roll any time soon.

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3 w. ago Four students killed in crash after driver lost control at about 94mph – inquest

Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22, died at the scene of the crash in Magdalen Street, Colchester.

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