7 h. ago Jamie Buxton picks July's sci fi and fantasy:  Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch, The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa, A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid

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9 h. ago Holiday 'nightmare' as Brit pals who died 'jumping into hotel pool' pictured for first time

Mo, 27, and 29-year-old King Edonmi, known as 'King the Great', were discovered at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal, and pronounced dead at the scene

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42 h. ago Luke Littler, you require a FIFTH driving theory test! Darts superstar, 18, reveals his full results after fourth

Luke Littler might be prodigious talent at the oche but he's far from elite behind the wheel and has revealed that he requires a fifth driving theory test after his latest failure.

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59 h. ago Mom stabbed to death in front of her five children, aged 7 to 15, as cops arrest murder suspect

Sharmaine Magan Forpahl, 32, died after she was stabbed multiple times in front of her children last week at her Ohio home.

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67 h. ago KLM ‘deeply saddened’ after employee dies in London plane crash

KLM ‘deeply saddened’ after employee dies in London plane crash  NL Times

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68 h. ago Teenage boy who died in River Kelvin pictured for first time as tributes paid to 'hero'

The 15-year-old's body was pulled from the River Kelvin, near Maryhill Road, on July 12.

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5 d. ago Brits urged to drive with a bowl of water on their passenger seat

Petrol and diesel prices have risen for the first time in three months, with the cost of an average litre of petrol and diesel up by 2p and 3p on average in the space of a month

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6 d. ago Liverpool retire No 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota after forward’s death

Number will no longer be used across all club’s teams28-year-old died alongside his brother in car crashLiverpool have permanently retired their No 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash alongside his brother, André Silva, last week. The club have announced that the No 20 will no longer be used across all levels of the club, including the men’s team, the women’s team and through academy levels.The tribute, the first in Liverpool’s history, is a reflection of how valued the Portugal international was as a player and a person at the club. Liverpool fans have called for the retirement of the No 20 shirt since the 28-year-old and his brother died in north-western Spain. Liverpool deliberately timed the announcement at 20:20 BST on Friday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Marcus Rashford sparks Barcelona transfer theory after dream move 'green light'

Manchester United transfer news as Marcus Rashford shows love to Lamine Yamal amid speculation linking him with Barcelona

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7 d. ago Former MMA fighter ‘died four times’ amid double lung transplant

Ben Askren, a former Olympic wrestler, had been hospitalized in Wisconsin with a severe case of pneumoniaFormer Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery.Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of what happened over a month-long stretch from late May through the first two days of July. His wife, Amy, had said in a series of social media posts that Askren was put on a ventilator in June and placed on the donor list for a lung transplant on 24 June. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant

I worked for the author of The Talented Mr Ripley in her final months. She was so mean and secretive, I imagined she wanted to kill meI first read Patricia Highsmith’s novels in the autumn of 1994. I was 20 and living in a room in her house in Tegna, Switzerland, that was plastered with bookshelves full of her first editions, organised in chronological order. Pat was 73 and knew she was about to die; she had been, it was rumoured, diagnosed with cancer or some other terminal disease. I was trapped in her world with her, trembling. She had weeks left to live and had spent so much time writing about how to get away with murder. I fantasised that she might try to kill me.The story of how I ended up in that house begins a few months earlier, in Zurich, with me on a blue tram, on my way to dinner at the house of Anna and Daniel Keel, a couple I’d grown friendly with. Anna was a brilliant painter for whom I had been modelling since I was 17. Her studio smelled like oil paint, instant coff...

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8 d. ago Man accused of murdering Iraq War veteran ‘just wanted to give him a black eye’

Gregory Twigg, 32, has denied intending to cause serious harm to Lee Woodward, 39, who died in hospital 10 months after he was punched three times.

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9 d. ago Reservoir Dogs star Michael Madsen's cause of death after actor found at home

Actor Michael Madsen, famed for starring in huge Quentin Tarantino films such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, died at the age of 67 and was found at home by cops

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1 week ago João Pedro makes early mark for Chelsea but Blues forwards must avoid seeing red

New signing made a bright Club World Cup debut and now eyes Fluminense, one of his former sides, on TuesdayEstêvão Willian was not the only Brazilian attacker to offer a tantalising glimpse of the future during Chelsea’s win against Palmeiras in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. There was also a bright cameo from João Pedro, who came on for Liam Delap just after Estêvão’s equaliser early in the second half and proceeded to change the game with his brawn and intelligent link-up play.It was an eye-catching performance from the forward given that his £60m move to Chelsea had been announced two days earlier. What had the 23‑year‑old been doing during his time off? Lifting logs and existing on a diet of raw steak, presumably. The aggression from João Pedro was startling. He was raring to go after a couple of training sessions with his new teammates and, while he was not involved in the winning goal, his bustling forward play was a vital part of Chelsea reasserting their dominance...

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1 week ago Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, but timeline is unconfirmedRussia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after Vladimir Putin sacked him.The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot wound hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death in his car made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, though timeline of events remains unconfirmedRussia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after he was sacked by Vladimir Putin.The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jude Bellingham, Diego Maradona... and Bobby Moore: Eight times a club's shirt number has been RETIRED as Liverpool fans call for tribute to Diogo Jota's No 20

ISAAN KHAN: Liverpool fans are calling for the club to retire Diogo Jota's No 20 jersey as a mark of respect after his tragic death. The football world is in a state of mourning.

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1 week ago Jude Bellingham, Diego Maradona... and Bobby Moore: Seven times a club's shirt number has been RETIRED as Liverpool fans call for tribute to Diogo Jota's No 20

ISAAN KHAN: Liverpool fans are calling for the club to retire Diogo Jota's No 20 jersey as a mark of respect after his tragic death. The football world is in a state of mourning.

Society

1 week ago Chaka Khan pays tribute to ‘amazing’ Quincy Jones at Montreux Jazz Festival

The 72-year-old opened the 59th edition of the Swiss music festival with a homage to the 28-time Grammy winner who died last year aged 91.

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1 week ago Man who died in Paisley 'stabbing' pictured for first time as family pay tribute

Richard Lee died after being attacked with a bladed weapon in the early hours of Thursday morning in Paisley.

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