98 m. ago Married school dinner lady sacked after sex with pupil at her home after class

Dinner lady Amy Nicole Wigginton, 41, was placed on administrative leave and confessed to twice having sex with a student at Lauderdale County High School in Rogersville, Alabama

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1 hour ago UK scientists will attempt to dim the sun in controversial experiment costing taxpayer £800 million

The controversial technology aims to reflect sunlight back into space in a bid to combat climate change

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2 h. ago The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen

From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the US is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassionAcross the country, a troubling trend is accelerating: the return of institutionalization – rebranded, repackaged and framed as “modern mental health care”. From Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to expand involuntary commitment in New York to Robert F Kennedy Jr’s proposal for “wellness farms” under his Make America Healthy Again (Maha) initiative, policymakers are reviving the logics of confinement under the guise of care.These proposals may differ in form, but they share a common function: expanding the state’s power to surveil, detain and “treat” marginalized people deemed disruptive or deviant. Far from offering real support, they reflect a deep investment in carceral control – particularly over disabled, unhoused, racialized and LGBTQIA+ communities. Communities that have often seen how the framing of institutionalization as “treatment” obscu...

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2 h. ago Bishop fears poverty 'explosion' with DWP, PIP and UC changes making families homeless

EXCLUSIVE: The Bishop of Leicester Martyn Snow has blasted the Government for pursuing a policy that their own analysis says will push a quarter of a million people into poverty

Society

2 h. ago Scottish names included in list of 30 'old lady' names making a comeback in 2025

The list includes three names of Scottish origin, two of which have cartoon character and film connotations

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3 h. ago Teen pushed away brute when they first met but he took advantage and plied her with drink and drugs

Craig McWilliams was jailed over his crimes.

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3 h. ago London Marathon 2025: How to recover safely? Expert shares five top tips for runners on post

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3 h. ago ‘We’ll hit back’: Canadians cast aside niceties before momentous election

Ex-pats in the UK feel more engaged than ever for next week’s ballot, motivated by pushing back against Trump and ‘attack dog’ populismThe unfailing politeness of Canadians is a national character trait recognised the world over, but ex-pats living in the UK, readying their postal ballots for next week’s momentous elections, are in no mood for niceties.“If you mess with Canadians, we’ll hit back,” says Sarah Helppi, a 44-year-old Toronto native turned Londoner who has just posted her ballot for what she calls the most important Canadian vote in her lifetime. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘It’s about preventing real harm’: Canadians in UK prepare for momentous election

Expats feel more engaged than ever for next week’s ballot, motivated by pushing back against Trump and populismThe unfailing politeness of Canadians is a national character trait recognised the world over, but expats living in the UK, readying their postal ballots for next week’s momentous elections, are in no mood for niceties.“If you mess with Canadians, we’ll hit back,” says Sarah Helppi, a 44-year-old Toronto native turned Londoner who has just posted her ballot for what she calls the most important Canadian vote in her lifetime. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago How humans could travel millions of light years to distant planets in SECONDS

Scientists say that there is a way humanity could travel to millions of light years in seconds thanks to holes in the fabric of space and time.

Science

15 h. ago Inside Trump’s whirlwind trip to the pope’s funeral: Biden, Melania’s birthday and a Zelensky rematch

The president met with his Ukrainian counterpart and parted ways with the First Lady after a 14-trip to Rome

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16 h. ago Gen Z are so scared of one thing when driving their cars they ask parents to do it

Some 96% of those aged 16-28 said being watched, trying to fit their cars into a small space, and parallel parking left them a nervous wreck, with some even asking their parents to park for them

Transport

16 h. ago Trio of fresh injuries as Glasgow Warriors count cost of bruising Bulls defeat

URC champions grateful for week off as they regroup for final push

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17 h. ago Trump admin brainstorms aggressive tactics to clear homeless camps in cities and forcibly hospitalize people, report claims

Justice Department asks employees for ideas on how to ‘more efficiently shift chronic vagrants away from the public square and into a more concentrated space’ to better deploy services

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17 h. ago Jeanette Winterson: ‘I’d like to go up in space as a very old lady and just be pushed out’

The Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit author on being a good landlord to a grumpy ghost, her optimism about AI and the ideal size for catsRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYour debut novel Oranges are Not the Only Fruit turns 40 years old this year. How do you feel about it at this point in your life?Can you believe it? I find that astonishing. I’m always having to think about it because people keep bothering me about it! Its next iteration is a musical, and then I really hope that’s the end. Just let me go! Obviously I love Oranges and I revisited it again with [her 2011 memoir] Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal? and the musical too. Surely, by the rule of three, this is it? Then I can live in peace and plant potatoes. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Fanatics begins U.K. trading card push with Lewis Hamilton and massive crowd at London store opening

Fanatics begins U.K. trading card push with Lewis Hamilton and massive crowd at London store opening  The New York Times

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22 h. ago French First Lady Brigitte Macron deviates from Pope's funeral dress code by not wearing a head covering

Brigitte, 72, joined her husband, French president Emmanuel Macron, and world leaders, clergymen, and reigning monarchs in St Peter's Square as the Argentine pontiff was laid to rest on Saturday.

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23 h. ago Kremlin claims Ukraine pushed out of Kursk as Trump criticises Putin

Russia acknowledges presence of North Korean troops on the ground for the first time

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23 h. ago Kremlin claims to have pushed Ukraine out of Kursk as Trump criticises Putin

Russia acknowledges presence of North Korean troops on the ground for the first time

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23 h. ago Melania Trump 'happy to be in spotlight' as insiders reveal truth to Amazon documentary

Melania Trump's Amazon documentary surrounding her life is set to expose private details of life as a First Lady and the president will also make an appearance

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