15 h. ago Joe Wicks shares his top Parkrun tips as he bids to get people moving

Parkrun is a free event that takes place every Saturday morning all across the world and The Body Coach wants to inspire more people to get involved

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17 h. ago Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

Attacks against the LGBTQ+ community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politiciansWhen a friend introduced Delali* to the dating app Grindr, she was wary. The 25-year-old Ghanaian-Nigerian chef knew online dating in Accra, Ghana’s capital, was treacherous for transgender women. Despite this, she decided to create a profile in February 2019. Messages started flooding in. One man caught her attention and they decided to meet up.At the meeting place, he led her to a secluded building. Inside a room lit by a blue light, he locked the door. She sat, nervously waiting for him to make the first move. Suddenly, two people with torches appeared out of nowhere, filming her. “It felt like I was in a dream,” she says, recalling the realisation that something terrible was about to happen. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Biggest mystery over Easter Island’s heads finally solved as experts reveal the statues ‘WALKED’ into place

A LONG-RUNNING mystery over the Easter Island's iconic heads has finally be solved. Experts have forever wondered how the ancient Rapa Nui people managed to move the giant statue carvings without the help of machinery hundreds of years ago. Some wild theories over the years include the prospect of aliens putting them on the island...

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58 h. ago Easter Island mystery is SOLVED: Scientists finally pinpoint exactly how ancient people moved the iconic head statues 900 years ago

Using a combination of 3D modelling and real-life experiments, scientists have confirmed that the statues actually 'walked' to their final destinations.

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2 d. ago Young people fed up of living with housemates from hell in shared accommodation

Joe Thomas, the actor known for his roles in The Inbetweeners and Fresh Meat, has backed a move to try to help young people in shared rental accommodation

Politics

4 d. ago Trump urges negotiators to ‘move fast’ as Gaza ceasefire talks set to begin in Cairo

Talks on Monday expected to focus on release of hostages and end to war, after Israel kills 63 people in Gaza in past dayDonald Trump has urged negotiators to “move fast” in talks focused on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, as representatives arrived in Cairo for discussions set to begin on Monday.The talks will focus on the first phase of Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, the Egyptian foreign ministry said, which is the release of the remaining 48 hostages held by Hamas in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump urges negotiators to ‘move fast’ as Gaza ceasefire talks set to begin in Egypt

Talks on Monday expected to focus on release of hostages and end to war, after Israel kills 63 people in Gaza in past dayDonald Trump has urged negotiators to “move fast” in talks focused on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, as representatives arrived in Egypt for discussions set to begin on Monday.The talks will focus on the first phase of Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, the Egyptian foreign ministry said, which is the release of the remaining 48 hostages held by Hamas in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on SaturdayMinisters are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said.The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago AD FEATURE: Gower College Swansea named as a leading institution for Oxbridge progression

The college has been recognised for its success in helping young people move on to well-established universities

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9 d. ago ‘Listen to the cry of the Earth’: Pope Leo takes aim at climate change sceptics

Pontiff laments that some ‘ridicule those who speak of global warming’, days after Trump’s claims of ‘con job’Pope Leo XIV has taken aim at people who “ridicule those who speak of global warming” as he embraced Pope Francis’s environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments on the subject to date.Leo presided over the 10th-anniversary celebration of Francis’s landmark ecological encyclical, Laudato Si (Praised Be), at a global gathering south of Rome. The encyclical cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern and launched a global grassroots movement to advocate for caring for God’s creation and the peoples most harmed by its exploitation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israel says ‘last opportunity’ for Gaza City residents to leave

Defence minister issues warning, while Hamas reportedly considers seeking amendments to Trump plan The Israeli military has issued what it said was its final warning for Gaza City residents to flee as it intensified its bombardment and offensive on Wednesday, while Hamas was reportedly considering requesting amendments to Donald Trump’s ceasefire ultimatum.Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said the warning was the last opportunity for people to move to southern Gaza as the military encircled the city. Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that Israeli forces had killed at least 46 people, including 36 in Gaza City. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Chicago officials blast Trump’s plan to send in 100 National Guard troops: ‘This is no way to live’

The move comes after several people involved in anti-ICE protests outside an immigration facility in Chicago were reportedly charged with assaulting officers

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2 w. ago DWP to scrap four key benefits by next March as Brits issued 'stark' warning

The legacy benefits are set to end as the Government moves claimants onto Universal Credit - people are being sent letters urging them to switch

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2 w. ago HMRC can now take money direct from your bank account as new powers kick in

HM Revenue & Customs will be able to take money from people's accounts in a move called ‘draconian’ by tax experts, with anyone owing over £1,000 at risk of their bank paying the taxman directly

Economics

2 w. ago 'I can't move when I wake up and people think I'm dead. But I'm not'

Dr Amir Khan who regularly appears on ITV's This Morning and Lorraine has been inundated with messages from fans

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan slams Nigel Farage's migrant visa plans as 'unacceptable' for Londoners

Row erupts as London’s mayor says Reform move would impact ‘thousands’ of people living in the capital who are ‘contributing hugely to our city’

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2 w. ago Bizarre new fitness trend that sees people walk on all fours like animals, but fans insist they are NOT furries

The internet is crawling with the wild new fitness trend called quadrobics, where people unleash their inner beasts through animal-like movements on all fours.

Sport

2 w. ago Venice police fine parents of children who played football in public square

Murano resident reported children, aged between 12 and 13, to the policeItaly might be a football-loving country but that did not stop police in Venice from pursuing a group of unlikely targets: 14 children who fell foul for playing the game in a public square, leading to fines presented to their parents, in a move that has sparked a debate about the rights of young people to play outdoors.The children, aged between 12 and 13, were playing football earlier this month in Pino Signoretto square in Murano, an island of about 4,500 inhabitants in the Venetian lagoon, when a resident, annoyed by the noise they were making, reported them to the police. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Inside the Gen Z uprising: Leaders of the protest tell Daily Mail the shocking issues that drove Nepal's youth to dismantle the government in days

Nepal's parliament burned and protestors filled the streets before the government was overthrown in 24 hours in a movement largely orchestrated by young people.

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3 w. ago UN says Israel is striking people fleeing Gaza City as 60,000 displaced in just 72 hours

Israel claims that an estimated 450,000 people from Gaza City have moved southward

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