5 h. ago Julio Iglesias faces claims female staff were told to have sexual health tests, say reports

Spanish singer, 82, had already been accused of sexually assaulting two female former employeesThe Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, who has been accused of sexually assaulting two female former employees, is also alleged to have ordered some women who worked for him to undergo tests for sexually transmitted diseases, local media have reported.The sexual assault allegations against the 82-year-old singer, whose career spans six decades, were published on Tuesday after a three-year joint investigation by the Spanish news site elDiario.es and the Spanish-language TV network Univision Noticias. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Spanish prosecutors studying allegations of sexual assault by singer Julio Iglesias

Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas

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6 h. ago Iran latest: US staff told to leave base in Qatar after Tehran threatens attack in major escalation

A senior Iranian commander said Tehran is at the ‘peak of our readiness’ to respond to any strike on Iran amid Donald Trump’s threats

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19 h. ago Iran crisis live: US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protestersTrump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Americans with Havana Syndrome reveal terrifying symptoms they suffered following report Pentagon tested device linked to mysterious illness

Americans suffering from Havana syndrome have detailed their 'disabling' symptoms amid claims that a division of the Pentagon purchased a device that may be linked to the illness.

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26 h. ago Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault by two women as one says she 'felt like a slave'

Two former employees of Julio Iglesias have accused the singer of sexually assaulting them in 2021, claiming they were subjected to 'inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation'

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26 h. ago Iran crisis live: Trump says ‘help is on its way’ as he urges Iranians to ‘keep protesting’ and to ‘take over’ their institutions

US president cancels meetings with Iranian officials ‘until senseless killing of protesters stops’Trump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Julio Iglesias is accused of sexually assaulting and slapping two women who worked for him as live

The women claimed they were targeted while working as live-in employees for the award-winning artist

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27 h. ago ‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns “a bombshell”.Studies claiming to have revealed micro and nanoplastics in the brain, testes, placentas, arteries and elsewhere were reported by media across the world, including the Guardian. There is no doubt that plastic pollution of the natural world is ubiquitous, and present in the food and drink we consume and the air we breathe. But the health damage potentially caused by microplastics and the chemicals they contain is unclear, and an explosion of research has taken off in this area in recent years. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault by two female former employees

Spanish singer allegedly subjected women to ‘inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation’The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault by two female former employees who say they were subjected “to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation in an atmosphere of control and constant harassment”.The two women – a domestic worker and a physical therapist who were employed at Iglesias’s Caribbean mansions in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas – allege that the assaults took place in 2021. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Iran crisis live: UN says ‘cycle of horrific violence’ in Iran must end as official says 2,000 killed in crackdown

UN rights chief says ‘killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop’ as Iranian official tells Reuters around 2,000 have diedTrump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Iran crisis live: UN says ‘cycle of horrific violence’ in Iran must end as Germany claims regime is in its ‘final weeks’

Friedrich Merz says government is ‘effectively at the end’ after hundreds of protesters reportedly killed in the ongoing crackdownTrump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Spanish star Julio Iglesias accused of sexually abusing two women

In the latest large name to be drawn into the MeToo scandal, Julio Iglesias faces allegations that he abused the two women in 2021 when the younger woman was aged 22

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57 h. ago Energy firm plunges into administration and abruptly stops trading with nearly 300 jobs axed

A MAJOR energy company has officially entered administration, with 295 jobs lost. The South Wales firm, based in Swansea and Treorchy, confirmed on Friday that it could no longer continue trading. Staff at Consumer Energy Solutions were told on Friday that they were being made redundant, with job losses including sales advisors, project planners, and...

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64 h. ago BBC bosses 'are planning to spend £63million on taxis for stars and staff' despite being told to slash costs

The eye-watering spend will fund a 24/7 cab service for employees, on-screen talent, guests and equipment under a new five-year contract.

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3 d. ago Woman left to die alone on trolley in corridor of 'overwhelmed' hospital

A&E staff experiencing "extremely high demand" have told how an elderly woman was left to die as they were overrun and unable to care for her.

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4 d. ago Inside Keir Starmer's first Cabinet of 2026 as PM faces make or break elections

Ahead of a crucial year for the party the PM's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney told the Cabinet Labour might be suffering a dip in the polls, but that a comeback was possible

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6 d. ago Caring for patients in corridors is so 'normal' NHS hospitals are installing plug sockets and call bells in them, investigation reveals

Senior staff told the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) that they made the investment as they 'could not avoid using these spaces'.

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8 d. ago Arizona supreme court evacuated after package tests positive for explosives

Department of education, across the street from the supreme court, also evacuatedLaw enforcement, including the US Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco are investigating a “suspicious package” that was found in the Arizona supreme court building on Monday morning, the agency’s Phoenix division posted to X.At around 10.30am Monday, staff at the Arizona supreme court building were sent home and the building was evacuated after a package in the building’s mailroom tested positive for explosives, 12News, Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reported. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Root hits masterful century for England before Head leads Australia fightback

Fifth Ashes Test; day two: Australia 166-2, England 384Root makes 160 but hosts’ opener helps reduce lead to 218The Richies were out in force on an eventful second day at the Sydney Cricket Ground, an entire block of supporters decked out in either cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory, or beige. Bathed in sunshine, flags fluttering over the two heritage-listed pavilions, the backdrop for Joe Root’s 41st Test hundred was absolutely marvellous.This has not been the case for Root here over the years. In 2014 the SCG witnessed the one and only time he has been dropped by England. In 2018 he made scores of 83 and 58 not out here but ended up on a drip due to extreme heat, his side having crumbled to a 4-0 series defeat. Four years later came a duck and 23, England saving the Test to dodge the whitewash but his captaincy long since sunk. Continue reading...

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