1 hour ago Legal capture of endangered manta ray sparks bipartisan outrage in Florida

Haul for Abu Dhabi aquarium leads state officials to agree to review the issuing of ‘marine special activity licenses’Florida authorities have agreed to review the issuing of special permits allowing companies to capture endangered creatures to sell, after an outcry over the netting of a huge manta ray for an aquarium in Abu Dhabi.The review comes after a viral video released on 12 July showed a boat crew capturing a giant manta ray off a Panama City beach in Florida and pulling it onto their boat, sparking outrage among the community. A dolphin tour operator who witnessed and filmed the scene confronted the crew and asked whether they would release the manta ray, but they explained they had a legal permit. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The Lost Bus review – Paul Greengrass wildfire movie is as stressful as you’d expect

Toronto film festival: the director retells the worst wildfire in California’s history with expected technical prowess but he’s hampered by a soapy scriptEven before the wildfire has started to rage in fact-based docudrama The Lost Bus, Paul Greengrass has us on edge. We’re inside a schoolbus for the morning drop-off and we’re reminded of the dangers already faced on the day-to-day, young children without seatbelts being driven around the precarious rolling roads of the California hills, the director cranking up every little sound of a vehicle we’re told is in delayed need of a maintenance check. The world is dangerous enough.That nervy tension soon gets considerably ramped up and then rarely lets up for the next two-plus hours, an exhausting, assaultive experience aiming to both take us back to the horrors of 2018’s historically destructive Camp fire and to show us what Californians have been facing ever since and will bleakly continue to in the future. It’s ruthlessly efficient in...

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6 h. ago Donald Trump was an FBI ‘informant’ on Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Mike Johnson claims

The leader of the House of Representatives said Trump was ‘horrified’ by the controversy

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6 h. ago Salter Digital Pet Food Scale review: smart bowl now 20% off with code

Salter’s Digital Pet Food Scale impressed in testing, and right now you can save 20% with code BAKE20 – making it a smart buy

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6 h. ago Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands

A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus

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7 h. ago The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return at Southwark Playhouse Borough review: full of sweaty urgency

This play’s poetic eloquence translates badly to the cold light of the London stage

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7 h. ago Mum entered bathroom to find children murdered and nanny stabbing herself

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A mother entered her worst nightmare after returning home to find her two young children in a pool of blood, having been 'intentionally and savagely slaughtered' by their own nanny

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8 h. ago Forecast for Sunday's Blood Moon 2025 and where to catch a glimpse

The big question for anyone hoping to see the blood moon is, of course, the weather.

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8 h. ago Arijit Singh at Tottenham Hotspur review: An education in soulful vocals

A near perfect gig by Bollywood’s master musician - the first Indian-born artist to play at a UK stadium - was marred by sound problems and unnecessary dancers

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8 h. ago Gregg Wallace's replacement on MasterChef: The Professionals announced

Gregg Wallace's replacement on MasterChef: The Professionals has been announced after Wallace was sacked from the BBC show earlier this year following an independent review

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9 h. ago Blood of My Blood fans ‘horrified’ as they issue the same complaint about episode six

The Outlander prequel series takes viewers back to 18th century Scotland

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10 h. ago The Hoxton Poblenou: Where the chic set hang out in Barcelona's coolest neighbourhood

Need somewhere to stay for the next Primavera festival, or just want to beat the crowds in bustling Barcelona? This El Poblenou stay is the place to be, says William Hosie

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11 h. ago ‘Insane’ new Netflix show from Tinder Swindler star has fans hooked

The six-part series shines a light on victims of romance fraud

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11 h. ago Mike Pence has ‘no doubt’ Russia will attack Nato country if successful in Ukraine

Mike Pence has said that he has “no doubt” that Russia will cross a Nato country’s border if it wins in Ukraine.

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11 h. ago Higher defence spending is pointless without climate aid, says UN chief

Achim Steiner says cuts to development budget are shortsighted in an interconnected global economySpending more on defence will be pointless unless western governments also tackle the climate crisis in poor countries, the UN’s departing chief of international development has warned.“The more you restrict your ability to act by simply focusing on what’s happening inside your country, the more vulnerable you become,” said Achim Steiner, who recently completed his second term as administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which works on overseas aid and lifting people out of poverty. “Vulnerability can then very quickly translate into a very real crisis scenario.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago 'I tried Kayali's new oud perfumes, and they're so luxurious'

Shopping writer Lauren got her hands on the latest launch from the viral fragrance brand - here's what she thought

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12 h. ago Obsession review – nasty horror sees a wish for true love go horribly wrong

Toronto film festival: Writer-director Curry Barker follows up $800 YouTube hit Milk & Serial with a frighteningly effective, and head-smashingly gory, cautionary taleThis year’s Sundance saw the real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie play with the grotesque reality of being literally stuck to one another in the body horror Together, a wincingly effective lark that turned codependency into a curse. It didn’t really find its audience upon too-wide release this summer, a campaign that couldn’t succinctly explain the plot or convey a tone that went from horror to comedy and back again.At Toronto, YouTuber turned film-maker Curry Barker’s similarly themed Obsession should be an easier sell when it gets swiftly bought and packaged (it’s entering the festival as a sure-to-be-fought-over sales title). It’s a cleaner, more concise pitch – love spell gone wrong – and its reaction-securing moments of horrible violence even more alarming, a Midnight Madness winner that will probably ...

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12 h. ago Review: Bluetti Apex 300 delivers flexible power for home, office or your travels

The portable power system stands out as a highly capable, scalable, and intelligent energy platform

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13 h. ago Blood Moon: Five fascinating facts about tomorrow's September lunar eclipse

Here's everything you need to know about tomorrow's Blood Moon lunar eclipse and why it is so special

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13 h. ago Floyd Mayweather’s chaotic exhibition career and what it could mean for Mike Tyson clash

Tyson will box Mayweather next year in the latter’s latest exhibition bout

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