46 m. ago 'Banana fertiliser' will help your orchids 'bloom like clockwork' year round

Orchids are one of the most popular houseplants due to their beautiful and unusual blooms but if they're not flowering as much as usual, it could be due to a lack of nutrients

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1 hour ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – epic all

Villa Park, Birmingham The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning forceFireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an epic show – just War Pigs, NIB, Iron Man and Paranoid – but is the farewell this extraordinary band deserve, with an undercard of stadium-fillers and festival headliners come to pay tribute.The returning Bill Ward adds the swing other Sabbath drummers have never managed, Tony Iommi churns out those monstrous riffs, Geezer Butler flits around them on bass, and Ozzy Osbourne is Ozzy Osbourne, a baffled and discomfited force of nature. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic farewell show was less Live Aid, more Loud Aid

With merging and collaborating metal acts swapping over on a revolving stage, it’s a fast-spinning Lazy Susan of metal history. Yet there’s precious little ego and plenty of heartfelt humility

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4 h. ago Elon Musk claims he has ‘formed’ his own political party after fallout with Trump: ‘Give you back your freedom’

Elon Musk says he is forming the ‘America Party’ as he feuds with Trump over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

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7 h. ago Wolves post emotional tribute video to Diogo Jota celebrating his highlights as fans call for shirt number to be retired

Fans on social media praised a 'beautiful tribute' but are asking the club to go one step further and retire the number 18 shirt which he wore for three seasons at Molineux.

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8 h. ago Met Office issues THUNDERSTORM warning as maps reveal areas facing lightning and floods

It is likely that thunderstorms will cause widespread travel disruption with the Met Office saying there is 'a good chance driving conditions will be affected.'

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8 h. ago Labour's Lisa Nandy blasted BBC over why nobody was fired for airing Gaza documentary

The BBC is set to publish a review into the controversial Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone which was aired in February and was pulled from the broadcaster after it was revealed the 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official

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9 h. ago 'Am I allowed to sing the songs?': The 20 daftest questions asked by fans ahead of Oasis Live 25

We take a light-hearted look at the weird and wonderful inquiries posed by fans excitedly counting down the days to this summer's Heaton Park reunion shows

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9 h. ago ‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’

Previously apolitical Social Security Administration lauded Trump’s debt-expanding bill after its passageAn email sent by the US Social Security Administration (SSA) that claims Donald Trump’s major new spending bill has eliminated taxes on benefits for most recipients is misleading, critics have said.The reconciliation bill – which the president called the “one big, beautiful bill” before signing it on Friday after Republicans in Congress passed it – includes provisions that will strip people of their health insurance, cut food assistance for the poor, kill off clean energy development and raise the national debt by trillions of dollars. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Thelo Aasgaard tells Rangers fans his transfer decision was 'easy' as £3.5m man rubber stamped on 4 year deal

It's full steam ahead at Ibrox as the Light Blues continue to get the done deals over the line ahead of crucial Champions League action

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9 h. ago Arsenal strike Noni Madueke agreement after Chelsea star gets transfer green light

Arsenal continue to be linked with a shock summer swoop for Chelsea winger Noni Madueke and the England star has now agreed personal terms ahead of a possible transfer

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10 h. ago F1 British Grand Prix: Max Verstappen denies McLarens to take pole at Silverstone – live

Red Bull driver pips Piastri to pole position at the lastSign up for The Recap | And you can drop Billy a mailEveryone is out, chasing an initial benchmark of 1:26.392 set by Alex Albon of Williams. Max Verstappen takes 0.351 seconds off thatA lot of the field remain indoors as some light rain comes down in the Northamptonshire countryside Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Met Office issues thunderstorm warning as 3 regions face lightning and floods

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12 h. ago Kudus, Kamaldeen and Nuamah light up Black Sherif’s London concert

Kudus, Kamaldeen and Nuamah light up Black Sherif’s London concert  GhanaWeb

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12 h. ago Vila Vita Parc: Hollywood’s favourite hideaway in the Algarve

Tucked away from the bustle of Albufeira’s tourist trails, this exceedingly chic hotel boasts excellent gastronomy, cinematic vistas, and is family-friendly too. No wonder the A-list love it, says Lucy Halfhead

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13 h. ago Managing Leeds as Daniel Farke gets £40m green light and £30m Premier League hitman signs

Daniel Farke will be hoping to break the trend of promoted teams being relegated from the Premier League, and this is what Leeds United's transfer window could end up looking like

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14 h. ago Tyrell Malacia finally has Celtic transfer green light from Man Utd after price drop and Rangers ally intel

The Scottish champions are in need of a new left-back following the departure of Greg Taylor

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14 h. ago Rachel Reeves to announce review of workplace pensions contributions — here’s what it could mean

The chancellor will use her Mansion House speech to announce the overhaul

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15 h. ago Oasis at Cardiff review: killer setlist, brotherly love, history made

Oasis are back, and this first show of the reunion tour was suitably biblical

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15 h. ago Lisa Nandy says she asked BBC why nobody was fired for airing Gaza documentary

A review looking into Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone is due to be published later this week.

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