2 h. ago Fuzzy hats and a ban on swearing: the New Zealand town that bonds over curling

Scottish goldminers first brought the sport to Central Otago and the traditions live on as farmers sweep stones and catch up on the iceOn a July evening in Alexandra, a small town in New Zealand’s South Island, the temperature is a chilly 3C. While most of the town is in quiet darkness, at Ice Inline Molyneux Park, the lights are on and the banter is abundant. It’s a social curling night, and the shouts of “sweeeep!” can be heard from the car park. Players from teams with names such as the “Plonkers”, “Too Dam Cold” and “Doome and Broom” gather on the outdoor ice rink, sweeping furiously as 11kg curling stones move across the ice.L-R: A collection of enamel badges from curling competitions and tournaments. Curling stones ready to be put away after a Thursday night social curling game in Alexandra. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Council removes St George’s flags hung by locals to upgrade street lighting

Residents have been putting up flags in Birmingham, but the council says lamppost attachments pose a safety risk

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2 h. ago Watch Rosé, FKA Twigs Down Shots Before ‘APT.’ at Blackpink’s London Show

Watch Rosé, FKA Twigs Down Shots Before ‘APT.’ at Blackpink’s London Show  Rolling Stone

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3 h. ago Puerto Rico police charge a suspect in the recent killing of a US tourist

Authorities in Puerto Rico say a 37-year-old man has turned himself into police and was charged in the recent killing of a U.S. tourist who had flown to the island for Bad Bunny’s residency

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3 h. ago Andrew Tate's £180,000 deposit for Aston Martin 'Bond' supercar seized by police

The controversial social media influencer paid the sum towards the £850,000 special edition Valhalla in July 2021.

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3 h. ago Woman 'took meat cleaver to asylum hotel protests' after migrant entered mum's home

Channay Augustus, 22, was allegedly part of a group of about 20 people who tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London, on Wednesday evening.

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3 h. ago New Spurs captain Cristian Romero is committed to club, insists Frank

Centre-back succeeds departed Son Heung-minFrank: ‘I see a player that will want to lead the team’Thomas Frank has insisted Cristian Romero is committed to Tottenham and has backed the defender to become an even better leader after being handed the captaincy.Romero, named captain after Son Heung-min’s departure for Los Angeles FC, has faced questions over his commitment to Spurs in recent seasons. The 27-year-old has been accused of caring more about playing for Argentina and was linked with a move to Atlético Madrid this summer but Frank is confident the centre-back’s long-term future lies in north London. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Thomas Frank has no worries over future of Tottenham captain Cristian Romero

Cristian Romero, who was recently was named as captain, has entered the final two years of his deal at the north London club.

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3 h. ago Insurance company sues owners of New London church that collapsed in 2024

Insurance company sues owners of New London church that collapsed in 2024  WFSB

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4 h. ago Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team

Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College

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4 h. ago Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children

US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelinesA backlash is brewing against Meta over what it permits its AI chatbots to say.An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, showed the social media giant’s guidelines for its chatbots allowed the AI to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual”, generate false medical information, and assist users in arguing that Black people are “dumber than white people”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Classical singer Russell Watson contemplated taking his own life during brain tumour battle

The tenor had tumour-removal surgeries two decades ago

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5 h. ago Man charged with murder after pensioner, 73, dead from head injury at east London home

Mizanur Rahman, known to the victim, has been arrested and remains in custody over ‘isolated’ incident in Bethnal Green

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5 h. ago Love Island's Blu Chegini says he's 'not a women hater' as he teases All Stars return

Blu Chegini has responded to backlash following his time on the latest series of Love Island as it hasn't stopped him from wanting to return for the All Stars series

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6 h. ago Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools

Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools  The Guardian

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6 h. ago Missing teenage boy, 16, sparks urgent Metropolitan Police search across London

Yaqub was last seen near Tottenham Court Road last month

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6 h. ago Police to prosecute 60 more people for supporting 'terror group' Palestine Action

A further 60 people will be prosecuted for 'showing support for the proscribed terrorist group Palestine Action', the Metropolitan Police said. 

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6 h. ago Prince Harry's former charity Sentebale slashes UK staff to just ONE amid donations collapse and toxic infighting

The charity founded by Prince Harry has laid off all but one of its London staff amid ongoing funding concerns.

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6 h. ago Another 60 people to be prosecuted for ‘showing support for Palestine Action’

More prosecutions are expected in the coming weeks, the Metropolitan Police said.

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7 h. ago A $3.5M Bugatti Chiron being delivered in London attracted a crowd of hundreds dying for a glimpse

A $3.5M Bugatti Chiron being delivered in London attracted a crowd of hundreds dying for a glimpse  supercarblondie.com

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