1 hour ago He traveled to 118 countries before turning 20. Here’s how he did it and where he visited

Arjun Malaviya set off from his home in California on his 17th birthday with the aim of ‘seeing the world alone, before turning 20’. He spoke to US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill about his epic odyssey, revealing the country where he rode a scooter on an airport runway, where has the best food... and the places that disappointed

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2 h. ago Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press

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2 h. ago Pregnant British teen 'drug mule' facing life in Georgia prison set for release if 'substantial' fine paid

Bella May Culley, 19, is accused of carrying £200,000 worth of narcotics into the ex-Soviet country

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2 h. ago Why trans art matters more than ever: ‘It reflects how people live and love’

After the controversy over Amy Sherald’s portrait of a trans Statue of Liberty, trans artists speak about why their work speaks to an important momentPart of the magic of portraiture is how it renders so much of the human experience accessible to us, things we might never see otherwise. This has been very much on Black artist Amy Sherald’s mind. When I spoke to her in advance of the debut of her exhibition American Sublime, she told me that Black representation was foundational to her practice: “I developed this idea that, when I look at art history, for the most part I don’t see portraits of people that look like me. So it started there.”That exhibition’s curator, Sarah Roberts, also spoke about Sherald’s passion for representing the LGBTQ+ community: “Amy has thought a lot about her role as an artist and the need for representation, and she has long been a champion of LGBTQ+ rights. This work is thinking about who gets depicted as being American.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Boden's 'flowy' autumn sale dress is 'ideal both for the office and after work'

"It's just great. The dress fits wonderfully, the fabric is flowing. It's ideal for the office but also for after work or coffee dates."

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3 h. ago National Insurance change would cut bills for millions of people

A Labour MP put forward the idea of a National Insurance reduction for some people

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3 h. ago Queen Camilla fought off London train groper with her shoe as a teen: book

Queen Camilla fought off London train groper with her shoe as a teen: book  Fox News

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3 h. ago Great British Bake Off 2025 start time, cast, judges and everything you need to know

The Great British Bake Off is back for season 16 on Tuesday 2 September

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3 h. ago All Brit 'drug mules' in foreign jails as pregnant teen Bella Culley may soon be free

As pregnant teenager Bella Culley appears in court in Georgia accused of drug smuggling, we share a list of Brits accused of similar crimes currently held in prisons abroad

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4 h. ago Bake Off judge Prue Leith 'went all cold' after Paul Hollywood fell silent in ordeal

Hours before the new Bake Off series returns to our screens, one of the show's judges, Prue Leith, admits still feeling mortified over a mistake she made years ago

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4 h. ago EPA should not have been blocked from terminating green bank funds, appeals court says

A divided appeals court says a federal judge was wrong to block the Trump administration from freezing billions of dollars meant for a “green bank” aimed at financing climate-friendly projects

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4 h. ago Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules

A judge has ruled the Trump administration’s use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal

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4 h. ago Judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in California

Ruling says government violated law banning US military from enforcing domestic law

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4 h. ago Judge blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in California

Ruling says government violated legislation banning US military from enforcing domestic law

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4 h. ago Welsh cannabis dealer warned by judge not to associate with London criminals

Kyle Walker, 30, was found in possession of 29g of cannabis after he was stopped by police.

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4 h. ago Sandie Peggie: NHS Fife nurse accused of 'judgement and hostility' that 'do not deserve' Equality Act defence

Sandie Peggie’s “judgement and hostility” towards a trans doctor do not deserve the protections of the Equality Act, NHS Fife’s lawyer has argued.

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4 h. ago Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith suffering with lifelong syndrome

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith is back for a new series alongside Paul Hollywood but she has candidly opened up about imposter syndrome, which she says she's suffered with for years

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4 h. ago Why Mary Berry really quit Great British Bake Off after seven years on show

The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 tonight which will see Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith back in the tent judging the bakers - but why did Dame Mary Berry quit?

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5 h. ago Doctor's chilling codename for sexual fantasies with teen patient he 'fell in love' with

Dr Cian Hughes first met the girl when she was just 13 and having an operation at a children's hospital in 2011. The pair started a sexual relationship in 2015, when the girl was 17

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5 h. ago ‘Trump loses again’: California governor reacts to judge ruling that national guard in LA violated federal law – live

Democratic governor Gavin Newsom takes shot at Trump after ‘the courts agree’ that deployment of national guard during LA immigration protests was illegalTrump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rulesDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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