72 m. ago 'Botched' restoration to church Virgin Mary statue sparks huge protests from furious worshippers in Spain

The Virgin of La Macarena is one of Spain 's most famed Catholic effigies, and many Spaniards travel south every year to catch a glimpse of the wooden figure during the city's Holy Week parades.

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72 m. ago Video shows the moment huge fire breaks out at Hotspur Press

Dramatic footage shows the moment the city centre landmark became an inferno

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81 m. ago New Yorkers vote in mayoral primary as polls show Mamdami leading Cuomo

Leftwing Zohran Mamdami, 33, sees surging support in race with former governor for Democratic nominationNew Yorkers are headed to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election that is both likely to decide the city’s next mayor and have major political implications for the future of the Democratic party.The race pits two drastically different Democrats against one another. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist endorsed by the progressive wing of the Democratic party, is the main challenger to Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who has been backed by the party’s centrists and billionaire donors. Continue reading...

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81 m. ago Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’

The Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is about to descend on Venice with his fiancee, some ex-Marines and his limitless credit card. We meet the Italian activists who are saying: enoughWhen she heard that Jeff Bezos was getting married in Venice this June, Heather Jane Johnson felt worse than she had in her entire life. Twenty-five years ago, she ceased trading as a bookseller in Boston, Massachusetts. “I lost a lot because of Bezos and the complicity of Americans in the making of Amazon,” the 53-year-old says. “A big reason I moved to Italy is because I felt betrayed by my countrypeople.”So when posters went up calling a public meeting in the city she now calls home, she went, and she has been to every meeting of anti-Bezos activists since, including one the day before her own wedding last week. “These young people have really restored my faith in humanity,” Johnson says. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago 'Void' opens up in middle of UK city and archaeologists find sinister discovery underneath

The void was opened after workers tried to repair a sinkhole on St Leonard's Place in York and is said to contain what is believed to be part of a 12th-13th century hospital

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92 m. ago Auckland City vs Boca Juniors Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

Boca Juniors require hope of staying in the competition hang in the balance - a big win against Auckland City and Bayern Munich to beat Benfica is needed

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3 h. ago How can RFK Jr ‘Make America healthy again’? He is ignoring the two biggest killers of American children | Devi Sridhar

The US health secretary’s latest report is more interested in vaccine scepticism than the brutal toll inflicted by guns and road traffic accidents“Make America healthy again”. We can all get behind this slogan and agree that much more could be done to improve the health of people living in the US. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health and human services secretary, recently released a report detailing the challenge of the US’s health. About 90% of it outlines the high rates of obesity, mental health issues and chronic disease, 10% covers vaccine scepticism, and 0% looks at solutions or any discussions of the systemic social and economic issues that drive much of the US’s health problems.But what surprised me more was a notable omission of the two biggest killers of American children. American children aren’t just unhealthier. They’re more likely to die in the first 19 years of life because of guns – both homicides and suicides – or in a road traffic accident than children in comparable ...

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3 h. ago Delap is Chelsea’s shiny new toy but uncut gem Jackson offers rare point of difference | Jonathan Liew

While battle lines are drawn between the two strikers with very different journeys to the top, there is a way both can thrive“They are quite similar,” Enzo Maresca said last week of Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson, but of course nobody wanted to take any notice of that bit. Already battle lines are being drawn, positions entrenched. Delap or Jackson. Jackson or Delap. One must survive. One must go reluctantly on loan to Serie A. Those are just the rules.On these terms alone, it’s been a very good week for Delap. Against Flamengo in the Club World Cup on Friday, he was preferred up front, and played with bristling, controlled aggression for more than an hour before making way for Jackson. He then watched as his replacement lost possession with his first touch, went studs‑up with his second, was sent off and scapegoated for Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat, and later issued a grovelling apology on social media for his actions. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Second Gareth Bale takeover interview emerges as he says 'it's always been Cardiff City'

Gareth Bale's interest in hometown club Cardiff City has seriously ramped up

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4 h. ago ‘We have a high appetite for risk’: inside King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s historic EU tour

Residencies in storied venues from a panopticon prison to an ancient amphitheatre gave an appropriate backdrop to the Australian band’s existential new record‘It’s always good to make yourself feel small,” says Stu Mackenzie. We’re sitting behind the stage of the Ancient theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after the second night of his band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s three shows there. The marble-hewn amphitheatre was built between 98-117AD. We’re flanked by columns bearing ancient Greek inscriptions from back when this place was called Philippopolis; the precipitous drop behind us reveals the east side of Europe’s longest continually inhabited city, the glowing cross of the Cathedral of St Louis and the shadow of the hills in the distance.In front of the stage where the Australian experimental rock band have just spent two hours wilding out is an arena where man and beast used to do battle in front of a far more bloodthirsty crowd than the one that just drank the venue dry of b...

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4 h. ago Man Utd and Chelsea weighing up sensational swap deal after two transfer requests

Christopher Nkunku and Alejandro Garnacho both face uncertain futures at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively but there could be a solution in the transfer market as the two clubs consider sending them in opposite directions

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5 h. ago The best budget hotels in Los Angeles for location and style

From downtown high-rises to Hollywood hostels, here’s our pick of the most affordable places to stay in the City of Angels in 2025

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5 h. ago Why travellers should leave city breaks behind to slow down on Sweden’s islands this summer

Looking for a respite from London, Natalie Wilson swapped bikes and city lights for seaweed and saunas on Sweden’s lesser trodden archipelago

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5 h. ago Man United target 'shock' wildcard transfer as talks considered for swap move

Manchester United transfer news and opinion including the latest on Moise Kean, Ollie Watkins, Alejandro Garnacho and Christopher Nkunku

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6 h. ago Translucent bridge to form centrepiece of national memorial to Elizabeth II

Norman Foster wins contest to transform St James’s Park in tribute to late queen’s ‘unifying force’The national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II will include a new bridge in St James’s Park designed by Norman Foster.The peer, who was once among architects to accuse King Charles of using his “privileged position” to “skew the course” of the Chelsea barracks development, described being awarded the project as an honour. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Man City have a wildcard solution to fill a problem position

John Stones could still leave Man City this summer but the centre-back has showed his quality before for the club and his versatility could be useful.

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7 h. ago Manchester United have missed out on signing their perfect striker for a cut

Man United are in desperate need of a striker this summer, but their search is yet to provide them with a positive answer.

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9 h. ago The beautiful Italian city that's the country's 'treasured secret' with flights for under £20

The destination is home to one of Europe's largest medieval centres as well as being the birthplace of one of the world's most iconic pasta sauces...

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11 h. ago Gareth Bale stuns nation with bid to buy football team close to his heart

Gareth Bale has confirmed he is leading a consortium that is interested in buying Cardiff City and wants to be "part of growing the club"

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11 h. ago Major US cities ramp up security at religious centers over fears of repercussions after Iran bombings

Law enforcement in New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. are all taking precautions — though none were aware of any active threats

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