31 m. ago Alejandro Garnacho verdict after first Chelsea act and Man United conduct called out

After his £40million move to Chelsea, Alejandro Garnacho will be looking to prove his critics wrong after run-ins with Manchester United managers and criticism from ex-players

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61 m. ago ‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs

Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front believes we shouldn’t blame users for the ills of capitalism: if so many people are self-medicating, why not give them the clean stuff?On 12 August 2017, I ran from the car that James Alex Fields, a white supremacist, plowed into a crowd of anti-racist organizers in Charlottesville, Virginia. Other peoples’ blood splattered on me. I lost my friends in the crowd and panicked. I thought I might die.A month later, I woke up on a work trip in a hotel room alone in Oakland, California, with my hands trembling, and an unshakeable feeling that I was being chased by a pack of wild animals. I was having a mental breakdown. Continue reading...

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61 m. ago Alejandro Garnacho verdict reached after Man Utd training behaviour and Chelsea act slammed

Following his £40million move from Manchester United to Chelsea, Alejandro Garnacho has a lot to prove after run-ins with managers and criticism from ex-players

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63 m. ago 'Scary' moment captures 'Lime Bike Hunger Games' as hundreds of electric bikes descend on London

Commuters in London have resorted to using electric bikes to get to work amid ongoing Tube strike action - in a phenomenon that has become dubbed 'the Lime Bike Hunger Games'.

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70 m. ago Eco millionaire Dale Vince heaps praise on 'boob whisperer' Zack Polanski saying 'populist' new Green Party leader is a 'leftwing Nigel Farage'

Mr Vince, the entrepreneur and Labour party supporter, said Mr Polanski was 'exactly what the Green Party needs', following the former actor and hypnotist's election win last week.

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92 m. ago These are my new favourite cleaning tools from Daewoo for a September refresh

It’s time for a new season reset with these essential cleaning tools from Daewoo.

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1 hour ago Research suggests sudden muscle cramps during exercise may be out of your control

Scientists have traditionally attributed exercise-induced cramps to dehydration or electrolyte imbalances. However, this theory left unanswered questions

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1 hour ago Contactless card payments could become unlimited under plan to scrap £100 cap

The Financial Conduct Authority announced plans to scrap the £100 cap on contactless card payments

Economics

1 hour ago Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison

A German court has convicted the suspect in last year’s knife attack at a festival in Solingen of murder and membership in the Islamic State group and sentenced him to life in prison

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2 h. ago CBI boss calls on Chancellor to break Labour’s manifesto tax promise

Rain Newton-Smith warned Rachel Reeves against ‘slavish adherence’ to tax pledges made in the run-up to last year’s general election.

Economics

2 h. ago Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner has ‘no remorse’ as rapist set for prison release

Christian Brueckner has 'no remorse' over his crimes, a reporter has said, as the convicted rapist is set to be released from jail following a seven-year rape sentence

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3 h. ago Starmer should beware: in this volatile age, no majority and no leader is secure for long | Rafael Behr

Labour’s massive election victory already feels long ago. The PM needs to build a new electoral alliance – and quicklySign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreKeir Starmer doesn’t see himself as the leader of a coalition government. With 399 MPs and a working majority of 156, why should he?One reason is that those numbers mark a high tide of anti-Tory feeling that receded as soon as Rishi Sunak’s rotten administration was swept away. Voters from diverse places with disparate grievances embraced Starmer’s promise of change, often uncertain what it meant in practice. They needed reasons to be glad of the choice they had made and haven’t found them. Support for the government has tanked as a result.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man sentenced to 7 years of hard labor for criticizing Myanmar's election plan

Myanmar state-run media say a man has been sentenced to seven years of hard labor for criticizing the military government’s plans to hold elections in December

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3 h. ago WRU deny shortage of referees and stand by decision to prioritise youth amid criticism

The WRU has come in for some criticism from fans on social media

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3 h. ago Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper says 'it's hard work' as he shares worrying update

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has opened up about the ongoing struggles that farmers continue to face

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3 h. ago Britney Spears appears to defend Justin Bieber while addressing her own critics

Pop star seemed to be in a reflective mood as she aired her thoughts to her followers

Culture

4 h. ago ‘Masterful’ Leonardo DiCaprio thriller tipped for Oscar glory after rave reviews

One critic called ‘One Battle After Another’ the best film of the last 15 years

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4 h. ago Labour comms director helped write manifesto while still working at TikTok

Exclusive: James Lyons rewrote 2024 election pledges ‘over evenings and weekends’ before his exit from social media company A senior executive at TikTok helped write the Labour manifesto while still working at the Chinese-owned technology company, he has said.James Lyons, who left his post as Keir Starmer’s director strategic communications last week, wrote on LinkedIn that he was asked last year to help write the party’s election pledges while he was still working for the social media platform. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Tommy Fury criticised for 'pushing innocent man' out of the way during charity run

The boxer and TV personality has been slammed online

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4 h. ago United Nations to investigate ‘national scandal’ of prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: A complaint being lodged with the UN claims IPP prisoners are being arbitrarily detained as a bombshell letter proves David Lammy agrees the jail terms are a ‘grave injustice’

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