52 m. ago Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the opening weekend

Another new era at Tottenham, De Cuyper can shine for Brighton and Aston Villa remind us this is a businessA visit to an expectant Anfield, where Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké will be out to impress on their Premier League debuts, represents a daunting start for a Bournemouth team that have lost three-quarters of last season’s backline to the pulling power of Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool this summer. Defensive issues are not exclusive to Andoni Iraola before the Premier League opener, however. Arne Slot voiced concern over the champions’ pre-season vulnerability before and after the Community Shield against Crystal Palace, when the absence of Ryan Gravenberch for family reasons was keenly felt. “Three times we lost the ball very simple in our midfield and three times they could counterattack us,” reflected the Liverpool head coach. Gravenberch will be missing again on Friday due to suspension but Slot expects the team with the second-best defensive record in the P...

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93 m. ago Everything we learned from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast

Taylor Swift made her first appearance on partner Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast and whipped fans into a frenzy as she gave fans an insight into her personal life

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2 h. ago Female babysitter asked to care for disabled children because her pedophile boyfriend liked sexually abusing them

Brittney Lyon, 31, procured at least four young girls , two aged three and two aged seven, for her partner Samuel Cabrera, 31, to molest while she participated in 2016.

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5 h. ago Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home

Incident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence

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5 h. ago Moment kidnap gang drive off with pregnant woman as they threatened to cut off her fingers if her partner didn't hand over cash and jewelry

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi, and Nicholas Mitchell bundled their victim, 36, who was six months pregnant, into a van outside her home in Enfield, north, on May 10 of last year.

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8 h. ago “I’m 50 yards away from you”: The evil stalker who couldn't handle being dumped

Robert Forshaw stalked and harassed his ex-partner after a brief five-week relationship

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8 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Dani Dyer's dancing experience sparks 'fix' row

Dani Dyer is the early favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing - but her odds could be slashed after it was revealed she has extensive dance experience

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8 h. ago Trump says Putin ‘wants to get it done’ at tomorrow’s Alaska summit, as he floats idea of second meeting with Zelenskyy – Europe live

US president says threats of sanctions may have influenced Russian president to agree to Friday’s meeting in Anchorage, Alaskain BerlinGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz’s stab at heading up Ukraine diplomacy has received measured praise at home, with a perception that Donald Trump’s declarations after Wednesday’s video conference sounded slightly less alarming to European ears than before. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago British Gas owner buys £1.5bn gas terminal in big bet on fossil fuel reliance

Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last yearThe owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK’s future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe’s biggest gas import terminal.Centrica plans to partner with a US private equity firm to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, which can import 15m tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, even after Britain’s gas demand fell last year to its lowest level since the early 1990s. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Mystery as couple found dead in room with no signs of violence hours after birthday

Ana Carolina Silva and her military police officer partner Jeferson Luiz Sagaz were found dead in a motel room bathtub in Sao Jose, a city in the Greater Florianopolis area of southeastern Brazil

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9 h. ago Teacher charged with killing of hikers at Arkansas park pleads not guilty to murder

Andrew James McGann has pleaded not guilty to murder charges after allegedly fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas last month

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9 h. ago Girl left unwatched by agency worker at psychiatric unit was unlawfully killed, inquest finds

Jury finds failings of worker before Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, took own life amount to gross negligence manslaughterRuth was failed by system, say parentsA vulnerable 14-year-old girl was unlawfully killed when an agency support worker failed to keep her under observation at a secure psychiatric unit, an inquest jury has concluded.The worker, who used a false identity, left Ruth Szymankiewicz alone even though she had complex mental health issues and was judged to need constant watching because she was a suicide risk. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Police probe electric shock or poisoning in mystery as motel couple found

Ana Carolina Silva and her partner Jeferson Luiz Sagaz were found dead in a motel room bathtub. Police are investigating a possible poisoning or death by electric shock

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9 h. ago Peter Kyle launches fresh 'single word' attack on Nigel Farage after Jimmy Savile row

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said Nigel Farage has not said “one single word” about how he’ll protect kids online after vowing to rip up the UK’s online safety laws

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10 h. ago We won't splash Lennon Miller cash, but it will stabilise the club, says Motherwell boss

Jens Berthel Askou says the club record fee from Udinese will be used sensibly

Economics

10 h. ago Beach hut owner is embroiled in bitter row with neighbours after 'spoiling popular seafront' with 'ugly' walled fence

Punch and Judy beach hut owner Sophie Jarman has found herself at war with locals after installing an 'invasive' walled fence in front of her shed on Hordle Cliffs beach in Milford on Sea, Hampshire.

Culture

11 h. ago Meghan Markle brutally snubbed by her own podcast guest in 'diva row'

An A-list celebrity, who previously appeared on Meghan's podcast, has snubbed the Duchess of Sussex in a strange interview. It comes after an awkward exchange between the pair

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11 h. ago Voices: I watched the police arrest hundreds of peaceful protesters – I fear Britain is on a slippery slope towards authoritarianism

What human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger saw at the Palestine Action demonstration in Parliament Square was not public order policing – it was the suppression of lawful dissent, and the deliberate targeting of vulnerable people to send a chilling message: no cause is now safe from criminalisation

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11 h. ago Wildfires claim third life in Spain as intense heat continues across Europe

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says threat remains extreme as overwhelmed governments call in support from neighboursEurope live – latest updatesWildfires raging across Spain have killed a third person as intense heat continues across vast swathes of Europe, forcing overwhelmed governments to call in support from their neighbours.A volunteer firefighter died after battling a blaze in Castile and León, authorities said on Thursday, after the death of a fellow volunteer in the same region on Tuesday. A man died on the outskirts of Madrid on Monday as he tried to save horses from a burning stable. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Vladimir Putin praises ‘sincere efforts’ from US administration to end Ukraine war – Europe live

Russian president holds meeting with top officials as he prepares to meet US president at 11.30am local time in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday 15 Augustin BerlinGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz’s stab at heading up Ukraine diplomacy has received measured praise at home, with a perception that Donald Trump’s declarations after Wednesday’s video conference sounded slightly less alarming to European ears than before. Continue reading...

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