70 m. ago Scottish senior teachers report working 80 hour weeks to cope with increasing classroom pressures

Scottish senior teachers say they are at breaking point over classroom violence and heavy workloads in schools

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1 hour ago Popular town 'on the brink' as hundreds of cruise ships bring tourists flooding in

Kotor, a coastal town in Montenegro, is a hugely popular tourist destination - but its soaring visitor numbers are reportedly beginning to have a negative impact

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2 h. ago Scotland's airports ranked as Edinburgh and Glasgow miss out on top spot

Five of the country's top airports have been listed from worst to best.

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3 h. ago Several police officers shot in southern Virginia incident, congressman says

Several police officers have reportedly been shot during a massive standoff with a barricaded suspect in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, according to Virginia State Police

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3 h. ago Multiple police officers 'shot in Virginia' responding to 'active shooter' situation

Multiple police officers have reportedly been shot during a massive standoff with a barricaded suspect in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, according to Virginia State Police

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5 h. ago Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fails to divest his financial holdings and hit with watchdog warning

Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, reportedly has a net worth of around $600 million

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6 h. ago Photos of Bolivia’s road to the polls under the shadow of an economic crisis

Bolivia is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, marked by high inflation and severe fuel shortages, as voters prepare for the Aug. 17 general election, where they will choose a new president and legislators in both chambers.

Economics

7 h. ago Dandadan season 2: every Dan Da Dan episode ranked from worst to best, according to fans

Which are the best episodes of Dandadan so far? The fans have had their say! 👻👽

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7 h. ago Less available places to rent could see prices rise ‘by at least 25%’, report says

The flow of fresh rental properties coming to market has fallen at its fastest rate in five years, according to surveyors

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7 h. ago Officials urge caution on mosquito bites abroad amid rise in chikungunya cases

The first cases of oropouche virus, all of which were linked to travel to Brazil, have also been reported in the UK.

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7 h. ago Women's rights champion and Olympic hero Sharron Davies is set to become Conservative peer

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will reportedly appoint the 62-year-old to the House of Lords alongside columnist Simon Heffer and Graham Edwards, the Tory party treasurer and mega-donor.

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7 h. ago An Uber ride that should’ve taken 23 minutes became a nightmare — and she’s not alone: Incidents every 8 minutes

More than 400,000 Uber trips in the U.S. from 2017 through 2022 resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, documents show

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7 h. ago Trump ‘did not like’ moment Macron called him out over Putin during high

The French president took ‘very tough positions,’ and reportedly told Trump that the meeting was ‘a very big thing’ to give Putin

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7 h. ago Celebrity SAS star Harry Clark breaks silence on axe after shock 'boozy brawl'

Traitors star Harry Clark has addressed his shock exit from Celebrity SAS despite his army past following reports he was involved in a boozy brawl at this year's Brit Awards

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8 h. ago MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Meghan's worst hypocrisy yet... and a looming new Kate Middleton clash. Did she really think we wouldn't notice?

On Tuesday, the Duchess dropped the new trailer for Part 2 (really, Season 1 broken up, but that's how it's being sold to us) of her lifestyle/hosting/showing-off Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.

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8 h. ago Barriers prevent severe flooding in Alaska capital after glacier outburst

Officials say temporary barriers helped Juneau avoid hundreds of flooded homes from Mendenhall Glacier meltNewly installed river barriers held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage in Alaska’s capital city on Wednesday, after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a huge surge of rainwater and snowmelt, officials said.Water pooled on several streets and in some yards in Juneau after the Mendenhall River crested earlier in the day, and high water was expected to persist for hours. But many residents in the flood zone had evacuated before peak water levels, and there were no damage reports similar to the past two summers, when about 300 homes were flooded. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Love Island's Liberty Poole 'SPLITS from DJ boyfriend after her friends warned he was using her for fame'

Love Island star Liberty Poole has reportedly split from boyfriend Joshua Raybould after a year of dating. 

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8 h. ago Nuno Mendes gets PSG party started in Super Cup shootout win against Spurs

Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Tottenham (4-3 pens)PSG score two late goals to set up shootoutIt turns out the DNA of serial ­winners cannot be developed within three months. Tottenham should have been able to announce themselves kings of the continent here in Udine, flimsy though any grand statements after a Uefa Super Cup win might be. Thomas Frank had challenged them to back up the heroics of Bilbao with a statement in the Friulian heat and, by the evening’s end, he should have been basking in the kind of start that can define a new manager’s tenure.Instead he received a reminder that there is no quick fix to some deep-rooted habits. For long periods Spurs, faced with a lethargic Paris Saint-Germain, resembled a perfectly imprinted version of the Frank playbook. They pummelled their ­opponents in the air, their two-goal lead owing much to well-executed free-kicks and plenty more havoc arising besides. On top of that they looked at ease with a three-man back line that gave a stellar atta...

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8 h. ago Man crushed to death by partner after she 'stumbled and fell on him'

A woman, who reportedly weighs over 100kg, was unable to get back to her feet after she stumbled on top of her partner killing him in the early hours of the morning

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8 h. ago USDA spent thousands on giant Trump banners as it was cutting aid to schools and food banks, report says

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins previously cheered over the banners, saying, ‘President Trump’s bold vision is ushering in a Golden Age for our farmers’

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