8 h. ago Home Office tells foreign students they will be removed if they overstay visas

About 130,000 to be contacted for first time in response to ‘alarming’ spike in numbers claiming asylum Tens of thousands of foreign students are to be contacted directly by the government and warned that they will be removed from the UK if they overstay their visas.The Home Office has launched the new campaign in response to what it has called an “alarming” spike in the number of international students arriving legally on student visas then claiming asylum when they expire. Continue reading...

Society

8 h. ago Scotland remains drug deaths capital of Europe but number of fatalities drops to lowest level since 2017

Scots living in the poorest parts of the country are 12 times more likely to be killed by drugs compared to those living in the richest areas.

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33 h. ago Anhell69 review – an impassioned eulogy for Colombia’s queer renegades

Theo Montoya collages an unfinished phantom horror film, gothic Medellín cityscapes and interviews with lost friends into a transgressive work of cine-protestThe best kind of goth is the Latino goth. That much is clear throughout this documentary lament for the Colombian city of Medellín, for which director Theo Montoya narrates his elegy from within a casket. Luckily, he is still alive – unlike eight of the doomy-looking LGBTQ+ renegades who speak about their lives on camera here, having killed themselves or died of drug overdoses since filming. It is implied they are victims by proxy of a kind of ambient socio-cultural violence that is a hangover from the cartel days.Partly constructed out of audition interviews with actor hopefuls, Anhell69 is the remnant of Montoya’s unfinished movie, of which we see extracts: it takes place in a dystopian Medellín in which the preponderance of the dead and a lack of cemetery space has led to red-eyed phantoms walking the streets. These revenant...

Politics

3 d. ago Hypercapitalist hellhole or city of dreams? Behind the cliches, let me show you the real Dubai | Momtaza Mehri

Everyone’s got an opinion about the city. But few in the west know the multicultural, unusual Dubai that I’ve seen up closeDubai is on everyone’s lips. One side of social media salivates over its curated opulence. The other sneers at a city that has become a byword for excess. Barely a week goes by without the British press telling the story of somebody moving to Dubai for lower taxes or, conversely, that the “Dubai dream is dead”.The city-state benefits from this discourse-fuelled soft power. It strikes both the haves and have-notes. Dubai fever is democratic. The city is an El Dorado of the east for remittance-sending strivers, sun-seeking expats and scammers. For many, it represents an unsettling post-western horizon. A version of the future that is already here. Rows of supercars overlooking glittering marinas. Toothy-grinned influencers, crypto bros and aspiring entrepreneurs crowding the same clubs. Labubus dangling from designer handbags. We’re enamoured of this cliche of Dub...

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3 d. ago Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis targets Europa League success

Marinakis reflected on a promise he would deliver both Premier League and European football when he bought the club in 2017.

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3 d. ago 'I'm an aeroplane engineer and this powerful step could solve MH370 flight mystery'

Efforts by marine robotics company Ocean Infinity were unexpectedly suspended, after fresh hope that the notorious Boeing 777 would finally be found.

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4 d. ago Desperate woman ripped unborn baby out of friend after murdering her to steal child

Taylor Parker went to staggering heights after faking a pregnancy to her boyfriend when she was unable to have children.

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4 d. ago Grimsby owner shocked by Man United request for Ruben Amorim before Carabao Cup tie

The difference in sizes between Manchester United and Grimsby Town can be summed up by a ridiculous exchange between Mariners owner Jason Stockwood and a Red Devils delegate

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4 d. ago Some 55 million gallons of sewage are threatening Hawaii’s coral reefs

The reefs are vital ecosystems that support other marine life in the area, including green sea turtles and tropical fish

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6 d. ago Mum's captures chilling moment 'baby's spirit returns to put a balloon on her grave'

The heartwarming clip shows the moment a balloon let out to mark what would have been their unborn child's first birthday returns to the exact spot where she is buried

Politics

6 d. ago Illegal migrant sobs as he's arrested by ICE for warped 'Russian roulette' torture of woman in his native Venezuela

A Venezuelan puts on a theatrical display while being arrested in Texas. ICE says the migrant is wanted for terrorizing a woman in his version of 'Russian roulette.'

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7 d. ago Mystery of 'missing' Five Guys waitress last seen with ancient tribe in Scottish woods unravels... as family reveal troubling final texts and break silence on sex abuse claims

Kaura Taylor, who was found living among a 'lost' Hebrew tribe in a Scottish woodland, abruptly left the USA with her baby daughter without telling her family, her aunt has revealed.

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7 d. ago Grimsby seek to build on foundations to ‘make it as hostile as we can’ for Manchester United

Manager David Artell says League Two club’s stable, progressive ethos gives them the tools to thrive, and challenge Ruben Amorim’s side“We’re an ambitious little football club,” says the Grimsby Town manager, David Artell. “Why can’t we be the next Bournemouth or Brentford?” It is an indication that Manchester United will not be visiting your average League Two side in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, because the Mariners are doing things differently.Artell has spent recent summers scouting in the Faroe Islands – and eating sea urchins with the owners – and tried to sign a player from the Czech league this year. The tone is set at the top by the owners, Andrew Pettit and Jason Stockwood. There is data aplenty at Blundell Park, giving Grimsby an identity and bringing stability, a word sometimes forgotten in the fourth tier. United will be facing an unbeaten team high on confidence and with a long-term strategy to keep pushing them forward. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Young Mariners fan BURIES his face into popcorn as clip of epic moment goes viral

A young Mariners fan went viral on Sunday after he was captured absolutely burying his face into a bag of popcorn.

Politics

8 d. ago Sami Tamimi’s recipes for courgette and maftoul bake, and sumac

Vibrant colours and fresh flavours combine in these summertime celebrations of Palestinian cookingBursting with sunshine flavours and garden-fresh ingredients, today’s all-in-one courgette, sweetcorn and maftoul dish is a wholesome celebration of summer in every bite. Layered with tender courgettes, sweet pops of corn, aromatic herbs and warm spices, it’s all brought together with nutty maftoul (or fregola) and a golden, cheesy crust. Then, a vibrant salad combining juicy tomatoes and sweet strawberries with tangy, sumac-marinated feta. Colourful and packed with bold Palestinian flavours, it’s the perfect balance of sweet, salty and zesty – ideal for alfresco dining or picnics. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Family of 'missing' Texas woman found living in a lost ancient tribe in Scottish woods say she is now leader's 'second wife'

Kaura Taylor, 21, has gone to live with a husband and wife duo living in the Scottish woodlands who claim to be reviving a long lost ancient tribe. Taylor is a single mother to a one-year-old child.

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1 week ago Festival veteran disgusted after witnessing 'most awful' sex act at Glastonbury

British festival superfan Marina Vassilopoulos has been to more than 30 festivals and says she's seen it all - from people having sex in the loos to the 'naughty corner'

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1 week ago Two years after a pregnant woman was found shot dead, police say they have arrested her killers

Robert Ervin, 20, Kayvon Warren, 30, and Lamar Morris Suggs, 22, are each charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of 26-year-old India Kinamore and her unborn child

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1 week ago EXCLUSIVE: A missing Texas mom was found living with a lost ‘African’ tribe. Now, her family speaks out

Exclusive: Teri Allen told The Independent that niece Kaura Taylor ‘was brought up in church, but not this thing that they got going. It’s a bunch of hogwash.’

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1 week ago Festival lover tells of 'horrifying' sex acts after working Glastonbury

Summer means one thing - festival season - and super festival fan Marina Vassilopoulos says whilst navigating hook ups is par for the course for lots of partyers, some things are just "too much"

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