1 hour ago China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet emission targets

China has been installing solar panels at a blistering pace, far faster than anywhere else in the world

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2 h. ago Scotland has 7 days left to enjoy hot weather as Met Office gives 600

A wave of damp and chilly weather sweeping across 600 miles was said to be hurtling toward Scotland

Society

2 h. ago Livingston village will see regular bus service restored next month

The agreement follows discussions with West Lothian Council’s public transport staff and a robust campaign and petition raised by villagers which started earlier this year.

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2 h. ago US will only offer minimal security guarantees for Ukraine, says defence adviser – Ukraine war live

Elbridge Colby, US undersecretary of defence for policy, tells European allies that the bulk of responsibility will fall on Europe, say reportsIf you followed the blog yesterday, you know we looked at an incident with an allegedly Russian drone that crossed into Poland and exploded in a cornfield, some 100 km from Polish-Belarusian border.A regional prosecutor issued an update today, saying that “there is a very high probability that the object probably came from Belarus.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in a Polish field

The explosion shattered windows in some homes

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3 h. ago How to make the ultimate smash burger – recreate London’s hottest food trend at home

London can’t get enough of smash burgers – but you don’t need to queue for one. This National Burger Day, chef Abbie Hendren shares her expert tips and foolproof recipe for recreating the city’s crispiest, juiciest patties in your own kitchen

Society

4 h. ago Meet the village of Polish grannies crocheting the latest hot trend in lingerie

Around 700 women work as lace makers in Koniaków, which is nestled high in the Beskid Mountains

Politics

4 h. ago Vladimir Putin launches hypersonic attack in worst raid since Alaska summit

Russia hit Ukraine with one of its heaviest missile and drone of the war so far, forcing NATO to scramble fighter jets just days after Vladimir Putin travelled to meet Donald Trump in Alaska

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4 h. ago The EncroChats that led cops to 'treatment room' torture chamber: Cops uncover drug gang's sound

The gangland torture chamber, located inside a sound-proofed shipping container near the Dutch village of Wouwse Plantage, could hardly have been more gruesome.

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4 h. ago What time does Manchester Pride 2025 start and finish? Open and closing timings for Gay Village Party, Pride parade and vigil

Full timings for Manchester Pride 2025

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5 h. ago Hostage review – five hours of fast, furious fun, featuring Suranne Jones as prime minister

Kidnappings, terrorists, blackmail: this globetrotting political thriller is a rollicking, propulsive yarn and its take on female leaders is deeply refreshingYou know how it is. One moment you’re on a romantic walk in the woods with your saintly, supportive husband as he convinces you to stand for election as prime minister, the next you are that prime minister (with the shorter but still flattering haircut to prove it). You’re knee-deep in a cancer drug supply crisis and about to meet with the French president who alone can solve your problem, when news arrives that your saintly, supportive husband – who is, of course, a doctor with Doctors Without Borders – and his team have been abducted by unknown terrorists in French Guiana. What is a Suranne Jones with a Netflix budget behind her to do?That is the set-up from which five punchy hours – Hostage fully swerves the curse of streamer-bloat – of great, globetrotting fun proceeds. Jones is the no-nonsense (in a good way, not a Thatche...

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5 h. ago Cybersecurity: Arctic Wolf in Scotland delivers global scale with local expertise for ultimate protection

Cyber-attacks are a growing worldwide problem, but in Scotland there’s a company with global reach providing local expertise – meet Arctic Wolf.

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6 h. ago A village of Polish women have taken their traditional lace crocheting from bonnets to lingerie

Women have been crocheting lace for more than 100 years in the small mountain village of Koniaków high in Poland’s Beskid Mountains

Politics

6 h. ago Hidden in the hills: photos of French peacekeepers uncovering Hezbollah's remnants in Lebanon

A convoy of armored vehicles carrying French peacekeepers barrels through southern Lebanon. Last year’s war between Israeli forces and Hezbollah left villages scarred and empty. Rubble lines the roads. Torn Lebanese flags and Hezbollah banners flutter from shattered buildings.

Culture

6 h. ago Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori overcome singles stars to win US Open mixed doubles final

Defending champions beat Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3 5-7 10-6Italians went up 4-0 in tiebreak before Swiatek double fault sealed winItalians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have retained their mixed doubles title at the US Open on Wednesday, overcoming Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3 5-7 10-6 in the competition’s reimagined format that drew some of the top singles players.The defending champions, who needed a wild card entry into the competition that prioritised singles rankings, relied on their veteran experience to outfox the Polish-Norwegian duo. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago The magic of samphire season: Jimi Famurewa’s recipe for mackerel, chorizo, new potato and samphire

When the samphire is growing on the coasts of north Norfolk, our writer returns almost every year to cook this buttery, smoky marine dishNorth Norfolk captured our hearts by stealth. For most of my life, this arcing coastal stretch of East Anglia was somewhere I had never visited, nor ever spent that much time thinking about; a span of English countryside that I mostly associated with Alan Partridge, Colman’s mustard and, in the context of my south London home, an awkward schlep. But then, almost exactly a decade ago, I stumbled through an internet rabbit hole on to an entry for a clutch of self-catering cottages in a seaside village near the gently bougie, wax-jacketed market town of Holt. Decision made.Soon we were rumbling out across an impossibly wide and flat expanse, bound for the ripe, blustering winds and billowing steam trains of a varied network of time-warp beaches and little towns. Not expecting much, and yet falling a little more in love with each passing moment and mea...

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7 h. ago Angela Rayner hit with legal challenge over datacentre on green belt land

Exclusive: Campaigners complain no environmental assessment made for 90MW Buckinghamshire facility The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has been hit with a legal challenge after she overruled a local council to approve a hyperscale datacentre on green belt land by the M25 in Buckinghamshire.Campaigners bringing the action are complaining that no environmental impact assessment was made for the 90MW datacentre, which was approved as part of the Labour government’s push to turn the UK into an AI powerhouse by trebling computing capacity to meet rising demand amid what it terms “a global race” as AI usage takes off. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago If your husband’s having an affair, this woman will get rid of her: the gripping film about China’s ‘mistress dispellers’

Available for hire, professional persuaders deceive their way into the lives of cheating men – and see off the extra lover. We meet the maker of a jaw-dropping documentary about a growing phenomenonNot long into Mistress Dispeller, a quietly jaw-dropping new documentary from director Elizabeth Lo, the film’s eponymous character lays out her thesis for ridding marriages of troublesome extra lovers. “When someone becomes a mistress,” she says, “it’s because they feel they don’t deserve complete love. She’s the one who needs our help the most.”Wang Zhenxi, a mistress dispeller based in north-central China’s Henan province, is one of a growing number of self-styled professionals who earn a living by intervening in people’s marriages – to “dispel” them of intruders. “I was looking for a love story set in China,” says Lo, speaking from Hong Kong. “I thought it would be really interesting to [explore] the peripheral gaze of a mistress.” Continue reading...

Culture

11 h. ago The EncoChats that led cops to 'treatment room' torture chamber: Cops uncover drug gang's sound

The gangland torture chamber, located inside a sound-proofed shipping container near the Dutch village of Wouwse Plantage, could hardly have been more gruesome.

Events

11 h. ago I've been using Mounjaro for nearly a year and have lost five stone without any nasty side

As someone who has lost 5st using Mounjaro without any nasty side-effects, you might assume I'd be happy about extending the miraculous medication to our furry friends. Not so, I'm furious at the very idea.

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