2 h. ago Max Verstappen on the verge of F1 race ban after George Russell collision

Verstappen received a 10-second time penalty but also received penalty points after the Spanish GP

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2 h. ago On the day transgender women soccer players face a ban in England, they play on

For soccer-loving transgender women in England, it’s been a tough day, as the ban on them playing in women’s teams came into force, To show its solidarity with the community and against the decision by the governing body of English soccer, Goal Diggers Football Club, a London-based trans-inclusive women’s football team, held a tournament Sunday

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2 h. ago Max Verstappen faces F1 race ban threat after George Russell drama at Spanish GP

Max Verstappen has enough penalty points to be teetering on the edge of a Formula 1 race band after his furious clash with George Russell towards the end of the Spanish Grand Prix

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4 h. ago It's time to bin disposable vapes — but will sneaky loopholes undermine the ban?

Vapes that are rechargeable and refillable on a technicality alone are now being sold in London stores. So what does it mean for the purported ban? asks India Block

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4 h. ago Footage shows aftermath of planes destroyed in Russian airbase drone blitz

More than 40 Russian military aircraft have been destroyed in a large-scale drone attack

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5 h. ago Ukraine and Russia exchange massive air strikes ahead of peace talks

Zelenskyy says he will send delegation to Turkey after accusing Putin of trying to sabotage talks

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5 h. ago Ukraine says $2bn worth of Russian bombers hit in secret drone blitz

If confirmed, it would mark a significant blow to Russia’s ability to conduct long-range aerial attacks

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6 h. ago Ukraine says $2bn worth of Russian nuclear bombers hit in secret drone blitz

If confirmed, it would mark a significant blow to Russia’s ability to conduct long-range aerial attacks

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6 h. ago Tom Daley looks back: ‘My management said if I came out, I’d lose sponsorship’

The Olympic gold-winning diver on wearing tea towels, learning how to grieve and what happens when someone asks if he’d like a glass of wineBorn in Plymouth in 1994, Tom Daley is Britain’s most decorated diver. He was 13 when he made history as Britain’s youngest competitor at the 2008 Olympics, and the following year became a world champion. He won gold at the Tokyo Olympics with his synchronised diving partner, Matty Lee, before retiring from diving in 2024. He is married to the screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, with whom he has two sons. The documentary, Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds, is available to stream on Discovery+ from 1 June.I used to be obsessed with wearing tea towels. I’d make sure the fabric was completely lined-up and tucked in neatly. If it was in the slightest bit ruffled or messy, I would get upset and rip it off and try it all over again. This was the beginning of my perfectionism – and possibly the first signs that I might not be 100% straight. ...

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6 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for talks with Russia on Monday

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with Russia on Monday,

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6 h. ago F1 live streams: Link to watch Spanish Grand Prix race online

Sky Sports and Channel 4 broadcast coverage of Formula 1 in the United Kingdom

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7 h. ago British fighter jets 'to carry nuclear bombs for first time' over Russia threat

British fighter jets could soon carry nuclear bombs for the first time in history as the threat from evil Vladimir Putin against the UK and the West continues to mount

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7 h. ago Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power

Spain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart buttonWhen millions of people across the Iberian peninsula were left without power last month the political fallout ignited debate over Europe’s renewable energy agenda, and fuelled the rising interest in nuclear power.Europe’s largest power blackout in decades, still largely unexplained, has raised questions about whether renewable energy can be relied on to provide a stable source of clean energy. It has also fuelled a renewed interest in the global nuclear power renaissance already under way. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Man City get frustrating John Stones injury update from England

Manchester City defender John Stones will link up with England this week after missing most of the season with injury

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7 h. ago Author Philippe Sands was told it is ‘unacceptable’ to read Russian writer Tolstoy amid Ukraine war

‘It is complex,’ said the award-winning writer

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7 h. ago Record 1,194 migrants cross Channel in a day as UK urges France to act

France has agreed to change its rules so police can prevent people in the water from getting on to boats, but this has not yet come into effect.

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8 h. ago Villagers fed up of tourists’ drones call for ban after man filmed in bath

‘No drone zone’ signs have now been plastered across Castle Combe in the Cotswolds

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8 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: My friends in France say their country's ban on smoking in public will be ignored with a Gallic shrug. Will we be as defiant when it happens here?

Can this really be la belle France, which gave us such classic images as the young Brigitte Bardot smoking a cigar and Audrey Hepburn holding a cigarette holder as long as a magician's wand?

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8 h. ago Russia says blasts led to deadly train crashes in regions bordering Ukraine

Investigators say ‘explosions’ caused two bridges to collapse, triggering derailments and at least seven deathsRussian investigators said they believed “explosions” had caused two bridges in the border regions of Kursk and Bryansk to collapse overnight, derailing trains, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.In Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, a road bridge collapsed on to a railway line late on Saturday, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow and killing at least seven people. A rail bridge in neighbouring Kursk also collapsed overnight, derailing a freight train and injuring the driver, officials said. Kursk also borders Ukraine. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Britain faces attacks from Russia ‘daily’, minister warns ahead of Starmer’s defence review

Defence secretary John Healey admits the size of the army will not start to grow until at least 2029 as he appears to confirm Labour want to buy fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons

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