55 m. ago Alan Yentob dies aged 78: Former BBC executive and TV presenter who served as director of television passes away after illness as Dawn French and Amol Rajan lead tributes

Alan Yentob (pictured) joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts.

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68 m. ago Fears grow as new Covid strain emerges in US after cases surge in China

A new Covid variant, thought to have contributed to a wave of infections in China and parts of Asia, has been confirmed to be present in the US

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77 m. ago Martin Brundle shuts down Michael McIntyre request live on F1 Monaco GP grid

Comedian Michael McIntyre was among those interviewed live by Martin Brundle on his popular grid walk segment during the Sky Sports coverage of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix

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83 m. ago ‘An autoimmune disorder’: how Trump is turning American democracy against itself

Unlike autocracies such as Russia or China, the US has strong liberal guardrails to prevent a dictatorship. But Trump has a plan for dismantling themThere is some mystery surrounding Donald Trump’s moves to dismantle many cherished principles of American history and its culture of governance: his globalization denialism; his romance with Russia; his demolition of universities; his contempt for European values and histories; his campaign to humiliate Canada. These are all known examples, but it can be hard to see across them to discern anything like a unified theory of Trumpism.There are two possibilities here. One is that there is no rhyme or reason to Trump’s actions. He is simply a randomizing generator of chaos. The other is that there is a method. Continue reading...

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83 m. ago Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth

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1 hour ago Inside EastEnders' James Farrar's life from family to reason he quit modelling

James Farrar has played Zack Hudson in EastEnders since 2021, but what do we know about the actor's life away from Albert Square?

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1 hour ago Alan Yentob dies aged 78: Former BBC executive and TV presenter who served as director of television passes away

Alan Yentob (pictured) joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts.

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2 h. ago Alan Yentob dead: BBC presenter and executive dies after 40 year career at broadcaster

Alan Yentob has died at the age of 78 with tributes pouring in to the BBC presenter and executive

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2 h. ago Police issue update on investigation after boy, 16, dies at Barry Island Pleasure Park

Taha Soomro, 16, of Grangetown, Cardiff, was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday night

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2 h. ago Mother who died with her three children in a house fire was pregnant, heartbroken neighbours reveal

The 43-year-old, a 15-year-old girl, and two boys - aged eight and four - were found dead at the family home in Tillett Close in Stonebridge, north west London in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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2 h. ago 'Disturbing' truth about strip where Jay Slater partied in hours before his death

Jay Slater was found dead on July 15 in the Juan Lopez ravine with newly-revealed toxicology reports showing Jay had a mixture of drugs in his system, after partying at strip with a seedy side

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2 h. ago Families of Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash victims demand release of sealed documents

RAF Chinook ZD576 crashed on the Mull of Kintyre on June 2 1994 - killing all 25 passengers and four crew members.

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2 h. ago David Tennant admits he had his eye on a role that went to Pedro Pascal

Scottish actor said Pascal was ‘fantastic’ and he was ‘glad he exists’

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2 h. ago Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues

Pope Leo XIV is praying for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See

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3 h. ago Chloe Kelly grateful for Arsenal journey after being in a ‘dark place’

The England international has gone from being frozen out at Manchester City to winning the Champions League in the space of four months

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3 h. ago George Floyd’s family fights for sacred ground where he took his last breath: ‘That’s my blood’

Minneapolis site where Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin in 2020 faces tense debate over how best to honor his legacyLast May, Roger Floyd and Thomas McLaurin walked the lengths of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, passing a roundabout with a garden, and a vacant gas station with a large sign that read: “Where there’s people there’s power.” Though it had been four years since the murder of George Floyd, their nephew and cousin, respectively, concrete barriers erected by the city to protect the area still cordoned off the corner of the street where he was killed by the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on 25 May 2020.Behind those barriers stands a memorial with a black-and-white mural of George Floyd on the side of a bus stop shelter. “That’s my blood that was laying there taking his last breath. What was he going through?” McLaurin recalled thinking as he stood in front of the mural. Flowers and stuffed animals from visitors surrounded the memorial. Roger said he...

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3 h. ago ‘The giant penis took shape easily, as I passed through a village called Three Cocks’: meet the artist athletes drawing with GPS

From the phallus on a Welsh hillside, to a huge portrait of Chappell Roan, these Strava runners, riders and skaters have been busy In 2013, I was in the worst shape of my life. Though I functioned well day to day, I was a heavy binge drinker and smoker. Unfit, obese and unhappy, on impulse I signed up to a white-collar boxing fight. I trained six days a week for three months, shifting three stone by fight night. Winning that fight was great, though turning my life around had been my main goal. After that, I started challenging myself regularly while raising money for mental health charities.My first 24-hour challenge involved ascending Pen y Fan – the highest peak in south Wales – 10 times in a row during the dead of winter. It was horrific, but it raised lots of money, so next time I wanted something even bigger. Having seen examples of Strava art online, I thought that might be a good way to get people’s attention. I decided on a big run in the Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly the Bre...

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3 h. ago DVLA issues driving licence warning to anyone who passed their test before 2016

People who have been on the roads for 10 years need to be aware of a major road rule

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4 h. ago 'Perfect' rain jacket for spring that easily folds up to save space is finally back in stock

This always sold-out rain coat is finally back in stock in all shades and sizes - but you'll have to act fast, as there's no telling how long stock will last

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4 h. ago Funeral of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre held in secret

Virginia Giuffre passed away on her farm 80km outside of the Western Australian city of Perth with police saying nothing about the circumstances marked the death as suspicious

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