89 m. ago Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds

Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday

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1 hour ago 'Human Barbie' TikTok star could be 'dug up' amid fears she was 'strangled to death'

Bárbara Jankavski Marquez died last month following what São Paulo police believed was a drug overdose - prosecutors are now exploring whether she may have been murdered

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2 h. ago New photos show inside Obama's 'eyesore' presidential library

Home Court is a 60,000 square-foot structure that features the same sharp, gray, modern architecture that gave the rest of the Obama library complex viral fame.

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2 h. ago Thieves boost $19K worth of bronze plaques from Missouri Humane Society park

One Missouri Humane Society employee called the alleged theft ‘a real kind of gut punch’

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3 h. ago Aliens 'must exist' as 'common sense suggests the galaxy is teaming with life'

Leading scientist Professor Avi Loeb argued it’s “arrogant” to believe we’re alone in a universe teeming with billions of stars and habitable planets, pointing to mounting evidence

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3 h. ago UK government suffers fresh setback to flagship workers’ rights legislation

Row over cap on unfair dismissal payouts in House of Lords threatens to delay delivery of manifesto pledge

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4 h. ago NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade

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4 h. ago Liverpool star sent Mo Salah 'into a rage' and sensationally blamed for outburst

Mohamed Salah's petulant TV outburst against Arne Slot has been blamed on a Liverpool team-mate, who reportedly sent the 33-year-old 'into a rage'

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4 h. ago Labour MPs banned from pubs and restaurants for 'taxing hospitality into extinction'

Pubs and restaurants are facing huge tax hikes of 76% over three years after Covid-era business rates relief ends in April, according to industry body UKHospitality

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5 h. ago James Jordan defends Strictly Come Dancing's Amber Davies as he says 'it's not fair'

Former Strictly pro James Jordan has defended Amber Davies after she ended up in the bottom two and explained why the whole thing was "unfair" for the West End star.

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5 h. ago Scientists make major breakthrough in search for ‘ghost particles’

Neutrinos are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe, and get their name because they hardly interact with anything else

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6 h. ago As Scotland's saltire is used to protest against migrants like me, we need a new 'grand old flag'

A simple piece of coloured cloth can inspire strong emotions. It’s time to harness that power to celebrate the common goodness of all humankind, writes Joe Goldblatt

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7 h. ago Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 years ago

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer joins 26 European countries in demanding right to sign Rwanda

A total of 27 nations, including the UK, delivered a joint statement to a Council of Europe meeting on Wednesday to demand reform of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

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8 h. ago Fast food chain Leon will shut restaurants and axe jobs after appointing administrators as its boss blames hospitality industry's 'unsustainable' tax burden

Leon, which employs 1,120 staff, has grappled with falling sales recently and complained of a 'challenging' economy in its latest accounts.

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8 h. ago Starmer, Merz and Macron take phone call with Trump on Ukraine peace talks – Europe live

European leaders confirm that they spoke with the US president earlier today about ‘the state of talks’ Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is now delivering his opening speech.It’s a damning verdict on Maduro’s authoritarian rule in Venezuela, as he talks about a number of figures facing repression and torture from the regime.“As we sit here in Oslo City Hall, innocent people are locked away in dark cells in Venezuela. They cannot hear the speeches given today – only the screams of prisoners being tortured.”Venezuela has evolved into a brutal, authoritarian state facing a deep humanitarian and economic crisis. Meanwhile, a small elite at the top – shielded by political power, weapons and legal impunity – enriches itself.“A quarter of the population has already fled the country – one of the world’s largest refugee crises.Those who remain live under a regime that systematically silences, harasses and attacks the opposition.”“Venezuela is not alone in this da...

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8 h. ago Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believedHumans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago, but until now the earliest unambiguous example of humans lighting fires came from a site in northern France dating from 50,000 years ago. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believedHumans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago, but until now the earliest unambiguous example of humans lighting fires came from a site in northern France dating from 50,000 years ago. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'Oldest known human fire' from 400,000 years ago discovered in UK pit

The earliest known evidence of fire-making by humans has been found 350,000 years before it was previously known in a disused clay pit in Suffolk

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8 h. ago Kerry Kennedy honors late father RFK with impassioned plea for US to ‘do better’

Exclusive: ‘The Independent’ spoke with Kerry Kennedy at the 2025 RFK Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala, held to honor the legacy of her father, the late senator Robert F Kennedy

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