38 h. ago Martin Brundle ignored by Usher on Saudi GP grid after cutting interview short

Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle produced a couple of classic moments on his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid walk including the moment music star Usher blanked his request

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41 h. ago F1 Saudi Arabia GP LIVE: Race start time and schedule with Lando Norris eyeing quick start after crash

Follow all the build-up with Norris starting in 10th and Max Verstappen on pole ahead of Oscar Piastri

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2 d. ago UK set to launch £1,000,000,000 Tube line which will span 105 miles

Dubbed the 'Welsh Tube', the ambitious project will stretch a staggering 105 miles (170km), linking the capital Cardiff with outlying towns including Merthyr Tydfil, Treherbert and Aberdare.

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3 d. ago Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman

Nayib Bukele has shown how brutal control can be sustained not just through force, but by raising the cost of speaking outThe Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) maximum security prison in El Salvador is the crown jewel of President Nayib Bukele’s efforts to quash not only criminal gangs, but also criticism and political opposition to his government. The “mega-prison” is also one of the more visible destinations in the emerging map of American deportations – a sprawling archipelago that includes conservative US districts, the Guantánamo military base and Central American waypoints connected by a tangle of military and charter flights.That the two states have connected their penal architecture is no coincidence. Donald Trump’s aggressive policies towards foreigners build on Bukele’s infamous iron fist crackdown against criminal gangs: it’s a political toolkit that leverages anti-establishment anger to justify an authoritarian slide. In deploying strongman tactics to address social c...

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9 d. ago F1 star details terrifying moment steering wheel BROKE OFF car at Bahrain Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso sent a panicked radio message to his Aston Martin team when he realised he had a problem - moments before his steering wheel fully came off his car

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1 week ago After losing homes and businesses, LA wildfire victims face a hurdle to rebuilding: Trump’s tariffs

The uncertainty is keeping contractors from buying materials and discouraging would-be Good Samaritans from offering discountsCory Singer, co-owner of the homebuilding firm Dolan Design & Build, raced to start construction as quickly as possible in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires. He was determined to stay ahead of the demand surge he saw coming and eager to help his clients begin to rebuild their lives.The firm broke ground in the Pacific Palisades on Saturday – one of the first companies to do so. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Surprise as sealskin is discovered to be cover material of ‘hairy’ medieval books

The findings from volumes kept in a Cistercian monastery in France shed new light on a robust medieval trade network that went well beyond local sourcing‘Hairy” medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are in fact made of sealskin, researchers have found.The covers of the 12th- and 13th-century books from French monasteries were made using seals believed to be from Scandinavia, Scotland and potentially Iceland or Greenland, hinting at extensive medieval trade networks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shocking moment man gets 'knocked out cold' as boozy brawl erupts at Aintree on Grand National Day

Shocking footage shows the moment a spectator puts two others in a headlock before another person falls flat faced to the ground.

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2 w. ago Chaos at Aintree as punters pour their own drinks at bar after being left stunned by Grand National beer prices

This is the chaotic moment that captured racegoers at the Grand National pouring their own pints after being left shocked by drinks prices.

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2 w. ago ‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles

A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animalsAbove the whirring of 300,000 cars each day on Los Angeles’s 101 freeway, an ambitious project is taking shape. The Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing is the largest wildlife bridge in the world at 210ft long and 174ft wide, and this week it’s had help taking shape: soil.“This is the soul of the project,” says Beth Pratt, regional executive director, California, at the National Wildlife Federation, who has worked on making the crossing become a reality over the last 13 years. She says she’s seen many milestones, like the 26m pounds of concrete poured to create the structure, but this one is special. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lando Norris says what everyone was thinking about Max Verstappen clash at Japanese GP

The one lively moment in a sedate Japanese Grand Prix came when Max Verstappen and Lando Norris raced to the end of the pit lane after their tyre changes, forcing the McLaren off track

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2 w. ago Michael Sheen says 'I'm not getting paid for this' as he launches most ambitious project yet

Welsh National Theatre is a new creative force for Welsh culture and Michael Sheen is one of the people behind it

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2 w. ago Chelsea’s £1billion Stamford Bridge decision that could tear the club apart

Knock it down and start again or build a new super stadium elsewhere? The big dilemma that threatens to split owners

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2 w. ago Moment woman on Grand Designs breaks down as she realises that she may need to sell her beloved pet to pay for her 'wild' £900,000 building project

In the latest episode of Grand Designs, Sarah and Pip were faced with the mammoth task of transforming a rickety barn in Bedfordshire into a family home.

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3 w. ago ‘The physics community has never split like this’: row erupts over plans for new Large Hadron Collider

Ambitious project could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades, say opponentsScientists are refining plans to build the world’s biggest machine at a site beneath the Swiss-French border. More than $30bn (£23bn) would be spent drilling a 91km circular tunnel in which subatomic particles would be accelerated to near light speeds and smashed into each other. From the resulting nuclear debris, scientists hope they will then find clues that would help them understand the detailed makeup of the universe.It is an extraordinarily ambitious project. However, it is also a controversial one – for many scientists fear the machine, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades and leave promising new research avenues starved of resources. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scot in Bangkok says ‘blood rushed to his head’ as earthquake struck

Alex MacGregor said he first noticed the earthquake when water started pouring from pools in nearby apartment buildings.

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3 w. ago Ricky Gervais forced to pause plans for £5million mega mansion on River Thames over government fears as he's given list of demands to fulfil before he can start building it

Ricky Gervais has been forced to freeze plans to build a new £5 million riverside mansion in the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow after the Environment Agency cited a number of concerns.

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3 w. ago Grand Designs fans slam 'worst property in show's history' as host Kevin McCloud makes comparison

Grand Designs viewers were left far from impressed as they saw architect Howard and interior designer Sarah undertake their most "radical" project yet in Worthing, West Sussex.

Culture

3 w. ago Grand Designs fans brand home 'the worst in show's history' after couple take three yeasrs to complete £465,000 floating house made of polystyrene

Wednesday's episode featured architect Howard and his interior designer wife Sarah, as they set out to build a radical floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing.

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3 w. ago Grand Designs premiere disappoints fans after architect's 'depressing' floating house worth £465,000 fails to impress

The latest season of Grand Designs premiered tonight on Channel 4 as host Kevin McCloud laid the groundwork for what is one of the series' most ambitious builds yet

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