40 m. ago Man dies in Edinburgh street as police probe suspicious death

A 22-year-old was found injured and later died following an incident in the early hours.

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43 m. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested by armed police at Heathrow for ‘three anti

The Irish comedian, 57, was detained moments after stepping off an American Airlines flight from Arizona

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48 m. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan ‘arrested over X posts on trans issues’

Linehan, 57, said he was stopped by police at Heathrow Airport over entries posted on X in April.

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48 m. ago Kaia Gerber, 23, looks chic in a plunging crop top as she joins boyfriend Lewis Pullman, 32, at Venice Film Festival after packing on the PDA

The model, 23, who has been seen packing on the PDA with the actor, 32, in the Italian city, wore a plunging crop top.

Culture

50 m. ago Tories call for suspension of Reform UK councillor over ice cream van inquiry

Former Leicestershire County Council deputy leader Joseph Boam, 22, is facing claims so-called ‘treating’ took place near a polling station.

Politics

51 m. ago Voices: So David Cameron, is this dead Syrian child one of the 'swarm' of migrants you fear so much?

In a piece published on the day Alan Kurdi died, former columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown wrote that those who have decided not to care will not be moved - but this should be moment when Britain finally finds its compassion

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52 m. ago Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climatePoliticians and policymakers significantly underestimate the public’s willingness to contribute to climate action, limiting the ambition and scope of green policies, according to research.Delegates at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) were asked to estimate what percentage of the global population would say they were willing to give 1% of their income to help fix climate change. The average estimate was 37%, but recent research found the true figure is 69%. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Coven leader reveals witches are 'normal people' – but three things give them away

Alexia Costadina, 38, from Birmingham, has been performing rituals and worshipping pagan deities, including Zeus and the "Ancient Horned One", for more than 20 years

Politics

65 m. ago Minivan plows into festival crowd leaving boy fighting for life and injuring two more

A 6-year-old boy and a woman in a wheelchair were among those injured at the annual Kipona Labor Day festival, police say

Sport

73 m. ago Protester clutching a dog climbs clocktower at mainline train station

Firefighters persuaded the activist to allow the animal to be safely brought to the ground around three hours into the stand-off at King’s Cross.

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86 m. ago Police want to speak to three people after city centre assault

Two females and a male have been urged by the force to identify themselves

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86 m. ago Armed police 'arrest' Father Ted creator Graham Linehan for 'anti

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has claimed he was arrested by five armed police officers at Heathrow Airport over a series of gender-critical tweets.

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98 m. ago Police tape off beauty spot after man stabbed as hunt for knifeman continues

An investigation is underway

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98 m. ago King's Cross protestor scales clock tower with small dog in tow

Several police officers are at King Cross after a protester scaled the clock tower with a small dog in tow - fire crews are now talking to him in a bid to get him down

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1 hour ago Police and forensics comb Edinburgh street amid alleged 'stabbing'

A man and a woman were heard arguing in the street in the early hours.

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1 hour ago ‘A paradigm change’: black hole spotted that may have been created moments after big bang

Sighting by James Webb space telescope of black hole with sparse halo of material could upend theories of the universeAn ancient and “nearly naked” black hole that astronomers believe may have been created in the first fraction of a second after the big bang has been spotted by the James Webb space telescope.If confirmed as a so-called primordial black hole, a theoretical class of object predicted to exist by Stephen Hawking but never before seen, the discovery would upend prevailing theories of the universe. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Moment driver smashes into pub beloved by Ed Sheeran in high speed crash

CCTV footage from just after midnight on August 10 shows a red Toyota Yaris smashing through the restaurant area of the family-owned Pilot Inn in Dungeness, Kent.

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1 hour ago Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor, 65, shocks fans with his youthful looks as he walks daughter Ellea down the aisle at her stunning Italian wedding

Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor walked his daughter, Ellea down the aisle this week - leaving fans shocked with his impressively youthful look.

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2 h. ago Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns

Ray Dalio says business leaders scared to criticise Donald Trump as he warns of debt-induced crisis for the economyOne of the world’s most prominent hedge fund billionaires has warned that rising inequality is turning the US into an autocratic state and condemned business leaders for failing to speak out against Donald Trump’s policies.Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, said “gaps in wealth” and a collapse in trust were driving “more extreme” policies in the US. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Suspended police officers win £50,000 payout after taking 'sexist' selfies with popstar Tallia Storm

Two police officers who were suspended after taking a selfie with a pop star were 'victims of sex discrimination', a tribunal has found.

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