77 m. ago Sig Sauer, faced with lawsuits over a popular pistol, gets protection in New Hampshire

Faced with mounting lawsuits over a popular pistol, New Hampshire-based gunmaker Sig Sauer has gotten protection in the form of a new state law that makes it harder to take the manufacturer to court

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83 m. ago Director of Netflix's Grenfell: Uncovered's personal connection to devastating fire

72 people lost their lives in the tragedy that occured in 2017

Events

83 m. ago ‘You’d never make Slumdog today’: Danny Boyle on risks, regrets and returning to the undead

In 28 Years Later, zombies maraud over a Britain broken by more than Brexit. Its director discusses cultural baggage, catastrophising – and why his kids’ generation is an ‘upgrade’The UK is a wasteland in Danny Boyle’s new film. Towns lie in ruins, trains rot on the rails and the EU has severed all ties with the place. Some residents are stuck in the past and congregate under the tattered flag of St George. The others flail shirtless through the open countryside, raging about nothing, occasionally stopping to eat worms. You wouldn’t want to live in the land that Boyle and the writer Alex Garland show us. Teasingly, on some level, the film suggests that we do.Boyle and Garland first prowled zombie Britain with their 2002 hit 28 Days Later. It was an electrifying piece of speculative fiction, a guerilla-style thriller about an unimaginable world. Since then we’ve had Brexit and Covid, and the looming threat of martial law in the US The story’s extravagant flights of fancy don’t feel s...

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83 m. ago I grew up on American food. Trust me, it’s the last thing Europe needs | Alexander Hurst

The EU is under pressure to strike a trade deal with Trump, but an influx of mass-produced, low-quality food must be off the tableAll over European media, the take seems to be similar – that the EU is “under pressure” to conclude some sort of deal with the US in order to avoid Donald Trump’s 9 July deadline for the unilateral imposition of broad tariffs. What might be on the table in the attempt to secure that? In early May, the EU trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, was already suggesting that a deal to increase purchases from the US could include agricultural products – a possibility that seems to remain even though Šefčovič later clarified that the EU was not contemplating changing its health or safety standards.Since I have failed to Abba (“Always be boldly acronyming”) and don’t have anything as good as Taco (“Trump always chickens out”) – coined by the Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong – at the ready, I’ll simply reach for the easy line: opening the door even slightly...

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1 hour ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Taurus urged to take time out amid busy schedule

Today's star signs tell Scorpio to remain in stable situation rather than taking risks.

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4 h. ago Tube drivers threatening to strike if 'bosses refuse to pay them £76,000 a year'

The RMT trade union is allegedly urging members to take action if Transport for London (TfL) does not offer them a pay rise of 4.5 per cent.

Economics

4 h. ago Quiet Spanish town 'like an underrated Barcelona' but without the crowds

Intrepid Travel’s West Europe general manager Florencia Allo Moreno has recommended that anyone looking for a slightly quieter but no less pleasant trip to Spain visit Girona

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4 h. ago Trust has never been so difficult in this week's crime fiction: Believe by S. M. Govett, What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham, This House of Burning Bones by Stuart MacBride

A legal psychological thriller, poisoned doughnuts and the latest outing for DI Logan McRae feature in this week's round-up of the latest crime fiction.

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4 h. ago The bomb from hell... So will the US deploy it? Can it take out Iran's nuclear site? And what would happen next?: MARK ALMOND

Donald Trump loves to back a winner, says MARK ALMOND. The prospect of a quick win must be tempting for a man who has already let it be known he wants a Nobel Peace Prize.

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6 h. ago Chicago City Council takes radical step to fight against ‘teen takeovers’

Mayor Brandon Johnson called the ordinance’s passage a ‘politicized knee-jerk reaction’

Politics

6 h. ago Cancer patients must speak to their doctor before using weight

Macmillan Cancer Support said it felt compelled to issue the advice amid a rise in people seeking help over whether they can take them.

Science

6 h. ago Top medics issue urgent warning over heart drug taken by millions

The twice-daily pill is given to people with acute coronary syndrome -a sudden reduction of blood to the heart-reducing the risk of deadly clots and strokes.

Events

6 h. ago Grenfell Uncovered on Netflix review: this litany of failures is rage

Eight years after the disaster, this documentary examines how we got there, to devastating effect

Events

6 h. ago Teen struck by lightning in NYC’s Central Park as severe weather strikes the east coast

New York City, along with Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were under severe thunderstorm watches Thursday afternoon and evening

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6 h. ago Boy rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning in Central Park duing freak storm

The teenage boy was conscious and alert when he was rushed to hospital following the incident, it is believed the electric current transferred to his metal chain after hitting a nearby tree

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7 h. ago Council's cavalier attitude criticised as Stevie Wonder and Alanis Morissette music events are set to take over city centre park

Council leader Huw Thomas hit back highlighting the economic contribution the events will have on the city

Culture

7 h. ago World's hottest scientist to be Netflix star saying 'it was cutest shark attack ever'

Biologist beauty Rosie Moore was suspiciously quiet on social media last summer - it turns out it was because she was busy filming a new shark-based reality show

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7 h. ago BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani 'takes extended period of leave after bullying probe was opened as bosses hold crisis talks amid claims he shook a female colleague'

It was previously claimed that the show's staff are feeling increasingly 'uneasy' around Frediani , with the former ITV editor accused of 'shaking' a female editor while working on the show.

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7 h. ago Serial rapist could face dozens of fresh charges as 24 more women come forward

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was jailed today as detectives take new evidence from 24 women who have come forward in response to a police appeal to trace suspected victims as new charges are considered

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7 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Richard Frediani takes 'extended leave amid bullying allegations'

BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani has reportedly agreed to an extended period of leave after concerns were raised about alleged bullying behaviour

Politics