42 m. ago Reform UK attacked over 'insensitive' Farage letter on day of MS's funeral

"Reform’s behaviour is crass, disrespectful and shows they are more interested in fuelling Nigel Farage’s personality cult than standing up for the people of Caerphilly"

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46 m. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in Portugal’s tourist spot

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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54 m. ago 'Neighbour was using my drive for free parking and one act got him to stop completely'

A neighbour using a homeowner's driveway for friends and family was successfully dealt with, as the furious person shared how they solved their ongoing parking woes

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75 m. ago Drug use, assaults and human waste in tent camp in Cardiff city centre underpass

The underpass is used by thousands of people every day

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77 m. ago Jamaica election results: Andrew Holness leads Labour party to third term

Incumbent prime minister says country on right trajectory, as opposition leader concedes defeat Jamaicans have voted to give Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour party (JLP) a third consecutive term in government after a nail-biting race with the opposition People’s National party (PNP).Holness beat PNP’s Mark Golding after polls in the final days of the intense campaign projected a narrow lead for the PNP. Of the 63 seats being contested, preliminary results showed the JLP winning 34 seats and the PNP 29. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘The one thing it doesn’t have is actual sex’: the new Mary Whitehouse play that would have infuriated Mary Whitehouse

She was the morality crusader who became a figure of ridicule. Now Whitehouse is the subject of a new production starring Maxine Peake. We meet the gay feminist playwright who wrote itThe morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse was a trigger warning long before the term was used. From the 1960s onwards she pursued the BBC over sex and swearing on television and brought private prosecutions against the publisher of Gay News and the director of Howard Brenton’s play, The Romans in Britain, for what she viewed respectively as blasphemy and gross indecency.So, when Maxine Peake plays the Christian cultural vigilante in The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse at the Nottingham Playhouse this week, will there be a warning about its content? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Drastic Man City changes leave big transfer questions for Hugo Viana

Manchester City have rid themselves of some of their most-used players from last season, so how do they stop playing like that side?

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3 h. ago Scottish town with scenic walks and 'brilliant Sunday roast' perfect for autumn day out

The ideal place to head to celebrate the start of the new season.

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3 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in tourist hotspot

Portuguese government declare national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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3 h. ago 5 Liverpool players to become free agents in 2026 with tough decisions to be made

Liverpool are fresh off the back of stunning summer transfer window but their thoughts might already be turning to next summer with a host of faces primed to leave Liverpool

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3 h. ago Emi Martinez Man United feelings emerge after transfer twist

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United throughout the summer transfer window, but a move failed to materialise on deadline day

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4 h. ago Guyana’s president claims victory in election held amid newfound oil riches

Irfaan Ali will be tasked with turning the profits of Guyana’s 2019 oil boom into prosperity for its citizensGuyana’s president, Irfaan Ali, has proclaimed victory in this week’s general and regional elections after his party won more than 240,000 votes and seven of the country’s ten electoral districts.“The results are all out there, as published by the Guyana elections commission. The numbers are clear. The people have spoken in an overwhelming way. We have won these elections with a remarkable margin,” he told the Guardian on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 4 Man Utd players to become free agents in 2026 with Ruben Amorim facing huge calls

Manchester United have only just closed the door on what was a key summer transfer window but decisions might already have to be made for next year with a clutch of stars set to leave

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5 h. ago Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash

Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a buildingA day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities. At least 18 people, including a child, were injured, five of them seriously. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago I lent my bridesmaid a third of my wedding fund to help her pay off her debts. The appalling thing she did next nearly ruined my big day and still shocks me to my core

Some brides have a precise vision of what their big day will look like, from the exact shade of cream linen napkins to the number of roses in their bouquet.

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6 h. ago Don Trump Jr. called his father on Labor Day weekend 'to make sure' he was alive amid death rumors

Don Trump Jr. saw the trending posts on X about his father's disappearance and decided it was time for a check in.

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8 h. ago Djed Spence set to make history as England’s first openly Muslim player

The 25-year-old was one of two new faces included in Thomas Tuchel’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers

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8 h. ago New details emerge as Army vet gets $1M bond in accused killing of boy, 11, as he ran away while playing ding

“I think that a very high bond is warranted if the allegations involve someone intentionally killing an 11-year-old for knocking on their door,” a Harris County Assistant District Attorney said

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8 h. ago Amanda Anisimova finds redemption for Wimbledon whitewash by beating Iga Swiatek

The American defeated Swiatek 53 days after losing 6-0 6-0 to the same player on Centre Court in London.

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9 h. ago ‘Slap on the wrist’: critics decry weak penalties on Google after landmark monopoly trial

Judge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheeredA judge ruled on Tuesday that Google would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government. The same judge had ruled in favor of US prosecutors nearly a year ago, finding that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly with its namesake search engine.Groups critical of Google’s dominance in the internet search and online advertising industry are furious. They contend the judge missed an opportunity to enact meaningful change in an industry that has suffocated under the crushing weight of its heaviest player. Tech industry groups and investors, by contrast, are thrilled. Shares in Alphabet, Google’s parent company, have risen 9% since Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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