1 hour ago Unsuspecting teen pictured as killer brandishes huge zombie knife behind him

Ronan Kanda was just 16 when he was stabbed in the back in a case of mistaken identity with a zombie knife bought from a company linked to at least seven murders

Events

1 hour ago Three contestants withdraw from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

The episode’s first task saw recruits challenged to move through a village collecting equipment while under fire and reach an extraction point.

Politics

3 h. ago Almost everyone believes aliens do exist — but most are too embarrassed to admit it

University eggheads have revealed 95% of us believe in ETs but most are too embarrassed to admit it. The research found that even top academics, doctors and scientists reckon there is life in galaxies far away.

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3 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 15 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 18 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Tell Me Lies stars Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on the emotional toll of filming harrowing scenes

The actors open up to The Standard about the difficulties of filming intense scenes in season three

Culture

5 h. ago EU diplomats holding crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsSenior European diplomats were holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs would be a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'I've never seen anything like it': Neighbours' shock after family home 'fire bombed'

'Although nobody was hurt it could have been very, very different'

Events

7 h. ago Adam Henson addresses ‘frustration’ over Countryfile as viewers switch off

Adam Henson has previously admitted he 'gets a bit of stick' from Countryfile viewers for how he explains all things agriculture and admit one thing can be 'difficult' when fronting the show

Politics

8 h. ago Teen 'played house in dead neighbour's home while body rotted in yard'

A teenager has been charged with murder and burglary after breaking into his neighbours home - killing him and leaving his body in the garden to decompose and decay

Society

11 h. ago EU diplomats to hold crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsEurope live – latest updatesSenior European diplomats are due to hold crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their support for Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs were a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Woman living in darkness after developers build new house INCHES from her front window

For years, applications to develop the sliver of land separating Marilyn Devonish's semi-detached house from neighbouring properties had been thrown out by council planners.

Politics

11 h. ago Why America needs a new antiwar movement – and how it can win | Jeremy Varon

Demonstrations against the Iraq war proved protest works. Now we must halt destruction before it more powerfully startsIn spring 2004, Gen Anthony Zinni uttered about Iraq the dreaded words in US politics: “I spent two years in Vietnam, and I’ve seen this movie before.” A year after George W Bush’s declaration of “mission accomplished” – when the war had hit its peak popularity at 74% – the invasion had descended into quagmire, marked by a raging insurgency, the Abu Ghraib torture scandal and US casualties nearing 1,000. For the first time, a majority of Americans judged the war a “mistake”. In this, they echoed what millions of Americans, predicting fiasco, had been saying since before its start.By the summer of 2005, with Iraq exploding in civil war, public support further eroded. Vietnam comparisons abounded. Running against the war, Democrats had blowout wins in the 2006 midterms. The new Congress empaneled the bipartisan Iraq study group, which concluded that the war had to end...

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12 h. ago Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo send clear message to Ruben Amorim after sack

Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho's recent exploits serve as proof to some of the mistakes made at Manchester United in recent times, with axed manager Ruben Amorim to blame

Politics

15 h. ago Man Utd news: Kobbie Mainoo transfer decision made as contract 'clause' revealed

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has decided where his future lies after the England World Cup hopeful started his first Premier League game of the season in the victory over Manchester City

Politics

15 h. ago The South London neighbourhood named 1 of 'coolest' in world where people still visit after moving out

The South London neighbourhood named 1 of 'coolest' in world where people still visit after moving out  MyLondon

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15 h. ago Tell Me Lies stars Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on the emotional toll of filming season 3's most harrowing scene

Grace Van Patten and Jackson White open up to The Standard about the difficulties of filming intense scenes in Tell Me Lies, reflecting on the show's boundary-pushing moments

Culture

19 h. ago Strangest death ever to happen on Mount Everest as climber made 'insane' mistake

Wilson, a Bradford born British Army officer with almost no mountaineering experience, attempted to the climb the mountain all by himself, convinced that through prayer and, incredibly, through fasting, he would be able to safely reach the summit.

Events

19 h. ago Mount Everest's most haunting death as climber made 'unbelievable' mistake

Mount Everest has claimed the lives of hundreds of climbers over the years, but few deaths are as strange or as haunting as that of Maurice Wilson

Events

22 h. ago Billionaire US tycoon who could make millions from Labour's digital ID cards project building luxury private 'compound' in the Oxfordshire countryside

Larry Ellison has been gradually buying up neighbouring land and properties to amass a huge estate where he plans to build a luxury private 'compound'.

Economics