41 h. ago Big name BBC host is unmasked on The Masked Singer as she dedicates performance to her children

A major TV host has been unmasked on The Masked Singer and became the first star out of the mystery singing competition after giving a rendition of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club

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55 h. ago Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom

Environment Protection Authority says blooms are ‘natural occurrence’ as marine scientist warns it has grown ‘significantly’ in recent hoursGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmanian authorities are working to identify a pink slime that has appeared on a secluded beach, with some scientists concerned it could be an algal bloom.The pink-tinged sludge appeared along a stretch of Randalls Bay about 60km south of Hobart on Friday morning. A similar sludge has also been recorded on sections of Little Roaring Beach in Tasmania’s D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Little Taylors Bay. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Families of Britons languishing in overcrowded Indian jail urge government to ‘wake up’

Christian Michel and Jagtar Singh Johal have spent a combined 15 years in Indian jails without trial, prompting fears they could be caught up in a wider diplomatic tug of war over alleged Indian economic fugitives in the UK. Namita Singh reports

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2 w. ago Anthony Joshua overwhelms Jake Paul in six to restore boxing sanity in Miami

Joshua stops Paul in sixth after four knockdownsTrump weighs in on fight from Air Force OneVictor eyes Fury after hospitalizing Paul with broken jawWomen’s boxing shines on Miami undercardJake Paul v Anthony Joshua – as it happenedAnthony Joshua did what he was meant to do on Friday night in Miami: he lay waste to Jake Paul’s bravest and most controversial experiment in boxing with a destructive victory that felt less like a sporting result than the restoration of sanity.In their scheduled eight-round heavyweight bout at the Kaseya Center, streamed globally to Netflix’s roughly 300 million subscribers, the former twice unified heavyweight champion scored four knockdowns before stopping the YouTuber-turned-boxer in the sixth round of a mismatch that had prompted weeks of safety fears and moral hand-wringing. Joshua’s triumph, on a night purpose-built as much for memes as for punches, served as a reminder that boxing still adheres to its elemental laws and that power and pedigree even...

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2 w. ago Boffins predict how virus with high fatality rate could trigger another Covid

A well-established virus with a high fatality rate is raising fears of a new pandemic, prompting experts to warn about the urgent need for strong public health measures

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3 w. ago Sudden council funding cut prompts fears of surge in poverty in Govanhill's Roma communities

Community Renewal’s Rom Romeha project in Govanhill supports the Roma community and brings benefits to the local economy but Glasgow City Council has pulled its funding

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3 w. ago Russian submarine lurking in UK waters prompts Navy response as WW3 fears escalate

The Royal Navy has shadowed a Russian submarine in the English Channel - this is a breaking story

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3 w. ago ‘Not in our village’: asylum camp rumours prompt fear and night vigils in East Sussex

Crowborough on edge as unconfirmed plan to house asylum seekers in training camp spurs street patrols and pre-emptive protestsAmong the crowded shelves of Sacred Heart hardware store in Crowborough, there is a gap on the wall where the kitchen knives used to be displayed.As the local rumour of recent days goes, that space is linked to the news story of the moment in the East Sussex town: the imminent arrival of hundreds of asylum seekers at a nearby military training camp. Continue reading...

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