44 m. ago NASA identifies newly discovered object as an interstellar comet that will keep a safe distance

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard

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48 m. ago Optical illusion 'personality test' shows if you're 'lonely' or a 'leader'

An optical illusion has been doing the rounds, with viewers asked to decide what they can see first in the image

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1 hour ago Inside the mystery of shocking new images of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, battered and bruised just weeks before she claimed to have four days to live

Photographs of a bruised Giuffre are purported to have been taken in January, two months before she claimed on social media a car accident had left her with 'four days to live'.

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3 h. ago Scientists spot mystery object believed to come from beyond solar system

Astronomer says object could be further evidence that interstellar wanderers are common in galaxy It isn’t a bird, it isn’t a plane and it certainly isn’t Superman – but it does appear to be a visitor from beyond our solar system, according to astronomers who have discovered a new object hurtling through our cosmic neighbourhood.The object, originally called A11pl3Z and now known as 3I/Atlas, was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (Atlas) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago As the Women’s Euros kick off, Edinburgh Fringe serves up sport, sweat, and scandal on stage

With the Women’s Euros just around the corner, excitement for women’s football is reaching fever pitch across the UK and beyond. The Euros aren’t just bringing the world’s best players to the pitch — they’re shining a spotlight on the battles, the breakthroughs, and the stories behind the game. And this summer, Edinburgh Fringe is perfectly timed to dive headfirst into that energy with a stunning lineup of sport-themed theatre and musicals that capture the grit, glamour, and grind of sport both on and off the field.

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5 h. ago Optical illusion shows if you're 'too positive' or prefer to 'keep distance'

An optical illusion apparently determines whether you're positive or prefer keep your distance – so what will you see when you look at the viral image shown here?

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5 h. ago First picture of Diogo Jota car crash wreckage after Lamborghini erupted into devastating fireball

Liverpool star Diogo Jota has tragically died in a car crash in Spain, with images now surfacing of the vehicle after it had veered off the road and went up in flames

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8 h. ago EastEnders star Heather Peace reveals both she and her wife have been diagnosed with breast cancer

‘I swear everybody looked at me, it might be my imagination, but I felt like a dead woman walking,’ she said

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9 h. ago Holidaymakers say 'Oh my God' as video captures extreme heat at tourist hotspot

A viral TikTok video showing a frying egg in Turkey's 42°C heat has left some British holidaymakers worried about their upcoming trips to the popular tourist destination

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10 h. ago Immigrants, flying sheep and Brigitte Bardot: Britain through the lens of Picture Post

From 1938 to 1957, the celebrated photo magazine captured tattooists, transgender women and topless men sinking pints – and changed the way the country saw itself Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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12 h. ago Company's carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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19 h. ago Emmanuel Fernandez shocked by Rangers transfer as Russell Martin makes it a double swoop with long term capture

The 23-year-old makes the move from Peterborough to join Joe Rothwell as second Ibrox addition in one day

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19 h. ago Tennis power couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa 'break up AGAIN' after Wimbledon defeats

Tsitsipas and Badosa captured the hearts of the tennis world when they went public together in 2023 and were dubbed 'Tsitsidosa' as they shared their affection in a series of heart-warming snaps.

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19 h. ago Moment man takes off running as police question him about stolen car

Body cam and drone footage captured the moment a man took off running while New York City police questioned him about a stolen car.

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21 h. ago Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system

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21 h. ago US researchers launch new mission to solve mystery of Amelia Earhart’s fate

Researchers to follow fresh clues that suggest pioneering aviator may have crash-landed on remote Pacific islandA new mission to locate Amelia Earhart’s long-missing plane is being launched, researchers announced on Wednesday, following fresh clues that suggest she may have crash-landed on a remote island in the South Pacific.A satellite image may show part of Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E protruding from the sand on Nikumaroro, an isolated island in Kiribati about 1,000 miles from Fiji, according to Richard Pettigrew, head of the Archaeological Legacy Institute, a non-profit based in Oregon. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Tennis fans ‘gutted’ as British underdog Oliver Tarvet bows out on Centre Court

Supporters say 21-year-old’s Wimbledon run ‘captured the imagination’ despite straight-sets defeat

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23 h. ago NASA captures unprecedented image of 'lightest planet ever seen'

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted TWA 7b, a Saturn-sized exoplanet around a nearby star

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24 h. ago Seven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s trial

One of hip-hop’s most influential figures found guilty on two of the lesser counts, marking end of trial that captured global attentionSean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdict – follow liveAfter seven weeks in a Manhattan federal courtroom, the high-profile sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of hip-hop’s most influential figures, has come to a close.On Wednesday, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found Combs guilty of the Mann Act transportation of former girlfriends Cassie Ventura and “Jane”, and not guilty of running a criminal enterprise and two counts of sex trafficking. Continue reading...

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