47 m. ago The witchcraft trial that has captured a southern African nation

Two men are on trial in Zambia for allegedly possessing charms including a bottled chameleon, a red cloth and an unidentified animal’s tail

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78 m. ago Six Nations title permutations: What Ireland, France and England need to win the championship

Ireland are targeting a historic third straight outright Six Nations title and could still win the grand slam

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86 m. ago Labour mocks 'weird nationalist disinformation' over Anas Sarwar and Billy Connolly fake news

The crudely made screenshot of a nonexistent news website was widely shared on social media despite being an obvious fake.

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88 m. ago Sequel to beloved 2000s comedy ‘confirmed’ after years of fan demand

It’s been over 20 years since the release of ‘White Chicks,’ and it looks like the Wayans Brothers have finally agreed that ‘it’s time’ to give fans the long-awaited sequel

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89 m. ago BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this weekBP is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 as part of a shift back towards fossil fuels when it presents its strategy to investors this week.The chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, is poised to tell shareholders that the oil and gas company is scrapping its target to increase renewable generation 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Art collector’s son stabbed housekeeper before claiming she was a demon, court told

Bourne told a 999 operator: ‘I’m a nice boy from Chelsea. You’re just going to have to please not bring a gun. I do have blood all over me’

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1 hour ago Miss Scotland backs MS charity after beloved cousin's devastating diagnosis

Amy Scott will be raising awareness on the national stage as she represents Miss Scotland.

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2 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway water safety project receives national recognition

Galloway Activity Centre on Loch Ken has been awarded the Paddle UK Engagement Award for the water safety training it offers with Loch Ken Trust.

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2 h. ago Bacardi heir's insane Disney World mansion sells for second time in six months for a surprising price

A luxurious mansion once owned by Bacardi heiress Hilda Maria Bacardi has changed hands again-just months after she sold it.

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2 h. ago LA’s urban farmers pledge to rebuild and replant ‘even more than ever before’ after devastating wildfires

The January blazes wiped out a thriving communal food pathway unique to the Altadena neighborhood, but farmers are starting to plan for its renewalIn Choi Chatterjee and Omer Sayeed’s Altadena backyard, beehives produced pounds of honey, copious amounts of fruit and vegetables were harvested, and hens laid plenty of fresh eggs. A couple of pygmy goats and a pair of 100-pound tortoises, Layla and Manju, roamed the urban farm, keeping the weeds trimmed, the compost turned and the soil alive with microbes, much to the delight of the hundreds of visitors who have enjoyed free tours and home-cooked meals since the couple began offering them in 2020.Passersby were often drawn to the Chatterjee-Sayeed residence since the lush butterfly-filled parkway next to their home has served as a free communal garden for more than a decade. Neighbors were welcome to stop by for persimmons, guavas, nopal pads, herbs and varieties of citrus. “We’d get 100 to 200 pomegranates and just hand them out to wh...

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2 h. ago Dunelm shoppers say £10 'warm and cosy' spring bedding 'looks more expensive'

Homeware retailer Dunelm is holding a huge sale with offers on thousands of products from furniture, storage, home decor, lighting and more - and some shoppers are raving about a bedding set

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2 h. ago Save up to 60% on Superfan Oodies – from Pokémon to Paddington! Shop your favourite now before they sell out!

Superfan Oodies are now on sale saving you a huge 60% on limited styles.

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2 h. ago Boots No7 slashes Mother's Day beauty gift sets in huge 50% off sale

Boots has launched some incredible gift sets offers for no7 fans, with prices starting from just £34.95 - perfect for Mother's Day

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2 h. ago What we all got wrong about Dmitry Bivol’s route to revenge against Artur Beterbiev

Comment: It was agreed that Bivol would have to take more ‘risks’ to beat Beterbiev. But did he actually take fewer, as he won undisputed gold?

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2 h. ago Art dealer's son 'tried to kill housekeeper' at Chelsea home as he 'believed she was a demon'

Maximilian Bourne, the son of art dealer and philanthropist Sylvia Bourne, told 999 operator: ‘There’s a demon woman in my house and I stabbed her’

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2 h. ago Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reportsGerman election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe independent from US on defence as coalition talks to beginShares in some European weapons makers are rising in early trading too.German tank maker Rheinmetall jumped 3% at the start of trading, while in London BAE Systems are up 1.7%.‘’A dose of more certainty has been injected into European politics, with the Germany’s Conservatives winning the elections. It comes at a crucial time for the continent. Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, high stakes deal making between the US and Russia continues, Ukraine is out in the cold and the outcome will have huge implications for security in Europe.There is a dawning realisation that European nations will have to pull together and present a more united deterrent force, and Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, is reading from that script. He has pled...

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2 h. ago US politics live: confusion at agencies over whether to comply with Elon Musk email demanding workers justify jobs

Government agencies give conflicting orders after Musk demands employees list accomplishments from past week by Monday deadlineDonald Trump’s sweeping foreign aid freeze has stalled a United Nations programme in Mexico aimed at stopping imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the country’s drug cartels, according to eight people familiar with the situation, Reuters reports.It is one of several US counternarcotics efforts in Mexico derailed in recent weeks by the stop-work order. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man wanted by FBI over bombings to face full extradition hearing in September

Daniel Andreas San Diego, 47, has been one of the FBI’s ‘most wanted fugitives’.

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3 h. ago Scotland's 'healthiest cities' named with one crowned best for wellness in UK

New research has revealed the "healthiest UK cities" based on factors such as the abundance of green spaces and gyms, and one Scottish city has topped the nation-wide roundup.

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3 h. ago M23 militia’s advance in eastern DRC has killed 7,000 since January, UN told

DRC prime minister tells human rights council fighting has left about 450,000 without shelter after camps destroyedAbout 7,000 people have died in fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels started renewed advances in January, the DRC’s prime minister has said.At a high-level meeting of the UN’s human rights council in Geneva on Monday, Judith Suminwa Tuluka also said the war had left about 450,000 people without shelter after the destruction of 90 displacement camps. Continue reading...

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