24 m. ago Minnesota police urge public to avoid ‘No Kings’ protest after Democratic lawmakers shot – live

Minnesota state patrol says ‘No Kings’ flyers were found in the shooting suspect’s vehicleDemocratic lawmaker killed in Minnesota in ‘politically motivated’ attacksIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else. Continue reading...

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30 m. ago Two Minnesota lawmakers gunned down and manifesto discovered: what we know about the ‘politically motivated’ shooting

The gunman remains at large following the overnight shootings

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1 hour ago Gang who smuggled Vietnamese woman into Britain stuffed in glovebox of a Vauxhall Vectra are jailed

The woman was discovered curled up inside a secret compartment carved out of the dashboard in June 2022, sparking a major probe that unmasked trafficking gang.

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3 h. ago Cosmeston Lake campaigners form human chain in protest over aqua park 'tragedy'

'It’s just a crazy idea. The thought of it makes me feel really upset'

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3 h. ago Police find £90,000 drugs haul after spotting suspicious behaviour outside flat

A total of 29kg of cannabis and 197 grip seal bags of cocaine were discovered when police searched a flat

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4 h. ago AI fighter pilot outmaneuvers human in battle major leap for warfare robots, say Swedes

Human fighter pilots are well-trained, but a new robotic fighter pilot trained by artificial intelligence beat the human equivalent during an airborne battle in a huge step

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4 h. ago BBC's Nicky Campbell's daughter left in tears after discovering sad childhood memory

BBC Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell and one of his daughters, Kirsty, reflected on an emotional chapter in his memoir, in which he detailed being brought up by adoptive parents

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5 h. ago Experts flag new agonising risk of most popular contraceptive

Millions of women may be at higher risk of agonising infections that could cause infertility or life-threatening pregnancy complications, experts have revealed today.

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6 h. ago The 10 best places to live in the UK revealed with some surprising winners

Our data team has crunched the numbers on everything from house prices and crime rates to schools, the NHS and local amenities to discover the best places to live in England - see how your area ranks using our interactive map.

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7 h. ago ‘We don’t want to go back to court’, says women’s group over gender ruling delay

The comments came at a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference on Saturday.

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7 h. ago Jon Davis on the joys of discovery in the countryside – cartoon

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7 h. ago The key change helping Georgia Hunter Bell step out of Keely Hodgkinson’s shadow

The Olympic bronze medalist from Paris drops down in distance to test her speed at the Stockholm Diamond League in her pursuit of a rare double later this year at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships

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9 h. ago From tradwife to radwife: abandoning perfection in favour of the ‘good enough’ life

No they don’t cook from scratch, sometimes forget the sunscreen and often miss work deadlines, but at least their kids are wearing secondhand clothes Meet the new gen of radically normal mumsMost mornings, I’m woken at 6am by my alarm (the baby crawling on to my head). I stretch, go downstairs, fill a bowl with iced water and, the theme of Transformers playing in the background, write my journal (a list of emails-I-forgot-to-reply-to). I drink hot water with cider vinegar to regulate my blood sugar levels, followed by tea using the baby’s leftover milk. Dragging a chilled jade gua sha spoon across my face in an attempt to reverse the ageing process, I then make my young sons’ porridge. While they eat, I plunge my face into the iced water until I can’t breathe, and begin my three-step routine (two La Roche-Posay serums followed by SPF). Some mornings, I run. Others, I cry into a coffee, albeit one made with organic milk, before taking a mushroom gummy to take the edge off the da...

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9 h. ago Trump’s military parade taps an ancient tradition of power: from Mesopotamia to Maga

Critics see echoes of authoritarianism, a break from the US’s usual restraint on military displayTo Donald Trump, the inspiration is the pomp and pageantry of Bastille Day, France’s annual celebration of the 1789 revolution.For his critics, it is redolent of the authoritarian militarism proudly projected by autocracies like Russia, China and North Korea. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Scientists discover extremely intimate act enjoyed by one in four couples is 'more likely to lead to orgasm' in men than women

US scientists who surveyed 1,000 lovers on their experience, found males were far more likely to report having an orgasm from the act alone compared to women.

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10 h. ago George Russell discovers Canada GP penalty decision after being summoned to stewards

George Russell was forced to explain himself to the stewards on Friday but avoid any penalty in Canada despite not sticking to the race director's instructions

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11 h. ago New Covid Nimbus variant 'with very painful symptom' sees UK hospital cases rise

New figures show the viral infection is on the rise after hitting UK shores - with NHS advising 'stay home' with symptoms

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11 h. ago ‘On a peak under a blue sky’: the joy of summer in Europe’s mountains

Our writer recalls his favourite mountain experiences, from hard-won views to splendid isolation and the comforts of simple refugesAfter a tough scramble to the summit of Rhinog Fach, we look down into the deep valley holding the chilly waters of Llyn Hywel, then west across several miles of heather, bilberry and bare rock to the Welsh coast. Turning my gaze north, there is the entire Llyn peninsula leading east to the peak of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), no doubt weighed down by thousands of visitors. Up here there are just two of us in an utterly peaceful landscape. No clouds on the horizon. No surprises.I lie down for a few minutes and feel myself drift off. There are no human voices to be heard, only birds. Summer has come early to these mountains and I wouldn’t be anywhere else, drinking in that particular kind of tranquillity to be found on a peak under a blue sky. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago 'I never have to pay full price for my McDonald's thanks to this one easy trick'

Maccies fans have discovered a secret trick to bagging yourself a discounted meal so you can tuck into your Big Mac meal while saving the pennies - and it couldn't be easier

Economics

12 h. ago Scots pay half billion in subsidies while China build the buses

Ministers should have been using their leverage over the big operators to keep Falkirk afloat

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