82 m. ago Novak Djokovic v Taylor Fritz live: US Open result and score from blockbuster quarter

Djokovic escaped with a 6-4 7-5 3-6, 6-4 win to set up a semi-final clash with Carlos Alcaraz

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84 m. ago 'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry is set to plead guilty

A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to plead guilty

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90 m. ago Sun, sex, but no sangria? The Balearics’ booze crackdown might just save their tourist industry | Dimah Ajeeb

The islands say they no longer want to be Europe’s cheap, consequence-free party playground. But is the move upmarket working?Last summer, Spain’s Balearic Islands launched one of Europe’s toughest crackdowns on alcohol-fuelled party tourism. In popular resorts such as Magaluf in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, tourists spilled out of bars at dawn, clutched cheap bottles from late-night shops, and treated entire neighbourhoods as giant open-air nightclubs.Local people were fed up. Noise complaints, violent brawls and clashes between residents and intoxicated tourists became routine. Rents rose while longstanding neighbourhoods became hollowed out into seasonal party zones. Pilar Hernando, from Palma, Mallorca told Reuters in 2024: “Prices go up, rents go up, everything goes up except salaries.” Hernando had to move into a caravan owing to the lack of affordable housing. Average rents have risen 158% over the past decade in the Balearics, with Palma now among the most expensive ci...

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90 m. ago Novak Djokovic sets up Alcaraz showdown after reaching 14th US Open semi

Serb beats Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at Flushing MeadowsCarlos Alcaraz awaits as Djokovic seeks fifth US Open titleForty minutes into his umpteenth big match under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Novak Djokovic seemed to be coming undone. After a supreme start, Djokovic’s first serve had suddenly deserted him. His ground strokes began to spew unforced errors. Up against the wall, he faced five break points while serving for the first set.Each time he came close to falling into the abyss, allowing his distinguished opponent back into the match, Djokovic conjured up a spectacular response. That nerveless, clutch play would define his performance as Djokovic held off a spirited late comeback from a battling Taylor Fritz, who had been the superior player for significant parts of the match, and an increasingly unruly New York crowd to reach the semi-finals of the US Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Novak Djokovic quells fightback to set up Carlos Alcaraz clash in semi

Djokovic defeated fourth seed Taylor Fritz in a tense quarter-final.

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95 m. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

Events

1 hour ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Family of terminally ill girl with rare genetic condition in desperate plea for specially adapted room

Little Eireann MacFarlane is one of just six people born with a genetic abnormality which requires 24 hour care.

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2 h. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Libra told to stand their ground and be courageous

Today's horoscopes, brought to you by Russell Grant.

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2 h. ago Addressing drug deaths must remain a top priority despite drop in figures

Record View says Scotland's current national strategy on drugs deaths has failed.

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2 h. ago Steve Clarke can become a Scotland managerial immortal and we owe him a shot at the World Cup

Ryan Christie is determined to repay his boss by firing Scotland to their first World Cup since 1998

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3 h. ago Mum's tragic final four words before her body was pulled from reservoir

Kimberley Johnson, 33, went for a swim while at a local reservoir with her partner - but vanished beneath the water moments later where she was found dead by rescue teams

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3 h. ago Thousands of counterfeit viral dolls seized over safety concerns

Labubu dolls have been promoted by celebrities across the globe.

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4 h. ago Search underway for missing Brit James Nunan as yacht and dog discovered off Gran Canaria without him

James Nunan, 34, from Reading, set off on his round-the-world trip in March, but has not been heard from since August 18, when he was last in touch with his family

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4 h. ago Search underway for missing Brit James Nunan after discovery in Gran Canaria

James Nunan, 34, from Reading, set off on his round-the-world trip in March, but has not been heard from since August 18, when he was last in touch with his family

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes

US president ‘very disappointed’ in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288Donald Trump took no apparent action at the passing of his latest deadline for Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He was “very disappointed” in the Russian ruler, and was planning on “doing something to help people live”, said the US president, without any specifics. He was speaking on the radio show of Scott Jennings, a US conservative pundit.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia was engaged in a new troop buildup in certain sectors of the frontline and still launching strikes on Ukrainian targets. “Now we see another buildup of Russian forces in certain sectors of the front. [Putin] refuses to be forced into peace Russia continues to launch strikes. Of course, we will respond to this,” said the Ukrainian president in his nightly address.European allies are ready to contribute to po...

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5 h. ago What time is PlayStation Event today? State of Play presents 007 First Light start time

Over 30 minutes of new gameplay is set to be declassified 🎮👀

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5 h. ago DWP will make Brits born before specific date work longer after State Pension age rise

The State Pension age is set to start rising from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase due to be completed for all men and women across the UK by 2028

Economics

5 h. ago State Pension retirement age set to rise next year for people born in these years

The planned change to the official age of retirement has been in legislation since 2014 and will be implemented in the 2040s

Politics

5 h. ago Trump gives green light for $2m ICE deal with notorious Israeli spyware company

Trump administration appeared to restart frozen Biden-era deal with Paragon Solutions, whose products have been accused of facilitating the surveillance of journalists and activists

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