50 m. ago Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori win ‘reimagined’ US Open mixed doubles final – as it happened

Errani/Vavassori win 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 over Swiatek/Ruud $1m prize at stake in revamped US Open mixed doublesFirst set: Pegula/Draper 3-3 Swiatek/Ruud* (*denotes next server)Pegula caps a love hold with a sharply angled volley into the tramlines. Still on serve in the opener. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago ‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby

Each year, women make the desperate decision to abandon their babies. Specially designed ‘baby windows’ can help – but some argue they make matters worseWhen Romina discovered she was pregnant in 2021, she was 39 years old and homeless, without a euro to her name. She did what many a lonely and frightened woman has done throughout history, on learning that she was going to have a baby, and pretended she wasn’t. “If you don’t think about it, it doesn’t exist – something like that,” she told me, more than three years on.By the time she noticed the changes in her body, she had been homeless for nearly seven years. Before that, she had lived a comfortable, secure life in The Hague, with a man she had fallen passionately in love with. But the man had become controlling, she said, preventing her from working or seeing her friends, spying on her and eventually threatening her if she left him. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Botched Brazilian butt lift leaves woman unable to walk or talk ever again

Daidys Pena Garces, 50, underwent a Brazilian butt lift procedure in Miami, Florida, and weeks later suffered a pulmonary embolism that caused severe brain damage

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82 m. ago Man United receive encouraging Gianluigi Donnarumma 'update' as midfielder set to be 'offered'

The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip including updates on Gianluigi Donnarumma and Adrien Rabiot

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85 m. ago Hurricane Erin live updates: Storm strengthens as North Carolina’s Outer Banks conditions ‘deteriorate’

More than 2,000 people were evacuated by ferry from Ocracoke Island, part of the Outer Banks, according to the North Carolina governor’s office

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1 hour ago Woman will never be able to talk or walk again after botched Brazilian butt lift

Daidys Pena Garces was left fighting for her life after the Brazilian butt lift, which involves taking fat from the hips, abdomen and other areas via liposuction before injecting it into the buttocks

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1 hour ago Part of Delta Boeing 737’s wing breaks off before landing in Texas

‘I opened the window and got scared,’ one passenger recalled

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2 h. ago Swiatek/Ruud v Errani/Vavassori: US Open mixed doubles final – live updates

Swiatek/Ruud defeat Pegula/Draper in first semi-finalErrani/Vavassori oust Collins/Harrison in second semi$1m prize at stake in revamped US Open mixed doublesFirst set: Pegula/Draper 3-3 Swiatek/Ruud* (*denotes next server)Pegula caps a love hold with a sharply angled volley into the tramlines. Still on serve in the opener. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Collins/Harrison v Errani/Vavassori after Swiatek/Ruud win: US Open mixed doubles semi

Swiatek/Ruud beat Pegula/Draper in first semi-finalDefending champs Errani and Vavassori eye repeat run$1m prize at stake in revamped US Open mixed doublesFirst set: Pegula/Draper 3-3 Swiatek/Ruud* (*denotes next server)Pegula caps a love hold with a sharply angled volley into the tramlines. Still on serve in the opener. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Moment schoolboy is 'beaten up by man on train' as terrified passengers watch on

Shocking footage has emerged of a helpless schoolboy being threatened, hit and thrown around a train carriage by an adult - as fellow passengers appeared too terrified to intervene.

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4 h. ago Can YOU pass this GCSE maths exam? As teenagers across the UK receive their results, see if you can answer some of the tricky conundrums

After revising long and hard for their exam over the past couple of months, British teenagers have finally received their GCSE results today. But how you fare if faced with GCSE maths questions?

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4 h. ago The woman who made Katie Price: Terminally ill mother Amy who's been her daughter's constant support, her damning verdict on Peter Andre and her fears for Princess

Katie Price expressed an interest in modelling from the age of 14 and her supportive mother Amy did everything she could to make her daughters dream come true.

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4 h. ago Woman assisting police after infant found dead in Perth storm water drain

Police say woman in her 30s ‘receiving appropriate care and support’ after workers made confronting discovery on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman is assisting police after a baby boy was found dead inside a storm water drain.Two workers carrying out routine maintenance made the confronting discovery in Alexander Heights in Perth’s northern suburbs on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Nip/Tuck star Dylan Walsh and his family involved in mysterious car crash that sends two to hospital

The actor Dylan Walsh was involved in a major car crash over the weekend that left passengers injured.

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4 h. ago I'm 25 and my boyfriend is 76... we're happily in love despite our 51

Diana Montano, from San Diego, said relationship with Edgar is the most 'intimate and passionate' one she's ever been in.

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4 h. ago Passerby's rueful seven words as man crushed to death as he worked under car

Daniel Burton was found trapped under the vehicle and, despite the best efforts of neighbours who tried to lift the car off him, the father of two could not be saved

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4 h. ago Lucy Connolly to walk FREE: Tory councillor's wife who was jailed last year for 'racist' Tweet during the Southport riots is being released from prison in a matter of hours

The mother and former childminder has spent more than nine months behind bars after admitting making the inflammatory post on X in the wake of the Southport attacks in July last year.

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5 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne 'knew his farewell concert at Villa Park would be his final gig' as his close pal Tom Morello admits the Black Sabbath star had been 'frail for a while'

The Black Sabbath hitmaker had reunited with the band for one last show at the beloved venue, before he passed away three weeks later at the age of 76.

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5 h. ago Texas Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map requested by Trump

Redrawn map fiercely opposed by Democrats next goes to the state senate where it is expected to passUS politics – live updatesThe Republican-controlled Texas house on Wednesday approved a redrawn congressional map requested by Donald Trump and fiercely opposed by Democrats who led a weeks-long protest to stall the effort that kicked off a redistricting arms race between red and blue states.With the house’s approval, the measure next goes to the state senate where it is expected to pass, possibly as soon as Thursday. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Fed governor urged by Trump to resign will not be ‘bullied’ into stepping down

Lisa Cook, first Black woman to sit on Fed board, responds after allegation by ally of president of mortgage fraudUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called on a Federal Reserve governor to immediately resign, renewing his extraordinary attack on the central bank’s independence as officials mull next steps on interest rates.A close Trump ally accused Lisa Cook, an appointee of Joe Biden, of “potentially committing mortgage fraud” and urged the US Department of Justice to investigate. Continue reading...

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