3 h. ago Didsbury floods LIVE as 30 homes 'under threat' after water main bursts on street

Emergency services are on the scene in Borrowdale Crescent

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3 h. ago Didsbury residents 'forced to flee' after major water main bursts with 30 homes under threat

A water main has burst on Borrowdale Crescent in Didsbury

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3 h. ago Gen X men: if you don’t find the strength to inoculate boys against the manosphere, what men are left? | Van Badham

The popularity of Adolescence has provided an icebreaker for these conversations, but having them is not a responsibility women can shoulder“The fitness coach starts his very early morning routine by removing a piece of tape from his mouth,” CNN reports. The “manfluencer” in question, Ashton Hall, spends the rest of his day dunking his face in ice water, rubbing banana peel on his skin and chugging down “Saratoga Water”. This is apparently the modern western definition of hardcore masculinity.Friends, maybe – just maybe – we should restart that conversation about western manhood because if it involves banana peel, you are not demonstrating what it means to be a human adult; you are culturally appropriating a clown. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Mum removed from Ryanair plane after being unable to pay £7 Pringles bill

She was asked to leave the Ryanair jet when it landed at the airport after she was unable to pay for a packet of Pringles, a bottle of water and a can of cola

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10 h. ago Mum hauled off Ryanair flight by cops when she couldn't pay £7 for Pringles

Ann-Marie Murray, 55, was on a flight from Tenerife to Bristol on March 28 and asked for the crisps, water and a cola costing £7 from Ryanair crew members when her card payment failed

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12 h. ago Musk may soon leave the White House, but his bromance with Trump will remain

Rather than an explosive split that many predicted, Musk instead appears set to keep close ties with Trump and retain influence on US politicsAfter months of exerting extraordinary power over the US government and becoming a mascot for Donald Trump’s new administration, the first signs that Elon Musk may shift away from his prominent role in the White House began to appear this week.Both Trump and JD Vance have stated in interviews over the past few days that Musk would eventually leave the administration and the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) that he founded, their most direct statements yet on his tenure. Politico also reported on Wednesday that Trump had told members of his inner circle that the Tesla CEO would be departing in the coming weeks, though Musk called the article “fake news”. Musk is a “special government employee”, a designation that technically carries a 130-day term that, depending on how the administration chooses to log those days, could run out at ...

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12 h. ago Boy, 15, dies after lake tragedy at Beckenham Place Park in south

The death is not being treated as suspicious

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13 h. ago Chelsea facing punishment as UEFA make final decision on controversial £200m deal

Chelsea have found themselves in hot water with governing body UEFA, with the body set to determine the Premier League high-flyers' punishment in relation to overspending

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14 h. ago Sydney Sweeney puts on a busty display in a satin mini dress as she joins glamorous Emily Ratajkowski at Kerastase campaign shoot

Sydney Sweeney and Emily Ratajkowski turned heads in New York City on Friday as they teamed up for a glamorous Kérastase campaign shoot.

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14 h. ago ‘The cabbage seemed isolated and alien’: Ieva Gaile’s best phone picture

A lone vegetable stranded in a world of plastic transformed a trip to the supermarket into a photo opportunityIeva Gaile didn’t expect to take a photo on her trip to the supermarket. The lawyer, who lives in Vilnius, Lithuania, was working from home on the day and had popped next door for some lunch. When she spotted the errant cabbage placed atop a towering stack of water-bottle pallets, her reaction was instant.“Since I began photography I’ve developed a habit of always observing my environment for interesting shots, andI thought it was beautiful visually,” Gaile says of this image, shortlisted in the Object category at the Sony World Photography awards 2025. “I liked the play of colours and repetition of green, and the contrast of textures: the wrinkled and imperfect surface of the cabbage against the synthetic shine of the plastic bottles.” Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Inside the hotel of horrors where serial killers 'let their hair down': How the Hotel Cecil became a haven for evil criminals who prowled its halls

The former Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles has a remarkably macabre past - with murders, suicides, and accidental deaths taking place there, as well as serial killer residents.

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15 h. ago Marketing’s ‘woke’ rebrand has ultimately helped the far right | Eugene Healey

Our industry must reckon with how we’ve trivialised activism by turning it into comms strategy – only to abandon itNobody likes to admit we need marketing, but the discipline has always been necessary to match people with the products and services that fulfil their needs and desires.It started simply enough, with us focusing primarily on brands’ features and tangible benefits. But as consumer society evolved, we moved on to symbolic benefits: identities, lifestyles. Finally, we began selling values: an ideology that hit its zenith between 2015 and 2022 in the era of “brand purpose”.Eugene Healey is brand strategy consultant, educator and creator Continue reading...

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19 h. ago It could set the industry back 50 years: fashion braces for impact of Trump tariffs

From farmers to designers, the entire supply chain will be hit – but it is unclear what duties apply to a finished productFirst it was steel producers. Then automobiles. Now the fashion industry has been left reeling from Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday that he was imposing tariffs on more than 180 countries including severe levies aimed at some of fashion’s biggest manufacturing regions.Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs included a 10% duty on all imports to the US but “worst offender” countries – those with whom America has bigger trade deficits – face a higher rate. Several of these are key to fashion’s supply chains. China, where everyone from Prada to Zara outsource production, faces a 54% duty. Vietnam, where more than half of Nike’s footwear was produced last year, will be subject to a 46% tariff. Pakistan, a key manufacturer of denim items, will be hit with a 29% duty. Bangladesh, where garment manufacturing makes up to 80% of its total exports, will be subjected to 3...

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20 h. ago Boy, 9, dies after being swept away by floodwater while walking to bus stop

Gabriel Andrews' body was found half a mile from where he was caught in the rising water in Hickory Hills, Kentucky, at around 6.30am this morning

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23 h. ago Lifeline for car makers as Starmer prepares to water down EV sales mandates

Although the deadline for shifting to electric vehicles will stay in place, ministers are expected to soften fines and are considering easing the interim targets along the way.

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25 h. ago 70s folk legend who rose to fame in Bob Dylan's NYC music scene dead at 83 as emotional tributes paid

His family announced his passing 'with resounding sadness' in a statement released by his record label, No Quarter Rex, on Thursday.

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28 h. ago Beckenham Place Park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after swimming in lake

Officers were called just after 3pm on Friday to reports that a boy, 16, got into difficulty in the water

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30 h. ago Beckenham Place Park: Urgent hunt for boy, 16, 'missing in water' after swimming in lake

A 16-year-old boy has gone missing at Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham, London, while swimming in a lake with emergency services having launched an urgent search

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30 h. ago Police search for boy, 16, who went missing in lake at south London park

Police were called to Beckenham Place Park in south London just after 3pm today following reports of a person missing in the water.

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30 h. ago Beckenham Place Park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after entering water

Officers were called just after 3pm on Friday to reports that a boy, 16, got into difficulty in the water

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