40 m. ago Jarrad Branthwaite injury: Everton suffer nightmare blow just days before season

Jarrad Branthwaite signed a new contract at Everton over the summer, but he will miss the opening few weeks of the new season after aggravating a hamstring injury

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60 m. ago Selena Gomez sparks speculation after missing Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s vow renewal

The actress and singer’s absence has raised question marks given she has been close to the couple for several years, famously joking in 2023 that they were in a ‘throuple’

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64 m. ago Scots teen missing for three days as cops launch urgent search

The 16-year-old is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of medium build, with fair/blonde hair.

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86 m. ago Tragedy as body found in search for missing soldier hours after disappearance

Shortly after 11:30pm on the same day, the body of the 25-year-old was recovered from the Menai Strait, near Bethel in Gwynedd.

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97 m. ago BREAKING Carabao Cup second round draw in full as Man Utd learn their opponents

Manchester United have learned their Carabao Cup opponents after entering the tournament in the second round after missing out on European qualification

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97 m. ago Carabao Cup second round draw in full as Man Utd learn their opponents

Manchester United have learned their Carabao Cup opponents after entering the tournament in the second round after missing out on European qualification

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98 m. ago 'I slapped Shannon Matthews' mum after one horrifying casual comment she made'

Petra Jamieson was one of the people who had been living on Dewsbury's Moorside Estate when nine-year-old Shannon Matthews was reported missing back in February 2008

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1 hour ago Body found in Wales' Menai Strait after soldier, 25, reported missing

The body of 25-year-old soldier Stephen Hughes has been recovered from the Menai Strait, near Bethel in Gwynedd, Wales - just hours after he was first reported missing

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2 h. ago Mysterious species found living alongside our earliest ancestors deemed missing link in evolution

A new fossil discovery is adding a lost species to the picture of human evolution, rewriting the history of a famous skeleton.

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3 h. ago Cops fear baby may be ‘in danger’ as they launch search for pair linked to man’s murder in Florida

Authorities are searching for Alfredo Carballo Gonzalez, 32, and Ariely Alvarez Cabrera, 27, in connection with the murder of Daylon Fleitas.

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4 h. ago Gaza's sickening starvation death toll rises as Israel attacks intensify

Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza's northern communities as the death toll from shootings and missiles is added to by the deaths of more people through starvation, including children

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4 h. ago Missing chapter of human evolution dating back 2.8 million years uncovered in Africa

A new fossil discovery is adding a lost species to the picture of human evolution, rewriting the history of a famous skeleton.

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5 h. ago Russia to hold nuclear missile and Oreshnik doomsday drills on NATO doorstep

It comes after Vladimir Putin closed the airspace over the missile test site from which he launched his notorious new doomsday intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine

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5 h. ago 'Alien spaceship' approaching Earth has 'weird glow' that proves mission is 'deliberate'

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb — who fears it could be on reconnaissance mission — believes that date would be an ideal window for a covert approach on Earth and wants to beam it a message urging peace

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5 h. ago Missing Jayden Spicer's mum begged for help before being charged with his death

Felicia Gross has now been arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting an incident after son Jayden's body was found

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5 h. ago Grieving mum finds body of daughter, 7, missing tongue and throat after autopsy

The girl's mother, Han, walked in to the morgue in Taiwan to find her daughter incomplete - before the medical examiner told her they simply chucked them in her chest cavity to save time

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5 h. ago Russia and Belarus to practice joint nuclear drills during tests with 'up to 150,000 troops' in Europe next month

Russia and its ally Belraus are set to stage nuclear missile drills next month close in Europe next month. 

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5 h. ago At least 20 killed after boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa, UN says

UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survivedAt least 20 people have died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media reported on Wednesday.Rescuers have recovered 20 bodies so far and operations were continuing, according to initial reports by Ansa news agency. Between 70 and 80 people were believed to have survived. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago We know that cosy games have big audiences – so where’s my epic Call the Midwife sim?

In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it’s time the triple-A developers pay attentionI am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters, and I’ve realised that I’m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I trundle along the photorealistic landscapes in my pick-up truck, delivering parcels to isolated communities and building new roads. The only reason I complete the main story missions is to open new areas of the map so that I can meet new people and build more roads. I find it blissfully enjoyable.Of course, I am far from alone in playing video games this way. “Cosy games” have become a thriving cottage industry over the past five years, led by crossover successes such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Untitled Goose Game, but also housing hundreds of smaller titles that appeal to highly engaged communities. On Steam this month you’ll discover Catto’s Post Office, a delightful g...

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6 h. ago Mystery over identity of man whose 'shredded' body parts were found at skip yard with the organs missing and fingers and toes cut off

The man's remains were found by horrified workers at Skelton Skips, in Knowsthorpe Way, Leeds in October 2022. Police sources say officers are still probing whether it was a possible gangland hit.

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