2 h. ago Inside the troubled upbringing of Chelsea's new £60m star: Joao Pedro's father went to prison and his mother sacrificed meals to help the striker achieve his dream

Back in 2002, Joao Pedro and his family's lives changed forever when his father, Botafogo star Chicao, was handed a 16-year prison sentence for being accessory to murder.

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2 h. ago Yellow thunderstorm warnings issued for several Scots areas in Met Office update

The Met Office has issued warnings for rainfall and thunderstorms throughout this weekend and into next week.

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2 h. ago ‘When you get old, you become young again’: remembering Fauja Singh, the marathon man

After a life shaped by grief and resilience, Singh began running at 89 and became an icon of endurance and joyThe first 20 miles of a marathon are not difficult, Fauja Singh once said. When it came to the last six miles, however, “I run while talking to God.”The fact that he was attempting the distance at all might seem, to some, proof of divine assistance. Singh was 89 when he first took up distance running, having stumbled across a TV snippet of people running a marathon, and decided to give it a go. By his mid-90s he was a marathon veteran, a record holder for his age group and even a poster model for Adidas; aged 101 – or at least so he believed, since he never had a birth certificate – he became the oldest person ever to run the distance. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Serial dating and push presents: love in the age of the algorithm is complex | Zandile Powell

Couples and singles let us into their idealised love lives online, but our role as viewers makes it more of a ménage à troisSitting in a hospital bed, pregnant Campbell Puckett, known as “Pookie”, is handed a Craie Kelly Epsom 25 Hermès bag (retailing around £20,000) by her husband, Jett. “It’s time for her push present,” he says behind the camera. The husband and wife are arguably the internet’s favourite heterosexual couple at the moment, and if they are anything to go by, the standards for modern romance are high.Jett recently gave Pookie a single instruction on one of their European getaways: “Do not leave Paris without a Birkin.” Luxury unboxings are a staple on their page.These #relationshipgoals have increasingly influenced viewers’ standards and expectations in their own relationships. The spectacle of lavish gifts and experiences can shift expectations and expressions of love towards the more demonstrable aspects of romance. “If my husband doesn’t get me a Hermès Kelly as m...

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2 h. ago Met Office issues new yellow weather warning of thunderstorm with chance of flooding

A yellow warning is already in place today

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2 h. ago Gun thug 'Lil S' continues to rap on Instagram and TikTok from his cell

Shaun Ventre is attempting to forge a career in music while serving a 16 year sentence using smuggled phones

Technology

2 h. ago Month's worth of rain falls on London and South East as Met Office issues amber thunderstorm alert

Intense thunderstorms and torrential rain could cause flooding and even pose a danger to life, while buildings are at risk of damage due to floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.

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3 h. ago Next's £32 black strappy maxi dress for holidays and hot summer days

The dress is selling fast on Next's website in a range of colours and prints

Economics

4 h. ago MasterChef's John Torode opens up about marriage as Lisa Faulker admits 'we're doing our own thing'

John Torode and Lisa Faulkner met when the soapstar appeared on Celebrity Masterchef, and while they initially said their relationship was platonic, romance blossomed

Politics

4 h. ago ‘Gangster granny’ who oversaw £80m drugs operation foiled by police

A "gangster granny" crime gang boss has been sentenced for dealing drugs with a street value of £80 million across the UK.

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4 h. ago Trump cannot dispel the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump’s grooming of his followers is impossible to undo. Now he is bedeviled by a conspiracy theory gapSome enchanted evening, Donald Trump saw a stranger across a crowded room.It is likely that there is hardly anyone living who knows exactly under what glowing lights Donald Trump met Jeffrey Epstein, except perhaps Trump himself and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend who is serving a 20-year prison term for helping to procure minors for sexual abuse. Trump said in an interview in 2002, when his Epstein relationship was still tight, that it had been a 15-year mutual admiration society. Epstein was “a terrific guy” and “a lot of fun to be with,” and “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side”. Epstein described himself as “Donald’s closest friend for 10 years”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago ‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future

In the final part of a series, we look at the political battle for Bridgend after the closure of its Ford plantBattle over solar as Reform UK attacks net zeroTeesside divided over net zeroHow a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politicsWhy Reform is targeting manufacturing heartlands“It’s sad. I think it killed the town,” says Debbie, sitting in a cafe in Bridgend and recalling the closure of Ford’s south Wales engine plant almost five years ago. “There were lots of men and women working there at the end.”During its 40 years of operations, workers at Bridgend Ford produced 22m engines for Ford, Volvo and Jaguar cars, before it closed quietly in September 2020 during ongoing Covid restrictions. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Hipsters and tourists love our town because it's covered in graffiti: It's making us depressed and our local businesses are broken

It was once a booming industrial sector of east London surrounded by social housing estates home to humble working-class Cockney families.

Politics

4 h. ago MasterChef's John Torode lifts lid on marriage to Lisa Faulkner as he admits 'we're doing our own thing'

John Torode and Lisa Faulkner met when the soapstar appeared on Celebrity Masterchef, and while they initially said their relationship was platonic, romance blossomed

Politics

5 h. ago The Kate Middleton approved items on sale now, including the Princess' go

The Princess of Wales is celebrated for her elegant style, and over the years, she's honed a polished look that often blends designer pieces with accessible high street finds.

Politics

5 h. ago Evil Ian Huntley sparks fury with vile taunt about his victims from behind bars

Ian Huntley murdered two girls in 2002 and has now given a sinister nod to his victims while serving multiple life sentences at HMP Frankland, Durham after being jailed for at least 40 years in 2003

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5 h. ago Met Office 'danger to life' amber rare amber weather warning issued

An amber weather warning has been issued for parts of the UK as the Met Office says "intense rainfall" could cause a "danger to life" in a matter of hours. Parts of Britain are on alert for a 'danger to life' warning

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6 h. ago Are Arsenal finally signing Viktor Gyökeres? It’s already real in the digital hive mind | Barney Ronay

The Swedish striker has become more meme than man but he is the very good thing fans asked for, on a tray, ready to goThe current edition of France Football magazine has a photo of Viktor Gyökeres on the cover. Not that I’ve looked at it much, or pored over its details searching for meaning, but the photo shows Gyökeres half in shade, half in sun, displaying his famously shredded physique, not so much the standard male musculature, more a selection of lines and bulges, like he’s made entirely from giant walnuts, like a perfect human challah loaf designed by a robot.In the photo Gyökeres is smiling with a kind of fervour, as though he’s about to sell you a miracle muscle powder. And I for one would buy this powder. Make me into a cyborg, Viktor. Maximise my hidden hyper-potential. Basically, I want Viktor Gyökeres to hold me brusquely in his arms while he talks about good proteins and explains the blockchain, in a way that isn’t sexual. Not for me anyway, but that definitely is for h...

Sport

6 h. ago ‘Rage bait’ or good design? The Row’s £600 sliders are an exquisite provocation

The foam footwear is selling fast at the high-end store in London but the price remains controversialRounded, cushioned and with a thick strap, foam sliders have been a familiar sight on feet this summer. While they are available for £30 from Adidas or £3.49 on the online marketplace Temu, a high-fashion version is now also on offer. The Ama sliders, in a choice of black, red or white, were launched by the American fashion brand The Row this week. They cost £600.Laura Reilly, the writer of the influential fashion newsletter Magasin, called them “The Row’s latest rage bait”, using the name for posts online designed to provoke anger, and go viral in the process. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago Mum 'stabs baby to death' in front of family as cops 'haunted' by what they saw

Jacinta Beth Sells, 31, is accused of fatally stabbing her baby during a drug-fuelled "family violence incident" in front of other relatives, including a "young person", in Perth, Australia

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