32 h. ago Panic in the sea as 'cute' creature starts attacking swimmers

A group of people were enjoying a swim in the ocean when they were joined by a 'cute' sea creature – but the interaction quickly turned sour as the animal started to attack them

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9 d. ago 'Hero' air ambulance pilot shot XL bully four times as 'first had no impact'

Captain Jon Earp was praised by the judge after he intervened to save several people from the mutt who had started to attack everyone in its sight - resulting in it being shot

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9 d. ago Putin ignores international outrage over strikes on UK and EU buildings and launches new deadly barrage on Ukraine

In one of its deadliest onslaughts since the start of the war, Moscow launched 'egregious' attacks on Kyiv on Thursday, including the EU delegation and British Council buildings

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9 d. ago Paul Hollywood 'rushed to Liverpool in helicopter' after brother beaten up by dog walker

Paul Hollywood's brother Lee was attacked in a brutal assault by a man after their dogs started barking at each other in a park earlier this month

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1 week ago Panic as Brit tourists get stuck in sea after visitors park on sand at popular UK beach

Motorists parked on the sand at a Cornish beach could not believe their eyes when they discovered a rising tide had swamped the area - leaving vehicles partially submerged in the sea. 

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2 w. ago ‘The room started to spin, my breath grew short’: could I conquer my fear of public speaking?

For years, speaking in public has triggered panic attacks. So to overcome them, I road-tested some popular methods, from psychotherapy to virtual realityMy vision is fuzzy, my heart is racing and my lungs are emptying of oxygen. I’ve just been asked to speak in a meeting at my first graduate job on a fashion magazine. My task is simple – read out the week’s social media stats – but I can’t make it through. I cut the presentation short. I sit down, murmuring an apology, my eyes stinging with tears.This isn’t the first time this has happened. I had my first panic attack during a university class presentation. As the room started to spin and my breath grew short, I ditched most of what I’d prepared just to reach the end of my speech as fast as possible. When I returned to my seat, the lecturer carried on as though nothing had happened, but I was mortified. It had blindsided me. I’d enjoyed public speaking at school. Since when had I become such an anxious wreck? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netanyahu’s Gaza City outrage fulfils his messianic fantasy of a Greater Israel. The world must stop him | Nimer Sultany

Ignore suggestions that further occupation would be temporary. Act now! This outrageous landgrab is ethnic cleansing in plain sightIt is hard to describe in words the pain of witnessing your people being destroyed for more than 670 days. It is even more unfathomable to contemplate another Israeli escalation, after witnessing so much suffering and so many crimes committed against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. How can this be allowed in full view of the world for so long? Will the world stand by?Israel’s security cabinet declared this escalation when it approved a plan to “fully occupy” the Gaza Strip and attack concentrations of population, starting with Gaza City itself. The consequences of this newest military onslaught are foreseeable and predictable. In May 2024, Israel attacked Rafah despite international warnings and in defiance of an international court of justice order – Rafah no longer exists. In November and December 2024, Israel attacked the northern towns of B...

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last month Manchester United continue shopping with Cesko, Championship kicks off: football news – live

All the latest transfer and team news before the weekendChampionship guide | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail DavidLiverpool boss Arne Slot is currently chatting away amiably in his pre-FA Community Shield press conference. “A good challenge for us to start the season,” says Slot. He also lists Liverpool’s attacking options, stressing that Jeremie Frimpong can act as a right winger (and stand in for Mo Salah) as well as a right full-back and that Florian Wirtz could operate as a left-winger at times. More from Slot later. Notably, he doesn’t mention Darwin Núñez as part of Liverpool’s frontline and that’s because the Uruguayan is moving to Al-Hilal for £46.3m plus add-ons.Here, Andy Hunter looks at the striker’s hit-and-miss spell at Anfield. Continue reading...

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