12 h. ago Man cuts Colin the Caterpillar cake and causes 'meltdown' for 'horrifying' reason

People have been left 'in shock' after seeing photos of how one man decided to cut a Colin the Caterpillar cake, with people describing it as a 'massacre' of British food

Politics

13 h. ago Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts

‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights onSeconds after a catastrophic series of power outages struck across the UK in the summer of 2019, a phone rang in the control room of the Dinorwig hydropower plant in north Wales. It was Britain’s energy system operator requesting an immediate deluge of electricity to help prevent a wide-scale blackout crippling Britain’s power grids.The response was swift, and in the end just under million people were left without power for less than 45 minutes. While trains were stuck on lines for hours and hospitals had to revert to backup generators, that phone call prevented Britain’s worst blackout in a decade from being far more severe. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Venomous snake bolts into sea from beneath paddleboard at popular Welsh beach

The adder bolted into the sea after being discovered under a paddleboard at a beach in North Wales - and people have been left feeling uneasy after watching the video

Events

21 h. ago The unluckiest players in Wales right now and the call that has left people baffled

There are many players unlucky to have missed out on Matt Sherratt's squad

Sport

23 h. ago Can you spot the hidden letter in this brain teaser? Only high IQs can in under 13 seconds

People with a high IQ can spot the hidden letter in this puzzling brainteaser with just a 13-second time limit - but it's really quite tricky, and has left plenty of people stumped

Politics

32 h. ago Twelve people are stabbed in knife rampage in Germany before woman, 39, is arrested

A woman has been arrested in Germany after eight people were left injured following a knife attack.

Events

32 h. ago Dozen people slashed in Hamburg knife attack at train station as woman arrested

German cops have locked down Hamburg Central Station after 12 people were attacked in a horror incident, with some left with fighting for their lives.

Events

33 h. ago Twelve people are stabbed in knife rampage in Germany before woman is arrested

A woman has been arrested in Germany after eight people were left injured following a knife attack.

Events

36 h. ago 'I can't cook so eat takeaway for every meal – people are shocked at the cost'

A woman has left people gobsmacked at how much she spends on takeaways per month, because she doesn't cook for herself, and treats herself to yummy food every day

Events

48 h. ago Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 4 dead and 1 missing

Officials say record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast have left four people dead and one missing as rain eased over the disaster area

Events

53 h. ago Man admits starting huge fire which left 21 people homeless and cost £2m

The fire was thought to be accidental at the time of the incident

Economics

3 d. ago Cucumbers under recall after salmonella outbreak tied to 15 states left 9 people hospitalized

The recalled cucumbers were sold from April 29 to May 19

Science

3 d. ago 'I booked extra seat on my flight and people can't believe what I used it for'

Pet owners are often left wondering what to do with their animals when they go on holiday, but one man came up with a rather unusual solution that left people divided

Politics

3 d. ago The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to

There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics‘The boys are alt-right.” This seems to be the new consensus on far-right politics propagated in numerous articles and podcasts. But the media’s obsessive focus on the young men allegedly fuelling the rise of the far right isn’t just empirically flawed – it misses a much more significant shift in public opinion among young people. While many surveys show a large gender gap in support of far-right parties and policies, it is young women who stand out as the more politically interesting demographic, as they are turning in ever greater numbers towards the left.The idea that young people in general, and young men in particular, disproportionately support the far right has been around for a while. In a classic 2012 study, the German political scientist Kai Arzheimer characterised the “typical” voter of far-right parties in Europe as “male, young(ish), of moderate educatio...

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3 d. ago The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde

There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics‘The boys are alt-right.” This seems to be the new consensus on far-right politics propagated in numerous articles and podcasts. But the media’s obsessive focus on the young men allegedly fuelling the rise of the far right isn’t just empirically flawed – it misses a much more significant shift in public opinion among young people. While many surveys show a large gender gap in support of far-right parties and policies, it is young women who stand out as the more politically interesting demographic, as they are turning in ever greater numbers towards the left.The idea that young people in general, and young men in particular, disproportionately support the far right has been around for a while. In a classic 2012 study, the German political scientist Kai Arzheimer characterised the “typical” voter of far-right parties in Europe as “male, young(ish), of moderate educatio...

Politics

4 d. ago 'I'm an American and these funfair foods would send Europeans into a coma'

People have been left gobsmacked by what is on offer to eat at the Los Angeles County Fair in the US as a resident of the area insists that the offerings would 'send Europeans into a coma'

Society

5 d. ago Shia LaBeouf both ‘disgusted’ and ‘happy’ as documentary about his theatre school screens at Cannes

‘I left a lot of people in the wake of my personality defects’ admitted the actor at a screening of the film

Culture

6 d. ago HMRC may pay out thousands to woman who had children between 1978 and 2000

The department has identified a historic error that has left thousands of people underpaid on their state pension

Politics

6 d. ago Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 27 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia

Residents in Kentucky and Missouri are digging through tornado-stricken neighborhoods and clearing debris after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South and left more than two dozen people dead

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6 d. ago At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere

Severe storms across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 27 people dead

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