40 m. ago How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season

Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend people’s lives

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49 m. ago Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24

Heavy rains have caused devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, killing at least 24 people and leaving many others missing

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55 m. ago Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome

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58 m. ago Gardeners told mowing lawn before specific date is 'banned' and could harm environment

Every year gardeners are warned about the perils of cutting the lawn too early, with experts saying people should hold off mowing until a certain date in the summer

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88 m. ago DWP could stop PIP payments or entitlement if you holiday abroad this summer

Millions of people on PIP may not be aware of the rules around holidaying abroad.

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1 hour ago Dakota Johnson has flirty exchange with mystery man on Ibiza yacht after Chris Martin split

Dakota Johnson put on a flirty exchange with a mystery man as she spent time on a star-studded yacht in Ibiza this week after her split from Chris Martin.

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1 hour ago Spain holiday rules as Foreign Office warns entry could be 'denied'

Spain is the most popular holiday destination for people from the UK

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1 hour ago Texas river flood kills 24 with dozens more swept away from girls' summer camp as faces of missing emerge: Live

Terrified parents of missing girls from a Texas summer camp say they are 'praying' for a miracle after flash flooding swept through Kerr County, killing at least 24 people with dozens more missing.

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2 h. ago Texas river flood kills 23 with dozens more swept away from girls' summer camp as faces of missing emerge: Live

Terrified parents of missing girls from a Texas summer camp say they are 'praying' for a miracle after flash flooding swept through Kerr County, killing at least 13 people with dozens more missing.

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2 h. ago Urgent DWP warning for State Pension and benefit recipients about text message scam

DWP has issued a fresh warning to the 23.7 million people across Great Britain who get benefits such as the State Pension, Universal Credit, PIP and Jobseeker's Allowance

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3 h. ago Fireworks light the night sky across the country on Independence Day

Independence Day fireworks shows have kicked off across the East Coast

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4 h. ago ‘The friendship of the good’: how a community garden gave me a sense of something bigger than myself

By volunteering at her school garden, Magdalena McGuire found something radical: the good in other peopleGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf you came across our school garden, you might walk past without giving it much thought. On the surface, we don’t have anything that would warrant a visit from Gardening Australia: no kitchen garden or water feature or “reflection space”. But we do have something else you might not see at first glance – something I wasn’t expecting to find when I first came to this suburb.I moved to Fawkner, Melbourne with my partner and kids about five years ago, in search of affordable housing. The suburb was nice enough but I felt unmoored. I didn’t know anyone here and much of community life seemed to revolve around structures such as the extended family, the church and the mosque. I could see how vital these were for people in our suburb; for my part, however, I’m not religious and my extended family live far away. I tried to find other ways to mak...

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5 h. ago ‘Catastrophic’ flood in Texas kills at least 13, including children, with more missing from summer camp

Up to 10in of rain fell overnight, prompting flash flooding in region west of Austin hit by long droughtThunderstorms and torrential rain triggered deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls from a summer camp missing, according to local authorities.The region was beset by death and disaster on Friday after months’ worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours, leaving search teams to conduct boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving water that overtook riverfront communities and children’s summer camps. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago You've got a high IQ if you can spot hiding elephant in 15 seconds

A mind-boggling optical illusion challenges Brits to find a huge elephant hiding in plain-sigh. However, it's so difficult that 99 per cent of people fail to ever solve it

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5 h. ago Red Dwarf star Chris Barrie cancels string of public appearances due to 'medical situation'

Red Dwarf icon Chris Barrie has left fans stunned after pulling out of multiple public appearances due to a mystery 'medical situation.'

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5 h. ago Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs

Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery ridersThe Home Office has announced what it is calling a “nationwide blitz” on asylum seekers who take jobs, after recent political controversy about people in asylum hotels working as food takeaway delivery riders.In a statement, which gave few specifics, the Home Office pledged to begin “a major operation to disrupt this type of criminality” based around enforcement teams focusing on the gig economy, particularly on delivery riders. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Texas 'catastrophic' flooding sees 13 dead as 20 children from summer camp still missing

At least 13 people have died and 20 children from a summer camp are missing after "catastrophic" flash flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas, USA, emergency officials say

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6 h. ago Photos of protests and celebrations mark a different Fourth of July for many Americans

The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with fireworks.

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6 h. ago It’s time to show us that things are going to get better, prime minister

Editorial: Despite a tumultuous and, at times, disappointing first year in office, Keir Starmer remains the best person for the job, streets ahead of any alternative leader who might theoretically replace him. But now he needs to rewire his relationship with the British people

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7 h. ago Schoolgirls missing and 13 people dead as lodge swept away in summer camp horror

Law enforcement say several people are still missing.

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