1 hour ago Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments

Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcherAs a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell, kept in the bathroom, that his father’s family in the southern Spanish region of Almería had blown to warn their fellow villagers of rising rivers and approaching flood waters.The hours he spent getting that “characteristically potent sound out of it” paid off last year when the archaeologist, musicologist and professional trumpet player pressed his lips to eight conch-shell trumpets. Their tones, he says, could carry insights into the lives of the people who lived in north-east Spain 6,000 years ago. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act

Residents claim raw sewage and poorly treated effluent as result of Thames Water’s failings are threat to healthCommunities across south-east England are filing the first coordinated legal complaints that sewage pollution by Thames Water negatively affects their lives.Thames Water failed to complete upgrades to 98 treatment plants and pumping stations which have the worst records for sewage pollution into the environment, despite a promise to invest in them over the last five years. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie

Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema tripsWhen Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago EsDeeKid: why do people think the Liverpudlian rapper might actually be Timothée Chalamet?

The incognito hip-hop act known as EsDeeKid has been identified by online sleuths as Chalamet in disguise. The pair even have the same scarf – case closedName: EsDeeKid.Age: Unknown. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal probe

Police are considering corporate manslaughter charges as part of their probe into the Post Office Horizon scandal, which is believed to have led to 13 people taking their own lives

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17 h. ago Man who drove through Liverpool parade may 'serve time in secure hospital' due to 'diagnosis'

Paul Doyle injured 134 people when he drove through a Liverpool victory parade in May

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17 h. ago ‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’: Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg

‘I spent the 90s with Pam – clubbing and partying in the way those times demanded. What I saw was a truly groundbreaking artist, and a life marked by independence, courage and kindness’• Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66 – news• Pam Hogg – obituaryThere are people who live life to the full, then there’s Pamela Hogg. Pam’s tenure on this earth is a trawl through just about every significant cultural and creative moment in the UK over the last 30-odd years. One of our most groundbreaking artists, Pam was a colourist of Warholian proportions, creating art to be hung on the body rather than the walls of a gallery. She was a punk who provocatively mashed up gender and sexual stereotypes. Fashion was the art form that freed her imagination, and her success was due to her talent and drive being greater than her disdain of the conformist industry and the gatekeepers surrounding it.I sat in St Joseph’s hospice in London by her unconscious but serenely beautiful...

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32 h. ago WES STREETING: We're in extraordinary position in tackling HIV

Writing for The Mirror on World AIDS Day, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said huge medical advances mean people with HIV lead long, happy and healthy lives as he said work needs to be done to tackle prejudice

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42 h. ago 'I know why Paul Doyle changed his plea and tragic motive for Liverpool crash'

In dramatic scenes, Paul Doyle changed his plea to guilty after ploughing his car into crowds at the Liverpool victory parade, injuring 134 people including children

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3 d. ago UK weather maps show 16 parts of Wales where rain bomb will hit with flooding and disruption

Sixteen Welsh regions are affected and people are being advised to consider a flood plan if they live somewhere at risk of flooding

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3 d. ago ‘Sexy and a little daring, but never too much’: sheer skirts hit the sweet spot

If ‘naked dressing’ is a stretch too far, sheer fabrics can provide a real-life friendly compromiseFashion loves nothing more than an extreme trend, one difficult to imagine transferring to most people’s everyday lives. See naked dressing, where stars on the red carpet wear transparent and sometimes barely there gowns.This party season, however, there appears to be a real-life friendly compromise. Enter the sheer skirt. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Met Office yellow weather warning issued as flooding, power cuts and travel disruption possible

Sixteen Welsh regions are affected and people are being advised to consider a flood plan if they live somewhere at risk of flooding

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3 d. ago Stem cell jab offering lifeline to tens of thousands of Britons with heart failure may NOT be available on NHS: 'For three years I missed out on so much, now I can live my life'

A pioneering stem cell treatment could extend the lives of a million people with heart failure - but final trials to see it rolled out on the NHS are being hampered by a lack of funding.

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4 d. ago 10 things to know as a new 'cure' for blood cancer leukaemia to be available on NHS

A personalised leukaemia treatment that could saves the lives of people with an aggressive form of deadly cancer is scheduled to be rolled out on the NHS in a major breakthrough

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4 d. ago Good Morning Britain interrupted as Kate Garraway delivers 'horror' breaking news

Good Morning Britain was halted on Thursday as Kate Garraway reported breaking news about a devastating Hong Kong fire that has claimed at least 44 lives with 279 people missing

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4 d. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves admits ‘working people will pay more’ but denies breaking manifesto tax pledge

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

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4 d. ago 'I saw my son lying still on the other side of the road. That's when I started freaking out'

Paul Doyle injured more than 100 people when he drove his car into crowds at the Liverpool FC victory parade

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5 d. ago Monthly jab could ‘transform lives’ of people with severe asthma

The injection is recommended as an additional maintenance treatment for patients over 12 when usual medications have not proven effective enough

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5 d. ago The bird people of Lake Manchar: surviving in a vanishing oasis

The Mohana of Pakistan’s Sindh province once thrived on the lake but pollution and drought have caused the fragile ecosystem to collapse, along with their way of lifeAt the mouth of Lake Manchar, gentle lapping disturbs the silence. A small boat cuts through the water, propelled by a bamboo pole scraping the muddy bottom of the canal.Bashir Ahmed manoeuvres his frail craft with agility. His slender boat is more than just a means of transport. It is the legacy of a people who live to the rhythm of water: the Mohana. They have lived for generations on the waters of Lake Manchar in Sindh province, a vast freshwater mirror covering nearly 250 sq km. The lake, once the largest in Pakistan, was long an oasis of life. Now, it is dying.Bashir Ahmed in his boat on the lake, next to simple huts built on top of the right bank outfall drain Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Former marine Paul Doyle pleads guilty to mowing down crowds in Liverpool victory parade crash that injured more than 130 people

Paul Doyle, 54, appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court where he was charged with 31 offences related to the incident on May 26.

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