24 h. ago People who work four days a week are actually getting more done, experts say

A four-day week trial among UK businesses resulted in nearly two-thirds of employees feeling less burnout

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28 h. 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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43 h. ago Gary Lineker says BBC should ‘hold its head in shame’ for dropping Gaza film

Ex-BBC presenter criticises failure to show documentary, accusing people at ‘the very top’ of failing over the conflictGary Lineker has said the BBC should “hold its head in shame” over its failure to show a documentary about the plight of medics in Gaza.The former Match of the Day presenter said people at “the very top of the BBC” had been failing over the conflict, following the corporation’s controversial decision to drop Gaza: Doctors Under Attack. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Know your risk: experts warn to protect your sight this Glaucoma Awareness Week 2025

Half of UK glaucoma sufferers remain undiagnosed as Optical Express urges eye tests for early detection

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58 h. ago How people are celebrating, protesting and traveling for July Fourth

People are approaching this Independence Day with mixed feelings

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64 h. ago Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory

Rescue crews are searching for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations

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65 h. ago I visited the world's fattest town... where residents eat McDonald's four times a day and 80% of people are obese

Will Tennyson, 30, from California, visited a town where 80 percent of the population are overweight or obese. He then proceeded to eat like the locals do, consuming 10,000 calories.

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3 d. ago From Pong to Wii Sports: the surprising legacy of tennis in gaming history

From the lab-born Tennis for Two to the console classics of Nintendo and Sega, the sport has been a constant, foundational force in gaming’s riseWith Wimbledon under way, I am going to grasp the opportunity to make a perhaps contentious claim: tennis is the most important sport in the history of video games.Sure, nowadays the big sellers are EA Sports FC, Madden and NBA 2K, but tennis has been foundational to the industry. It was a simple bat-and-ball game, created in 1958 by scientist William Higinbotham at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, that is widely the considered the first ever video game created purely for entertainment. Tennis for Two ran on an oscilloscope and was designed as a minor diversion for visitors attending the lab’s annual open day, but when people started playing, a queue developed that eventually extended out of the front door and around the side of the building. It was the first indication that computer games might turn out to be popular....

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4 d. ago Son of El Chapo who ran cartel faction cuts plea deal in drug trafficking case

Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of notorious El Chapo, faces drug charges in the US as 30 people were found dead in a day in Mexico in a power struggle for control of the Sinaloa Cartel

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on Europe’s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter | Editorial

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus mindsAt times like now, with dangerously high temperatures in several European countries, the urgent need for adaptation to an increasingly unstable climate is clearer than ever. From the French government’s decision to close schools to the bans in most of Italy on outdoor work at the hottest time of day, the immediate priority is to protect people from extreme heat – and to recognise that a heatwave can take a higher toll than a violent storm.People who are already vulnerable, due to age or illness or poor housing, face the greatest risks from heatwaves. As well as changes to rules and routines, public health warnings are vital, especially where records are being broken and people are unfamiliar with the conditions. In the scorching European summer of 2022, an estimated 68,000 people died due to heat. Health, welfare and emergency systems must respond to those nee...

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4 d. ago Air India jet plunged 900ft during flight just two days after disaster crash

An Air India plane plunged 900ft during its flight just two days after the disaster crash that killed 241 people onboard and dozens more on the ground, the airline has revealed. 

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4 d. ago Met Office urgently asks UK households to follow 11am 'rule' this week

The government agency is encouraging people to follow one rule for four hours of the day during the hot weather

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5 d. ago ‘I have a deep sense of survivor’s guilt’: Four people on 7/7, the day that changed the nation

Netflix’s documentary marks 20 years since the suicide bombings on the capital’s transport network that killed 52 and injured almost 800. Four of those caught up in the atrocity talk to Gabriel Tate about their experiences and their enduring legacy

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5 d. ago Norway lottery operator apologises to 47,000 players over prize mixup

Norsk Tipping informed thousands of people they won big sums of money after mistake in currency conversionsNorwegian lottery bosses have sent a text message apologising to tens of thousands of disappointed players who were accidentally told they had won large sums of money.Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling operator, had admitted “several thousand” people were mistakenly told on Friday they had won life-changing sums of money after an error in converting from euros to Norwegian kroner. It was not until Monday, three days later, that a text message was sent to 47,000 people apologising for the error. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Man dies after being struck by lightning while on honeymoon in rare phenomenon on sunny day

Jake Rosencranz, 29, had been on a delayed honeymoon with his wife Leah at the time of the incident, with two other people also struck nearby despite it being a clear, sunny day

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5 d. ago New bank holiday every year to honour David Attenborough update as momentum builds

The plan could be debated in the House of Commons and has seen thousands of people rush to support the day to honour Sir David Attenborough

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5 d. ago Iran raises death toll from war with Israel to more than 900

Iran has raised the official death toll for its war with Israel, with official media reporting 935 people were killed in the country during the 12-day conflict

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6 d. ago UK beach horror as 1,000 injured in horror scene like 'Jaws' as sea red with blood

A British beach turned into a scene reminiscent of a horror film as nearly 1,000 people were injured in scenes dubbed 'The Day the Sea Turned Red'. Your Daily Star takes a look back at the day

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6 d. ago How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)

Every action matters now. Every effort small or large counts. And moving, movement is the essential key to dispelling despairIn this authoritarian and suffocating climate where being an American feels like a curse, where just breathing here feels like complicity with genocide, psychotic imperialism, misogyny and endless racism, it is hard to move, let alone imagine what one can do to transform this horror to good.Every day people are kidnapped by masked men in unmarked cars, taken to hidden sites and left in deplorable conditions; starving people in Gaza are slaughtered as they clamor for a bag of flour; public officials and leaders humiliated and murdered; the T erased from LGBT; brain-dead women forced to give birth; the glib language of hate and cruelty and easy thoughtless threats of world war, assassination, and dehumanization circling like invisible poison. What feels most perilous is the steady evaporation of the boundaries of what seemed impossible only a few weeks ago. Mora...

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6 d. ago Your Wimbledon 2025 queue guide: when does it open each day and which tickets are available?

Wimbledon is one of the only sporting events in the world where people can bag show court tickets and ground passes on the day of the event

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