2 h. ago A senator’s wife, a tragic suicide and bullying claims: Strand Books owner accuses late assistant of major theft in new twist

Exclusive: Nancy Bass Wyden told The Independent that Brandon O’Brien made a ‘deliberate effort ... to ingratiate himself with [my] children over time, gaining their trust in order to twist isolated interactions and steal from me and my family’

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3 h. ago Man found mauled to death at Arkansas campsite after sending photos of bear to family: ‘Evidence of a struggle’

This is the second fatal bear encounter in Arkansas in the last month

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3 h. ago Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries

The Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport

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5 h. ago Hurricane Bob MacIntyre serves up one of career best rounds at $5m Dunhill event to tame Storm Amy

Scot produces brilliant effort at Kingsbarns in dismal conditions for second round of $5m pro-am

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8 h. ago Aston Martin chief claims Horner is ringing ‘every team owner’ in F1 for a job

Haas and Aston Martin approached by former team chiefMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri tops FP2 time sheets in SingaporeThe former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his settlement with the team allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge but Cowell, who is also CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Suddenly, it hit me: I’ll never have children | Shanti Nelson

I always figured it would just happen at some point. Talk about an immaculate misconceptionIt hit me hard, out of nowhere.I’m never going to have children.Shanti Nelson is a writer and photographer Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Storm Amy: Worrying photos show swimmers in dangerous high waves despite weather warning

Two men dressed only in swimming shorts were seen braving treacherous conditions in Galway, Ireland despite a wave of weather warnings as Storm Amy causes chaos

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10 h. ago Motherwell Photo Society member shows off seven decades of snaps

Iain Ferguson first picked up a camera in the 1960’s, taking photographs of his toy soldiers and model aeroplanes.

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10 h. ago Naval cadets on parade and a table tennis match: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Country blocks TikTok’s licence, potentially jeopardising 100 million accounts

TikTok temporarily suspended its live feature during recent protests

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11 h. ago Indonesia’s radioactive shrimp case threatens livelihood of millions

Indonesia is the world's fifth largest shrimp exporter

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12 h. ago Pictures of the Day: The London Standard best photos from around the world

See the best images of the day from around the world

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12 h. ago Foreign Office 'photo ID' alert to any UK travellers going on holiday

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to all Brits travelling abroad

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12 h. ago Changing how people eat could save 15 million lives a year, landmark study finds

Researchers say Shift to mostly plant-rich, flexible global diet could slash premature deaths, ease inequality, and curb environmental destruction

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13 h. ago ‘We called ourselves the lifeboat crew’: how fired USAID workers launched a rescue project ‘to save as many babies as we can’

After the Trump administration closed the organisation down, a group of former staff secured new funding for almost 80 programmes, benefiting an estimated 40 million peopleThey call themselves the “lifeboat crew”. After losing their jobs abruptly when the Trump administration slashed US overseas aid earlier this year, a group of dedicated workers decided to launch their own rescue package.Refusing to “wallow in misery”, Rob Rosenbaum, a former USAID economist, and a group of like-minded former agency staff began efforts to save some of the vital programmes that faced closure after the cuts. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Only Fools and Horses' Patrick Murray last photo as fan shares kind gesture

An Only Fools and Horses super fan has shared a final picture of actor Patrick Murray, famed for playing Mickey Pearce, who died following a battle with lung cancer

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14 h. ago Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election

In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAt stuffy United Nations press conferences, in swanky auditoriums and at sticky socialist dance parties, one word was on everyone’s lips at this year’s Climate Week NYC: affordability.The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said under that under President Trump the United States is “returning to commonsense energy policies that focus on affordability”. The former energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said Democrats must focus on renewable power’s ability to shrink power bills to win elections. And supporters of the almost certainly soon-to-be New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, trumpeted their efforts to link green policies with efforts to lower city residents’ rent and make transit affordable.Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayUK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour ...

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14 h. ago Cornwall tourist board goes into liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'

Cornwall's tourism board has gone into voluntary liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'. Pictured: File photo

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14 h. ago Kate Middleton leaves royal fans 'in awe' as she effortlessly climbs down aircraft boarding stairs backwards in heels

Kate, 43, appeared in high spirits as she visited RAF Coningsby, impressing onlookers with her ability to flawlessly strut up and down an aircraft's boarding stairs in her navy stilettos from Stuart Weitzman.

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15 h. ago I saw Donald Trump at Ryder Cup but wanted photo with who was next to him

Gianfranco Zola was a surprise addition to the Team Europe set-up at the Ryder Cup but the Chelsea icon wasn't too concerned with the US President's arrival to cheer on Team USA

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