38 m. ago Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

President and Texas governor praise handling of flooding that has killed at least 120 people; Trump calls reporter ‘evil’ for asking about lack of warningsThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior state department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non...

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2 h. ago This Morning's Rylan Clark shares sad emotional struggle post

Rylan Clark has opened up about his personal struggles following his divorce from ex-husband Dan Neal three years ago, admitting that he "felt like a failure" at the time

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2 h. ago Notorious city is hit by mass overdose of terrifying NEW drug that saw two dozen struck down

The incident unfolded in Baltimore on Thursday morning, leaving men and women sprawled across the streets of the Penn North neighborhood.

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3 h. ago Suspect arrested after leaving explosive devices on an Iowa golf course, cops say

Michael Valento, 41, of Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested in connection to explosive devices found at a golf course

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3 h. ago Archer and Bumrah make batters sweat as England and India toil on day two at Lord’s

Third Test, day two: England 387; India 145-3Archer takes wicket with third ball of comebackThe over rate was glacial and the heat oppressive yet every spectator at Lord’s was still transfixed. Nothing stirs the senses quite like high-quality pace bowling and here that old saying held true, be it the latest five-wicket display of Jasprit Bumrah’s utter mastery or Jofra Archer striking third ball on his Test comeback.Archer first, and a moment that will live long in the memory for both the player and his supporters in the stands. As India closed on 145 for three in reply to England’s 387 all out, his figures read one for 22 from 10 overs. And yet that solitary wicket, one that stopped everyone in their tracks, was unquestionably the moment of the day. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Study: Most zoning decisions in Fairfield, New London counties made by white homeowners

Study: Most zoning decisions in Fairfield, New London counties made by white homeowners  Connecticut Public

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4 h. ago HSBC becomes first UK bank to quit industry’s net zero alliance

Campaigners condemn ‘troubling’ move that follows departure of six of largest US banks after Trump’s electionHSBC has become the first UK bank to leave the global banking industry’s net zero target-setting group, as campaigners warned it was a “troubling” sign over the lender’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis.The move risks triggering further departures from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) by UK banks, in a fresh blow to international climate coordination efforts. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Controlling and coercive' partner accused of raping and murdering his ex

Samantha Mickleburgh, 54, was found dead at the Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot, on the morning of April 14 last year after sharing the night there with her former partner James Cartwright, 61.

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4 h. ago Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on domestic violence battery charge

The world champion, nicknamed ‘Tank’, was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning

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4 h. ago Trump calls Hegseth ‘Secretary of War’ while praising him for ‘great’ Fox News appearance that didn’t happen

‘Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on FoxNews this morning. Talking about modern weapons and warfare,’ the president exclaimed on Friday morning about a nonexistent interview.

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4 h. ago ‘Measles really is an airplane ride away’: experts warn of outbreak amid summer travel

Cases top 1,297, driven by low immunization, summer travel and vaccine policy shifts under Robert F Kennedy JrThe US is in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in 33 years, according to figures released this week. Driven by an outbreak in Texas, the US has now seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since 1992.Experts said they expect the growth in measles cases to continue, spurred on in part by the summer travel season. The best way to prevent measles is to be vaccinated against the disease. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago US state department issues first of 1,350 termination orders after court lifted ban

Career diplomats and other staff begin receiving notices amid Trump administration cull of about 15% of workforceUS politics – live updatesThe US state department has begun issuing the first of more than 1,350 termination notices as part of a huge reorganisation of America’s diplomatic corps under the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, according to internal documents and US diplomats at the state department on Friday.Career diplomats and other staff began to receive the notices on Friday morning, days after the supreme court lifted a ban on the Trump administration moving forward with mass firings of government employees that will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Wildfires force evacuations at two national parks in the US west

Visitors and staff at Arizona’s Grand Canyon and Colorado’s Black Canyon national park were evacuated Visitors and staff at two national parks in the US west have been evacuated because of wildfires.Black Canyon of the Gunnison national park, about 260 miles (418km ) south-west of Denver, closed Thursday morning after lighting sparked blazes on both rims, the park said. The wildfire on the South Rim has burned 2.5 sq miles (6.5 sq km), with no containment of the perimeter. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Oldest living wrestler, 96, actually died seven years ago as fans rage

Fans of Cowboy Bob Ellis, real name Robert Al Ellis, were confused, upset and angry when the news he died years ago spread on social media via a tribute to the wrestler and military veteran

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on The Salt Path scandal: memoirists have a duty to tell the truth | Editorial

In an era of misinformation, trust in publishers is more important than ever“All autobiographies are lies,” George Bernard Shaw wrote in 1898. “I do not mean unconscious, unintentional lies: I mean deliberate lies.” The veracity of autobiographical writing is under scrutiny once again following allegations that the bestselling memoir The Salt Path is not quite the “unflinchingly honest” account of one couple’s triumph over adversity as billed.Even if you are not one of the two million people to have bought the book, and haven’t seen the film released this summer, you will doubtless know the story of a couple’s 630-mile journey along the South Coast Way after facing homelessness and a diagnosis of terminal illness. Published in 2018, The Salt Path struck a chord during lockdown as readers discovered the solace of walking and nature during the pandemic. But this tale of wild-camping and the kindness of strangers, not to mention the seemingly miraculous healing powers of...

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5 h. ago Harrowing last moments of man who jumped into jet engine revealed as video shows how he ran past ground crew and threw himself into turbine

Andrea Russo, 35, entered the terminal at Milan Bergamo Airport in his red Fiat 500 car before abandoning the vehicle and running into the building on Tuesday morning.

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5 h. ago Convicted teacher maintains innocence at Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Robert Jennings, 70, was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in 2021 of one charge of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices.

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5 h. ago Chaos at London Labour council as leader ousted by own party days after his election

Three Labour councillors in Southwark have threatened to quit over the row that has engulfed party

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5 h. ago Bruno Tonioli 'to quit' Britain's Got Talent after just two series as ITV plans big shake

Bruno, 69, joined the ITV variety show in 2023, replacing David Walliams who departed under a cloud.

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5 h. ago Rylan Clark opens up on 'breakdown' after divorce admitting he 'felt like a failure'

This Morning co-presenter Rylan Clark has opened up on the emotional toll that his divorce with Dan Neal three years ago, after the pair had been married since 2015

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