66 m. ago Kashmir attack: Indian army chief to visit Srinagar as UN urges ‘maximum restraint’

UN calls for tensions between India and Pakistan to be resolved peacefully as relations plunge to lowest level in years following deadly shootingIndia’s army chief was set to lead a high-level security review in Srinagar on Friday, days after militants opened fire on tourists in Indian-held Kashmir, killing 26 civilians in one of the worst such attacks in years.The brazen assault, carried out in a mountain meadow near Pahalgam, has derailed prime minister Narendra Modi’s claims of restored calm in the restive Himalayan territory and sent tensions soaring between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Continue reading...

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67 m. ago From penis straws to puppy yoga: Inside the ‘zen do’ revolution

As wedding season approaches, Olivia Petter reports on the rise of the chilled out hen do, aka the ‘zen do’, a soothing alternative to an age-old tradition defined by hedonism and vodka

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2 h. ago Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them

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2 h. ago Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle

The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the worldHundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project created by the team behind Little Amal, the giant puppet of a Syrian girl that travelled across the world.The public art initiative called The Herds, which has already visited Kinshasa and Lagos, will travel to 20 cities over four months to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago How many more dangerous dogs? As child is scarred for life from attack

Record View says the Scottish Government should look at what legislation can be brought forward to restrict ownership or dish out great punishment to miscreant owners.

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2 h. ago Scots schoolgirl's arm ripped open in brutal Pocket Bully dog attack

Maisie Wallace, 11, has been left scarred for life.

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2 h. ago Scots dog walker plans XL Bully 'pack walks' for owners facing 'abuse' over ban

Former nurse Cally Gilbert says XL owners have faced verbal attacks in the street over their pets.

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4 h. ago Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights

US renews push to end Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia – key US politics stories from 24 AprilDuring his election campaign Donald Trump had promised to end the war in 24 hours. But almost 100 days into his second term the US president has appealed directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin, telling him on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”Trump’s remarks referred to the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this year, which killed 12 people and injured at least 90 on Thursday. The attack comes as Trump has made a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago IAN BIRRELL: These attacks on Kyiv are proof Putin is emboldened by US appeasement

Reports suggest Donald Trump is pushing a 'peace' plan that gives Moscow almost everything it wants, while simultaneously attempting to bully Ukraine's leaders into capitulation.

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4 h. ago My dad shot dead my karate instructor on live TV when I was 11. Any other father would have done the same

No amount of training could've protected disgraced Karate instructor Jeff Doucet from the attack that awaited him when he arrived in Baton Rouge, LA, on March 16, 1984.

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5 h. ago Rise in shark attacks due to idiot daredevils taking selfies with the animals

Following the mauling of a swimmer in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Hadera, Israel, experts have shared results of research into the supposed rise of shark attacks

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6 h. ago Girl or boy? Peppa Pig and her family prepare for a huge gender reveal party as they count down to the birth of new baby

Gender reveal parties have become hugely fashionable in recent years, and now the most famous animated family on the planet have joined the trend.

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9 h. ago Exodus of the billionaires: Property tycoons and top banker flee UK after attack on non

Three of Britain's richest men - top banker Richard Gnodde and brothers Ian and Richard Livingstone - have 'joined the exodus' of the super-rich amid a government crackdown on wealthy non-doms.

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9 h. ago Nantes school stabbing suspect's told cops 'shoot me in the head' after knifing classmate

A boy accused of killing a classmate and injuriing others in a knife attack at a school in Nantes, France, allegedly make chilling remarks to police officers as he was arrested

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9 h. ago Russia used North Korean missile in killer Kyiv strike, Zelensky says as he reveals death toll has climbed to 12 with more than 100 injured in blast

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that Vladimir Putin's forces used a North Korean missile in the deadly attack on Kyiv that has so far killed 12 and injured more than 100. 

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10 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr opens up on pain of his brother's death and snub from his dad

Chris Eubank Jr's brother Sebastian died in Dubai in 2021 when he suffered a heart attack, while his dad labelled him a “disgrace” for slapping Conor Benn with an egg at an earlier media meeting

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10 h. ago ITV The Chase star Paul Sinha lets slip 'rule change' after 'selfish' move from player

The Chase fans were left fuming during Thursday's edition of the ITV show after one player's 'selfish' move before the final chase, with fans flocking to social media to demand a new rule

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11 h. ago Gut toxins and 50,000 deaths: The truth behind the rise in colon cancer and the signs to look for

If trends continue, colorectal cancer could become the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults

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11 h. ago Terrifying moment masked gang arrive to attack a mother's property before hacking away with machetes and pelting bricks

Samantha, who did not want to use her surname, was left as petrified as a gang of yobs circled her property in southeast London in March.

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11 h. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Intervention comes as US president makes renewed push to end war, reportedly on terms favourable to MoscowEurope live: latest updatesDonald Trump has issued a rare rebuke to Moscow for an air attack that killed 12 people in Kyiv, telling the Russian president in a social media post: “Vladimir, STOP!”The US president’s remarks come as he makes a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia that include recognition of Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, something the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said he cannot accept. Continue reading...

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