22 m. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing

At least 24 people have died amid torrential rains and dozens of people at an all-girls summer camp are among those still missingThe Associated Press reports on the rescue operation by Texas Game Wardens at Camp Mystic on Friday afternoon and evacuated campers who had sheltered on higher ground. Elinor Lester, 13, said she was evacuated with her cabinmates by helicopter after wading through floodwaters. She recalled startling awake around 1.30 am as thunder crackled and water pelted the cabin windows. Lester was among the older girls housed on elevated ground known as Senior Hill. Cabins housing the younger campers, who can start attending at age eight, are situated along the riverbanks and were the first to flood, she said. Campers in lower cabins sought shelter up the hill. By morning, they had no food, power or running water, she said. When rescuers arrived, Lester said they tied a rope for the girls to hold as they walked across a bridge with floodwaters whipping up around their...

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34 m. ago Fiona Phillips describes Alzheimer's battle as chasing a £5 note in the wind

The former GMTV presenter has opened up about the challenges she faces on a daily basis with the condition.

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40 m. ago 'I took my parents to Jeremy Clarkson's farm and made unexpected discovery'

When Alice's parents came to visit her from Sweden, she quickly decided that she had to bring them to Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm Shop - but she was surprised by one thing

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42 m. ago Inside Ronnie Biggs' prison escape more daring than audacious £2.4m robbery

The Great Train Robbery convict's best friend lifts the lid on Ronnie Biggs' incredible life as the world's most famous fugitive

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72 m. ago Donald Trump’s UFC stunt is more than a circus. It’s authoritarian theatre | Karim Zidan

A decade ago I watched MMA being used to curry favor with Putin. Now Trump is using the UFC to project a nationalist cult of masculinity on America’s front lawnTen years ago – before I became an investigative journalist – I found myself working as a color commentator for a Russian mixed martial arts organization bankrolled by an oligarch deep in Vladimir Putin’s orbit.The job took me around the Russian Federation and its neighboring states, allowing me to pursue unique stories that would otherwise have been out of my reach. I met a Latvian fighter who escaped a black magic cult run by his coach, attended an MMA show with the president of Ingushetia (now Russia’s deputy minister of defence), and knocked back vodka shots with ex-KGB officers and Russian oligarchs. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Homeowners gasp in horror after nightmare makeover sees their property flooded with sand for 'beach cabana' transformation

Trading Spaces (pictured), an American home renovation show which aired on TLC from 2000 to 2008, sees two neighbours renovate a room in each other's homes on a budget.

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2 h. ago Wales stunned by Japan as long losing run hits desperate new low

Japan 24-19 Wales: The tourists wilted in the heat and were kept scoreless in the second half

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2 h. ago 'I owned Diogo Jota's favourite coffee shop – I only texted his wife the day before the crash'

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva tragically lost their lives in a car accident on Thursday morning, and the 28-year-old will be remembered by an acquaintance from his days with Wolves

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2 h. ago Wales losing run extends to 18 defeats after late capitulation against Japan

Tries from Takuro Matsunaga, Ichigo Nakakusu and Halatoa Vailea piled on more misery for the tourists.

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2 h. ago ‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula

Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babiesDoctors in Gaza have warned that hundreds of babies are at risk of death amid a critical shortage of baby milk, as Israel continues to restrict the humanitarian aid that can enter the beleaguered strip.Dr Ahmad al-Farra, the head of paediatrics at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, said his ward had only about a week’s worth of infant formula remaining. The doctor has already run out of specialised formula meant for premature babies and is forced to use regular formula, rationing it between the infants under his care. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Listen to Joey, sport is always trying to tell you something, even by the medium of hot dogs | Barney Ronay

As Joey Chestnut, the Ronaldo of speed eating, regains his world hotdog crown, he’s holding up a mirror to our worldThe Big Dog is back. And the Big Dog is hungry. Hungry, above all, for dogs. Joey Chestnut has fulfilled his sporting destiny by reclaiming his world champion crown at the legendary 4 July hotdog eating contest in Coney Island, New York. Chestnut, AKA The Silent Warrior, is basically the Messi of elite eating. Or rather he’s the Ronaldo, relentless in his perfectionism, possessed of an alluring competitive arrogance, and with the GOAT-level numbers to back it up: winner of the Mustard Belt now 17 times and the world record-holder as of 2021, when he ate 76 hotdogs in 10 minutes, a huge uplift on his debut in 2005 when he ate a frankly pathetic 32 hotdogs.Above all, Chestnut had a point to prove. He was banned from competing last year over a controversial sponsor deal with a plant-based hotdog alternative. Losing the title was a kind of Icarus moment. No one is bigger t...

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3 h. ago Here we go again: latest Trump tariff deadline looms amid inflation concerns

US is on the brink of launching a trade assault on dozens of countries as 90-day pause on tariffs is set to end on 9 JulyWhen Donald Trump unveiled his “liberation day” tariffs in the spring, only to pull the plug days later as panic tore through global markets, his officials scrambled to present the climbdown as temporary.Three months of frenetic talks would enable the Trump administration to strike dozens of trade agreements with countries across the world, they claimed. “We’re going to run,” the White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told Fox Business Network. “Ninety deals in 90 days is possible.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Urgent salad and fruit warning to anyone eating common items in hot countries

Food poisoning and a runny tummy can ruin any trip, but by sticking to bottled water and being careful with fruit and salad, holidaymakers can keep travellers' trots at bay

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3 h. ago UK weather: Britain braces for 39C heat burst in just a few days as horror maps turn dark red

Weather maps show that some parts of the country could see the mercury reach 39C in a few days - with the warmest conditions expected in the West Midlands and South West England

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4 h. ago Jurassic World Rebirth to Gaza: Doctors Under Attack – the week in rave reviews

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey breathe new life into the near-extinct franchise, while Channel 4 steps up to showcase the horror inflicted on Palestinian medics. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews Continue reading...

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4 h. ago I'm a former Aberdeen star who helped down Claudio Caniggia and Lothar Matthaus during our glorious World Cup run

Two future Dons players were key men in the Bulgaria side that made it all the way to the last four in 1994 and one has opened up on the magical run in an interview with Record Sport

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6 h. ago Japan v Wales Live: Score updates as Wales ahead after injury to star

Matt Sherratt's side take on Japan in Kitakyushu as they look to finally end their 17-Test losing run

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8 h. ago Anais Gallagher gives her father Noel a good luck hug just moments before Oasis' first reunion show

In a sweet clip shared by a fan to TikTok, Anais, 25, was seen running up to her father, 58, and giving him a hug while he watched Richard Ashcroft perform before his own set.

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8 h. ago Scrutiny of Sam Konstas ramps up as West Indies keep second Test alive | Geoff Lemon

Australia’s top order has more question marks than the Riddler’s pants after Konstas and Usman Khawaja again failed to deliverAs so often in Test cricket, drama saved itself for the dying overs of the day. With 90 remaining minutes ticking down towards 60 on the second day of the second Test in Grenada, tactically minded onlookers started to think about West Indies’ last-wicket partnership. Anderson Phillip and Jayden Seales were defending with heart, on their way to facing 65 balls and adding 16 runs. With Australia having made 286 the previous day, their stand took West Indies from 49 runs behind to 33. But each over that they chose to keep batting rather than swing for runs, they reduced the time available to bowl at an Australian top order under pressure.In the end, there were 30 minutes left when Australia began the third innings. And in the end, that was enough to account for both openers, raising the tension another notch with only two more opportunities for them to bat in a ...

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8 h. ago Lauren Hemp interview: I'd run through a brick wall for England

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY TARA ANSON-WALSH: When Mail Sport asked the Lionesses which team-mate leaves the rest in their wake, the response was unanimous: 'Hempo'.

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