46 m. ago 'Insane' thunderstorms hit UK with 30,000 lightning strikes as London set for heatwave

More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded up to 6am on Saturday as storms push northwards

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65 m. ago George Russell discovers Canada GP penalty decision after being summoned to stewards

George Russell was forced to explain himself to the stewards on Friday but avoid any penalty in Canada despite not sticking to the race director's instructions

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88 m. ago MGD1 Wins 2025 FIDE World Rapid Teams Championship in London

MGD1 Wins 2025 FIDE World Rapid Teams Championship in London  Chess News | ChessBase

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94 m. ago The village with amazing beaches on the UK's 'best island' two hours from Greater Manchester

Steeped in history it has pretty cottages, gorgeous beaches and a craft cider bar with mountain views

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1 hour ago Amanda Holden’s Wimbledon whites maxi dress ‘clings to all the right places’ and is crease

Amanda Holden has stepped out in yet another amazing look, this time wearing a 'flattering' tailored white maxi dress from Karen Millen that 'clings to all the right places'

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1 hour ago Man killed his wife and then microwaved their beloved dog to death

Police found a woman's body stabbed to death, locked in a bedroom in an apartment strewn with rotting food, dog poo and pills. They also found a Pomeranian microwaved to death before the man responsible was found at the Canadian border.

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1 hour ago BRIAN READE: 'Cruel disaster of Grenfell is warning over powerful dodging responsibility'

Grenfell is not just a burning scar on Britain’s conscience it’s another example of a country that lets the marginalised rot while the powerful shrug, says Brian Reade

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: British investigators reach India as second black box found in decade’s worst aviation disaster

Air India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily

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2 h. ago ‘Misshapes, mistakes, misfits’: Pulp’s signature secondhand style has stood test of time

Band’s ‘on the edge of kitsch’ aesthetic is still relevant three decades later as young people focus on vintage clothing Thirty years ago this month Pulp played the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury and took their reputation to another level. If part of this was due to a storming set taking in their new hit Common People, debuts for their future hits Mis-Shapes and Disco 2000, and the star power of singer Jarvis Cocker, it was also down to their look.There was Steve Mackay, bass guitarist, in a fitted shirt and kipper tie, Russell Senior on violin in a blue safari shirt, keyboardist Candida Doyle in sequins and – of course – Cocker, in his now signature secondhand 70s tailoring. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tim Dowling: Why are my friends erasing me from their holiday memories?

I try to think of another detail from the weekend that will convince them of my presence, but absolutely nothing comes to mindAfter a sometimes fraught four-hour car journey, my wife and I and three friends arrive at a remote, sea-facing house in Greece. I’ve been here once before, a couple of years ago, but my memory of the place is fragmentary. I’ve remembered, for example, that you can’t get the car anywhere near the house – you have to lug your stuff across a beach and over some rocks – and have packed accordingly. But the view from the top of the rocks still comes as a disheartening surprise.“I forgot about the second beach,” I say, looking at the house in the distance. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'It's distressing': Folk singer's heartfelt message about net

The folk singer warned of the distress felt among multiple communities across the Highlands with landscape-scale changes to come.

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2 h. ago Russell Martin needs to build Rangers revolution around Ibrox 'work horse' who is the exact type he will want in his side

Nico Raskin has been making waves with the superstars of Belgium and Kyle Lafferty says he is a must keep in Govan

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4 h. ago Tiny UK airport named among Europe's best but it's nowhere near London

This small airport in Scotland has been listed as one of the best in Europe by the Airport Service Quality Awards - one of only two UK airports recognised across all categories this year

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4 h. ago Absolute idiot caught dealing cannabis two times after police raided his home

Liam Donnelly, 47, was found in possession of more than £10,000 worth of cannabis, as well as messages related to cannabis supply on his phone.

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5 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Race entered for new striker as Mbeumo sends worrying message

Manchester United's chase for Bryan Mbeumo has come under increased pressure as the Red Devils enter the race for another striker in their bid to strengthen Ruben Amorim's side

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6 h. ago NHS pays tribute to 'warm, smiling' doctor and family who perished in Air India crash

Dr Prateek Joshi was flying back to the UK with his wife Komi Vyas and their three children on the doomed Air India plane after they planned to settle down in the East Midlands

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7 h. ago Billionaire who was convicted of hiding his wife's body in a barricaded room for two months becomes a Sir

Hans Kristian Rausing was so distraught by the passing of his first wife in 2012 that he could not 'confront the reality' of her death and 'could not cope' without her.

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7 h. ago Moment Tube driver is caught KNITTING and watching videos on his phone while driving commuters

Striking footage shows the London Underground operative hard at work on a lion-themed garment as he pulls slowly out of Hendon Central Station in February 2025.

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7 h. ago Why did only one passenger survive doomed Air India crash? Expert explains theory of Brit's miraculous survival

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from Leicester, managed to stagger away from the disaster that killed more than 200 people on the London Gatwick-bound plane.

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7 h. ago Doctor Family Was Moving To London On Doomed Flight. Father Shares His Story

Doctor Family Was Moving To London On Doomed Flight. Father Shares His Story  NDTV

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