14 h. ago The enormity of the attacks on Ukraine is impossible to grasp. Let me show you the horror of a single day | Oleksandr Mykhed

The rumble, the explosions and the deaths: they are so frequent that they seem normal. It’s a fight to protect our homes, our cities and the psycheDay 1,254 of the invasion; 31 July 2025, Kyiv, 4.30am. The air-raid alarm started again just a moment ago. I wake up from the roar and rumble of rockets. It’s a sound that makes you want to flee in primeval terror.Time slows down. I roll over on the bed, embrace my girlfriend Dasha, make another half-turn and we drop down softly to the floor. I am not thinking or reflecting, I’m guided by instinct – move away from the windows, position our silhouettes as low as possible. I cover Dasha with my body. All she has time to ask for is: “The doggie? Where’s the dog?” From under the bed, we can hear the rustling of our old chihuahua’s paws.Oleksandr Mykhed is the author of The Language of War and a member of PEN Ukraine. Translated by Maryna Gibson Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Council houses worth £550,000 are seized from 'fraudsters' after probe finds they already OWNED their own properties elsewhere

Hackney Council in north London confiscated seven homes, redistributing them to those most in need who had been on the waiting list for social housing for some time.

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17 h. ago Rangers working on three transfer exits as Jack Butland 'interest' sparks 49ers warning

Russell Martin is in the midst of revamping the Ibrox squad for both the Premiership and Champions League

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30 h. ago Cops search for man accused of killing cancer patient’s dog as revenge for a fight between two animals the same day

‘We were sitting on the couch just watching TV, and this guy comes in and pulls him from my couch to the floor’ the dog’s owner said.

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38 h. ago ‘A whole spectrum of hatred’: women face increased violence in Milei’s Argentina as rights are eroded

In a country once lauded as a progressive bastion in Latin America, protections are being dismantled by a populist leader, and gender-based offences are on the riseIn the week before her murder, Fernanda Soledad Yramain lay awake at night listening as a motorbike circled the house where she was hiding. “She kept saying ‘it’s him’,” remembers Daniella Viscarra, Soledad’s sister-in-law with whom she had sought refuge in the Tucumán countryside. “She was scared all of the time.”A month earlier, in September 2024, 29-year-old Soledad had ended a relationship with her boyfriend, Francisco Timoteo Saldaño. They had been together since she was 14 and he was 35, and shared three children. In the final year of their relationship, Saldaño had turned violent. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Donald Trump's summit with Putin will be a 'listening exercise', White House says

Officials yesterday confirmed that the high-stakes talks will take place in Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, with the US President 'determined to try to end this war and stop the killing'.

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49 h. ago Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police

Reports of a large great white shark near popular beaches in Maine have prompted a warning to beachgoers

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62 h. ago Expert warning over discarded litter sparking wildfires like Arthur's Seat blaze

The extinct volcano in the capital was ablaze over the weekend.

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3 d. ago Karen Matthews's paedo ex flees home as graffiti pictured on house 25 yards from nursery

Craig Meehan, 39, had been living in a semi-detached, council-owned bungalow in Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, just 25 yards from a nursery for the last two years, neighbours claim

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4 d. ago National security warning as union says critical jobs are set to be cut

Jobs are expected to be shed at UK Security Vetting (UKSV) and among staff who advise the Cobra emergency committee - sparking a warning from the PCS union

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5 d. ago Seemingly normal house listing sparks warning from neighbours who claim owners are 'pulling a fast one'

Neighbour's living next to a £350,000 house for sale claim the vendor is 'pulling a fast one' after spotting image enhancement software had been used on pictures.

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6 d. ago Israel’s Gaza City plan sparks global condemnation with warnings of more destruction and suffering – latest updates

Widespread calls for takeover plan to be stopped with UK’s Starmer saying escalation will ‘only bring more bloodshed’ and Germany halting arms exportsNetanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza CityThe UK’s ambassador to Israel has said extending the war in Gaza would only lead to more deaths and that occupying Gaza would be a “huge mistake”.Simon Walters was quoted by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper as saying on Thursday:The IDF has achieved all that it can achieve in Gaza, and extending the war any further will simply lead to more deaths. Deaths of soldiers, deaths of Palestinians, deaths of hostages.If you want to defeat Hamas, you cannot achieve that through military force. You need to use politics and diplomacy and you need to give the people of Gaza an alternative to Hamas.We are working with friends, allies in Europe and in the Middle East to generate a real plan for what happens after the fighting stops, after the war.It needs to be a description of what the governments will be fo...

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6 d. ago Social landlord taking 'positive steps' towards Ayrshire's challenges

The South Scotland Labour List MSP heard about new housing developments within Ayr town centre and in rural locations.

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7 d. ago Man gets laugh last after 'entitled' neighbour puts rude note on car windscreen

A man got the last laugh on his 'entitled' neighbour who tried to claim a street of on-street parking as his own personal parking spot - and everyone is saying the same thing

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7 d. ago Alert issued to anyone with iron as chore can have 'worrying consequences'

An alert has been issued to anyone with an iron after a woman shared her disaster story online. It turns out, using the household appliance can sometimes have worrying consequences if you don't listen to expert advice

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1 week ago Massive 2ft rat discovered in council property sparks urgent warning

The photo shows the rat in a see-through plastic bag, after a pest controller was called to investigate

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1 week ago Warning issued for UK households buying barbecue meat from M&S, Tesco and Sainsbury's

UK households have been issued a warning as food inflation has sparked fears that your barbecue meat is becoming more expensive. Sausage, burger and chicken prices are all on the rise

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1 week ago Joanne Robertson’s beautifully murky folksong and the best of the week’s new tracks

Known as a core Dean Blunt collaborator, the singer and painter has a way with hypnotic melodies and blurred guitar that brings to mind the best of GrouperFrom Blackpool, EnglandRecommended if you like Grouper, Sinéad O’Connor, Dean Blunt Up next New album Blurr released via AD 93 on 19 SeptemberThe best of the UK underground right now resonates with a dank hum, a grimy, disaffected feeling. You don’t need me to tell you why: just listen to Moin, Mark William Lewis, Quade or Still House Plants and let the feeling mingle with the deep sense of dread already entrenched in your bones. One strand of this sound’s DNA can be traced back to Dean Blunt’s warped experimentalism. Anyone attuned to the enigmatic London musician’s output is likely already aware of his long-term collaborator Joanne Robertson, a fixture on 2021’s Black Metal 2 and last year’s Backstage Raver among others. For those outside the Bluntverse, she’s likely to go overground this year as the latest tendril from its worl...

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3 w. ago Jack Whitehall jokes he 'can't drive' as he details holiday disaster with Roxy Horner

Comedian Jack Whitehall and his fiancée, Roxy Horner, are holidaying in Greece. However, things quickly went wrong during a seemingly normal drive

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3 w. ago M60 traffic LIVE: Oasis warning after huge crash closes motorway sparking major delays

There are delays on the M60 following a crash, sparking huge delays across both directions, which is particularly concerning for anyone seeing Oasis at Heaton Park tonight

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