49 m. ago ‘Make it happen when it matters’ – Andy Farrell urges Lions to embrace pressure

Powerful Lions side named to face Australia in first TestTom Curry starts in back row, no Welsh player in 23Andy Farrell has urged his British & Irish Lions players to embrace the pressure of their billing as heavy favourites to beat Australia in the series opener on Saturday.The Lions will go into Saturday’s match as odds-on favourites after Farrell named a powerful side featuring Tom Curry at openside flanker and Sione Tuipulotu at inside-centre to face a Wallabies team missing Will Skelton, Rob Valetini and Taniela Tupou. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Thai woman 'filmed secret sex with Buddhist monks in blackmail plot that made her MILLIONS so she could maintain luxury lifestyle after politician husband left her... because she was unfaithful'

Wilawan Emsawat, 35, known as Sika Golf, is accused of extorting and blackmailing senior monks at popular temples in several provinces in Thailand

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57 m. ago Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite | Judith Levine

The rate of voluntary sterilization among young women jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop offDobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US supreme court case that rescinded the constitutional right to abortion, is failing on its own terms. Since the ruling, in June 2022, the number of abortions in the US has risen. Support for reproductive rights is on the upswing. And the rate of voluntary sterilization among young women – a repudiation of Trumpian pronatalism, if a desperate one – jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop off.Also rising at an alarming clip are preventable maternal deaths and criminal prosecutions of pregnant people. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago Brit tourist 'almost loses ear' as pus pours from spider bite in horror scenes

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Halle Hizer, 20, spent a week away in Rhodes with her gran last month when just two days into the trip, she woke up with a swollen left ear

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76 m. ago Stephen Robinson signings update as St Mirren eye "couple of bodies"

The Buddies look set to be active in the transfer market over the coming weeks.

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86 m. ago Stacey Solomon cries 'I can't wait' as she makes major decision with her 'babies'

The Loose Women star previously shared her decision to scale back her work commitments in order to be with her young family

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88 m. ago NHS waiting lists: Working age people a growing proportion of those needing help

The figures, analysed by the PA news agency, show 56.1% of those on the NHS waiting list at the end of June this year were of working age.

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89 m. ago Tour de France 2025: stage 12 takes the race to summit finish in Pyrenees – live

Updates from the 181km ride from Auch to HautacamStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Luke a mail“I’m OK. Nothing too bad,” Pogacar tells Matt Stephens after his crash yesterday. “My whole left arm is open, burned off skin. And I hit my hip a little bit and my shoulder, but luckily I was back on the bike quite fast. Today is another day. It’s not the first time I crashed and continued the race. It’s more important the legs than my arm. I have a super-strong team around me. I am so grateful I can rely on them, even if I have a hard day today, but I hope not.“It’s really sad to lose another young talent,” Pogacar says of Samuele Privitera’s death at the Giro della Valle d’Aosta yesterday. “It’s devastating. It’s one of the most dangerous sports in the world. Sometimes the risks we are taking are too far. I’m really sad for all his family. May he rest in peace he deserves to “not be bothered” now. It’s a sad loss.” Continue reading...

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94 m. ago I was on my way to start my dream life in Dubai when my skin started falling off. This is the very common reaction that caused it

When Chloe Tatton boarded a flight to relocate to Dubai early last year, she hoped the change of climate might help ease her skin problems

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99 m. ago Why 'World's sexiest footballer' Alisha Lehmann's now has a bodyguard at Women's Euros, as she faces online hate over glam looks on the bench

Lehmann is involved with the Switzerland squad, who will take on Spain on Friday night for a spot in the semi-finals of the tournament. They will, however, go into the match as huge underdogs.

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1 hour ago Brit friends who died 'jumping into hotel pool' named as parents face 'nightmare'

The 27-year-old and 29-year-old British tourists named only as Mo and King were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene

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1 hour ago Brit lad, 9, begs for alcohol ban at kids' football games after 'mummy and daddy' brawls

Ronnie Edward Prescott, nine, just wanted to 'play football and have fun' with his friends at a tournament but was left 'scared and worried' by beer-swilling parents who got in fights and shouted

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1 hour ago The iconic Scottish castle with history linked to Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots

The castle undergoing a redevelopment is expected to reopen later this year

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2 h. ago Laura Anderson celebrates one year anniversary as she praises 'role model' to Bonnie

Laura Anderson and partner Clark Robertson spent some time in St Andrews together to mark the milestone in their relationship.

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2 h. ago Votes at 16 policy ‘hopelessly confused’, claim Conservatives

Paul Holmes asked why the Government plans to lower the voting age while 16-year-olds are not allowed to buy lottery tickets or alcohol.

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2 h. ago Wafcon offers spectacular songs and goals – but where is the next generation?

The tournament in Morocco has produced some fine football but has yet to win over the general publicFrom deep inside the Stade d’Honneur came a beautiful sound as 26 voices united in song. The loudspeaker quietened in respect. The few dozen people at the ground braved the summer swelter to crowd near the players’ tunnels. Ghanaian players walked out in no noticeable combination with slightly puzzled looks on their faces. The noise grew louder and more distinctive as one voice called and the others responded. There was definitely the beating of a drum.Then, they emerged. Defending champions South Africa announced their arrival at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) with nothing but notes of pure joy. For about 90 seconds, they kept the tune going. Even before they had kicked a ball, Banyana Banyana had offered something special. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rich couple secretly kept 21 kids in their home after dark surrogacy plot and 'child abuse'

A group of women have been left shocked after discovering the children they gave birth to were part of a mysterious surrogacy scheme, with all 21 children involved being taken into care

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2 h. ago Moment reckless driver sparks street brawl after crashing her £106,000 BMW i8 into parked car on busy London street

Dramatic footage of the scuffle showed an enraged women shouting and then pulling another individual by her hair in the street while a crowd of stunned onlookers watched on.

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2 h. ago Adam Thomas admits he 'lost hope' after painful diagnosis he hopes to 'cure naturally'

Adam Thomas has opened up about his arthritis diagnosis and how he plans to get his life back on track, thanks to a new medication and his desire to cure the condition naturally

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2 h. ago The Railway Children review – a real steam train is the spectacular star

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire Stupendous set design brings E Nesbit’s children’s classic to new life as a wealthy Anglo-Indian family is forced to adjust to reduced life in Yorkshire in this irresistible adaptationThis site-specific experience begins with a ride on a stream train. Audiences travel to a purpose-built auditorium inside an engine shed at Oxenhope station. It is a delightful mood-setter to Mike Kenny’s adaptation of E Nesbit’s 1905 novel, which premiered in 2008. It is back on the road, this time chugging its way along the same five-mile line comprising the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway on which the Green Dragon travelled in Lionel Jeffries’ iconic 1970 film.Inside the shed, the impressive stagecraft arrests the senses over the story of Roberta (Farah Ashraf), Peter (Raj Digva) and Phyllis (Jessica Kaur), the children forced out of their well-to-do London home and into a shambling house by the tracks in Yorkshire, after their father (Paul Hawky...

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