65 h. ago Shocking moment petrol station explodes killing 4 as locals run for their lives

The explosion in the Russian republic of Dagestan is the third in just two years, with others in 2024 and 2023 having claimed several dozen lives and left hundreds injured

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5 d. ago Ayrshire charity service celebrates its milestone anniversary in tackling homelessness

South Ayrshire Provost, Iain Campbell, officially opened the event, which featured live performances from local artist Annastaisyar, heartfelt speeches from staff and supported people, and a lively BBQ.

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6 d. ago Porepunkah shooting: police hunt ‘dangerous’ suspect who fled into bush after allegedly killing two officers ‘in cold blood’

Victoria police believe alleged offender is heavily armed and urge local residents to stay indoorsVictoria police shooting live updatesWhat we know so far about the shooting in rural AustraliaA manhunt is under way after two Victorian police officers were “murdered in cold blood” and another wounded in a shooting at a rural property in the high country town of Porepunkah.The Victorian police commissioner, Mike Bush, said the suspect – believed to be “heavily armed” – was still at large. Bush urged the wider community to stay indoors and said a “full deployment” was under way on Tuesday evening to find the suspect, who he described as “obviously a very dangerous person”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Beautiful UK town 'ruined' by tourists is now 'like Blackpool'

The Lake District has always been a popular tourist destination, but the impact of holidaymakers in the past few years has become so extreme, say people who live there, that it is irreparably changing the place and pushing locals out

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1 week ago Obsession, blackmail and Instagram: inside Lurker, the year’s most compelling thriller

The Talented Mr Ripley gets an upgrade in a buzzy and biting film about a desperate outsider who infiltrates the inner circle of a singer on the riseIf Tom Ripley lived in LA in 2018 and was really into lo-fi bedroom pop, he might look something like the main character of Lurker. The debut feature from Alex Russell, The Bear and Beef writer-producer, is an elegantly creepy thriller about one super-fan’s scheme to become close to his musical idol, transposing author Patricia Highsmith’s “two-man theme” into a murkier grey territory, with parasitic attachment giving way to co-dependence that blooms into something that looks like a twisted kind of love.The lurker of the title is Matthew (Théodore Pellerin), an isolated twentysomething who lives with his grandma and works shifts at a local vintage boutique to make ends meet. After a chance run-in with his idol Oliver (Saltburn’s Archie Madekwe) at the vintage store where he works, Matthew worms his way into Oliver’s entourage and makes ...

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1 week ago Discounty review – cozy shop life simulator takes satisfying approach

PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox; Crinkle Cut Games/PQubeDon’t be fooled by the graphics, there is no twee, relaxing vibe in this intense and work-heavy game where you are taken in by your aunt and put to work in her supermarketWe are thick in an era of retail simulators. In the comet-trail of Stardew Valley, a genre is now fat with titles wherein a protagonist restarts their life and career in a bucolic, quasi-rural landscape and undertakes a blue-collar job. They get to know the local people, interfere in some lives, solve some community issues – maybe even a mystery or two. Maybe even get married. In a way, they are all Harvest Moon’s pixelated offspring – but Discounty, Crinkle Cut Games’ new offering to the genre, tackles the cozy shop life simulator a little differently.In Discounty, you are taken in by your tricky, cantankerous aunt and are put to work in her branch of a franchised supermarket. A fascinating approach, given that the road less taken through Stardew Valley involves priori...

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1 week ago The UK city 'so overrun' with tourists that locals 'don't live there anymore'

Millions of people visit the city every year - but locals have said that they feel the city has been 'overrun' with tourists and that many people have left the area

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1 week ago Revealed: The best commuter towns for 2025 as surprising spot takes the crown

When choosing a place to live, there are lots of things to consider. From local amenities, schools, and affordability.

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1 week ago Woolton Hall fire LIVE: Huge Liverpool building blaze and 'stay away' warning

Woolton Hall is on fire in Liverpool with shocking footage shared on social media - the local fire service has rushed to the blaze tearing through the Grade I listed building

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1 week ago Vibrant Scottish town with some of UK's cheapest houses is packed with 'charming' streets

This town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, has been named one of the most affordable places to live in the UK, with locals praising its vibrant shopping scene and friendly atmosphere

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2 w. ago What it was like to grow up with the UK's most feared gangster: Locals on Liverpool housing estate where notorious enforcer began his reign of terror are still too afraid to speak his name

EXCLUSIVE: Paul 'Woody' Woodford, a member of the hated Huyton Firm, has convictions for violent offences in Liverpool and mainland Europe stretching back three decades.

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2 w. ago I thought I didn’t care about Renaissance art. Then life happened to me – and I saw its power | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see itThere is a painting that I think about often. The Madonna del Parto, a masterpiece painted by Piero della Francesca in about 1460, is housed in a dedicated museum in the Tuscan town of Monterchi. It depicts a heavily pregnant Virgin Mary flanked by two angels. To local women, this painting is considered a protector of fertility and the lives of pregnant women during birth. During the second world war, local women surrounded two men whom they had mistaken for a Nazi intent on stealing it. In 1954, they led a protest against its proposed movement to Florence for an exhibition. I remember reading as a student that the women had lain down in the street to block its departure.I thought about those women again yesterday, as I walked around the Jenny Saville exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, tracing the influence of the Renaissance on her work. Sa...

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2 w. ago Denmark train crash LIVE: 'Many injured' after derailment as locals hear 'loud bang'

A train in Denmark has derailed, causing "multiple injuries" while it was heading to Sonderborg from Copenhagen, via Fredericia, police have revealed, as locals report loud noises and strange smells

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2 w. ago Denmark train crash LIVE: One dead and many injured' after derailment as locals hear 'loud bang'

A train in Denmark has derailed, causing "multiple injuries" while it was heading to Sonderborg from Copenhagen, via Fredericia, police have revealed, as locals report loud noises and strange smells

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2 w. ago DC sues Trump administration over ‘brazen usurpation’ of local police as Bondi ends city’s ‘sanctuary policies’ – live

Trump police takeover will create ‘immediate, devastating, and irreparable harm’ for DC, federal lawsuit saysDC sues Trump administration over ‘hostile takeover’ of city policeWashington DC’s only Home Depot was busy with contractors and customers on Thursday morning – but the Hispanic day laborers who usually gather and wait for work under the parking lot’s sparse trees were nowhere to be found.Two days earlier, masked federal agents swarmed the area and made several arrests, which were photographed by bystanders and posted on social media. Juwan Brooks, a store employee who witnessed the raid, said the agents grabbed anyone who appeared Hispanic. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mutiny at JD Vance's dinner date: Woke staff at Cotswolds gastro

Vance's family holiday with his wife, Usha Chilukuri, 39. and their three children, has sparked controversy this week with locals claiming their lives were 'made hell' by police convoys and helicopters.

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3 w. ago UK village dubbed 'best place to live' – but it has one very rural problem

South Staffordshire has been ranked as the 132rd best place to live overall in the country, trumping nearby local authorities in the Black Country and Birmingham

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