52 m. ago The Sun King: Charles's new mini solar farm now provides ALL power to Sandringham

The eco-conscious monarch's new solar farm in Norfolk is fully powering his Sandringham Estate, as well as a small amount left over feeding the National Grid.

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80 m. ago Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns

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98 m. ago Carabao Cup: Huddersfield stun Leicester in shootout drama, Birmingham beat Blades

Goalkeeper Lee Nichols stars for League One sideJay Stansfield strikes late for Birmingham victoryThe goalkeeper Lee Nichols was the hero for Huddersfield, who overcame Championship opponents in Leicester via a penalty shootout following an entertaining 2-2 Carabao Cup first-round draw at the League One club’’s Accu Stadium.Huddersfield started strongly and Ruben Roosken and David Kasumu both had strong penalty shouts turned down early on after both appearing to be tripped inside the box. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Amazon to broadcast 17 NBA Cup games, including championship, on Prime Video

Amazon has announced its NBA Cup broadcast schedule, with Prime Video set to air 17 games, including the championship

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6 h. ago Manchester United face Toby Collyer transfer decision as club 'confident' of move

The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip, including an update on Toby Collyer, who is attracting interest from the Championship

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7 h. ago Dale Webster, surfer who rode waves for 14,642 consecutive days, dies aged 77

Surfer rode waves daily for over 40 years straightStreak reached 14,642 consecutive surfing daysGuinness record-holder dies at age 77 in CaliforniaDale Webster, the Northern California surfer who paddled out every day for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 77. News of his death was shared on social media by friends and fellow surfers. No cause of death was given.Known as Daily Dale and Daily Wavester, Webster holds a Guinness world record for the longest streak of consecutive days surfed: an extraordinary 14,642, a stretch that began in 1975 and ended in 2015. His feat required him to surf at least three waves a day, rain or shine, in sickness or in health, through frigid Pacific waters and the shark-rich lineup off Sonoma County. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee

An official in Tennessee says a mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding

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11 h. ago Weather maps show the seven parts of Wales set to be hammered with rain

Huge downpours are forecast to sweep across the UK this week

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12 h. ago Met Office warns when severe weather will mark the end of intense heatwave with thunderstorms expected

The Met Office has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rain across the UK, with an amber heat health alert in place today

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12 h. ago Met Office issue weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain in Perthshire

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Perth and Kinross with thunderstorms and heavy rain expected to hit the region over the next two days.

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13 h. ago The Spin | Rehan Ahmed’s technicolour technique deserves a show on Ashes stage

All-rounder is back on form and would be an exciting addition to England’s squad, says Leicestershire’s director of cricketAs the Hundred fires into primary-coloured summer action, all free T-shirts and AI fan photos, the Spin has been putting her feet up, coffee in one hand, notebook in the other, chewing over the Championship season to date.If the notebook has proved a bitter disappointment, scribbled with long-forgotten three for 67s, the ruminations have been fun. It’s been a season of surprises – Leicestershire! Lancashire! – and memorable moments, from Tom Banton’s 371 in the very first game to Ian Botham’s thunder and fury over Somerset’s field-of-onions pitch for the game against Durham. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump to stage 'white trash' UFC showpiece at White House for America's birthday

The White House is set to a host an Ultimate Fighting Championship event next year as part of 4 July celebrations in the US to mark the 250th anniversary of the country's founding

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13 h. ago Weather warning issued for thunderstorms across Dumfries and Galloway

There is the possibility for as much as 60mm of rain to fall in the space of an hour.

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14 h. ago Buy small plants – and consider a ‘bulb lasagne’: how to give your garden a late

From planting in odd numbers to painting fences and walls the same colour, here are some easy, effective ways to give your outdoor space a seasonal spruce-up“It is not always necessary to rip out everything and start again,” says Ella Malt, who runs the gardening company Soil and Soul Norfolk. “It is much more sustainable to work with what you have. You can make such a difference with a bit of cutting back, clearing up leaves, cutting an edge on a lawn. People notice edges: you could spend hours making a herbaceous border perfect but if the edge of that border isn’t crisp, it will automatically look untidy.” Continue reading...

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17 h. ago High school basketball player sues coach for assault and bullying after he pulled her hair in outburst that shocked the world

The high school basketball player whose coach aggressively pulled her hair during a New York championship game filed a lawsuit alleging assault and a pattern of abusive behavior.

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18 h. ago Airdire played into Dunfermline's hands, says McCabe after tough defeat

The Diamonds lost their first game of the new Championship season at East End Park

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19 h. ago Brutal end to UK heatwave as Met Office warns of savage summer storms

The Met Office has warned that thunderstorms and rain are likely in the UK later today, bringing a brutal end to the scorching heatwave across the country

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23 h. ago Karen Read’s prosecutor asked for $1 million in funding for second trial that ended in acquittal

The Norfolk DA described Read’s trial as the ‘ perfect storm’ to strain his office’s resources

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25 h. ago VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says

An independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs says VA hospitals have reported an increase in severe staffing shortages

Science

31 h. ago Mould, vermin and ceiling leaks: German police say they work in ‘embarrassing’ conditions

Union calls for increased spending to revamp vehicles and station houses that it says are an insult to officers’ dignityGermany’s biggest police union has complained about the dilapidated state of hundreds of police stations across the country and a fleet of aged vehicles, saying conditions are a threat to officers’ health and an insult to their dignity.“Decades-old toilet bowls, mould in the offices, vermin, broken heating units and holes in the ceiling that let the rain in,” said Hagen Husgen of the GdP union, citing just a few of the complaints his organisation had received from members. Continue reading...

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