84 m. ago Duchess Sophie praises 'clear message' of mums who lost sons in Srebrenica massacre

The Duchess of Edinburgh travelled to Bosnia where 8,000 Muslim men and boys were massacred by Bosnian Serbs in July 1995 during the brutal wars in former Yugoslavia

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1 hour ago Pope Leo’s childhood home in Chicago sells for nearly double the asking price

The buyer hailed it as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to own the three-bedroom Dolton home where the pontiff was raised

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1 hour ago Oasis Heaton Park gigs have 'emergency room' set up for fans after huge warning

Oasis fans have been sent urgent warnings from Heaton Park bosses to stay safe in the hot weather and the site have put in safety measures as they prepare for issues with the extreme heat

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2 h. ago Man felt 'nauseous and hungover' after running bath in Edinburgh high

Graham Barnfield has accused the authorities of 'digging their heels in' and said the water in his property in Edinburgh, Scotland was so bad it left him feeling sick

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3 h. ago Stellan Skarsgård on Ingmar Bergman: ‘The only person I know who cried when Hitler died’

Actor spoke at Karlovy Vary film festival about his experience working with ‘manipulative’ director in the 80sStellan Skarsgård has weighed in on famed director Ingmar Bergman’s Nazi sympathies as a young adult.The actor was speaking at the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic, where he was promoting Joachim Trier’s film Sentimental Value, inspired by the late Swedish director. Skarsgård expressed his personal dislike of Bergman, with whom he worked on a 1986 stage production of August Strindberg’s A Dream Play. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Slow starts, the breakdown and pressure of selection are weighing heavy on Lions | Ugo Monye

Andy Farrell has problems to solve before Test series and needs players to push their case in final warmup gameThe phoney war is coming to an end. One more warm-up match against a tasty looking Australia and New Zealand invitational side and then into the real thing. The Lions head coach, Andy Farrell, was asked how much he was holding back for the Test series and he replied it was exactly the same amount as Australia were. I’d expect nothing less.To give a sense of what that means, it’s not as if he’s asking players to give 80% of their capacity or that the Lions will be unrecognisable come the Test series. The framework they have been working with is the one they will use. But it’s the details where the Lions will try to hurt Australia that have been, to a degree, parked or kept back. You don’t necessarily want to show that in warm-up matches, certainly not your full hand. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Airdrie Town Hall to host 'LOL Comedy Airdrie' with Des Clarke and 'The Therapy Room'

A double dose of side-splitting comedy that is guaranteed to leave audiences in stitches next month.

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3 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz storms into third Wimbledon final with historic double in his grasp

Defending champion Alcaraz defeated American Taylor Fritz over four sets to take his place in Sunday’s final

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4 h. ago Oasis set up emergency room for fans after sharing huge warning ahead of Heaton Park gigs

Oasis fans have been sent urgent warnings from Heaton Park bosses to stay safe in the hot weather and the site have put in dark measures as they prepare for issues

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4 h. ago Welsh rugby's 'next big thing' to finally get first Wales cap after nine

Keelan Giles burst onto the Welsh rugby scene and seemed destined for remarkable things before injuries derailed his career

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4 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz channels Sampras to see off Fritz and close on Wimbledon treble

Defending champion seals 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victoryAlcaraz matches American’s firepower on sweltering dayOn a blast furnace of a day ­Carlos Alcaraz came through the fire. The double Wimbledon champion ­handled the might and spite of Taylor Fritz’s serve, as well as temperatures that climbed to 31C, to reach his third Wimbledon final in a row.Some have suggested Wimbledon has been a little on the slow side this year. But this semi-final had the fast rattle and hum of an old-fashioned grass-court match. The serve was dominant, the points short, the ­margins slim. Alcaraz had just enough as he came through a mini-classic 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Justin Bieber: Swag review – inane lyrics undermine a gorgeously produced R&B passion project

(Def Jam) The surprise seventh album from the former tween idol is musically expansive, abetted by a host of star producers. If only he’d thought about the words a bitIn the mid-2010s, pop music changed. Instead of hounding the listening public with focus-grouped, machine-tooled crowd-pleasers, the biggest stars began releasing expansive, experimental albums that played to their own tastes and interests. These were records that were artistically self-indulgent, mostly in a good way: Rihanna’s sleazy, sultry Anti, Beyoncé’s densely referential Lemonade, Lady Gaga’s soft-rock-heavy Joanne, Miley Cyrus’s psychedelic Wayne Coyne collaboration Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (I may be the only person who holds that example in such high regard.)With his fourth album Purpose, Justin Bieber was adjacent to this shift. Leaning into the ascendant tropical house genre, collaborating with Skrillex and pursuing a sound you sensed a 21-year-old might actually like, it spelled the end of Bieber’s ...

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4 h. ago Tonight's rugby news as axed Welsh coach wanted more time and Wales star surprised by move

These are the rugby stories making headlines on the evening of Friday, July 11

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5 h. ago Scientists drop dead cow into ocean and are stunned by what appears out of darkness

In an experiment that took place in the South China Sea, scientists dropped a cow carcass into the ocean to find out what would happen and were left stunned by eight elusive visitors

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5 h. ago Mànran to headline intimate gig as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe takeover

Mànran will play an intimate gig at the Mound as Innis & Gunn take over the area for the 2025 Fringe.

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5 h. ago Man 'knocked down' in crash with Edinburgh tour bus on packed Royal Mile

A busy Edinburgh road has been closed off by police after a man was allegedly 'knocked down' by a tour bus.

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5 h. ago North Yorkshire: the rugged, uncrowded answer to Cornwall for a summer break

Wild moors, a charming coastline and stylish new stays — North Yorkshire’s having a moment, says Annabelle Spranklen. Here’s your guide to the best spots for a weekend escape

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5 h. ago Heatwave and dolphin double whammy give seaside town its best summer in 60 years

The repeated heatwaves have left Brits sweltering but given a much needed boost to Britain's tourist towns and cities, with Scarborough enjoying its best summer in 60 years

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5 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 7 result and reaction as Tadej Pogacar wins on Mur

Could Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage victories here after winning on Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021?

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6 h. ago Seb Atkinson urged to seize England centre shirt after impressive debut

The Gloucester centre produced an excellent performance as he earned his first cap against Argentina

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