2 h. ago Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lostGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOn a stinking hot November day, seven years ago, Grace Vegesana and a handful of other young climate activists set up a small stage in a large square in Sydney’s CBD – and waited. Inspired by the first school striker for climate, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the high school students decided to organise their own rally.Vegesana expected a hundred people to show up. Five thousand came. “It was like, oh my God, we’ve unleashed some kind of beast, people want more,” she recalls. In the months afterwards crowds doubled and then tripled. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Paula Radcliffe's daughter, 18, is running her first marathon five years after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer as her mother shares harrowing details about her diagnosis

The former world record holder and winner of seven major marathons retired ten years ago.

Science

2 h. ago Pamela Anderson announces return to the stage in Tennessee Williams play

The Baywatch star made her Broadway debut three years ago in ‘Chicago’

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3 h. ago Harvard sues Trump over $2.2 billion funding freeze as free speech battle heats up between White House and Ivy League school

Trump administration officials had demanded that the prestigious university crack down on student protests and screen international applicants for their political opinions

Economics

3 h. ago Free school breakfast clubs launch TODAY in 'game changing' moment

The first 750 schools will host free breakfast clubs from today in a move Keir Starmer has branded 'game-changing' - see the full list to see if your child is affected

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3 h. ago Free school breakfast clubs will give parents ‘breathing space’, says Starmer

The new clubs, providing 30 minutes of morning childcare, are part of a trial at 750 schools until July.

Society

4 h. ago Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age

Students who experienced a shooting at both Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and Florida State University days ago sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, demanding he rejects a law that would lower the firearm purchase age back to 18 years old

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4 h. ago Tyla responds to fans claiming her Coachella outfit was a nod to Britney Spears: ‘No inspo’

Tyla took the Coachella stage on Friday night for weekend two of the music festival

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4 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demandsIn a new lawsuit, Harvard University alleged that the Donald Trump administration is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”, several news outlets are reporting.The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Oti Mabuse defends JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes' Celebrity Big Brother connection

Former Celebrity Big Brother and professional dancer Oti Mabuse was on hand to defend JoJo Siwa's hands-on friendship with Chris Hughes on the ITV reality series

Events

4 h. ago Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Visitors withstand late barrage to move back into Champions League spots

Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Visitors soar back into Champions League spots as they condemn Spurs to a record eighth home loss this season

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5 h. ago ‘A total embarrassment’: Jamie Vardy says season has been ‘nothing but miserable’

Leicester striker furious with club’s relegation‘Collectively, as players and as a club, we failed’Jamie Vardy has apologised to Leicester’s fans for the club’s relegation and labelled his own season as a “total embarrassment”.Leicester were relegated on Sunday with five games of the Premier League campaign to play after defeat at home to Liverpool. That loss saw Leicester slump to a record ninth successive top-flight home defeat without scoring a goal. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘A total embarrassment’: Jamie Vardy apologises for Leicester’s awful season

Leicester striker furious with club’s relegation‘Collectively, as players and as a club, we failed’Jamie Vardy has apologised to Leicester’s fans for the club’s relegation and labelled his own season as a “total embarrassment”.Leicester were relegated on Sunday with five games of the Premier League campaign to play after defeat at home to Liverpool. That loss saw Leicester slump to a record ninth successive top-flight home defeat without scoring a goal. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Arne Engels can't escape Celtic treble talk as Belgium star sets record straight on Nico Raskin Rangers 'rivalry'

The Parkhead giants are on course to clinch a third domestic treble under Brendan Rodgers

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5 h. ago Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Visitors withstand late barrage to move back into top three and Champions League spots

Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Visitors soar back into Champions League spots as they condemn Spurs to a record eighth home loss this season

Sport

6 h. ago Former This Morning star, 53, is in talks to join Strictly Come Dancing after impressive 2st weight loss following health battle

A Place in the Sun star is in talks to compete on this years Strictly Come Dancing after getting in shape following a health battle. 

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7 h. ago A Place In The Sun star 'in talks to join Strictly Come Dancing' after health struggles

Former This Morning star Craig Rowe is currently in talks to join Strictly Come Dancing as the presenter gushed over the 'gold standard' BBC dance competition

Politics

7 h. ago Brownhill’s double sinks Sheffield United and earns promotion for Burnley

When Burnley last escaped the Championship for the promised land of the Premier League, they blew a hole in the wall under Vincent Kompany. Scott Parker decided it was more sensible to chisel their way out, inch by inch, completing their route to freedom with a tense victory over Sheffield United.Amid the change of owners, managers and styles, the captain Josh Brownhill has been a mainstay throughout and it was fitting his two goals completed the painstaking job. Parker’s promotion push has been the polar opposite to Kompany’s approach. The Belgian’s all-conquering side played fast, aggressive, attacking football, whereas the current style is based on discipline and defensive organisation. Burnley have conceded 15 goals in 44 games, a record anyone would be proud of and the foundation of their success. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says, as tributes pour in for pontiff – latest updates

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died aged 88Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisPope Francis: share your tributesThe Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “holy man of God” who was “also very human”, PA News reports.In a statement on X, Stephen Cottrell said:Francis’s whole life and ministry was centred on Jesus who comes among us not to be served, but to serve.We saw that compellingly in Francis’s service of the poor his love of neighbour, especially the displaced, migrant; the asylum seeker, his deep compassion for the well-being of the earth and his desire to lead and build the church in new ways.I remember, in the brief times spent with him, how this holy man of God, was also very human.He was witty, lively, good to be with, and the warmth of his personality and interest in others shone out from him. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago I never stepped foot in a gym until age 62... but now people are stunned by my physique

While former dancer Ginny MacColl, now 73, from Southport, North Carolina, has 'always' been active, for the first 62 years of her life, she had no interest in weight training or working out.

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